Today’s Meet – Responses from Our Teachers

http://todaysmeet.com/hkespd712

The AssignmentThink of your assignment to read/review one of the

following: “RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms,” “A Bucket List for K-12 Students,” or “What is the Purpose of Education?”

Review our school mission: Hale Kula Elementary School educates all students to be

effective members of a global society. This includes educating them to be competent and confident complex thinkers and lifelong learners.

The Assignment - continuedYour assignment: How does our school mission match

what you read or viewed? What do we want our students to be able to do when they leave our classrooms?

Get into groups of 4. You have 10 minutes to share your viewpoints and come up with a statement that reflects your group’s views about education today. Using a mobile device, post your group’s statement to: http://todaysmeet.com/hkespd712

You are limited to 140 characters.

•Creating students who are active in the 3Rs and 4Cs and they’re technology ready. Jessica at 18:19 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

• Our purpose/goal is to educate our students to make the world a better place with the tools given. Victoria, Laura, Ted, Dina at 18:19 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

•21st century article claims students need to be engaged via multimedia tools so children can construct own learning. #lifelong learners FABT at 18:20 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

•The RSA fits with our mission to educate 21st century learners. •theawesomebunch at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

Our Teachers’ Responses to the Prompt

In order for students to be effective members of a global society according to the articles they need to be taught the skills to collaborate

Shelby at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web From our reading, we learned that our students need to be

engaged and be involved in their own education path Rachel at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

We want students to be productive in society by knowing how to think and solve problems.

Janelyn at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

Our mission statement is aligned with our life long learners goals. We hope that our student have the skills from the bucket list.

Fabiola at 18:23 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

We are going to focus on inquiry instead of direct teaching with an emphasis on classroom collaboration.

Lynele at 18:25 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

Students should become active participants in our communities -- moving from teachers telling to students doing. We are facilitators!

Margaret, Cheryln, Lillian and Esther at 18:25 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

The 21st century student needs to be both book smart AND street smart. As educators, we have to expose our students to basic life skills.

cheri at 18:25 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web

Using technology correctly and also knowing that these will make a contribution.

Victoria, Laura, Ted, Dina at 18:26 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web