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n the Sal Khan Ted Talk, the description of Khan Academy is similar to John Dewey ‘s “A” quote. In the academy students are motivated to learn via technology on their own time. Then come together to share out with others in the classroom setting. 

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In the Sal Khan Ted Talk, the description of Khan Academy is similar to John Dewey ‘s “A” quote. In the academy students are motivated to learn via technology on their own time. Then come together to share out with others in the classroom setting. 

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In the Sal Khan Ted Talk, the description of Khan Academy is similar to John Dewey ‘s “A” quote. In the academy students are motivated to learn via technology on their own time. Then come together to share out with others in the classroom setting. 

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Using technology can empower learners to decide what to learn, who to learn with, and even how they can personalize their own learning.

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Students’ learning should be fluid in that they are constantly receiving and giving new ideas and information.  The world is never static, and so, students’ learning shouldn’t be static either.  By becoming dynamic learners, students are more effectively equipped to take on anything that comes their way.

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Giving students something to do may seem like busy work but it may stretch the student to invent or create things that could be new or innovative. Sometime when learning is fun students may learn an d not even know that they’ve leanred something new because they had fun doing that learning. 

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Giving students something to do may seem like busy work but it may stretch the student to invent or create things that could be new or innovative. Sometime when learning is fun students may learn an d not even know that they’ve leanred something new because they had fun doing that learning. 

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Dewey stresses not only that doing is essential for authentic learning, but also that the doing must include complex thinking that requires the learner to connect knowledge and ideas.

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Dewey stresses not only that doing is essential for authentic learning, but also that the doing must include complex thinking that requires the learner to connect knowledge and ideas.

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Like telling them in advance what we are doing to do the next day-they could watch the video or lesson at home-come back to the class with questions.

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I don't know how you can teach and be closed minded and unable to change.

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I don't know how you can teach and be closed minded and unable to change.

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The word “learned” implies that learning is finished and done.  We do not know all there is to know about teaching or learning so being a “life-long learner” is an advantage. Take the new push into the world of digital learning.  An alarming number of teachers simply refuse to accept that trend and even fight against it - openly and actively.  Why?  After talking to them, it seems they just don’t have the background or structures in place to follow the trend and are afraid to try and fail; now they know how our kids feel when we hand them Macbeth. We need to be the example and continue to learn and grow even if we have a hard time with it.

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I connect the Will Richardson video most to Quote B. It is time to change; the world has already changed, and “learners inherit the earth” because of their ability to adapt and seek knowledge based on their needs and interests.

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Teaching students to be good learners is a task in itself. The goal should be to give students the tools that they need in order to grow in any environment.

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The learning models presented in the Khan Ted Talk  closely align to Dewey’s quote. By putting the emphasis on practice and project based learning, students are empowered to create meaning. 

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The learning models presented in the Khan Ted Talk  closely align to Dewey’s quote. By putting the emphasis on practice and project based learning, students are empowered to create meaning. 

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Giving students something to do is essential. How do we make students interested in learning? When students have a specific task - preferably one that allows choice of approach - they bring themselves to the content and engage in deeper, more relevant ways. How do I lead my students to ask the questions, rather than ask questions for them .

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I like idea “A” by “giving students something to do that demands their thinking and requires them to make their own connections” is the most important part of learning.  We learn through our own connections not someone elses-most of the time anyway.

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Learning by memorization is short-term.  Students need to be hands-on and learning will “stick.” High interest=higher learning.

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Dewey is way off, in terms of today’s classroom:  Doing IS learning.  Differentiating between the two is dangerous.  The one “demanding,” then, is the teachers, and this does not work--sentiment reminds me of Griswald in Vacation, yelling at his children to HAVE FUN!  If it were “natural,” then one would not have to demand it.  Hoffer is a product of the 70s, when the Vietnam War had everyone questioning authority, which we most certainly are now.  

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Reading and writing with purpose, choice, voice and passion are beautiful vehicles for thinking and “naturally” occurring learning. In this way the English classroom can have the energy to move past the factory model of school. However, we are still crippled by the demands of the curriculum, assessments, tasks...

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1. I can really appreciate what Dewey is saying about having students engage in doing rather than just learning. I think the “hands on” approach is so much more important to students today, and it creates the ultimate goal of having each student become an independent, natural learner.

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. Everyone spoke to the concept of student learning as  a result of doing. Just listening will not produce children who can function in the world.

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We didn’t discuss either of these ideas explicitly; but the first quotation expresses a sentiment that is similar to Sal Khan’s work with flipped classrooms.  I would say that it’s not either or, it’s both and.  We need to give students something to learn and then give them something to do that shows us that they learned it. 

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“Give students something to do… [and] learning occurs naturally.”  But what students are given “to do” must have meaning for them. We have to let kids have more control over what they learn, and trust that their own interests will result in deeper learning than we could have created for them ourselves.

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I really want to provide students with more personalized and individual learning based on their talents and interests. By doing so, I believe that, as Dewey states, students will “intentionally” make connections and have more natural learning. My only concern is time, and I hoping that I will learn some ways to do so more easily and regularly.

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The idea that the world is constantly growing and changing needs to be in the backs of educators minds as we help students become independent, flexible, and constant learners. Students don’t need the answer - they need the skills to find the answers on their own!

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Don’t just make them write as a means to assess their learning, give them options to speak, create, act, etc…

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The factory (schools) are a thing of the past.

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The factory (schools) are a thing of the past.

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The factory model of one-size-fits-all education doesn’t work for a lot of students--that’s a world that no longer exists. Learning should be “productive” — it should foster a desire to learn more about the subject, so that learning occurs naturally.

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We should be focusing on what students want to learn and applying real world applications in order to make the learning engaging, applicable and interesting for the learner. If they find interest in the subject material and are actively using the information students understand it’s worth.

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Why Factory-Model Schools Fall Short Today

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Why Factory-Model Schools Fall Short Today

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...When you accomplish this learning occurs naturally.” --John Dewey (1916) When we allow students to have choice, they will naturally be more engaged and this will increase the learning.

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Students often need to learn HOW to learn, not WHAT to learn; if we tell them what to do to get information rather than just hand them information, then they could be more successful

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If teaching is viewed as dynamic, then learning will flourish for students of varying strengths and abilities as instructional techniques and approaches evolve.

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"Deep and powerful learning requires a personal interest in what's being learning."

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The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools

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The Surprising Truth About Learning in Schools

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Our students will fo.rget most of what they "learn" at school.