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Category Archives: Connecting Ideas
PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research #ettipad #ettlearns – reflection
My session at EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA in Atlanta, PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research #ettipad #ettlearns, went just the way I wanted. Yay! This tweet sums it up for me: With a quick show of hands, I estimated … Continue reading
PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research #ettipad #ettlearns
Today, I’m presenting at EdTechTeacher iPad Summit USA in Atlanta. PBL PD: Integrating Formative Assessment, Twitter, & Brain-based Research “Want faculty to engage in a project together? Want faculty to try a non-graded formative assessment technique? Want faculty to investigate … Continue reading
Impact the world – be unrelenting – light up brains, strengthen teams, unleash imaginations, grapple
It is funny how ideas connect and collide. Yesterday, Shelley wondered out loud about processes to work on “schooling forward.” I thought all day about her unrelenting ideas. Do I have an unrelenting feeling of urgency? Do I feel (and do I … Continue reading
Posted in Connecting Ideas, Learning, Questions
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Losing sight of the shore a.k.a. challenged and delighted by opportunities to struggle, grow, and act
“An organization should make continual shifts and improvements to stay healthy.” (Duarte, 6 pag.) I asked if we are the authors of the history of our age, are we writing the story that we want told? Shelley’s post, The (One Sentence) Story We … Continue reading
Posted in 21st Century Learning, Connecting Ideas, Learning, Questions, Reflection
Tagged Grant Lichtman, Nancy Duarte, resonate, TED, TEDxDenverTeachers
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Authors of the history of our age
In response to my question, “What if we blur the line between faculty and student to move closer to becoming co-learners?”, my friend and co-learner, Shelley Paul, a.k.a. @lottascales, posted a beautiful response about building community and relationship through co-learning experiences. She writes: … Continue reading
Blurring the lines between learners
Thinking about learning communities… How do we build them? How do we sustain them? How do we help them grow? How do we build learning communities where every learner is recognized as a student and as a teacher? In how … Continue reading
Ellipse Investigation – #AskDon’tTell
One more learning investigation from our experiment – see Circle Investigation – #AskDon’tTell and Parabola Investigation – #AskDon’t Tell. Sam designed the following ellipse investigation (EllipseInvest.tns). Look at the continued improvement in the learners’ questions: Sam notes that his learners … Continue reading
Posted in Ask Don't Tell, Connecting Ideas, Questions, Teachnology
Tagged algebra, Art of Questioning, conics, ellipse, TI-Nspire, TI-Nspire CAS, TI-Nspire Navigator
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Parabola Investigation – #AskDon’tTell
Continuing our experiment to lead learning by following and responding to learner questions, Sam designed the following parabola investigation (ParabolaInvest.tns) for his learners. (Note: Sam teaches in a 1:1 MacBook program, so these files are designed to be viewed and investigated … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra, Ask Don't Tell, Connecting Ideas, Questions
Tagged algebra, Art of Questioning, conics, parabola, TI-Nspire, TI-Nspire CAS, TI-Nspire Navigator
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Circle Investigation – #AskDon’tTell
What if we facilitate learning episodes by following the learners questions? How might we set up opportunities for learners to explore and think PRIOR to a show-and-tell scaffolded lecture? What if we gave learners the a TI-Nspire document and asked … Continue reading
Posted in Algebra, Ask Don't Tell, Connecting Ideas
Tagged Art of Questioning, conics, TI-Nspire, TI-Nspire CAS, TI-Nspire Navigator
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Leading Learners to Level Up – #LevelUpMath #LearnFwd12 – the details
Hello, I am Anne Conzemius, the host for your Learning Forward session. Well, no pressure there, huh? Actually, about 15 minutes prior to this quick introduction, I scanned the roster of participants and noticed Anne’s name on the list of … Continue reading
