Response to Educational Leadership: Navigating the Cs of Change

Educational Leadership:Teaching for the 21st Century: Navigating the Cs of Change http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept09/vol67/num01/Navigating-the-Cs-of-Change.aspx As stated in the article: Internet Reciprocal Teaching Promotes the Five Cs Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Comprehension. The article mentioned an urban school and how they became more interested in the activity through the use of technology. I have found in my classroom (also and urban setting) students do collaborate through the internet and seem to retain information for longer periods of time. I feel it is our job as teachers to not only educate the students in our content area but also provide them with technological experience that is out there. As the article stated "If school leaders want to keep students afloat, we must prepare them to navigate these new waters. As the tide shifts from page to screen, students must learn to comprehend evolving texts."