Trung Le's talk at TEDxNYED about a new vision of what a classroom in the 21st century looks like and through this architecture by making cultural and behavioral changes to the school community. As he toured classrooms around the world he noticed that all the schools looked the same inside, students sitting at desks with a teacher up in front talking. If we as educators are changing from being a guide on the side not a sage on the stage and developing our students into: critical thinkers. questioners, discovers, and inquirers then re-thinking the architecture of our schools is not only important but necessary to help facilitate this school-wide cultural change. Mr. Le talked about our society and educational system wanting to make things neat and put everything (students, curriculum, etc) into containers (see photo below), and about reality of this view is exactly the opposite in life--in our students lives outside of school and beyond..
I love the photo Trung Le used in his TED talk. To me it serves as a great visual to compare the differences between school and life.
Trung Le talked about the importance of students moving from asking "how" to asking "why" and about the importance of the social connections that students make just as important as the content. In my classroom I'm really trying to get my students to ask questions, not only to me but also to their peers. These questions are very important for a student to build a deep understanding of the content by making it meaningful to their own specific needs.
I love the photo Trung Le used in his TED talk. To me it serves as a great visual to compare the differences between school and life.
Trung Le talked about the importance of students moving from asking "how" to asking "why" and about the importance of the social connections that students make just as important as the content. In my classroom I'm really trying to get my students to ask questions, not only to me but also to their peers. These questions are very important for a student to build a deep understanding of the content by making it meaningful to their own specific needs.