tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29242354512571138592024-03-05T10:09:11.914-08:00Mindful EdFollow my reflections on teaching, leading, and learning with an emphasis on wonder and inquiry using ever-evolving digital tools. ~ Jessica Weber Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350566397253322149noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-52642208430237009432018-09-03T18:38:00.001-07:002018-09-03T18:39:00.078-07:00Habitats for LearningThis Labour Day weekend two events transpired which have precipitated this post:<br />
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1. My five year old nephew and I visited a pond together<br />
2. I had a visit from an educator whom I admire greatly who encouraged me to share my voice more often<br />
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So here I am ... on the eve before a new school year ... sharing a rather cheesy analogy that popped into my head while playing at the pond with my nephew.<br />
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First the story of the pond.<br />
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Now for my inner dialogue.<br />
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This past week I have been floored by the images and posts of the most incredible classrooms organized and setup by the most passionate, dedicated educators. The time and care expended to ensure a welcoming physical space for students really is something. This was on my mind.<br />
Educators and students spend a great deal of time in these spaces, and I got to wondering what's essential for learning to thrive in them. While wandering around the pond with Ben I couldn't help but think about classrooms as habitats for learning.<br />
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Learning Habitats Need:<br />
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- Rich content explored through curiosity, critical thinking, creativity (food)<br />
- A safe learning environment where questions, dialogue, independent thought are encouraged (shelter)<br />
- Flexible physical spaces to meet needs for collaborative work, whole group consolidation, quiet reflection as well as room from learning to breathe - deep learning takes time. (space)<br />
- Relationships established by each community member having the ability to show up and be present as their authentic selves. Relationships are the sustaining factor of any learning habitat. (water)<br />
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/></a>I also thought about one of my most treasured Capacity Building monographs, <a href="http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/CBS_ThirdTeacher.pdf" target="_blank">The Third Teacher</a> (2012). It states, "It is both an art and a science to design a learning environment that responds to our ultimate goal as educators –<b> <i>to develop independent and rigorous thought</i></b><i>.</i>" What conditions need to be in place for us to meet this goal?<br />
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It also outlined the key components for designing the social environment in pursuit of our ultimate goal.<br />
"Learning is both an internal process of assimilating new information and a social process of
discussion and negotiation."<br />
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This is a worthwhile read, especially when considering your own learning habitat at the commencement of a new school year.<br />
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While this post has been mostly centred on classroom educators, I think the same is true for instructional leaders when considering professional development opportunities. Think about cultivating trusting relationships, space for application and reflection, and learning that is rooted in our goal as educators.<br />
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Wishing everyone well as a new school year begins - invite curiosity into your learning habitat and see how it thrives!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350566397253322149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-63026000191028742932017-10-01T17:16:00.001-07:002017-10-01T17:20:43.524-07:00A Thoughtful Note (on Building Thinking Classrooms)This past week I attended a PD session facilitated by <b><a href="http://www.peterliljedahl.com/" target="_blank">Peter Liljedahl</a> </b>entitled Building Thinking Classrooms.<br />
Two things I noticed right away:<br />
1) No mention of the word mathematics in the title. It's about the thinking.<br />
2) Participants were tossed into the role of learners. It's about the students.<br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(We were thinking about mathematics but the thinking proceeded the math)</span></i><br />
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During his consolidation piece, Peter Liljedahl discussed the role of note taking and suggested that perhaps we encourage students to write notes entitled "A letter to my future dumber self" (or otherwise known as thoughtful notes).<br />
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So here it goes...<br />
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<i>A letter to my future dumber self,</i><br />
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<i>It wasn't too long ago that you saw the acronym <b><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vnps?lang=en" target="_blank">#VNPS</a></b> and thought really?, isn't that just a whiteboard? A gentle reminder to dig deeper before forming an opinion. Vertical Non-Permanent Surfaces represent a shift in the learning environment that directly impacts the student experience. The name means something because it provokes thinking about the role. Remember when others looked with skeptical eyes as you removed all furniture from your room on the first day of school and build it with the students? Hmmm. Peter tried something different with the environment and because of that <b>students were different</b>. Enter VNPS. It's about re-negotiating the non-negotiated norms.</i><br />
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<i>Consider moments where teaching is planned based on the assumption that students cannot think or will not think. Learned helplessness is just that - learned! Who should be carrying the cognitive load in the classroom? Why the excuses? Making things easier on students isn't what they really want or need. And it's not about adding something on to the workload of already burdened educators, but redistributing the effort where it's most fruitful. <b>Build the thinking classroom and they will come. </b></i><br />
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Remember what it felt like to be totally engrossed in the telling of a story. While you are no Peter Liljedahl, embrace your inner storyteller because that is how you build relationships. Put down the whiteboard pen, remove the fancy graphics from the background, and be present in the learning conversation.</i><br />
