As we explore ways to make high school more relevant for our "millenial" generation, it has become increasingly apparent that the way today's young people function is at odds with traditional educational methods. Visit this link to see a nine minute clip which explores a New Jersey high school's implementation of technology as well as a glimpse into teacher successes and failures with it, and student approaches to learning and interacting. It gives great insight into the challenges facing today's educators.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/main.html?pkg=2606&seg=2&mod=0
The Principal's Office is a blog created by Tim Bearden, Chief Academic Officer and Upper School Director at Detroit Country Day School, an independent school in Beverly Hills, MI. While content will sometimes be specific to Country Day, the majority of posts are specific in scope to issues concerning teaching and learning in the 21st century.
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