Comments on: SLA Isn’t THE Promised Land. (Emphasis on the THE.)

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The Week in Tweets for 2011-01-31 | Bud the Teacher — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:23:30 +0000

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By: TamL17

TamL17 — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:54:54 +0000

Well said, Bud. I especially like your comment that “Good schools are about people honestly and intentionally working together very purposefully.”

We are working on changing the Mission/Vision of our district. The term intentional and deliberate keep coming up. In order to make change, we need to be able to have tough, respectful conversations and be able to move on even though we may have differences on opinions.

If we keep our discussions kid-centered and student focused, we can’t go wrong.

By: Gail Poulin

Gail Poulin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:01:48 +0000

I have come back to this thread to see how the comments rolled and to put the EduCon effect in a different perspective. I teach kindergarten children and what I notice about the often intense teaching/learning experience is:
1. every year brings new personalities to the classroom and thus new angles to view the world of learning
2. every interaction between teacher and student is personalized
3. every student needs to learn WHY something is and not simply THAT it is
4. every child needs to recognize their own growth
5. every student needs to be encouraged to do their very best
We’ll not become a 1-1 laptop school in the foreseeable future but having high expectations for student performance translates into our own success. I like having success as a goal. SLA views learning with high expectations for student performance and therefore they get it.
.-= Gail Poulin´s last blog ..News February 5, 2010 =-.

By: Gail Desler

Gail Desler — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 17:32:47 +0000

A week later, I’m still reflecting on my SLA experience. I definitely echo Dean’s sentiment that “seeing joyful learners, caring teachers in very dense, close quarters is very cool.”

This was my first EduCon experience and also my first observation of a 1×1 laptop school – and of a charter school within a public school system. It was easy to see the connection between the students’ ownership of learning and their supportive, technology-enhanced learning environment. (Although I didn’t see much interactive use of the SmartBoards;)

So, yes, I left with thoughts of how to “imitate” the SLA model in my own district…but also with concerns about how to build on the charter school movement without sucking dry our “regular” public schools.
.-= Gail Desler´s last blog ..Reading by Numbers – One last AR rant =-.

By: Bud Hunt

Bud Hunt — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:11:44 +0000

I find any time spent in good classrooms to be useful and a real pleasure. And I hope everyone is quick to jump to thoughtful considerations of the question you’re asking. But I also see lots of excuses and missteps and inaction. I’m not a fan of the pained lament. Doesn’t help.

By: Dean Shareski

Dean Shareski — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:42:29 +0000

For me I’m very quick to jump to the “what does this mean for me and my situation” thinking? After all, that’s why we’re here. While we’ll all certainly enjoy the good people and conversation, we’re here to learn.

That said, I think it’s also wonderful to be able to simply enjoy the energy and specialness of the school. Simply seeing joyful learners, caring teachers in very dense, close quarters is very cool. I’ll do my share of analyzing and constructing but celebrating the successes of others, just like you’d do the same for your friends children, it’s good to do.

I thoroughly enjoyed my few hours on Thursday before the other attendees arrived. I count that as a real treat.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:07:12 +0000

It seems to me that the bigger message here is a critical one. In education we seem to be trying to find 'the' answer and replicate it everywhere. Impossible. As you say, so many factors are involved in determining what will work best for students in any given school. .-= Jenny´s last blog ..Disclaimer: Not Directly Related to Education =-.