What I think, I think about Core Knowledge vs. 21st Century Skills

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This is a terribly complicated debate and requires a focus on the conceptual roots of each argument rather than merely considering what each argument hopes to make happen.  1.  World View Core Knowledge is based on the work of  E. D. Hirsch, Jr..  His work gives tends to favor western texts and culture.  It is important to remember [...]

Review; Orchestrating the Media Collage

Under 21st Century Skills, curriculum, digital storytelling, literacy, web 2.0 By admin

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Orchestrating the Media Collage by Jason Ohler was published in the March 2009 issue of Educational Leadership entitled Literacy 2.0. I first encountered Ohler personally in the summer of 2006 at the NJPSA’s New Jersey Elite Conference where he delivered a great keynote.  What Will Richardson is for blogging, Ohler is for Digital Storytelling. The article begins [...]