14 THINGS THAT ARE OBSOLETE IN 21st CENTURY SCHOOLS!
These are a thought provoking blog posts by Ingvi Hrannar Omarsson
Check out the links below to see what things he suggests it's time to change.
Well worth checking out!!!
21st Century Change in Schools
1. Computer Labs
2. Isolated Classrooms
3. Schools with no Wifi
4. Banning Phones and Tablets
5. Tech director with administrator access
6. Teachers that don't share what they do
7. Schools that don't have Facebook and Twitter
8. Unhealthy cafeteria food
9. Starting school at 8am for teenagers
10. Traditional Libraries
11. All students getting the same courses
12. One size fits all professional development workshops
13. Standardized tests to measure the quality of Education
Plus....he added another article.....
10 MORE THINGS TO CHANGE IN OBSOLETE SCHOOLS
1. Divided spaces and multiple entrances
2. Hallways
3. Big Bathrooms and shared showers
4. The teacher is the only one with a white board
5. Empty school yards
6. Isolated subjects for 40 to 80 minutes
7. Restricting Learning to the classroom
8. Books, Paper and a lot of photocopying
9. Parent Teacher Interviews for 30 minutes per year
10. Schools that teach to the test are obsolete.
Click here for first 14 changes >> 21st Century Schools
Click her for the second article of changes >> More Obsolete Things to Change
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Founder & Managing Director of Inspiration International Education. Specializing in educational initiatives that include: ESL Summer Camps for international teachers & their students; Teacher Recruitment Consultant for agencies in London & the south of England from 2016 to present. Instructor, Faculty of Education, Brock University from 2008 to 2023. Elementary school administrator & educator from 1977 to 2008 for Halton District School Board, Ontario, Canada.
Table of Contents - Alphabetical Order
- BLOG ENTRIES
- MY BIOGRAPHY
- 21st CENTURY EDUCATION
- ASSESSMENT & EVALUATION
- BLOGS & ARTICLES THAT INSPIRE
- CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
- DIVERSITY, EQUITY & DIFFERENTIATION
- ESL / ELD / TELL RESOURCES
- HIGH YIELD STRATEGIES
- INDIGENOUS EDUCATION / TRUTH & RECONCILIATION
- INSPIRATIONAL LEADERS
- INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES
- INTERVIEW PREPARATION
- LEADERSHIP
- NTIP RESOURCES
- ONLINE INSTRUCTION
- ONTARIO CURRICULUM & RESOURCES
- RESUME & COVER LETTER - POLISH IT UP
- SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
- SPECIAL EDUCATION
- STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
- TECHNOLOGY in the CLASSROOM
- WELLNESS FOCUS
- SPECIAL ATHLETIC TRACK MEET
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
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