Education Leadership“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness.” - Charles Dickens Will Richardson begins his TED talk with this quote because he believes that it is an accurate description of the state of education today. We have an endless amount of informations available to us on the web that we can use to develop opportunities for ourselves and our students but we are not always technologies to its fullest potential. He points out that the ways we perceive learning and teaching is very narrow which is made evident by the types of assessments we are using in our classrooms. We need to think fundamentally different it is not simply a matter of choice whether we incorporate technology in our classroom.One of the roles we will play on my classroom is to ensure that students have access to up to date technology. Having access to the information on the internet and understanding how to use technology is imperative. It is a social justice issue because not having access to the information and tools needed to be competent in the technological advance economy creates inequality. Another fundamental change that needs to occur is the way that educator view knowledge. It is not only something that students carry around in their head but it is also in their pockets, in their cell phones. If the questions we are asking in school can be answered by google search we should allow them to use it in the classroom because that is how they will be answering it in real life. Fundamentally the way we answer question is not the problem. The problem is the questions we are asking. The way that I play a role in the leadership conversations about education is by being an advocate for change in the classroom. I need to consider the content and tools students are using inside and outside my classroom and ensure that they are similar if not the same. The internet has created a shift in education with the abundance of knowledge available to use we need to re-evaluate what the roles of schools and how we define education. The most important thing for students is not to pass a test. It is the unmeasurable stuff that is more important. Problem solving, critical thinking, social and collaboration skills is what students need to succeed. I can model this for my students in my classroom by asking questions that I don’t always know the answer to. In a world of abundance educators will not be the sole bearers of knowledge. I am a teacher who can model learning by doing it alongside my students. Richardson, Will. "Education Leadership: Will Richardson at TEDxMelbourne." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2015.
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