posters in color fischler quotes to become an agent of change

7/31/2019 POSTERS in COLOR Fischler Quotes to Become an Agent of Change

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You

are anagentof changeIf you want to see change in

education, you have to do it(not just talk about it).You have to bring a group ofpeople together. It's going

to take yearsof commitment, argumentand debate.


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You have to demonstratethat you are producing a

product that we need.Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.orgEdutechFoundation.net abe.TheStudentIsTheClass.com


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Theculture in

a schoolstarts

at the topand


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filtersdown.

Does information flow both ways?Do students sometimes teach their

teachersabout how to use features of new

technologies?

Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.org

EdutechFoundation.net abe.TheStudentIsTheClass.com


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Time is avariable.

Arbitrary learning within fixed time periods canbe eliminated, i.e., no 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. grades.Instead, students can be grouped with materials appropriate to their learning level and

style using the computer assisted instruction (CAI) approach for English and math, andthe project/problem/discussion modes for other subjects. The projects given to thestudents match the level of English and math competencies and are related to the

students (their interests and their lives). For example, in 3rd grade, how would you studythe amount of water that a plant needs to grow? I would use the students math

knowledge (learned through CAI) for science learning. Rather than studying historythrough memorization and chronology, it can be studied through problems based on theimmediate environment for younger children and more abstract concepts in later grades.

This poster was made by students in a project to convert a NASAdocument into everyday language. Space Based Solar Power became

Electricity from Space. The lesson plan is found on thewebsite of SpacePathAhead.com, a non-profit organization.

Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.orgEdutechFoundation.net abe.TheStudentIsTheClass.com


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Time is avariable.

Arbitrarylearningwithin fixedtime periodscan beremoved, i.e.,no 1st, 2nd,3rd, etc.grades.

Instead, students can be grouped with materials appropriate totheir learning level and style using the computer assisted instruction(CAI) approach for English and math, and the project/problem/discussionmodes for other subjects. The projects given to the students matchthe level of English and math competencies and are related to thestudents (their interests and their lives).

For example, in 3rd grade, how would you study the amount of waterthat a plant needs to grow? I would use the students math knowledge

(learned through CAI) for science learning. Rather than studying historythrough memorization and chronology, it can be studied through problemsbased on the immediate environment for younger children and moreabstract concepts in later grades.

This poster was made by students in a project to convert a NASAdocument into everyday language. Space Based Solar Power became

Electricity from Space. The lesson plan is found on thewebsite of SpacePathAhead.com, a non-profit organization.

Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.org


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Math is alanguage.

Math is a way ofusing a lot of synonyms.

One quarter is like

25 out of 100 or 41 out of164.

We need to be flexible.Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.org


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Suspend

judgment.

Is the goldfish dead?Or did the teacher injectthe fish with a sedative?

When he was observed to become certifiedto teach in New York schools, Dr.

Fischler asked a group of students to lookat the tail of a dead fish under a

microscope. When they saw the bloodflowing, this discrepant event helped the


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students see that they had assumed thatthe fish was not alive.



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We can

reset themindset.

From listen to the teacher...


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to let's work in teams.Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.org



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Science is

averb


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A science lab is a place for action,

not just memorization(Boca Prep International, Florida)



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Thestudent

is the

class


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Dennis Yuzenas (WhatDoYaKnow.com)encourages his high school students to

bring their computers into his classroom todo projects, search the Internet and

collaborate in teams.Transform-Education.com TransformTeaching.org


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