Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about how education has evolved, is evolving, and could continue to evolve in the years to come. However, there are a lot of figures to take into account. Here are just a few I’ve thought of:
Between how a classroom is physically set-up, how a teacher presents information, and how technology is used, there are a lot of opportunities to either fail miserably by not connecting with a student at all or else succeed exponentially by finding and drawing upon a student’s maximum potential. (There is, however, one topic I did not include on this map – content. Content is something that has a pretty good system of checks and balances. Our curriculum is constantly being challenged and critiqued.)
In America today, we are at an interesting spot for analyzing and changing our education systems. With the advancements of technology and globalism, this will only continue to progress. Plenty of leaders are taking notice of this and asking students, teachers, politicians, and even Hollywood to take action! Here is one program, called the Super School Project, I’ve just found recently, working to change the idea of the high school classroom.
In thinking about my own future in teaching, I know I would like to be more student-centered than teacher-centered. This will take more work, and more intentional thought, but I think I’m up for the challenge! Maybe this Text2Map technology can help me organize my thoughts some more… check it out and see if it’s helpful to you!
Maeve A. Olson 