Teachers Are Learners, Too http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org To Teach is to Learn Twice Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Required Worker Skills http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/required-worker-skills/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/required-worker-skills/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:21:48 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/?p=74 When I found this on a blog, I felt compelled to share with others.

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Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/26/required-worker-skills/feed/ Down in Front! http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/25/down-in-front/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/25/down-in-front/#comments Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:14:52 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/?p=72 This video prompted my introspection regarding my being “in the way of learning.”  How about you?

 
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Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/25/down-in-front/feed/ What’s Wrong with Schools? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/13/whats-wrong-with-schools/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/13/whats-wrong-with-schools/#comments Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:19:05 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/?p=71    How do we know it’s only schools that are the problem?   Why have schools become the political football?  When will we begin to see that schools (no matter how good) cannot build on an insecure, unstable foundation now provided by society and home? 
  Yes, we teachers and schools need to continue to improve, but no amount of money and training can make up for what is not appropriately provided by the other meaningful components of the total picture we call education.
  Until we begin to behave as though we believe that ALL of us (parents, schools, community, businesses, etc.) are responsible for educating our young people, we can test ourselves silly, throw money at various endeavors of schools, criticize teachers who don’t care, and still “miss the mark”.


Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/13/whats-wrong-with-schools/feed/ Did You Know? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/did-you-know/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/did-you-know/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:34:45 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/?p=69
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Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/did-you-know/feed/ Are We Still Running? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/are-we-still-running/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/are-we-still-running/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:04:26 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/are-we-still-running/ Some time ago I encountered the following in Proverbs 18:9: “Whoever is slack in his work, is a brother to him who destroys.” It almost seems–OK, not almost–that this quote is related to conversations I have had with students about their need to be more diligent about their work in order to improve or increase their learning. You mean I wasn’t the first one to think of that. Hmm!

THEN, I noticed in Thomas Friedman’s The World Is Flat the following quote (an African proverb): Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.
It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.
Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.
It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle.
When the sun comes up, you better start running.

Although Friedman’s context was arguably different from mine, I contend our contexts are at least indirectly related. In today’s world of learning OR teaching, the results of our failure to attend to what needs to be done to best prepare our students for the 21st century may make us (and them) wish we had started “running” when we saw the sun rise over our digitally “flattened” world.


Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/04/01/are-we-still-running/feed/ Web 2.0–What Is It? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/web-20-what-is-it/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/web-20-what-is-it/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:19:43 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/web-20-what-is-it/ How is Web 2.0 different from Web 1.0? This video found on Classroom 2.0 will shed some light. (Note:  You will not be able to view this video at school–video site blocked.)


Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/web-20-what-is-it/feed/ Why Wiki? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/why-wiki/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/why-wiki/#comments Sat, 29 Mar 2008 10:04:24 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/why-wiki/ Check out this interesting image comparing collaboration using Wiki contrasted with collaboration using e-mail.  Wiki, anyone?

Wiki vs E-mail Collaboration
The model is courtesy of Chris Rasmussen at US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency.


Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/29/why-wiki/feed/ Does Our 2020 Vision Match (Even Approach?) Julie’s? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/16/does-our-2020-vision-match-even-approach-julies/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/16/does-our-2020-vision-match-even-approach-julies/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:02:47 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/16/does-our-2020-vision-match-even-approach-julies/ Reading Julie Lindsay’s 2020 Vision… motivates and energizes me to continue what I am doing to prepare students to be successful in the learning/earning world that will likely face them.

I urge you to visit and read Julie’s blog.  Of course, your comments are welcomed.


Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/16/does-our-2020-vision-match-even-approach-julies/feed/ How’s Your Heart Rate Now? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/14/hows-your-heart-rate-now/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/14/hows-your-heart-rate-now/#comments Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:58:46 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/14/hows-your-heart-rate-now/ Please visit this blog–Are You Sick Of High Paid Teachers.  I will be interested to read your comments about the thoughts you experienced as you read the blog and comments.


Authored by Mr. Knopp. Hosted by Edublogs. ]]> http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/14/hows-your-heart-rate-now/feed/ Is This What We Call Horse Sense? http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/10/is-this-what-we-call-horse-sense/ http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/10/is-this-what-we-call-horse-sense/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:40:52 +0000 Mr. Knopp http://wsdstaff.edublogs.org/2008/03/10/is-this-what-we-call-horse-sense/ When is a dead horse really dead?


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