Let's be honest, teachers did not enter the education profession for the money. It's kind of a big deal when the school budget allows for school tools and teachers LOVE supplies. Sometimes all it takes to make a teacher's day is a box of pencils or some new dry erase markers. So the "tool" I have been waiting for all year has finally arrived. Yesterday in my school mailbox I got a new teaching book.
If you have been reading this blog you know that we (the co-authors of the blog) work for a school with two campuses. Ryan Mitchell wrote a fabulous viewpoint of traveling back and forth from each campus in his post Traveling Soldier. In the next three years we will merge the two campuses trading the traditional classroom for a open space and technology infused concept.
I am super excited to read this new release What's in your Space by Dwight Carter, Gary Sebach, and Mark White. I worked with Dwight Carter when he was a principal at Gahanna Lincoln High School and with Mark White when he was the superintendent at Gahanna Jefferson Schools. They built a new concept building called Clark Hall and it was quite the experience to see the project from groundbreaking, construction, teacher training, community acceptance, and implementation in education. The book breaks down the process into five easy steps:
1. Understand Generation Z
2. Start Asking Questions
3. Shift to a 21st Century Mindset
4. Teach Global Skills
5. Let Students Use Technology
I am very excited to witness a similar physical and cultural change in the education setting at Delaware Area Career Center. This book will be a great resource for DACC teachers and staff as we move closer to the merge of the two campuses!
#nextgenHS
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