21st Century School Teacher

Take a few minutes to read some edublogs,  or peek in on some Twitter conversations, and invariably you will happen upon a call to action to reform current educational pedagogy and philosophy...  There is a lot of talk, and a growing community of educational visionaries that are taking credible action in their own classrooms, but systemic change will need to be built on something more than a call to action.  Educational leaders (formal or informal) must define what changes need to be made by educators, while providing specific steps that educators must take to create classrooms that are more "21st century" oriented...   Recently, Charles Leadbeater published 21 ideas for what's next in educational reform.  Take a look at "The Innovation Unit" website, or read the article--What's Next...  I like the article because it is a starting place for teachers that want to focus on meaningful reform--not just an addition of new tools to take the place of old...  Teachers are ready to make changes, but I feel that the reason why change is slow or plateauing is because teachers need a better road map.  This article tries to connect the dots--interesting ideas for discussion!