tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post68287690840215834..comments2024-03-28T00:28:06.035+13:00Comments on leading and learning: Reflection on my teaching beliefsBruce Hammondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-25631658575729644972009-07-29T22:54:27.384+12:002009-07-29T22:54:27.384+12:00Hi Bruce,
Very interesting post. I am working wi...Hi Bruce,<br /><br />Very interesting post. I am working with a group to develop a curriculum for an Educate Together (http://www.educatetogether.ie/) secondary school in Ireland that would hope to incorporate a lot of what you describe above. We have been very interested in the work on Integrated Curriculum in the US, especially the writings of James Beane and Michael Apple which describe a truly learner-centered curriculum where students define their own learning goals (by definition more meaningful to them) and teachers have to be very creative in crafting learning experiences that match student interests to (state) syllabus goals.<br /><br />Do you have any thoughts on Integrated Curriculum?<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />JohnJohn O'Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03590658177537530991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-87491067901629798552009-07-16T13:07:05.070+12:002009-07-16T13:07:05.070+12:00Afraid not Dan!Afraid not Dan!Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-46797566453133579882009-07-16T06:20:27.272+12:002009-07-16T06:20:27.272+12:00Bruce said:
Such communities ought to be examples...Bruce said:<i><br /><br />Such communities ought to be examples of democracy in practice where everyone involved 'voice' is valued and listened to. Democratic school simply do not currently exist! It is time to apply the democratic ideals espoused by John Dewey over a century ago!</i><br /> <br /><b> I am from the USA</b><br />Given the way things are going an Oligarchy model may be best so kids are prepared for the future. That way they will have experienced in school the great underlying structure of the current and coming society.<br /><br /><b> I hope things are better in N.Z.</b>dan dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-24592203686709933132009-07-13T02:31:59.489+12:002009-07-13T02:31:59.489+12:00Hi..
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You have just sold a book!
Will wri...Thanks Jenny<br /><br />You have just sold a book!<br /><br />Will write a blog about it when it arrives. Should be exciting - your book I mean. I am currenty putting together a few ideas for a book myself. Be interesting to see how our books compare - mine will be more orientated towards the primary level but also suitable for lower secondary where the real changes need to be made.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-11588015875347661932009-07-12T13:04:18.672+12:002009-07-12T13:04:18.672+12:00Bruce,
My colleague and I have written a book for...Bruce,<br /><br />My colleague and I have written a book for the 21st century secondary school teacher in New Zealand. Everything that you say about the creative teacher is supported and writ large in our book (which is gaining traction daily). The point about creativity, from our perspective, is that working in a creative manner, using creative tools, opens the mind to new ways of problem solving and thinking - it isn't simply the paint, the clay, the dance, the music but the exercising of the creative brain to engender the type of thinking that we need to solve 21st issues. For too long, we have wasted the potential of secondary education- and the extraordinary creative potential of teenagers. Check out our book and read an extract here: www.newcurriculum.co.nz<br /><br />Regards, JennyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563069075151782616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-50938520055522219572009-07-11T13:16:46.199+12:002009-07-11T13:16:46.199+12:00To be honest there never were that many really cre...To be honest there never were that many really creative teachers but today it is really difficult because of all the imposed 'top down' expectations/assessments/standards they have to cope with. Truly creative teachers classrooms feature the individuality , questions and personal research of their students. In such 'personalised' classrooms students continually 'suprise' both themselves and their teachers by what they achieve and are often transformed by the process.<br /><br />Hard to do.<br /><br />Creativity is a word used pretty loosely by many teachers but when you see it you know you have!!<br /><br />Such rooms have the 'wow factor'!Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-35252748230287164892009-07-10T23:36:02.978+12:002009-07-10T23:36:02.978+12:00It is a wonder any creative teachers have survived...It is a wonder any creative teachers have survived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-58095854753284337812009-07-10T13:57:39.269+12:002009-07-10T13:57:39.269+12:00I do like Andy Hargreaves- seems to understand the...I do like Andy Hargreaves- seems to understand the reality of classroom teaching. I read an article he gave in NZ earlier this year - possibly the same talk.<br /><br />Seems like I will be working with REAP up your way in September.Look foward to meeting up.<br /><br />Singapore sounds like a good place to be - have fun.Bruce Hammondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07031065790535111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8438349.post-16375147655834217122009-07-10T12:50:31.928+12:002009-07-10T12:50:31.928+12:00I am currently at the ICP Conference in Singapore ...I am currently at the ICP Conference in Singapore and heard Andy Hargreaves make a keynote speech on the Fourth Way. Reminded me a lot of what you have been writing about.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02324338368484307988noreply@blogger.com