Comments by Christy Kingham Most recent public comments by Christy Kingham https://nowcomment.com/users/10112 Manifesto https://nowcomment.com/documents/24060?scroll_to=243974 https://nowcomment.com/documents/24060?scroll_to=243974 I agree with this entirely and also connect it back to the article from yesterday. Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:31:02 -0700 interesting point...instead of 144 credits it's 100 badges etc... https://nowcomment.com/documents/24060?scroll_to=243970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/24060?scroll_to=243970 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 11:28:33 -0700 R2D2 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242532 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242532 I heard this too- my reaction then, as now is if the computer scores student tests we will teach them how to take the test so the computer gives them a high score. It will be even less of a measure than it already is. (Though I know this is tertiary to your point...) Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:31:16 -0700 Speaking out of both sides of our mouth... https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242512 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242512 I have the same questions, and find the theorizing and grandstanding about preparing our students in such great disparity with the reality of the tests we put before them. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:29:31 -0700 Measurement of Success https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242510 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242510 We can not honestly find standardized large-scale measurements of student intelligence or growth. (Small scale, yes) So how on earth are we comparing student success across countries? (No pun intended with the "how on earth") Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:28:20 -0700 Long for the 1950's! https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242506 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242506 I hear you, Jim, I think that it's up to our generation of teachers to break this 1950's nostalgia. I have friends that reminisce about high school english class, and when I ask them what books they actually read they say 1-2 over the four years. This is a bit of a sidebar, but I think my point is that nostalgia is a part of human nature and unless we show students varied methods and approaches it will just perpetuate. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:25:47 -0700 Who is going to pay for equal access? Rosario? Jeb? https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242499 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242499 Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:47:11 -0800 Google, interoperable https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242497 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=242497 The interoperable aspect is an element I am so often frustrated with. Google, for example has a lot of platforms and operations, but there is so much flexibility in other programs. Google is growing and adapting, but I can't wait for it to be better, and neither can my students. If a site or platform is REALLY amazing at doing the thing it does (I think of GoodReads) I will stick with the independent platforms over the one umbrella that is just eh at everything. Sun, 23 Nov 2014 04:47:11 -0800 This becomes a mental model shift for teachers. They are not at the center, and this can feel uncomfortable at first. https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=241039 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=241039 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:24:23 -0700 I agree- I think that has to be carefully planned and coached for success. https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=241038 https://nowcomment.com/documents/23658?scroll_to=241038 Mon, 30 Jun 2014 20:24:23 -0700