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What if "School Is Not School"?

What if "School Is Not School"? | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

What is schools today were completely changed? In February 20 people met for "an intense consultative session in which we worked to come up with a revolutionary vision for public education...the session has inspired a manifesto that poses this radical concept: 'School isn't school. It is the birthplace of the citizen ideal.'" (http://www.good.is/post/what-if-schools-weren-t-schools-anymore)

This article provides a more detailed description of the session and a place where you can input your vision...could school become "the place where we’re inspired to forget ourselves and become aware of the hopes and needs of somebody else—our neighbors, other citizens." 

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educational-origami - 21st Century Teacher

educational-origami - 21st Century Teacher | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

But what about the 21st Century Teacher, what are the characteristics we would expect to see in a 21st Century Educator. We know they are student centric, holistic, they are teaching about how to learn as much as teaching about the subject area. We know too, that they must be 21st Century learners as well. But teachers are more than this

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