Educators twitter on what learning in the 21st century should look like

If you follow the #bced or #caned hashtags on twitter you might have seen a whole lot of interesting discussion lately. Educators are weighing in on their vision for learning in the 21st century...less ranking, more teaching. Intrinsic motivation, not extrinsic rewards.Click on the web links below for some more food for thought.

Here are a few interesting tweets:

Mr_Lister Christopher Lister

discussing possibility of doing away with letter grades at our elem school. 21 Century Learning. #caned #edchat #edtech #chilliwack

 

joe_bower Joe Bower

Competition is for the strong. Public education is for everyone. See the problem? http://bit.ly/gtugyf #abed #edchat #abfuture #edtech

 

davidwees davidwees

What About Doing Away With Grades? http://bit.ly/g6SEN9 #edchat #cpchat #assessment

@MrWejr Chris Wejr

The Wejr Board - Questioning Awards and Grades http://bit.ly/h24rRx #edchat #cpchat #edreform #bced