Week # 2- Sir Ken Robinson & In Class Assignment on NETS

I really enjoyed watching Sir Ken Robinson's talk about revolutionizing education. Our children are the next generation and their education matters. We cannot sweep them under the rug and expect them to fend for themselves. Our world operates off of diversity. Every person is given different talents and dreams. Most people do not know what their true talents are. "Very many people go through their whole lives having no real sense of what their talents may be, or if they have any to speak of.” -Sir Ken Robinson If we can educate children in a way that they are excited to learn and discover their real talent, our world will ultimately function better.

IN CLASS ASSIGNMENT- NETS

Teachers:
-Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness

b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources

c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes

d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments

Students:
- Creativity and Innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes

b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues

d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities
*Both of these NETS are important to education because students need inspiration to think outside the box and creatively.  And teachers need to focus on teaching their students in a way that that encourorates technology and face to face learning.