-What was this activity like for you?-
This activity caused me to think about my own approach towards 21st century learning and what steps I am currently taking to elevate my student’s level of consciousness with regards to this 21st century skills and global competiveness. I find that as educators we are at an advantage in that we are already lifelong learners and that we value progression and innovation. The question now is how do we model that to our students? As discussed in my group we need to find better ways of motivating, promoting and fostering 21st century skills in our classrooms. I find that this activity was effective in that we collaborated and thought as 21st century teachers.
-Would it have been easier or harder for your group to “elevate” its own questions? Why?-
The assignment called for collaboration and critiquing; we were to read a group’s questions and elevate them to a higher category on Bloom Taxonomy. We found that as a group we found it harder to elevate our peer’s questions because we tried to find meaning behind them. I think that our mistake was in trying to answer the questions and then rephrasing it in a way that elicits a higher order response.
-What did you get out of it?-
This activity actually modeled my Professional Learning Community, PLC in my district. As a facilitator in my PLC I am often caught asking questions that call for higher order responses. I think that we are at an age where we need to keep our teachers activity thinking about better ways to improve themselves and their teaching practices. Given the opportunity, teachers can foster a collaborative environment where we think about the best practices, research and skills to apply to our classrooms.
-What connections do you see between this activity and educational leadership?-
I think that as future school leaders, we need to foster better ways of promoting 21st century skills. Most importantly we need to realize that we need to be active promoters of technology and 21st century skills.
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