November 28

The SAN Script Friday, November 28

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.

-W.T. Purkiser

Photograph by New York City Municipal Archives, WPA Federal Writers’ Project, Jack Rosenzwieg / AP   In this beautiful black and white photo from 22 December 1936, a man looks across the Hudson River towards Manhattan from the New York tower of the George Washington Bridge. The photo is one of over 900,000 that are hosted online by the New York City Department of Records, which has the largest collection of historical images of New York City in the world.

Photograph by New York City Municipal Archives, WPA Federal Writers’ Project, Jack Rosenzwieg / AP
In this beautiful black and white photo from 22 December 1936, a man looks across the Hudson River towards Manhattan from the New York tower of the George Washington Bridge. The photo is one of over 900,000 that are hosted online by the New York City Department of Records, which has the largest collection of historical images of New York City in the world.

St. Anthony Today

sorry about the mix-up yesterday with Hip Hip – I will publish the entire Little Horn schedule sometime today so there are no more surprises – Thanks Geraldine for making up the schedule.

Paul

Waste Walkabout

Donna out – Janice Labelle in

Paul at Board – 10:00 am

Aviva Announcement noon today about semi finalists

Shaun and Sue Hopkins visiting St. Anthony – 1:00PM

 

Are Teachers of Tomorrow Prepared to Use Innovative Tech?

 

Teaching-with-Tech

With a new generation of teachers coming into the work force, there’s a discrepancy between what principals expect of teachers-in-training and what they’re actually learning in school.

A new Project Tomorrow report surveying principals concluded that they want to hire new teachers with creative ideas about how technology can be leveraged to create authentic and differentiated learning experiences. But student-teachers report that their tech training focuses only on simple management tools. At the same time, the report concludes that those who have the biggest influence on new teachers — veteran educators –  don’t always embrace new ways of using technology to engage students.

Only half of current working teachers believe they can use technology to motivate students to learn, compared to 75 percent of incoming teachers. Only 17 percent of current teachers believe technology can help students deeply explore their own ideas, compared to 59 percent of incoming teachers. And 26 percent of current teachers believe students can use technology to apply knowledge to problem-solving, compared to 64 percent of aspiring teachers.

Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.36.21 AM

Teachers-in-training say coursework focuses on technologies that help a teacher stay organized, rather than ways to engage students. In their methods courses, where teachers learn the mechanics of running a classroom, 71 percent report that they’re taught to use simple word processing, spreadsheets and database tools, 64 percent report learning how to create multimediapresentations and 55 percent say they’ve learned how to use interactive whiteboards.

Incoming teachers use tech fluidly in their own lives, but they’re learning to teach within a system that lags behind the times.

“Principals want new teachers to know how to use technology to create authentic learning experiences for students (75 percent) and how to leverage technology to differentiate instruction (68 percent) before they apply for a position at their school,” thereport said.

more here