Embracing Change

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The findings of visiting 60 schools video proves that we need to get better at preparing our learners for unknown futures. As Grant Lichtman describes, by forming both “self-evolving learners and self-evolving organizations,” we can grow and change as learning, education, technology, and society continue to change will prepare us all simultaneously for the future as well as the present (TEDx Talks, 2013). I want to inspire my students to seek digital learning opportunities by modeling that behavior and showing the value of seeking multiple sources and applications of different aspects of learning. I know I better understand content and material when I can view it through different lenses and processes until it makes sense. By providing those sources and opportunities to my learners, I hope to inspire them to become digital learners too. Through this type of combined formalized education and informal learning opportunities, I believe our students have a more significant chance for information and skill transfer. As our learners experience authentic learning and connect informal learning, they will be more likely to carry those skills to the next challenge or task to be addressed. By giving our students real-world learning opportunities, they will become the “self-evolving learners” that Grant Lichtman identifies (TEDx Talks, 2013). I am striving to increase curiosity and questioning by using questions. I hope that by prompting students with questions instead of just providing information, they will begin to tap into their inquisitive mindsets and seek additional information and ask more questions. Through reigniting that curious mindset, I hope students will be inspired to think outside the box and actively seek further information, verification, and clarification sources. 

References

21stEducator. (2009, April 2). 21st Century Education vs. 20th Century Education. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiD1UqLPrOg

TEDx Talks. (2013, March 21). What 60 Schools Can Tell Us About Teaching 21st Century Skills: Grant Lichtman at TEDxDenverTeachers. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEZTyxSl3g&t=2s