About the Guests at the Ed Tech Conference: Podcast Summary: Episode 039 Ed Tech Conference Tools to Try I attended the Georgia Ed Tech Conference and interviewed representatives from Wakelet and Book Creator about their platforms’ impact on 21st-century writing skills in the classroom. Tisha Poncio discusses how Wakelet aligns with the World Economic Forum’s…
While the traditional strategies were being taught by my colleagues, I wanted to push the boundaries and explore new avenues. Yes, the five-paragraph essay had its merits in teaching organization, but it lacked real-world relevance. Writing needed to evolve, and I was ready to champion this cause, even if it meant taking risks.
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You could argue positive results of context switching, especially if your brain naturally tends to jump steps in a process….. Hello gifted brains! But for the most part, multitasking has more negative results than positive because you’re not fully focused on the task at hand. This means one task never gets the full creation process… just parts of it. Like only getting part of your amazon order and having to wait days for the rest.Â
We talk about why students need to know specific standards and how learning these skills and topics will help them in the future. And I”m here for it… I agree that our students need real world applications for the skills and concepts they are learning. Today’s big question….
If our goal is to prepare students for the real world, why are we teaching writing the same way it was taught 30 years ago?
