the strategy of improving learning - is to focus on the conversation between children...
not staff development
none did 2x16...
and then they said:
and then they said:
do they say that about our hw...?
with hw there is no purpose
her purpose of spending 2 hours as opposed to 10 min on factoring 32 was to:
help
her
friends
help
her
friends
a new purpose-
every teacher could start every year by having kids design tutorials to teach others
no grades to no tutorial design - dan pink, drive
self-directed is an absolute critical skill
next to:
if i had to give one tool - it would be a screencaster - like:
if i had to give one tool - it would be a screencaster - like:
grab an ipod - house all those video tutorials
first day of school is so critical..
high tech high
give kids top 10 most difficult to learn concepts in the course.
they say - these are the most difficult to learn concepts - i need your help
go use google, etc, .... and help find me stuff to teach these...
research is clear - kids would rather than listen to kids than teachers
kids voices explaining the curriculum
mathtraining.tv
highly motivating learning jobs:
job #1 - tutorial designers
this workshop is about a shift of control
(who owns the learning)
(who owns the learning)
from a kid: all you really need is a computer but you might want something more affordable - via kids
oh yea - and don't forget the kids
we haven't spent enough time to empower the kids
all of a sudden - no hw - kids are demanding to become producers of content
a classroom that creates a condition of purpose that kids want to go on what teachers expect
that's a beautiful concept
job #2 - official scribes
job #2 - official scribes
during the course of the year - his kids write the calc textbook
there's a check point for whole class 5 min before the class
darren says he is the one that benefits the most... that feedback at the end of each day - learn tons
relationship in classroom improved - because every kid is making a contribution
fascinating idea - to have an official scribe in the classroom - at the end of the year - they have a textbook
notetaking - 3 people taking them - each one in their own perspective - and asks others to please add to them if they find stuff
no one took better notes than those three
every teacher has an official scribe team rotating every day
at midnight when they wake up
at one session alan did - he was having trouble with tech... he stopped and said...
i can't work here - i will quit today
a week later the district opened up everything
{so - a piece of digital equity - november visiting every district - yes?}
{so - a piece of digital equity - november visiting every district - yes?}
current plan is not working...
and you don't get feedback as a teacher
this doesn't set well with a lot of teachers - it's a shift in control
combo of wolfram alpha and screencasting software... completely gives up control
he read some comments from fearless leadership
i would rather kids would use their cell phones in the age of wolfram alpha
a cell phone pilot:
every school should gather up a team of kids
to figure out
best use of cell phones
every school should gather up a team of kids
to figure out
best use of cell phones
get the teams list
go get the map... kids says - aren't you the teacher
then kid asks - can i answer my own question too..
has school culture
conditioned kids to depend
on the teacher to answer their questions
conditioned kids to depend
on the teacher to answer their questions
epals -
another job
job #4 - global communicators
can track down research centers, emails, etc for the class to do good research
can track down research centers, emails, etc for the class to do good research
kiva - based on a noble prize in economics - if you give a little money to a local entrenpreneur - rather than a lot of money to a government
november said if web was invented for one thing alone it would be:
november said if web was invented for one thing alone it would be:
i dont think we should put fear in kids - as soon as you tell them not to go to places (like wikipedia, youtube, facebook) that's where they go
job #5 - learning documentary producers
it's important to share your knowledge with the world.
single best strategy to improve learning
job #6 - solvers of real problems
godin says school should do 2 things - teach leadership and solve interesting problems
what if school was real life...
work that has purpose
you do not give letter grades for that type of work - for that you say - do your best and don't stop till it's done
i love alan november
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