Last weekend I participated in the Reform Symposium Conference, an online conference organized by enthusiastic educators worldwide who believe that teachers are capable of bringing change into the classroom.
One of the quotes that best describes the essence of the conference was The new teaching is learning by Monika Hardy, a passionate math teacher whose students want to redefine school for improved learning, where they are responsible for their learning.
This perfectly sums up what we have been discussing this week. Students have to learn to take control over their own learning. Teachers need to direct their students to follow the path of independence and autonomy. In order to facilitate this process with competence, teachers themselves must be autonomous and comitted to lifelong learning.
Hi Arjana,
ReplyDeleteIt seems you had a great time in the conference... yes I agree that "teaching is learning" but I am not sure that it is new! "the new teaching is learning" what about "old" teaching?
Khuloud.
Dear Khuloud,
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to have you back in the course. I hope you had a great time and enjoyed your holidays.
I think that the difference between the "old" and the "new" teaching is clearly seen in the fact that nowadays teachers clamly accept the fact that they never stop learning, because there is no other way to keep abreast with the latest changes. Changes happen very fast these days and we can't pretend that the teaching environment is the same as 20 years ago.
All the best
Arjana