Option 2 – Reform Issues
Pick from one of the provided resources or you can find your own to get different perspectives on current education reform issues. Briefly summarize and review resources & answers the questions below and respond to at least two other classmates for full credit. You are only required to view one resource.
Learning about reform resource choices:
https://www.edutopia.org/video/big-thinkers-barnett-berry-education-reform – Center for teacher quality CEO Barnette Berry speaks about the future of reform from his advocacy organization perspective (5 minute video)
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_changing_education_paradigms – This is a well known TED animation by Sir Ken Robinson on ed reform issues. Although this came out years back many of the main premises are still being discussed currently. (11minutes)
https://www.ed.gov/k-12reforms – The US Department of Ed website on Eduction Reform
https://www.educationnext.org/ednext-podcast-banning-for-profit-charter-schools/ – An Education Next Podcast on the Issue of For-Profit Charter Schools
https://www.edweek.org/technology/what-is-personalized-learning/2019/11 – Personalized learning overview
1. Why you chose the source you did? To what extent you feel the ideas or issues presented are already evident in current schooling, based on your personal experiences and what you have learned in this course? (Provide some brief concrete examples)
2. What was the biggest insight from the source you read and were there issues you would like to explore further? Which of the ideas presented appeal you most as a way to improve teaching and why?
