Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Kellogg Elementary Trip
I enjoyed getting to visit the model school at Kellogg Elementary last week known as the "June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development." It was really awesome to actually get to see the 21st methods we have been discussing in class put to use in a real life school setting. Seeing all the advanced technology in that school made me really excited to become a teacher. Before the trip, it was a little difficult for me to understand the difference between what I had been exposed to in school and the new 21st century way of learning, but having the experience of visiting Kellogg made it much more realistic for me instead of something that just sounded like a good idea. Since I am a secondary education major, I am looking forward to seeing the continuing growth of this school with their goals of moving on to the middle school and high school levels. Although this is only one of the few schools actually implementing 21st Century Education, I think it is exciting to know that it will only continue to improve and hopefully be more wide-spread by the time I graduate and become a teacher.
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After seeing all the different things used it makes me very excited to become a teacher
ReplyDeleteI am glad you enjoyed your trip!
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, i hope that the technonlgy expands so that more that just a few kids can have a 21st century classroom. I also now know what kind of school i would want to teach at.
ReplyDeletei really wish that i could have gone. I love hearing the stories of your trop though!
ReplyDeleteI was sick for the trip! I wish I could have been there though after reading your blog!
ReplyDeleteI wonder how many states and schools have adapted this type of teaching? Anyone know?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I want to see how the same ideas and methods translate to the high school level. I think it could be great but it will definitely have to adapt to older kids and more intense subjects.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that some teaching methods need to jumo to the high school level
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see how it advances into secondary education. It'd be really cool to see in higher grades.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing how these methods are incorporated into high school because I highly doubt we'll see a sophomore classroom centered entirely on Australia.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am getting a masters, which is a long time away. So by the time that I get out of college and am finished with that, I am certain that there will be a LOT more 21st century education going on in the schools. If not, I guess I'll try to bring it to the school that I will teach at! haha
ReplyDeleteI agree with beth, i cant wait till this type of technology hits the high school level in our area. Then there is no telling what we can accomplish!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you for me too it was hard to see how they learned different and then i saw it was very different but different in a good way.
ReplyDeleteI can't even imagine how this stuff will be once it gets into the high schools. Technology chages so rapidly that who even knows what kind of stuff they'll come up with before then. It could be completely different from the stuff at Kellogg.
ReplyDeleteI am definitely excited to try to use a bit of this technology in my classes. Some of the teaching styles and accessories seem like they will be a great use when I am standing in front of a group of students that are eager to learn.
ReplyDeleteI meant b/c Chuck got shot :(
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