Students, not Technology
A short piece published in the November, 2012 issue of EdJewtopia, a monthly newsletter on complementary
A short piece published in the November, 2012 issue of EdJewtopia, a monthly newsletter on complementary
I just had a remarkable conversation with a remarkable teacher about the remarkable things he and his remarkable students are doing with remarkable tools at a remarkable school. Can I tell you about it?
The class is Grade 9 Talmud and the school is, of course, Hillel. The teacher is Hillel’s Rabbinic Head, Chaim Albert, and the tool they are using is our new Mobile iPad Lab.
For their latest unit, Rabbi Albert identified two kinds of learning goals: content goals and skill goals.
How did Rabbi Albert accomplish these goals?
Today is the last day FETC 2012 and it’s been great. I’ve attended great sessions, learned interesting things, met awesome, motivated, exciting educators and seen cool products. And, this year’s conference has had a brand-new feature, the FETC Mobile iOS App which has been invaluable for getting around the show, finding great sessions and keeping track of details.
So, here’s my proposal. I’d like to thank FETC and 1105 Media for putting on such a great show in general and, specifically, for adding the App this year. To do this, let’s all get together at 11:50 am today, Thursday, for a quick flash mob photo.
This is one of those things that seems obvious once it’s been explained: a “rvw”
A short explanation of what I call “The Learning Equation,” inspired by Daphne Koller’s Death Knell