Hello again, it's time to comment chapters eleven and twelve. This time, I would do a visual post because the topic is repetitive. I mean, it has to do with lots of things the author has already argued about in previous chapters. In chapter eleven the main idea is that teachers, as well as administrators must use technolgy to share ideas, concepts and other kind of information. The thesis is lifted on the basis that if we talk about a topic, we need to model it. The author says to strengthen this idea that technology has the power of accelerating people's skills, especially creativity and innovation because it gives the chance to be in contact with lots of producctions. He also gives what he calls the three key elements to crowd accelerate innovation, which are: People who share a common interest, visibility to see what others are doing and desire to change, grow, and improve. The most important we must do is to share what we do because being in touch with colleagues is crucial to realize proposals, methodologies, ideas and so on that are carried out wherever. besides, this kind of mindset lets us publishing what we do, which can be also useful not only to students, but also to teachers. Could you imagine a teacher who is ashamed about his/her practice in the classroom? I do not certainly think this kind of teacher exists, but I do really think that selfish teachers could seem like this.

In chapter twelve, the main idea is about creating meaningful learning experiences for educators, as well as for students. Which is closely related to the amount of learning experiences we are eager to share with our students. the author says that most of teachers do not share about their learning experiences because they prefer to be seen as experts, instead of learners as well. And this fact impedes that students feel passionate for learning.  How is this possible, if the reality of our world is closely related to the ability to learn at any time, at any place and at any pace? The author suggests what he calls the eight things to look for in today's professional learning. I just want to share two pictures I took form the book with the hope everybody understands the very complicated world of twenty first century teaching and learning. The author promotes the term "Inquiry-based learning" represented by:

The second concept that the author emphasizes is "The networked teacher"represented by:

I absolutely disagree with the statement the author considers as a true: "People never learn anything by being told; they have to find out for themselves". This sentence is from Paulo Coelho, who is not a teacher and it is against Piaget's research about cognitive development. If the sentence were true, the capabilty of doing abstractions human beings have would be a myth. Moreover, I consider Bible's authority more than Cohelo's one and Bible says: " The wise sees the evil and runs away, but the fool crosses and receives damage" Proverbs 22:3; 27:12