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<i>When entering a thinking classroom wear proper footwear. While your new heels looked great, and you enjoyed getting your steps in, a neat little pair of sneakers would have made for a more comfortable day.</i><br />
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<i>Remember what it felt like when you found your card partners, approached the VNPS and began tackling your first problem. After a few seconds your group was off to the races. Your inner introvert was slightly uncomfortable at first, but the task and the environment created an approachable experience. Relate this to all those hesitant hand-raisers you've taught throughout the years. This would help, right?</i><br />
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<i>And last of all, don't forget the teaching truths from Peter:</i><br />
<i>- You are never the smartest person in the room</i><br />
<i>- The person thinking is the person learning</i><br />
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<i> Sincerely,</i><br />
<i> Jess</i><br />
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A few connections:<br />
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I'm reading <b><a href="http://www.nctm.org/PtA/" target="_blank">Principles to Actions</a> </b>by NCTM and this quotation jumped out at me even before attending the Building Thinking Classrooms session:<br />
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<span style="color: purple;">"Over time, the cumulative effect of the use of mathematics tasks is students' implicit development of ideas about the nature of mathematics - about whether mathematics is something that they personally can make sense of and how long and how hard they should have to work to solve any mathematical task" (NCTM, 2014, p. 20).</span></div>
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This quotation resonated with me as so many students I've crossed paths with have a fixed notion of what math class is and their role (or lack of role) in it. What experiences might alter this perception?<br />
Consider how many of the practices depicted below mesh with this. I would highly recommend reading through some of <a href="http://www.peterliljedahl.com/publications" target="_blank">Peter Liljedahl's research</a> on this as well.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(On a side note thanks <a href="https://twitter.com/wheeler_laura?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">@wheeler_laura</a> for this awesome sketchnote!) </span><br />
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Also, during his keynote address for Laurier's Faculty of Education 10th anniversary, our Deputy Minister Bruce Rodrigues said that we need to consider moving from a textbook narrative to a student narrative. This weaves beautifully into my belief that the process of learning (and the reflection on this process) is where the deep learning happens. Urgency and engagement matter. </div>
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How perfectly this fits with building thinking classrooms!</div>
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Consolidating our thinking by building a narrative from our work. 5 Practices in action! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rmsontario?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#rmsontario</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tvdsbmath?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tvdsbmath</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vnps?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vnps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/idiontario?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#idiontario</a> <a href="https://t.co/H9UjPCHril">pic.twitter.com/H9UjPCHril</a></div>
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I'd love to connect with educators interested in Peter's work or already beginning to incorporate these practices into their classroom.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-49944468773116167302017-09-04T10:12:00.000-07:002017-09-04T10:13:32.262-07:00Celebrate Monday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Every year on Labour Day weekend I run to my favourite little alcove along the beach that is filled with the most wonderful rocks of all shapes, sizes, and colours. I collect a jar of my favourites for the first day of school. Each student selects a rock, writes their name on it, and says a little something about why they picked the rock they did. Each rock is placed in a glass container on our prayer table to show our uniqueness.<br />
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Last year, a student said something during this activity that I will always remember (Thanks A!). She said:<br />
<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>"Each rock glitters in its own way. Sometimes you have to pick them up and take a closer look to see their beauty."</b></span><br />
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Isn't this the most relevant reminder for the starting of a new school year? Each student comes to us with their own lived experiences, perceptions, hopes, and fears. All of these things, and so many more, impact their interactions in the classroom and school community. As educators, building relationships with our students, taking the time to see how they glitter, comes before all else and lays the foundation for learning.<br />
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While I will not be nurturing the development of a new classroom community this September, I will bring this reminder with me in my new role. I can't help but think of all the 'rocks' I have had the privilege to work with over the years - I have learned so much from each of them! I will remember to look closely and listen openly to uncover beauty and strength.<br />
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What lessons have you learned from students and how will these lessons guide your year?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-68190602066729453972017-08-16T20:46:00.000-07:002017-08-16T20:56:13.538-07:00Time for Talk: The unexpected benefit of trains & travelPicture this: sixty-six international educators boarding the train for a weekend excursion in China. Cues forming (well, more like scrums) ready to board. Selfies snapping sporadically amongst the group - as well as a few with inquisitive onlookers. Upon arrival, unforgettable landscapes and cultural experiences await. As beautiful as the Shaolin Temple and Longmen Grottoes were, <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">the real story of this blog lies in the train ride</span>. <br />
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It is here that a conversation about robotics unfolded with my friend and colleague John Burke from Arizona. I had the pleasure of meeting John last year at <a href="http://www.sjzfls.com/" target="_blank">SFLS</a> and was delighted that we were both back again this summer. We had over two hours on the train, refreshments in our hands, and so much to talk about in light of our shared interest in STEM. With no time limits and no pressure, our conversation just ebbed and flowed. We talked about the previous school year - what new things did we try? What went well? What flopped? I shared our success at WCDSB's Skills Canada Competition with the addition of coding to the challenges. I discussed my experiences with 3D printing in the classroom and the <a href="https://mindfuled.blogspot.ca/2016/11/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-try.html" target="_blank">trials, tribulations, and triumphs</a> that ensued. John is a middle school applied technology/robotics teacher and shared how he is leveraging <a href="https://www.vexrobotics.com/" target="_blank">Vex robotics </a>with his students and district. We talked about what's next - what are we looking to try? How might we support each other and continue to collaborate? We discussed the need for global competencies such as citizenship, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking to permeate innovative teaching practices. These competencies need to be transparent to all stakeholders throughout the process of learning. Using these competencies to underpin all projects and activities anchors them to the real world and helps students to see relevance in what they are working towards. John and I discussed the possibility to connect next year in order to navigate ideas together with students. All of this because of a long train ride and mutual interests.<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">This was not one isolated experience. </span>Conversations such as this one sprang up regularly. Music educators on bus rides sharing their pedagogy (and heavenly voices), primary teachers collaborating back at the hotel adjusting plans for the following day, middle school teachers sharing resources and discussing similarities and differences between programs. With two weeks together, a multitude of perspectives, and a shared love of our profession, conversations flourished. This is, (excuse the rhyme), nourishing professional development. <br />
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So, my question is this ...<br />
<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">How might we make space for these types of conversations in our schools and districts? </span><br />
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Keep in mind that we didn't have families to run home to, meals to prep, or other 'real life' obligations to attend to. For two weeks we were educators and explorers. While I understand the barriers we have back home in the day to day operations of schools, I also feel we could do a better job cultivating opportunities for informal conversations among colleagues. If only we were shooed to a hotel room every week for 2 hours after school for moderation and planning, or perhaps corralled into a train station for setting directions. Within our own realities maybe this could include unstructured time at staff meetings or dedicated planning time periods with educators who share similar interests. This is still a big <i>what if</i> and <i>how might</i> for me so I'd love any thoughts/suggestions!<br />
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If you would like a little glimpse into the SFLS teaching / cultural experience check out this video: <span style="font-size: x-small;">(please keep in mind it was created during extreme jet lag)</span><br />
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Or read my blog from last summer's experience at SFLS:<br />
<a href="https://mindfuled.blogspot.ca/2016/08/reflections-on-teaching-and-travel-in.html" target="_blank">Reflections on Teaching and Travel in China</a><br />
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For more reading on self-directed professional development and the power of conversations see below:<br />
<a href="https://hbr.org/2012/06/leadership-is-a-conversation" target="_blank">Leadership is a Conversation - HBR</a><br />
<a href="https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2013/11/11/teacher-agency-self-directed-professional-development/" target="_blank">Teacher Agency: Self-Directed Professional Development</a><br />
<a href="https://edpolicy.stanford.edu/node/1213" target="_blank">Teacher Collaboration and Professional Development</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-9272649573496944752017-08-14T19:51:00.001-07:002017-08-14T20:02:06.392-07:00What "More and Less" Are Encouraged? What "more and less" would top your list?<br />
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This question has been on my mind since attending a seminar by <a href="http://fe.english.bnu.edu.cn/t003-ti-1-31-63.htm" target="_blank">Liu Baocun</a> from Beijing Normal University during my two week experience at Shijiazhaung Foreign Language School in China.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDz6fz19RooSON-N515_ptePodY9zeNdvecOeQ8gMXLyweIjimIRmEG3gufSKnV_2IljNSxtZb08TxcXxb5veZrAhR5Gra2MJJX2Tn_m7HxSQSB4AHqvpH8pFqlipG5cXG68SIjnhzaZS/s1600/liubaocun1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDz6fz19RooSON-N515_ptePodY9zeNdvecOeQ8gMXLyweIjimIRmEG3gufSKnV_2IljNSxtZb08TxcXxb5veZrAhR5Gra2MJJX2Tn_m7HxSQSB4AHqvpH8pFqlipG5cXG68SIjnhzaZS/s400/liubaocun1.jpg" width="400" /></a>He spoke about current experiences of students and teachers in the Chinese educational system. Many of these were evident while teaching grade 7 and 8 students during the two week summer camp. First and foremost, I will note the great care that the teachers I worked with had for their students - wanting the very best for them and working very hard to incorporate new practices into their lessons. All of this with obstacles such as very large class sizes (40 - 60 students per class) and testing. This is something that I have come to find transcends borders - the close relationship between students and teachers. Our conversations, although challenging at times with language barriers, were tempered with a common love and understanding of our profession. It was also evident that the teaching of basic knowledge and skills is central. Students work diligently on workbooks filled with complex mathematical concepts, reading passages, and science explanations. There is no complaining, no procrastinating - their job is to be a good student. The focus on moral education and high expectations for achievement are definitely strengths of the Chinese educational system. The work ethic, resilience, and respect for education are aspects were could learn from within our society.<br />
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At the conclusion of his seminar, Mr. Baocun highlighted some "more and less" needs in the Chinese educational system. It struck me that I was on the other side of the world, however many of the same educational shifts on the forefront. <br />
