Day: July 20, 2023

The evolution of teaching: there is a narrative out there that says schools haven’t changed since they were invented, but they have in many ways. We started with one-room schoolhouses and one teacher with all grade levels. The school evolved to grade-level classrooms, adding chalkboards and textbooks. Eventually, we had overhead projectors and transparencies. Teachers used to follow textbooks page for page; now, teachers create materials constantly to engage the learners. Classrooms used to be full of dittos that required rote memorization; directly, teachers engage students in higher-level thinking skills. Technology is quickly changing the school environment to individualize further and engage learners. Education has been evolving regularly since I started teaching in 2001, COVID has caused it to hit hyperdrive. My video dives deeper.