A passionate student is a learning student. As the people of the world are becoming increasingly connected, the nature, use, ownership, and purpose of knowledge are changing in profound ways. Our goal as educators is to leverage these connections and changes as powerful means to improve teaching and learning in our schools. Using digital media and web-based tools, students are building their own learning experiences, constructing meaning, and collaborating in teams to solve authentic content-based problems. Many teachers who use these empowering technologies are now discovering we can have rigor without sacrificing excitement. The secret: Focus on student passion and interest, not the machines and software.
Invite Sheryl to help your school team understand the need for shifting classroom practice toward more engaging approaches that unleash the passion that lies within each learner.
Never before has it been easier to create and publish digital media to the Internet. Not only is it easier, but it is virtually free. Let Sheryl lead your school in examining a myriad of classroom examples that create a true learning ecology where learners form global connections and collaborate around authentic learning outcomes.
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Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach