In Chandler Paradis' AP Lit. & Comp. class at Bulkeley, students are using Edublogs as a means of sharing the reading experience. For each book in the curriculum, Chandler has appointed one student to be a book captain. The book captain is responsible for posting reflections and questions after reading sections of the class text. The rest of the class is responsible for responding to the blog posts with their own thoughts and questions. What transpires is one extremely interesting and entertaining book blog where students are writing with voice while analyzing complex texts. Take a look and feel free to share your own thoughts in the comments on the blog. I'm sure the students would love to see that others are paying attention! Check it out here: AP Lit. & Comp. Book Captains' Club
Professional Learning
In a report published by the RAND Corporation, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, "promising evidence'" is captured to support personalized learning. In a study of 11,000 students, schools that use personalized learning demonstrated greater academic progress than those that do not use personalized learning. In a shift that has lacked the backing of significant quantitative data, these findings could prove to be game-changing.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation also put out their Teachers Know Best report about what teachers want and need from digital tools. While there has been great growth with tech integration, I found it very interesting that only 56% of teachers "believe data and digital tools make them better teachers."
Media Usage Highest Among Poor, Minority Youth, Report Finds discusses the LARGE amount of media that our youth consume. Pay careful attention to the limits of this study, especially its method of gathering data.
Personalized Learning, Competency Education Need Policy Support, Group Says summarizes iNACOL's policy recommendations at the national and state level that will help to make Student Centered Learning a reality.
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