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How many of these would be on your list? What others would you add?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-25018147310497765092017-06-21T11:36:00.000-07:002017-06-24T10:19:21.444-07:00Prism Puzzler 3D Printing ProjectI am so excited to share the process of our <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>Prism Puzzler</b></span> challenge. It was one of those learning tasks that just kept rolling. Each stage increasing in complexity and depth of thinking. Students were engaged, motivated, and demonstrating deep learning competencies throughout. The learning just made sense to students. They could visualize their learning and make connections during each stage. An educational WIN! When utilizing unconventional teaching strategies and methods, this does not always happen (refer to my first posts this year on <a href="https://mindfuled.blogspot.ca/2016/10/first-second-failures-and-what-we.html" target="_blank"><b>failure</b></a>) but it such a joy when thinks unfold as this did.<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>– solve problems that involve the surface area and volume of right prisms and that require conversion between metric measures of capacity and volume</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">– estimate and calculate the area of composite two-dimensional shapes by decomposing into shapes with known area relationships</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">– sketch different polygonal prisms that share the same volume</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">– determine, through investigation using a variety of tools and strategies the relationship between the height, the area of the base, and the volume of right prisms with simple polygonal bases and generalize to develop the formula</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">– use estimation when solving problems involving operations with whole numbers, decimals, and percents, to help judge the reasonableness of a solution </span><br />
<span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-small;">– solve problems involving the multiplication and division of decimal numbers to thousandths by one-digit whole numbers,</span><br />
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I have to admit that many of these expectations were backwards mapped during and after the learning tasks. Our intentional learning goal was to solve problems involving the surface area and volume of prisms (right and non-right), but during the course of the activities so much more was addressed. Students were using computational skills during phase one to calculate of surface area and volume. They used conversions to determine volume dependent on capacity of water. During phase 2 they used ratios to determine height of prisms based on their calculation of area of the base. Some groups used estimation to judge if their solution was reasonable (this led to greater success for these groups and a next step for others). This is the uncomfortable part of tasks like this - you go in a bit blind - unsure of what learning MIGHT or MIGHT NOT occur. Afterwards many students commented that they liked that this learning was extremely challenging. I wonder if sometimes sticking solely with 'covering the curriculum' we miss the boat on providing challenge, and through challenge motivation and will to learn.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><b>PHASE ONE</b></span><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/DugBraden?lang=en">Doug Braden</a> from <a href="https://www.inksmith.co/">Inksmith</a> came in to visit us and brought with him a collection of awesome 3D printed prisms. <span style="color: purple;">THANKS DOUG!</span> Some were right prisms, others more irregular in shape. The first challenge for the students was to work in groups to determine the surface area and volume of one of these shapes.<br />
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<span style="color: purple;"><b>This led to the discovery of a previously untapped potential of 3D printers on my part - not just for student design, but also for the creation of 'objects to think with'! The possibilities are endless! </b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Eureka! We discover that these two octagonal prisms (right and non-right) share the same volume. </td></tr>
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<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />PHASE TWO: TEAM CHALLENGE</span></b><br />
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Goal: <b>To create a complex prism that will hold 500mL of water.</b><br />
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Task Outline:<br />
-Create your detailed plan on paper first (sketch with labelled dimensions, explanations/justifications)<br />
-Use TinkerCad to construct the rendering of your prism<br />
-Create a screen capture using Nimbus [describe your rendering (dimensions, etc)]<br />
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<b>Team 1</b></div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B98tE-ybUsBaS3ZORndmMWh2bG8/view" target="_blank">Screen Capture Reflection </a></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f44c917e-db00-e6aa-e0b1-227e4e5c63be"><span style="font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="May 23, 2017 11:03:04 AM.jpg" height="242" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/yu7X17QD0gp1ao-pIqli05WPJeoNsZJbE7oam7a3Dp67UCewypJsVUv8RiV16GZVvPaSeTCuSDkORHV3rggEX9PyC4s9jJqTVsWBV3I9pk_uxP1iZikOFDdrsI59vZTnBW-OXKxh" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="320" /> </span></span><img alt="screenshot-www.tinkercad.com-2017-05-23-11-00-49.png" height="221" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/4-8Y2hU0KTGhJLS9O1NBQQh99haTVBe1oWqw5yLdMKxkA6jQvJeBu_zObxpz_RIUxgofH-qHIeNiDy8v2gyp64Pus_Ztn0oz5iWUe23dgP0hpPpfiwyyF1bF9iD0px8OrxQel47W" style="border: none; font-family: Muli; font-size: 11pt; transform: rotate(0rad); white-space: pre-wrap;" width="320" /></div>
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<b>Observations:</b></div>
-using water bottle as a benchmark <br />
-Found formula for area on google (efficiency)<br />
“We’re so close - are we close enough?” (precision/justification)<br />
-found app which calculates any formula with each step <br />
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<b>Team 2</b></div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4JVcNWm61q9RkNSSTQ3ZDgtRzQ/view" target="_blank">Screen Capture Reflection </a></div>
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f44c917e-db02-be5d-c2fa-a0f9764ca1c7"><span style="font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="May 23, 2017 10:38:51 AM.jpg" height="243" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TSTWa_qSWDS3Un7NjOlAZ09sz5pTAjey7c_duK4BuY-Z1y3LLV1qQHGhXG3VBDvXO1JS5CX28OYjz88uYEZS5IwsEm8MAPtXpS8tR_5efXAmBlz5QD8feov-9CfZGWsjrzOUne6Z" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="324" /> </span></span><img alt="Prism puzzler" height="272" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ynlwUlx3QDv4sOz4usI22Eo8YnMHilkYf1ugicPZipukXmbjBOY7uih-EHNrPnb5u07aDV2Dlsm4p6AzdVlBh5v_Xj5FBhVTBHoJk-9eCM4ntdfQ9XVoZTSb8oMTo-r0culuCRvg" style="border: none; font-family: Muli; font-size: 11pt; transform: rotate(0rad); white-space: pre-wrap;" width="320" /></div>
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<b>Observations:</b></div>
