What is the Value of a Teacher? | Alan November | TEDxWestVancouverED

In a complex digital world teachers are more important than ever!!! Here are three areas where teachers add amazing value:
1. Bringing learning resources form all over the world to enhance student learning
2. Designing assignments that reveal deeper levels of student thinking
3. Mission Critical added value of teaching students how discern fact from fiction on the web, tracking down primary sources and reconciling different points of view
It is a very fun time to be a teacher.
Alan November - early adopter of tech to expand boundaries of learning for students (1981). May have been the first teacher in the world to have a student project online (database for the handicapped in Boston) in 1984 and possibly the first teacher in the world to use spreadsheets with students (1981) - Visicalc. Author of best selling book, "Who Owns the Learning" and a few others. Presented in every state and province and more than 40 countries. It is a blast time to be alive in the field of education.
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[@s.r.4198]

It was such a well thought and put view... As a student it feels so great to realize that there are teachers who worry about LEARNING instead of grades. Teachers who make you think more about perspectives and show you both sides of the coin This is my first time listening to Mr. Alan. He explains with such warmth that one easily drops arrogance and accepts the NEED for the knowledge.

[@nandha0150]

yeah he is indeed cool :)

[@amy.crummermorningtoncentr339]

Alan is such an amazing presenter and always has such critical information to share. I will be sharing with my staff!

[@atahiri4690]

amazing lecture thank you so much especially critical thinking

[@rupanbaro5849]

Wonderful lecture on teaching profession. Thank You.

[@barristars5328]

Took me so long to discover such a great lecture!

[@ngocngocthuong]

This is an eye-opening lecture to me. I can't believe there are only 2 comments on this video!

[@dongubu8724]

value if done they can inspire

[@user-kh4yz5vm5j]

Great! Sadly a lot of people will never know about great ideas that he raised in this talk :(

[@tanveeralam9049]

november

[@Silver-qq7cy]

Title :What is the of a teacher?
Me:To me it’s nothing.
Every one:😱

[@johanneskingma]

That is not the title. You should take reading classes

[@Silver-qq7cy]

No it’s just autocorrect but I can read well

[@homogaming4375]

my mom sent this to me lol

[@user-oo2io8qi9c]

Students use google. But they are nit used to using google. They are overrated about critical thinking.