To be a teacher is to be a constant student

Craig Barrett, Intel’s CEO, in the closing part of his slideshow, stated that “To be a teacher is to be a constant student.” How true. I think the learning is even more fun through connections made via weblogging. Craig Barrett talked about transforming education and opened with the comment that he was sort of a Benedict Arnold CEO. If that’s so, I want more Benedict Arnolds! I really liked all he said. He talked about innovation, collaboration and replication being the cornerstone of transforming education. He pointed out the similarities between his business with products and ours with students. We both have a total turnover each year.He discussed our beingin a world of change and having unprecedented competition. He addressed teacher preparation, professional development, tools & resources, leadership support and recognition of excellence.

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A couple of months ago, I had a great conversation with one of the students in Scott LeDuc’s Generation TECH class (students doing tech support) in Olympia, Washington. He had some ideas about teaching a course at his local community center and wanted to use the online class and project management tools that come with the Generation TECH program to do it. He asked how much it would cost to subscribe since he was putting together a budget.

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