tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397846294591946024.post2236154051519187436..comments2023-11-09T02:17:32.819-08:00Comments on Learning 2030: My Tedx Talk...Dave Orphalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03878739946539278757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397846294591946024.post-23482035996385712512011-04-11T04:55:03.911-07:002011-04-11T04:55:03.911-07:00Hi David,
No worries, my friend. I would have lo...Hi David,<br /><br />No worries, my friend. I would have loved for you to have boon there, since it was your encouragement in the first place that got this ball rolling!<br /><br />Next for me personally is three-fold.<br /><br />1) continue working on the transformation of Skyline into smaller learning communities. As I'm doing that, I need to find a way to teach at least one class next year - and I think I've got something. Our Education Academy Director mentioned to me the other day that she may need one more section of Intro to Education for next year - so I may be able to teach that class. Either way, I need to go back into the classroom after this 2-year TSA gig is over.<br /><br />2) Anthony Cody and I are working on a team to design a teacher-led think tank for CTA. Our idea is for a group of teachers to grapple with some of the important reform ideas of the day (tenure, measuring learning, etc.) the idea is for the teachers' union to have a reform agenda that teachers are FOR rather than constantly be on the defensive from the agendas of folks like Koch, Gates, Broad, etc...<br /><br />3) CTQ/TLN is working of creating an Institute for Teacherpreneurship. The idea is going to be about promoting the concept of "Teacherpreneurs" as a way for current educational leaders to get to spend some time in classrooms and get classroom teachers the ability to spend a part of their working day doing leadership roles. You know, maybe better than I, on the costs for teacher-leaders who currently have to do the bulk of their leadership as an after-school voluntary position.<br /><br />For other teachers, I hope they take away the message that if they are asked to leave the classroom to fill a leadership role, that they negotiate that role into two part-time jobs to be shared by two teacherpreneurs rather than one full-time job for a former classroom teacher.<br /><br />For school admin and educational policy makers, I hope they take away from this talk the idea that they can return to the classroom, even if for only a small part of their jobs. I hear so many school principals or district office people, the ones whom I have the most respect for, saying how they wish they could be back with kids. My point is, they can!<br /><br />This week, I'm going to write a letter to Sec. Duncan and CA Sec. Torlakson, inviting them both to come to Oakland and teach summer school. Wouldn't it be great if they accepted?Dave Orphalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878739946539278757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397846294591946024.post-10025426285289689202011-04-10T22:11:48.159-07:002011-04-10T22:11:48.159-07:00Dave - sorry I missed the big event, but from all ...Dave - sorry I missed the big event, but from all I've read and heard, you came, you saw, you rocked it! But that was yesterday. What's next? ;-)David B. Cohenhttp://accomplishedcaliforniateachers.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397846294591946024.post-26642720142613379032011-04-10T15:04:43.640-07:002011-04-10T15:04:43.640-07:00Hi Jennifer,
The audience generally liked the ide...Hi Jennifer,<br /><br />The audience generally liked the idea - especially the 1/2 about our current educational leaders and policy makers getting back into classrooms for a part of the year. I got lots of positive remarks when I mentioned that Arne Duncan should take 5 weeks off to teach summer school! ;-)<br /><br />Some folks are turned off by the "edubabel" of the word "teacherpreneur" and I think that's understandable.<br /><br />Thanks for the congrats - I slept until 10am this morning - what a day yesterday! Phew!Dave Orphalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03878739946539278757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2397846294591946024.post-40185469411129814362011-04-10T14:51:02.881-07:002011-04-10T14:51:02.881-07:00Dave,
Congratulations on a wonderful message for y...Dave,<br />Congratulations on a wonderful message for your TED presentation! I'd love to hear more about how it was received and other feedback you've received from your audience.<br /><br />I was struck by your story about one of the goals of the PD program at the school you mentioned was to provide teachers a "way out" of the classroom. Right now, teachers find very few pathways and opportunities for contributing beyond their classroom assignments, unless they are willing to do this on their own time. This may be one of the most crucial reasons to communicate the concept of a teacherpreneur. If we can envision a DIFFERENT pathway that combines teaching with the opportunity to use our talents, skills, and experience, we can move closer to a system ready to embrace this new structure. Simply stated, we must do more of what you started on this post - imagining. In fact, maybe we need an "Imagine Series" of suppose-alls. Except they need to be as real as possible. Maybe we can help others "see" this idea and embrace it as their own.<br /><br />Again, congrats on the presentation and looking forward to more chats with you and others on this exciting topic!Jennifer Barnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459314099349273592noreply@blogger.com