Comments on: Best practice v.s. PGP http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/04/10/best-practice-vs-pgp/ Punya Mishra's Web Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:42:35 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: EduTech Today Newsletter » Blog Archive » Message from the MAET Director http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/04/10/best-practice-vs-pgp/comment-page-1/#comment-59588 EduTech Today Newsletter » Blog Archive » Message from the MAET Director Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:53:00 +0000 http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/04/10/best-practice-vs-pgp/#comment-59588 [...] So this understanding of heuristics is at the heart of good cooking (and good teaching – to bring the analogy full circle). Good cooks, and teachers, understand that there is no one perfect solution, but rather lots of good ones. There are no best practices, just lots of pretty good practices (I had written earlier about this idea of Best practice vs. Pretty Good Practice). [...] [...] So this understanding of heuristics is at the heart of good cooking (and good teaching – to bring the analogy full circle). Good cooks, and teachers, understand that there is no one perfect solution, but rather lots of good ones. There are no best practices, just lots of pretty good practices (I had written earlier about this idea of Best practice vs. Pretty Good Practice). [...]

]]> By: dmcallister http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/04/10/best-practice-vs-pgp/comment-page-1/#comment-39656 dmcallister Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:42:25 +0000 http://punya.educ.msu.edu/2008/04/10/best-practice-vs-pgp/#comment-39656 Punya, Thanks for your comment on my blog. I appreciate the delineation you make here between "best" and "pretty good," highlighting the connotation of each. It makes me think about the words I use as a writer and as a support for teachers. There are any number of well-worn phrases in the professional development world, and, as I am just learning many of them, I tend to accept and reuse them. What I like your post, and the body of information you and Matt have produced around TPACK, is that you seem concerned to evaluate each of these 'buzz' words in light of the real experience of teachers. I respect and appreciate that approach. Thanks for encouraging my own reflection. Punya,

Thanks for your comment on my blog. I appreciate the delineation you make here between “best” and “pretty good,” highlighting the connotation of each. It makes me think about the words I use as a writer and as a support for teachers. There are any number of well-worn phrases in the professional development world, and, as I am just learning many of them, I tend to accept and reuse them.

What I like your post, and the body of information you and Matt have produced around TPACK, is that you seem concerned to evaluate each of these ‘buzz’ words in light of the real experience of teachers. I respect and appreciate that approach. Thanks for encouraging my own reflection.

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