The Thinking Stick blog is by Jeff Utecht. He is an international educator, educational technology consultant, and author that teaches in Middle East Asia. The first blog post I was assigned to comment was "Standards and Benchmarks are Crap."
Mr. Utecht has had an opinion for awhile but refrained from speaking his thoughts because it was not expressed my many others. He goes on to tell that one day in conversation his thoughts of Standards and Benchmark became public knowledge.
I love this comment in his post:
Here's ISB's Definition of Learning:
Learning is the primary focus of our school and we recognize learning as a life-long adventure. We value meaningful learning where students construct enduring understanding by developing and applying knowledge, skills, and attitudes. Increased understanding is evidenced by students who:
* Explain its relevance
* Describe how it connects to or conflicts with prior learning
* Communicate it effectively to others
* Generalize and apply it effectively to new situations
* Reflect critically on their own and other's learning
* Ask questions to extend learning
* Create meaningful solutions
Post 2
I had never heard of "reverse instruction" before reading Mr.Utecht's blog.In his post titled "Flipping for Mr. Bennett" he tells about a teacher is has watched teach. Mr. Bennett is in his 2nd year of teaching and using technology to teach his students. Mr. Bennett uses what is known as reverse instructions for his class. Mr.Bennett teaches with lessons that he has prepared with technology, which means that he has electronically prepared before actually going into the classroom. This method allows him to spend more time with students and less time worrying if he has covered all the required materials mandated by the education system. It also provides the students with knowledge of what technology there is that will help them excel.
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