Comments on: Power to the students http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students Jeff Utecht - Bangkok, Thailand Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:47:21 +0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sally http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students/comment-page-1#comment-27319 Sally Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:16:36 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=439#comment-27319 I think this is a great way to get students more active in their own learning! By giving them choices, we give them the chance to take ownership of their work. When this happends, they tend to exceed in the learning process. I think this is a great way to get students more active in their own learning! By giving them choices, we give them the chance to take ownership of their work. When this happends, they tend to exceed in the learning process.

]]> By: Neil Rochelle http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students/comment-page-1#comment-25031 Neil Rochelle Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:24:58 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=439#comment-25031 You've been tagged. You’ve been tagged.

]]> By: Neil Rochelle http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students/comment-page-1#comment-19747 Neil Rochelle Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:50:43 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=439#comment-19747 I couldn't agree more. We must allow students to become responsible for their own learning. We need to provide parameters such as classic literature and then allow them the ability i.e. freedom to select what it is they would like to read. Why can't 24 students in a class be reading 24 different books? Why do they all have to read the same thing. The "learning" and discussion regarding style, genre, etc could be exchanged amongst the students. That discussion would provide each student with 24 different examples rather than 24 students discussing one piece of literature. Love your post! I couldn’t agree more. We must allow students to become responsible for their own learning. We need to provide parameters such as classic literature and then allow them the ability i.e. freedom to select what it is they would like to read. Why can’t 24 students in a class be reading 24 different books? Why do they all have to read the same thing. The “learning” and discussion regarding style, genre, etc could be exchanged amongst the students. That discussion would provide each student with 24 different examples rather than 24 students discussing one piece of literature. Love your post!

]]> By: Open Resource Centre http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students/comment-page-1#comment-19603 Open Resource Centre Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:22:13 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=439#comment-19603 <strong>MAke the students choose - then get out of the way...</strong> again from thinking stick  "We must reengage students in the learning process invite them...... MAke the students choose – then get out of the way…

again from thinking stick  "We must reengage students in the learning process invite them……

]]> By: Tom Turner http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students/comment-page-1#comment-19391 Tom Turner Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:02:36 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=439#comment-19391 Right on with choice. Too many times do I walk into the classrooms at my school where I am seeing students have no choice in the direction of their education. Sit down...Be quiet...walk this way...walk back that way. I remember it being the coolest thing when I was younger and Burger King started with their slogan "Have it your way." WHOA! I get to choose EXACTLY how I want my food ordered. I thought I was in a youthful heaven at that time. Prior to me leaving the classroom last month to become a tech. specialist at another school I ended my class tenure with a project on "Using the Three R's to help conserve our Natural Resources." Students were given the choice of their topic to choose from as well as their method of presentation. (Digital Story using photostory or moviemaker, podcast, or powerpoint). Strangely enough, they all chose to do a digital story. During one class session my administrator walked in and saw everyone working so intently and was impressed with how one of the school's lowest achieving student's was working diligently with a partner to complete the project. Now to convince other teachers how great these tools are to help manage their classrooms! Right on with choice. Too many times do I walk into the classrooms at my school where I am seeing students have no choice in the direction of their education. Sit down…Be quiet…walk this way…walk back that way. I remember it being the coolest thing when I was younger and Burger King started with their slogan “Have it your way.” WHOA! I get to choose EXACTLY how I want my food ordered. I thought I was in a youthful heaven at that time. Prior to me leaving the classroom last month to become a tech. specialist at another school I ended my class tenure with a project on “Using the Three R’s to help conserve our Natural Resources.” Students were given the choice of their topic to choose from as well as their method of presentation. (Digital Story using photostory or moviemaker, podcast, or powerpoint). Strangely enough, they all chose to do a digital story. During one class session my administrator walked in and saw everyone working so intently and was impressed with how one of the school’s lowest achieving student’s was working diligently with a partner to complete the project. Now to convince other teachers how great these tools are to help manage their classrooms!

]]> By: Karyn Romeis http://www.thethinkingstick.com/power-to-the-students/comment-page-1#comment-19389 Karyn Romeis Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:45:03 +0000 http://www.thethinkingstick.com/?p=439#comment-19389 Check out this post from Kathy Sierra (who usually can be relied upon to cut through the bull and talk straight sense): http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/08/the_smackdown_l.html Check out this post from Kathy Sierra (who usually can be relied upon to cut through the bull and talk straight sense):
http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/08/the_smackdown_l.html

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