I chose to watch an online conference video by Dr. Tyson who presented "The Classroom Teacher As a 21st Century Instructional Leader" in the “Leading the Change” strand of the 2010 conferences. Dr. Tyson talks about how teachers need to be leaders in their classroom and as leaders we must adapt and understand the technological advances in the 21st Century.
Dr. Tyson also spoke about how the United States is developing and their development rate compared to other countries. Unfortunately, the United States is ranked twelfth in science and seventeenth in math. The United States appears to be at a steady decline considering they were much higher in both categories ten years ago. Dr. Tyson believes that we must invest more in our nation’s future by investing more in our children’s education.
In conclusion, Dr. Tyson wants the American teachers to lead the nation in educating our youth. Not just educating, but investing in new technology and new ways of educating. The United States is beginning to fall behind in education and we must do something about it. There are too many schools that do not have suitable software or even up to date books.
Dr. Tyson has an interesting blog about his school that I follow.
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