Think+Tank

Team Talk
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After Glow
 * Without a finished product, how would you grade yesterday's project?
 * Maybe using a rubric listing all of the pieces of the project, so what gets done could be recorded, regardless of the order. Make sure pieces of project are posted.
 * Include a reflection piece that shows that learning occurred, regardless of whether or not there is a finished product.
 * Students might like to be graded on how much they contributed and how enthusiastic they were.
 * Students might like to be graded on the time and effort they put in, and they'd like to earn an "A+"
 * Team could create a rubric on teamwork - consensus, sharing, taking turns - then grade themselves on it. You could also grade the others in your group, in addition to assessing yourself.
 * It's important to look at, not just this project, but how the skills from this project carry over into other projects and curriculum areas.
 * Rubric could be checklist-style, instead of having ratings, or in addition to having ratings


 * How could you use the tools to make a different lesson or activity more memorable?
 * Make a keynote or podcast to present what you know in a different project.
 * Be open to giving/doing assignments where the end-product does not necessarily get completed. Maybe it could be revisited over an extended period of time.
 * This could be used at any level of the curriculum, with any curriculum.
 * Use the technique of stopping and discussing what you learned.
 * This could fit in with our UbD research projects in the district.
 * This could be used for the country presentation for the school-wide multicultural fair.
 * This is an important mode of communication for capturing and conveying an idea. It's something that students will be doing a lot. Just as in Writing, we may not take every draft to a final product, but we still build writing skills daily.


 * ===Final thoughts about "why:"===
 * It's important to make sure that the technological "bells and whistles" add to meaningful learning for the kids, and aren't just "bells and whistles."
 * It's important that plugged-in, tech-savvy kids get to use those modes of learning in the classroom that they may be using at home already.
 * ===WIRED Connections===
 * There was little paper involved...a lot of collaboration and voice recordings...green component
 * It was very engaging...all stakeholders including kids, teachers, parents and administrators
 * It was integrated among stakeholders
 * Under the discovery component...everyone was in the same boat...there was a lot of discovery
 * WIRED finally makes sense
 * Higher order thinking and habits of mind were addressed
 * There was much flexibility. It was iterative and messy and adaptable.
 * Synergy...everyone was a teacher and a learner. Everyone took different roles at different times. It was a very powerful experience.
 * Definitely discovery and a sense of wonder. The external structure existed but there was flexibility within the structure. The kids were empowered to take ownership of their learning.
 * [|Why Students Don't Like School - Daniel Willingham] [|Amazon]
 * Appropriately challenging...kids worked through their frustration
 * Inquiry based. It addressed how working with young children can be inquiry based. Given the appropriate tools and guidance the children took ownership.
 * Adaptable, flexible, resilient. The kids had to persevere through frustration. Group support helped to overcome the challenges. We pushed through.
 * Reflecting was a key component. We thought a lot about how we were learning and what we needed to do.
 * World Focus...posting was huge for kids to share their learning. We were able to share perspectives. Contributors to gaining information instead of just consumers.
 * There was a big WOW factor.
 * Children are so intuitive with technology...Digital natives as opposed to digital immigrants. The translation of this phenomenon...the kids did not necessarily see the teachers as the ones who "give" knowledge. They were co-learners.
 * Puts WIRED into concrete terms.
 * Kids first...other stuff later.


 * ===HOM Connections===

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