- base as 50cm height as 10cm<br />
- next found 3 triangles that would add to 50cm2<br />
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Team 3</div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1pH2t9NBy63MjNYNUJla1pFY2M/view" target="_blank">Screen Capture Reflection</a></div>
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<b>Observations:</b><br />
- "Let's do this!"<br />
- 5.381cm2 as side lengths <br />
- Found formula online to verify</div>
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<b>Team 4</b><br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_ox2JKrgRrZalpXenZ5MDNSeUU/view">Screen Capture Reflection</a><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-f44c917e-db05-a2da-0885-b1c95b8b55c9"><span style="font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><img alt="screenshot-www.tinkercad.com-2017-05-23-11-02-41.png" height="167" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/hFZMNdXgF5mjujCqn4IEoGVWhUBCkSj_redki4JNKtGVUKzUXtxM7nrOx8R14aTXCVO41JGDdLzHWTurU0dT2g3NEtHjKVTIVFPU_nAH3orYhy3qP43FVimBBe_B5GzBI7C73NEC" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0.00rad); border: none; transform: rotate(0.00rad);" width="169" /> </span></span><img alt="May 23, 2017 11:04:52 AM.jpg" height="243" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/mET0PzR6Trg-NqpDn_DX9xgwAJ3E9gvZ_iiqkCUmHnjUV44JjDgjFtDIpZAcqmftW09f1J0okSOEx3iH3RMF4iAPfxKvRQW5dz35FE9fMjtjlMOyj7rAFZ_HlhZMiIQgwf8b_2OA" style="border: none; font-family: Muli; font-size: 11pt; transform: rotate(0rad); white-space: pre-wrap;" width="324" /></div>
<b>Observations:</b><br />
- "Will hold 500ml but shape will be twice as big for sturdy design."<br />
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<b>Team 5</b></div>
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B5Qb5_Td0d6rRTJuWWJrbmpUSG8/view" target="_blank">Screen Capture Reflection</a></div>
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<b>Observations:</b><br />
-500mL=500cm3 starting point<br />
-Used reasoning to figure out 15x 10 as base <br />
-Then figure out height from there<br />
-Made volume larger by 100 to take into account width of container<br />
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<b>Team 6</b><br />
<a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwaMY-_qM67GOGowNGlPelBINW8/view">Screen Capture Reflection</a><br />
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<b>Observations:</b></div>
-all triangles to add up to 50cm2 so can easily multiply by 10 cm for height<br />
-"So each triangle needs to be area of 6.25cm2"<br />
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<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;">PHASE THREE: TESTING & DEBUGGING</span></b><br />
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<b>Team Reflections:</b></div>
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<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f44c917e-db11-88aa-d9ea-3ba081cedafd" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Our shape only held 254 mL including the scale up. One of the problems might have been the bottom we made for the shape had to be covered up our hole, and we might have calculated wrong." </span></span></span></b><br />
<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></b>
<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f44c917e-db11-ff31-ce31-e82edb7479a7" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Our design was too large for the printer therefore it was scaled down by 0.77. When we filled it with water it was 350ml but when we multiplied it by 0.77 it was equal to 430.5ml. This was fairly close to 500ml. A problem that we could have fixed was spending more time with the measurements of our design. The triangles were not exact to our measurements we calculated on the paper. So I think if we spent more time on the measurements, we would have been closer to 500ml."</span></span></span></b><br />
<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></b>
<b style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f44c917e-db12-3a8b-faee-e67b1396f1d3" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "muli"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">"Was too big for the printer. The tinkercad design was too large for the style printer. It was scaled down by 0.75. When we created the design on tinkercad the edges were too thick and took up too much space.Also the formula was a very large decimal. Causing the shape to not hold the proper amount of water whether or not the calculations were correct or not.In the end It held 200 ml of water being scaled down 0.75.we could improve our design by possibly making the height higher."</span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #444444; font-size: large;">Here are my key takeaways from the Prism Puzzler Challenge:</span></b><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b>- Using a 3D printer to create tangible objects for students to think and reason with has more potential than I ever imagined. Something about holding and working with a novel object is highly motivating.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b>- Problem solving in mathematics that is driven by the design process enables students to approach challenging tasks with curiosity and the will to learn </b></span><br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b>- 3D printing allows students to test their solutions in the real world and make refinements based on those tests. </b></span></div>
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<a href="http://npdl.global/deep-learning-lab-2017/" target="_blank"><b>NPDL Deep Learning Lab</b></a></div>
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In his opening remarks, Michael Fullan challenged us to consider our own definitions of creativity and adapt these definitions throughout the Learning Lab.</div>
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Mine started something like this:</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Creativity is generating novel solutions to real world problems. </span></div>
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I was blown away by Daan Roosegaarde's presentation. </div>
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<a href="https://www.studioroosegaarde.net/projects/#beyond" target="_blank">Studio Roosegaarde</a></div>
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Creativity starts by LOOKING. Be annoyed, be fascinated, be curious. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/npdl?src=hash">#npdl</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DaanRoosegaarde">@DaanRoosegaarde</a> <a href="https://t.co/v5Tl7RMo2E">pic.twitter.com/v5Tl7RMo2E</a></div>
— Jessica Weber (@missjessweber) <a href="https://twitter.com/missjessweber/status/859038887485865984">May 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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The principle of MAYA- most advanced yet acceptable! <a href="https://twitter.com/DaanRoosegaarde">@DaanRoosegaarde</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/npdl?src=hash">#npdl</a> <a href="https://t.co/VXF6hIRhvI">pic.twitter.com/VXF6hIRhvI</a></div>
