The
first article from one of the Educational Technology blogs I follow on Feedly
is titled, “Trump Might Want to Scrap the Education Department; How Doable is
That?”, by Alyson Klein. The article talks about a statement Trump made, that
mentioned the idea of him wanting to do away with the US Department of
Education. Some Republicans have been trying to get rid of the department since
Reagan was in office. Trump did not offer any details about how he would get
rid of the department and the author of the article finds that that may be hard
to do. As president, if it is something he wants to do, he may try to eliminate
the department or at least try to scale back some of the programs. The article
continues to offer suggestions and possibilities that could happen in regards
to the Department of Education.
I think it will be interesting to
see if this is a change that Trump will persue or if it is just an empty
promise. There are many improvements that can be made to our educational system
in America, so I will be looking forward to hearing more about this. There was
not very much dialogue about education in this election. It will be interesting
to see what kind of changes can be made, if any, and how it will help our education
system and children.
Another article from one of the Educational
Technology blogs I follow on Feedly is titled, “Professional Learning
Communities Aren’t Just For Teachers”, by Mark Edwards and Mort Sherman. The
article is based on the idea that school leaders can benefit just as much as
teachers do from professional learning communities. According to the article, teachers
can learn new skills, meet new colleagues, grow their classroom practice and
find solutions to problems in their teaching through learning communities. School
leaders, especially principals and superintendents can feel less isolated and find
support from people in their same positions through online communities.
I think online communities can be
beneficial to any person in any profession. Since working in education depends
so much on experiences working with people like teacher and parents, administrators
can really benefit from online learning communities. Like teachers do, leaders
can share experiences and ask for advise and hopefully be given information
that is correct and be helpful in a situation that they are having. I am a big
supporter of online learning communities.
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