That is an excellent list of sources. I could add many as well, but I don’t want to risk confusing people with all of the options. The two areas that I really wanted to comment on are the ISTE standards and creativity. I agree that in most circumstances, at least in high school, students are not used to being creative and we have to nurture that because it is such an important skill. The ability to think creatively and adapt will serve them better than most “facts” that they learn in a traditional classroom. Second, the ISTE standards are very good and I am currently using them to rewrite the professional development curriculum for my teachers. I hope to show them how to integrate the ISTE standards without sacrificing their own. It can be done, believe it or not.

Jason Bedell.

I enjoyed the Ted Talk Show. I was particularly drawn to the story about the 8-year old who could not sit still in class and was taken to a doctor to find out what her problem was. The doctor spoke with the little girl with her mother in the office and then asked the young girl’s permission to speak to her mother alone outside the office. After cutting on the radio before leaving the office, the doctor and mother watched the young child dance in her creative tone for some time. The doctor diagnosed the child as being a dancer and needing a dance school education where she excelled and became a world-renowned dancer and producer. In the 1930’s this story has a happy ending. In the 2000 century, the story would have an ending of diagnosis for the child as ADD and a prescription for medication to calm the child in class. Kinesthetic learners are still not valued in our society and education must change to bring about a creative option for them. Thanks for the great video, Randy.

Carmen