— Jessica Weber (@missjessweber) <a href="https://twitter.com/missjessweber/status/859037706097221634">May 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/DaanRoosegaarde">@DaanRoosegaarde</a> "3 phases of innovation" from a new Idea: <br />
- Not possible<br />
- Possible, not allowed<br />
- Why didn't you do this before! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/npdl?src=hash">#npdl</a></div>
— Bill Corcoran (@BCor_2) <a href="https://twitter.com/BCor_2/status/859038482089562112">May 1, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Definition refined:</div>
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<span style="color: purple;">Creativity starts with LOOKING. It is generating novel solutions to real world problems THAT MATTER.</span></div>
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<b>Insight Session 1: The Story of ESPOO, FINLAND: How We Led Systemic Change to Focus on Learning</b></div>
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Quite possibly the most important ingredient: The concept of TRUST! </div>
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Learning is VALUED and is based on EQUITY. </div>
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Focused on SUPPORT rather than CONTROL.<br />
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Key parts of the pedagogical approach:<br />
* Changing from WHAT to learn to HOW to learn.<br />
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*Multidisciplinary learning modules<br />
- contains integrative instruction techniques <br />
- gives SPACE for curiosity, experiences, and creativity</div>
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*Cooperation between adults - including collaborative teaching - works as a model for pupils.<br />
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Next speaker (Director Barbro Hogstrom) talked about being a slave for her students. Whatever we do, whatever changes we make, they must translate to the classroom. </div>
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Can a curriculum reform create new everyday life in school?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Is a change possible without conscious [and courageous] leadership?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: purple;">We have to do something more!</span></b></div>
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Her plan started with having discussions with principals, generating goals based on common understanding, and visiting and collaborating with other principals. These goals come in the form of milestones which are generated by the principal and shared with others. There is a plan, a structure for pedagogical leadership. This is deep learning for administrators which translates to educators and students. What she has found is generating good goals is difficult.<br />
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You have to believe in what you do and have your own vision clear.<br />
<b><br /></b><b>Insight Session 2: <a href="http://cus0201clsprod.blob.core.windows.net/uploads/dlh/trdoc/npdl-dll-2017-1j-life-after-labs/ba4d5695-062a-e711-80c5-000d3a907534/npdl%20dll%202017%20-%201j%20-%20life%20after%20labs.pdf" target="_blank">Life after Labs </a>(OCDSB)</b><br />
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How do we bolt NPDL into our existing processes?<br />
Persistent message: We're going to make this work ... and yes it's going to be messy.<br />
How do we weave NPDL into the work of our schools so it's not a burden?<br />
Consolidate initiatives.<br />
Teachers buy-in to a common, coherent vision that is supported by administrators as co-learners.<br />
Mobile Technology Guidelines developed with admin, teachers, and parents.<br />
Common slidedeck for Canadian cluster to foster moderation.<br />
Teachers want a model - and this is the uncomfortable part for many. Engagement and authenticity comes from co-learning. No judgement as everyone is learning together.<br />
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Q: How does this translate to test scores?<br />
A: No data at this point. Attitudinal student survey.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DAY 2</b></span><br />
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Hannah Alper's Equation<br />
ISSUE + GIFT = CHANGE<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">Michael Fullan and Joanne Quinn Keynote</span></b><br />
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New problem: Superficial implementation of the right drivers.<br />
Ideas easily acquired are easily discarded.<br />
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False Signals:<br />
- Alignment with out coherence<br />
- Activity without movement<br />
- Tools that bling (a fool with a tool is still a fool)<br />
- Championing Deep Learning without precision (how is pedagogy linked with learning outcomes)<br />
NOT prescriptive but CLEAR!<br />
- Dashboards without Steering Wheels<br />
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What is Deep Learning?<br />
- Must pass the purpose test (challenging and worthwhile)<br />
- Connectivity<br />
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COHERENCE:<br />
<span style="color: purple;"><b>If it doesn't exist in people's minds it doesn't exist!</b></span><br />
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Effective Change Process:<br />
Successful change processes are a function of shaping and reshaping good ideas as they build capacity and ownership.<br />
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Lead Learner Competencies<br />
- Model Learning<br />
- Shape Culture<br />
- Maximize Impact on Learning<br />
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AUTONOMY is NOT ISOLATION.<br />
Connected autonomy is essential.<br />
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We have to know what kind of students we want. What do we want as a collective?<br />
What pedagogy will support this? How do we shift practice?<br />
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It privileged other ways of knowing, other ways of learning, and data sets.<br />
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Citizenship, Character, Creativity - Catalytic Cs (students as change agents)<br />
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Continuous improvement and Innovation co-exist and inform each other.<br />
<b><br /></b><b>Insight Session 1: <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B6HjJxmuWJcuaFVFcDJyQm1qR3M" target="_blank">Learning Partnerships and Pedagogy</a>: Feedback that Moves Students Toward Autonomy</b><br />
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Advice vs Feedback<br />
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Low achievement is often the result of students failing to understand what teachers require of them. (Black and Wiliam 1998)<br />
