The+Story+of+Learning

=Claiming What We Imagine=

=David Macaulay: All roads lead to Rome Antics=

What could students learn about humanity from this [|TED talk by David Macaulay] that you must watch from beginning to end?

= = =Stephanie Pace Marshall= =[|The Power to Transform: Leadership That Brings Learning and Schooling to Life]=

[|The Power to Transform Video]
"Let's contrast the messages the current learning and schooling story inadvertently sends to our children, with those intentionally sent by the new story. Now imagine sitting down with a child whom you love and telling her a new story." p. 88


 * ===The Current Story of Learning Distorts Innate Learning Identity, p. 84=== || ===The New Story of Learning Honors Each Child's Unique Learning Identity, p.88=== || ===Educators Participating in Web 2.0 Read/Write Web Interaction=== ||
 * 1. You are born either smart or not so smart. || 1. Your brain can actually grow when it is challenged. || Sharing Resources: Twitter ||
 * 2. Really smart people are good at all school subjects -- math, science, reading, writing || 2. Intelligence is not a single capacity and is not fixed at birth. || Self-Directed Learning: E-Learning ||
 * 3. Everyone should learn at the same time and in the same way. || 3. Schools are currently designed to teach and reward two of your potentials. || Multi-Media Tools: Ustream.tv ||
 * 4. You can tell how smart or intelligent you are by how well you do on tests (usually standardized and high stakes). || 4. Learning is a naturally social and collaborative activity. || Social Networking: Ning ||
 * 5. Schooling and learning are the same thing. || 5. Understanding concepts, pursuing questions that matter to you, and solving meaningful problems are what learning is all about. || Blog Posts and Comment Conversations: Blogging ||
 * 6. Competition is essential to success. || 6. You are a unique learner. There is no one in the world exactly like you. || Asynchronous Learning: Wiki ||
 * 7. Learning is a solitary activity. || 7. We are all works in progress. || New Tools and New Applications ~ Forever Learning: Yugma.com ||
 * 8. What professionals tell you about your intelligence, learning ability, and learning ability is probably true. || 8. The earth and all of life, including each of us, comprise a dynamic learning system. || K12Onlineconference.org: Elluminate ~ When Night Falls ||
 * 9. Your passion, emotions, intuition and spirit are not welcome or very useful in school. ||  ||   ||
 * 10. Your goals and dreams are probably unrealistic, and you will likely outgrow them when you get into the real world. ||  ||   ||
 * 10. Your goals and dreams are probably unrealistic, and you will likely outgrow them when you get into the real world. ||  ||   ||

What Happens When Learning is Not a Straight Line?
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