Initial+Thoughts

Aug 7 sitting in airport., almost time to board.

I can bring class set of iPods if we want. **GREAT IDEA**

Can you bring large post its for wall? (thinking some group sharing so all can see ideas) ** (YES and we should create a hashtag and project posts on wall and use wiffiti for text messages) **

Do we want to demonstrate some low tech ideas for teaching ABOUT tech? (I've got a cool one with index cards and knitting needles.)

We could do a "byol--or not" session and model collab/coop work, and demo 1:1 not necessary


 * Good stuff... I think that the modeling that not everyone will need a laptop or that each student won't need one is something that a lot of educators are wary about right now. They feel if they are not 1:1 then they won't be able to use any of these ideas or integrations.

Let's assume we have an hour. . what if we tried, in that hour, to model what a lesson "should" look like in a "classroom of today"?

what if we start with a question--

What 3 things are most important for today's learners to know? and let them discuss with 3-4 neighbors. . then gather their responses on perhaps a google doc (maybe 10 minutes for this?)

We look those over as a group and then ask: What are the attributes of an activity/lesson that supports students learning that? (What would it look like, sound like, feel like?) Again, small group talk...

and here I'm lost cause I don't know that a lesson in my room would ever begin like this. . . maybe you and I should attempt to describe what we think a lesson in a classroom of today should look/feel/sound like? What's our essential question to explore in this hour? Is it perhaps this sequence? : Great questions and sample ideas Or, is our essential question something along these lines:
 * this would be a great place to talk about wiki's, google docs as collaborative writing and then, what does collaborative writing look like and what is the value and standards based reason for immediate incorporation. Colaborative writing sounds like fun and students will enjoy it, but let's explore the pedagogy behind the reason and send the "attendee" home with at least 3 ways to incorporate and support this in their class K-12
 * So are we going after ways to do collaborative writing? I kinda like that--we could have them actually DO it, sharing their ideas, milking the collective genius of the group.
 * I'd like, if we have time, to share a couple of wikis and have the group talk about whether they are collaborative or a glorified drop box, to get teachers thinking about purpose and engagement.
 * what should teaching and learning in a classroom of today look/feel/sound like?
 * What do we need to create those teaching and learning episodes? (Should we divide this list in to "ones under our control" and "ones we don't control"?
 * authentic audiences and purpose
 * does not require 1:1, but instead standards based direct instruction on doing it right
 * What can we leave here today with a plan to accomplish so that T&L looks more like our vision when we get back to our schools?
 * examples, wikis as curriculum, as persuasive writing, as narratives google docs/sites as portfolios, collaborative "cafes", and real world applicable tools.
 * How can you teach 2010 standards and information literacy benchmarks using a model that is anything less than authentic, purposeful, and designed to be engaging and open ended? What does publishing really mean?

How can we set up authentic, purposeful writing work for students that is engaging and open-ended enough to really involve them and set them up to use higher order thinking/questioning skills? (I really like the ?-What does publishing really mean?)