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What is the link between feedback and high expectations (I have high expectations and believe that you can reach them.<br />
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Video: Specific Praise: How it improves learning<br />
https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/positive-feedback-to-students<br />
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Feed forward using QUESTIONING, PROMPTS, and CUES<br />
- Do you remember why this didn't work?<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><b>Alan November</b></span><br />
Deep Learning is about SURVIVAL. Students need to be able to think, to critically evaluate, reinvent themselves.<br />
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The value of a teachers knowledge is going down. It's not special.<br />
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So what IS special?<br />
- critical thinking on the web<br />
- diagnostic skills with data<br />
- ethics<br />
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Interview Questions: How do you teach students what you don't know?<br />
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David J. Malan <a href="https://cs50.harvard.edu/" target="_blank">CS50 </a><br />
"If students are only giving me as the teachers back what is given, then I'm not a good teacher. It's about students going beyond expectations."<br />
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Next step: NETWORKS of teachers teaching<br />
Students motivated by seeing themselves in comparison to others globally "ramp up their work"<br />
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<a href="http://mathtrain.tv/"><span style="font-size: large;">mathtrain.tv</span></a><br />
The world needs me. How many schools have this as their guiding purpose?<br />
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The <b>real work</b> is changing the design of the problems.<br />
Design MESSY PROBLEMS. Change the world SOLVE to INVOLVE.<br />
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<b><span style="color: purple;">A teacher teaching how they learn is more powerful than a teacher teaching what they know.</span></b><br />
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<b>Insight Session 2: This is the Oz Story</b><br />
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Schools had choice in what they would focus on.<br />
Example:<br />
Student Agency- Focusing on student voice by leveraging digital<br />
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Creating a Mini-library for children in Malaysia: Grovedale West Primary School<br />
<a href="http://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Resource/ByPin?Pin=7G7NGB&SearchScope=All">http://fuse.education.vic.gov.au/Resource/ByPin?Pin=7G7NGB&SearchScope=All</a><br />
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Not linear - have to allow for emergence.<br />
Impact varies depending on conditions the school has in place.<br />
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I have learned through my experimentation with varied pedagogical approaches and adoption of new technologies, that these moments are to be treasured and are what fuels passionate educators to continue with their pursuits to innovate and inspire. For each 'fall to your knees' moment there are also moments of failure that serve to 'reflect and refine' practice. Both moments equally as important and rich with learning for students and educators. <br />
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I had a 'fall to my knees' moment witnessing my Grade 7 students so enthralled with their heat design projects that time stood still and it seemed as though I was in some amazing innovation incubator somewhere.<br />
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This design project was inspired by a recent professional development experience surrounding <a href="http://npdl.global/" target="_blank">New Pedagogies for Deep Learning</a>. With a focus on citizenship, collaboration, and critical thinking, students identified global problems related to heat (grade 7 science) and generated possible solutions.<br />
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We used this slide deck with incredible video inspiration to spark our interest and guide our thinking. On slide 13 find links to student slide decks (which served to guide pitches delivered to other students).<br />
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We have been using a <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UMQtKeFxShCgvaAbixBzCN6RU56qTgt8xQkI6JA9v1k/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">design process organizer </a>throughout the year which we adjusted to meet the needs of this project. This design process organizer is based on AJ Juliani and John Spencers <a href="http://thelaunchcycle.com/" target="_blank">LAUNCH book</a> which I devoured last summer.<br />
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Goal: to identify a global problem related to heat, conduct research about this problem, generate a possible solution / prototype, and share findings with others using media sources.<br />
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A few of our prototypes:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alternative A/C, Super Snow Suit, Magic Blinds, SOS Iceberg</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skin Patch (sun radiation), backpack shelter, energy efficient homes</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3 in 1 inhaler, Heat House</td></tr>
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It wasn't only the creativity, global mindedness, and critical thinking that made me 'fall to my knees', but the students reflection on this experience.<br />
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Here are just a few student reflections shared through a Google Form:<br />
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On CHARACTER:<br />
"I had an idea that I thought would work really well, and I was disappointed that it was already created. But even after that original fail, I kept going and our group came up with an amazing idea."<br />
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On CREATIVTY:<br />
"I used the competency of creativity because we all had great ideas for our prototype that came to life. We all asked really good questions about our prototype like how it was going to work and how we were going to build it." (Notice the word <i>WE</i>)<br />
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On CRITICAL THINKING:<br />
"In order to complete the task we were forced to think harder and take risks. For example when we couldn't figure out how to get the dome to be a dome shape we had to do a very risky test to figure out if it would work and if it didn't we would have to restart the whole building process again. In order to avoid that we had to try to prove that it would work on paper without even trying it."<br />
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On CITIZENSHIP:<br />
