Sep 13 2009
Next PD at our place, we’ll all learn the lyrics.
Song by Kevin Honeycutt from ESSDACK.
Video directed/edited by Shawn Gormley.
Over at innovate2engage, the question Yes elearning DOES suck, but for how long? is probably closer to the real issue, pedagogical change.
Sep 08 2009
One thing I’ve noticed more lately? I like fun when I learn. A little less stuffiness, a lot more participation and heaps more trust. So do my kids.
With massive apologies to Banjo Patterson ( love your work AB) DER’s frisky colt, Hi Ho Netbook, is currently bolting through 800 plus statewide year9 paddocks, as we speak.
“There is movement at work stations, for MSword has passed around, DER laptops of No Regret have caused BIG stirs”.
Lets hope this is what is happening in learning spaces across NSW.
The following slideshare message is now not new, but the crisp simple design communicates an important message effectively.
The days of genuine “yeah buts” or “TTWWADI” at places of learning are strictly numbered. A massive thumbs up to that.
I trust we’ll harness this opportunity and hang on for the ride. Whether or not we are in total control is irrelevant, it’s the moving that is critical. We need to experiment, have more fun, jump in and celebrate our netbook mistakes and achievements.
Now tech at one level in NSW is nearing ubiquity, we can start dismantling the rhetoric & excuses a small, but often influential, minority of ”teachers” have cowered behind for far too long.
“The Laptops from Rudd Ree’s River, soon a household word today,
And the learners told the stories of their ride”
Ah, I can see the movie now. Action!
Also view Fisch/McCleods “Social Media is not a Fad” (especially if you are yet to see the 2007 original “Did you know”?) and Xplanes “Imagine Leadership”, both useful conversation starters.
Mar 22 2009
Student led professional development sessions for teachers should become the norm. Why? See list below.
Real student voice, not tokenistic, not patronising, not fly on the wall static attendance but authentic participative involvement by students as leaders of their own learning.
I’d like to attend PD like this. Teams of apprentice learners (students) demonstrating practical applications of keynoters/adult/master learners theories. 21st Century classrooms in action at PD events.
If the presented theories can’t be applied, haven’t been assessed or students don’t demonstrate, (digitally or F2F) then maybe that is PD I don’t want to attend anyway.
The recent AeA 21st Century learning Symposium involved master student keynoters. They inspired.
Certainly not unique to this symposium, many conferences use student keynoters, but as the supportive “36 year educator” in the audience says;
that success story is really important, our educators need to hear from you, your work, creativity, presentation is phenomenal work … I am very very proud of you, I tell you, you just made my whole year.
I trust what was demonstrated was applied in that speakers school from the next Monday. I am sure it was.
If you extract, go a little deeper and reflect on what these Year 8 students actually accomplished it should now be compulsory for all 21st Century conferences to invite student co-learners to present.
The learning demonstrated by these emerging, but already proficient, keynoters is a powerful example of;
It seems these learners
Your process will be a future litmus for transformative learning. Open sourced, highly integrated tech focus, one to one projects, high academic standards an an overarching sense of learning fun and community involvement.
Yes Lincoln Magnet School, and the broader Springfield Public School District 186 you have every right to be proud. Your school is obviously a leader in the 21st century.
Top job, well done.
