What do students want?
In this activity, you will do several things before you post your reflection. You may wish to keep your notes on a separate document before posting it into the forum.
Each year Project Tomorrow administers the Speakup survey to hundreds of thousands of students in middle and high school asking what they think school should be like and what kinds of technology expectations they have.
For this assignment, read the 10 Things Everyone Should Know About K-12 Student's Views on Digital Learning.
Next, watch Mary Moss-Wirt, How I Want and Need to Learn, and The New Tech Solution.
Then, click Add New Discussion Topic and post your thoughts on any of the statistics or desires of kids in the video had that struck you as important or interesting.
Now, Think about the kids in your school. What are the implications of the study of how school is versus how school should be from the lens of a typical student?
What about the video - do you see school as a place where kids are able to find the learning that they want?
Finally, answer these questions in your post: "Do you think that we are doing enough in our schools to meet the changing expectations of our students? What one thing might you do in your school to meet the needs described in the resources above?"
Please come back and read other participant posts and comment on their observations and wonderings as well.