A Step in the Right Direction!

Here is a change I been thinking about for awhile. A large school district is removing traditional grades to allow focus on ability, not grades. You can read the article for the details but I would like to state that I think this is an important step to change our school systems. They also discuss how students have input into lesson planning and goal development. It places focus on learning. Now we need to incorporate students in the design of the curriculum. It will be interesting to watch this develop.

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Article by James Linzel

James is a science tech geek who appreciates the need for finding new methods to teach students science. Having worked in Kuwait and China for seven years he repatriated back to Canada in 2007. He has seen a great deal of new technology being used in the same old styles and it bothers him. He feels there is a unique challenge to integrating technology into science classes in a new, meaningful way. He is searching and occasionally creates a lesson or two he thinks is worth sharing. He hopes they are. Read 30 articles by James Linzel
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  1. [...] U Tech Tips » A Step in the Right Direction! [...]

  2. James L says:

    And I thought I actually had a real comment!

  3. [...] into just about any class subject matter.  Of course, this was just a joke…but, then I read this post on a tech and learning blog that referred to this article about a district in Colorado that is [...]

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