Teachers and Transformational Learning /ICT International Reflections Some say, in thinking about teaching and learning “A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others.”lately, it seems that most people want to blame the teacher for the problems in our countries and burn out those currenly in the profession. I think many conversations about teaching and learning have put out the desire of many to be teachers, and have saddened those who … [Read more...]
Bridge Day, Teragrid A Special Event for Teachers
Bridge Day, Teragrid A Special Event for Teachers June 26,2009 The secretary of education and the president want transformational learning. We have examples of transformational learning in the high performance computing fields. But a lot of people are still stuck in an analog world as we move into the future of digital. Computational thinking is something that has to be considered. Truthfully we have closed our eyes to new types of learning in many ways through the era of no child left behind … [Read more...]