What is the role of knowledge creation and sharing in a healthy educational organization?
According to Fullan (2001) information is machines. Knowledge is people. Information becomes knowledge only when it takes on a social life (pg 89). This quote was very powerful to me when I worked on this weeks essential question. While a lot of technology may seem like a good thing, in most occasions it causes more harm to education. With such an overload of technology how are students supposed to know what is good information and was is not.
To put this theory to the test I Googled Technology in the Classroom. I was shocked to see that
805, 000, 000 results showed up. How are students supposed to shift though such a huge number of results to include accurate, and scholarly information. This is where teachers come in. It is our job to help teach students what information is helpful and can be trusted and what information we should be skeptical of because maybe it is not scholarly.
Fullan described in his book Leading in a Culture of Change that "schools are in the business of teaching and learning, yet they are terrible at learning from each other." In Sitka this is a much simpler idea, we have 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 public high schools. With that low number of schools it is easier to meet and discuss what is succeeding and what is not in each school. In communities and cities with 5 schools at each level I can't imagine how much of a logistical nightmare it would be to organize leaders from each school to come together to discuss what is working and what is not.
For teachers today, I think there are many useful tools that allow them to share knowledge with others. I follow a few teachers on Youtube. Their channels focus on fun tips and vlogs about their school year. Some of my favorites video I have watched were classroom essentials and classroom set up. I think resources like these are vital for new teachers to get a framework on what they might need for their own classroom. As our world and technology changes we will be given the opportunity to create and share our knowledge in new and exciting ways
Fullan, M. (2001). Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.
According to Fullan (2001) information is machines. Knowledge is people. Information becomes knowledge only when it takes on a social life (pg 89). This quote was very powerful to me when I worked on this weeks essential question. While a lot of technology may seem like a good thing, in most occasions it causes more harm to education. With such an overload of technology how are students supposed to know what is good information and was is not.
To put this theory to the test I Googled Technology in the Classroom. I was shocked to see that
805, 000, 000 results showed up. How are students supposed to shift though such a huge number of results to include accurate, and scholarly information. This is where teachers come in. It is our job to help teach students what information is helpful and can be trusted and what information we should be skeptical of because maybe it is not scholarly.
Fullan described in his book Leading in a Culture of Change that "schools are in the business of teaching and learning, yet they are terrible at learning from each other." In Sitka this is a much simpler idea, we have 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 public high schools. With that low number of schools it is easier to meet and discuss what is succeeding and what is not in each school. In communities and cities with 5 schools at each level I can't imagine how much of a logistical nightmare it would be to organize leaders from each school to come together to discuss what is working and what is not.
For teachers today, I think there are many useful tools that allow them to share knowledge with others. I follow a few teachers on Youtube. Their channels focus on fun tips and vlogs about their school year. Some of my favorites video I have watched were classroom essentials and classroom set up. I think resources like these are vital for new teachers to get a framework on what they might need for their own classroom. As our world and technology changes we will be given the opportunity to create and share our knowledge in new and exciting ways
Fullan, M. (2001). Leading in a Culture of Change. San Francisco, CA: Josey-Bass.
I think you are correct, sifting through all the information on the internet does require someone to help the students. Is there a Youtube channel just for teachers?
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