David Warlick brings up some great points in his article. I especially like the last line of the article, "and that responsibility will not be based on a measure of their learning (how much or how well), but on what they have learned and what they can do with what they’ve learned.". I believe, we were just discussing this in class today and I brought up a similar point, grades vs learning.
I really like the "personalized learning" aspect. What a great classroom environment! One that I would want my child to be a part of and one that we as teachers all can strive to emulate.
The five points were well taken 1. Fueled by questions 2. Provokes conversation 3. Responsive. 4. Personal investment and 5. Safely make mistakes. ( it's ok to make mistakes). I believe more learning come from mistakes we make.
I will certainly be asking myself and the students the following
What will the students be able to do with what they have learned?
I cannot think of any additional components that s/b in a tech infused classroom.
It's definitely ok to make mistakes. I would imagine most of the greatest entrepreneurs you study in your class made a ton of mistakes before they struck it rich.
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