tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post6522429125044769115..comments2014-09-07T12:09:39.490-07:00Comments on The 21st Century Centurion: Creating a Disturbance!Beth Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13819933894839367350noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post-30679300114294021882008-11-03T11:30:00.000-08:002008-11-03T11:30:00.000-08:00I'm also adding you to my aggregator.I'm also adding you to my aggregator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post-42922828237075291792008-10-26T11:27:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:27:00.000-07:00Hi, Beth,the KNOWING-DOING GAP is an exact descrip...Hi, Beth,<BR/>the KNOWING-DOING GAP is an exact description for the problem I have got with learning at German schools. Teacher training over here helps young teachers quite a lot in how to use 21st century teaching and learning, but when they are finally employed at a school, they get caught in the trap. Also, those teachers who want to apply new methods are caught in it, not to mention the students. There is always the tradition of methods and assessment methods which are pre-set by the school system. The German school system seems especially ineffective and inflexible. I would like to invite you to take a glimpse of it on http//emiles-world.blogspot.com and I would like to know how it compares to the one in your part of the world. I can only say that in every-day business, it is pretty hard to keep up learning with Web 2.0 tools - you see: I´m in the trap, too! But your ideas and support give me strength to rearrange learning processes in every-day business, and the next step would be helping some colleage out of the trap, as well, even if I don´t know how to do that, yet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post-31591133155005659172008-10-26T07:40:00.000-07:002008-10-26T07:40:00.000-07:00Dave, Dean, and Alec,I was in a school lately that...Dave, Dean, and Alec,<BR/>I was in a school lately that adopted the motto "Whatever it takes!" as the inspiration for 21st century service to students. Your comments remind me that "WHATEVER" includes a "ripple" of disturbance, a plan to guide teachers toward tools for DOING, and an infrastructure for connecting learners to the global education community. Thank you so much for your insightful comments!Beth Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819933894839367350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post-19896920852865123122008-10-25T21:56:00.000-07:002008-10-25T21:56:00.000-07:00Beth,This is a wonderful post! I've really enjoyed...Beth,<BR/>This is a wonderful post! I've really enjoyed reading this and I've added you to my reader as I'd love to continue reading you.<BR/><BR/>And that's just it ... all this stuff, it's not about the specific tools at all ... the tools just allow me to get to places like this, to meet writers and thinkers like you. For my students, sometimes it just takes one video, one blogpost, one comment ... and they're hooked ... not on the tool, but on the connection.<BR/><BR/>I am looking forward to connecting in the future ... all the best!Alec Couroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242440533258916882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post-19197077426755251402008-10-25T16:27:00.000-07:002008-10-25T16:27:00.000-07:00fantastic post Beth. I can't agree more with the t...fantastic post Beth. I can't agree more with the tools. In fact, I promote the idea of using two core components - reflective writing and digital story telling. Projects I design for teachers, and PD I run, allows them to learn about and use just 3 from the hundreds. We have to start with the end in mind, and strategically evaluate which tool could be used to reach that goal. Students have to determine how that tool will work best for them, so really, the teacher is making sure kids pass through knowledge 'gates' - and reflect what that will mean to their overall learning.<BR/><BR/>I love the parts you've pulled out. k12 is not time zone friendly for me, so reading this is fantastic.deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978651673964766214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7208633604800073524.post-39785538024078777472008-10-25T15:04:00.000-07:002008-10-25T15:04:00.000-07:00Hi Beth,I really like your focus on 'disturbance' ...Hi Beth,<BR/><BR/>I really like your focus on 'disturbance' as it suggests discomfort. I think REAL learning is inherently uncomfortable because it challenges us to both think and act in new ways. <BR/><BR/>Like a pebble being dropped in a pond, I think the 'disturbance' is most noted with those nearest you (or should I say those in your network? Since physical proximity no longer matters). As the ripple moves away from you, your influence may be smaller, but there is no telling who else you will inspire to throw their own pebble... or as you say, 'DO SOMETHING'!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for making a splash! ;-)David Trusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00519890493979141068noreply@blogger.com