I watched a video by David Warlick called "A Gardener's Approach to Learning". He believes that we are cultivating our classroom to our students. Cultivating is preparing and using land; therefore, we are preparing our students and using our classroom and resources. I love this analogy. It fits perfect, especially for me as a Kansas girl. Farming is everywhere!
We don’t need to spend so much money on textbooks and worksheets. If we convert to technology it will save us money in the long run. We don’t have to spend money on an endless supply of paper and ink. You can have the students use computers or use overhead projectors to give lesson plans or submit online worksheets or homework assignments.
Plants grow next to each other to protect themselves from diseases and bugs. Students become friends and learn from each other. Whether it’s school-related or social/manner-related, we need to integrate modern technology into the classroom cultivate our future.
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