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Courses. Using Google Forms to Create a Quiz. Beau Lotto + Amy O’Toole: Science is for everyone, kids included. Current Practice. Heafner, T., & Plaisance, M. (2012). Shared viewing as an approach to transforming early field experiences. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 12(4). Retrieved from Shared Viewing as an Approach to Transforming Early Field Experiences Tina Heafner and Michelle Plaisance University of North Carolina, Charlotte Abstract Although early field experiences are touted as vital for providing a hands-on preview of how teaching unfolds in the classroom, these essential components of teacher preparation programs have consistently fallen short of the desired outcomes. For decades, researchers have identified myriad ways in which early field experiences, essential components of teacher preparation programs, have consistently fallen short of their desired objectives (c.f., Applegate, 1985; Darling-Hammond, 2006a; Grossman, Hammerness, & McDonald, 2009; Myers, 1996; Ziechner, 2010).

Review of Relevant Literature. School Must Be Real Life. “You will need this some day. “ It is the thing that all of us as teachers have said to our kids at one time or another. As teacher-tropes go, it is one that makes some sense to use. Why would a fifteen year old care about when the Magna Carta was signed? Why does a third grader really care about the different kinds of rocks? But fifteen year olds do care about power dynamics and fairness. At EduCon 2.5, Philadelphia superintendent Dr. I would go one step further. At SLA, our students have built sustaining bio-walls, they have planned a major education conference, they have created public service campaigns, they have made original films, and they have interned at over 100 sites all over Philadelphia.

This is at the heart of what we mean when we talk about inquiry-driven, project-based learning. And bizarrely, adults rarely are willing to spend the time learning things that are not of interest to them. It isn’t that we expect students to solve problems adults cannot. Like this: The Reality of Writing a Good Book Proposal - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education. School district seeks more relevance in classrooms. Education Quotes. Annie Dillard:I would like to learn, or remember, how to live.

Plutarch: The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be ignited. Aeschylus I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship. B.B.King: The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you. Heinrich Heine If the Romans had been obliged to learn Latin, they would never have found time to conquer the world. George Iles: Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student. Anthony J. D'AngeloThe only real failure in life is one not learned from. Euripides: Whoso neglects learning in his youth, loses the past and is dead for the future. Walt Disney I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.

Confucius: Learning without thought is a labor lost, thought without learning is perilous. Denis Waitley: All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners. Greek Proverb: All things good to know are difficult to learn. H.G.