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The School of Our Dreams Might Actually Exist - Education - GOOD

The School of Our Dreams Might Actually Exist - Education - GOOD | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
One public school in Boston is focused on building students' collaborative—rather than competitive—abilities.

Watch the video (~6 minutes) and learn about a school in the Boston area that might be called a "transformational school," a school where "students start their lessons without prodding fromtheir teachers..." 

They also speak talk about the Habits of Mind the use as a conceptual framework:

* Evidence - How do you know?
* Conjecture - What if things were different?
* Connections - What does it remind you of?
* Relevance - Is it important? Does it matter?
* Viewpoint - What would someone else say? How would someone else feel?

Watch and listen and ask yourself, would your school make this type of transition?

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Creative Problem Solving - Download Free Content from TED on iTunes

Creative Problem Solving - Download Free Content from TED on iTunes | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it

These speakers from TED assess the prevailing model of education reform by answering the critical question: How do we create educational environments that maximize how students harness their creative and problem-solving potential? Relevant areas of interest, study and coursework include: Education Policy, Curriculum Development, Assessment, Pedagogy, Career and Technical Education, Project-Based Learning, Whole Child Education, 21st Century Skills, and Multiple Intelligences.

Angela Tynes's curator insight, May 27, 2015 4:12 PM

I love TED and the highly relevant, thoroughly researched topics I can share with my students and my colleagues. This is a great resource for next year's PBTE goal 4.1!

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What's the Purpose of School in the 21st Century? - Education - GOOD

What's the Purpose of School in the 21st Century? - Education - GOOD | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
Just as our classrooms have changed significantly since the 1800s, so have our ideas about the purpose of schools.
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