As worldwide citizens brought together through the Internet we have stories to share with one another for the benefit of our students and colleagues. Through film, text, audio, and visuals, GLEF continues to share stories about teaching in the digital age and all the people and skills necessary for success. Please add your stories to the mix. Let others know what you are doing it benefits us all. While many school administrators say that building time for teachers to join together as professionals during a jam-packed school day is practically impossible, Bryan says it was easy.
Teachers meet while students have lunch and a recreation period.
Paraprofessionals usually parents come in during that time and oversee the children. It s simple, inexpensive, and it makes all the difference, she says. Launched in September, GLEF s new site is intended to provide a broad base of digital resources for all of us who are engaged in education reform. The premise behind Teaching in the Digital Age is that transforming our nation s schools depends on a new and much broader vision for places called schools. To achieve this vision, every stakeholder group must assume a new and different role, from school administrators to school board members, from teachers to students, from higher education to businesses and community groups.