"I think that I used the competency of citizenship because I really thought of the other people around the world while thinking of a solution to our problem. I was thinking about what things people don have in other countries rather than thinking about us."</div>
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<i>So what's next?</i></div>
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Our intermediate division is hosting an Invention Convention in early May. The Grade 7s have begun the <i>Look, Listen, and Learn</i> phase to begin identifying global problems. Next week we will come to consensus on actionable questions and get into teams to begin the design process.<br />
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What has been your latest <i style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">'fall to your knees' </i>moment?<br />
The more we share our success stories and our failures the more we learn collectively!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-72221178796933075942017-04-09T16:19:00.000-07:002017-04-09T16:19:41.359-07:00GAFE Summit 2017<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://on.gafesummit.com/2017#schedule" target="_blank">GAFE Summit Schedule</a></span><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/rushtonh">@rushtonh</a> inspires us to think about what would be ridiculously cool at our schools and figure out how. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONsummit?src=hash">#ONsummit</a> <a href="https://t.co/QNed74VSbg">pic.twitter.com/QNed74VSbg</a></div>
— Jessica Weber (@missjessweber) <a href="https://twitter.com/missjessweber/status/850701299075227651">April 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/rushtonh">@rushtonh</a> shares this inspiring story. <a href="https://t.co/1Ft3VAXdSc">https://t.co/1Ft3VAXdSc</a> It's about connecting, creating, and caring. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ONsummit?src=hash">#ONsummit</a></div>
— Jessica Weber (@missjessweber) <a href="https://twitter.com/missjessweber/status/850694471171932160">April 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Video link for Dads and Dudes: <a href="https://t.co/GZUSCt6psI">https://t.co/GZUSCt6psI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/raylearns?src=hash">#raylearns</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/edtechteam?src=hash">#edtechteam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/rushtonh">@rushtonh</a></div>
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Sandra's<a href="http://www.classroomdollop.com/dollop-of-resources.html" target="_blank"> resources</a><br />
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MINDS ON:<br />
Love these math games! <a href="https://www.mangahigh.com/en/">https://www.mangahigh.com/en/</a><br />
<a href="https://quizizz.com/login?q=/join">https://quizizz.com/login?q=/join</a> (like Kahoot but self-paced)<br />
<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/">https://trends.google.com/trends/</a><br />
<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?q=%2Fm%2F0j81q" target="_blank">Vimy Ridge on trends</a> what about Pokemon?<br />
Check out Google Public Data<br />
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INVESTIGATION:<br />
Problem solving using Google Slides (think about all the possibilities with tables!)<br />
<a href="http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html">http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html</a><br />
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Interlude ... because sometimes you just need a laugh! Thanks to Holly Clark<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/edtechteam.com/hollyclark/presentations/the-right-question" target="_blank">The Right Question</a> with <a href="https://twitter.com/HollyClarkEdu" target="_blank">Holly Clark</a></span><br />
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READ: <a href="http://amorebeautifulquestion.com/" target="_blank">A More Beautiful Question</a> / <a href="http://hepg.org/hep-home/books/make-just-one-change_144" target="_blank">Make Just One Change</a><br />
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"Fall to your knees moment" ... next blog post ...<br />
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Groups of 3 - most effective groupings.<br />
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<a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AnWO6n1kRCnqL7HZ1sVY5qT0MAkqY4Ue38VzarXdHVDIzTknahejhx6OrwPQX8y0DsENsmi2L4Ee8r-mgj56k4-E8LJAc0wtMzqzRHNfuXb0sE12ECGOx3N3O0UlqRb5h4AIaady" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="71" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/AnWO6n1kRCnqL7HZ1sVY5qT0MAkqY4Ue38VzarXdHVDIzTknahejhx6OrwPQX8y0DsENsmi2L4Ee8r-mgj56k4-E8LJAc0wtMzqzRHNfuXb0sE12ECGOx3N3O0UlqRb5h4AIaady" style="border: none; transform: rotate(0rad);" width="71" /></a>The right questions <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ILgGv1RFLHzbEfEGP7mFmOnJ9iy5cvTVX5Mi6F1Oiqo/edit" target="_blank">shared doc</a><br />
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<a href="https://socrative.com/" target="_blank">https://socrative.com/</a> (consider needs of extraverts and introverts)<br />
AMPLIFY LEARNING<br />
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The best question focus:<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/edtechteam.com/hollyclark/presentations/diving-deeper" target="_blank">Diving Deeper - Question Focus</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://twitter.com/dtangred" target="_blank">Derek Tangredi </a>~ <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YruTTmCAVb8DsxekUCoXmczxsyLq_FwuB29dESo8kI0/edit#slide=id.p" target="_blank">Slide Deck</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">DAY 2</span><br />
Morning Spark Sessions<br />
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Shouldn't the school system be adapting to the life of students?<br />
Changing teacher practice is the hardest thing teachers do.<br />
You can't reflect if you don't try new things. It doesn't have to be perfect!<br />
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What is student engagement?<br />
- challenge<br />
- time flies<br />
- social<br />
- creative<br />
- accomplishment (way different than sense of done)<br />
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Generation Z are our first digital natives.<br />
They want school to come to them in bite size chunks.<br />
THEY KNOW the magic happens outside their comfort zone.<br />
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We have to stop being the comfortable experts and become restless learners - Holly Clark<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/edtechteam.com/hollyclark/presentations/critical-thinking-and-the-web" target="_blank">Critical Thinking and the Web</a> - Holly Clark</span><br />
The New Digital Divide<br />
- Those who know how to <b>think </b>about search and those who don't.<br />
- Those who know how to <b>validate information</b> and those who don't.<br />
- Those who know how to <b>get information to travel to them</b> and those who don't. <br />
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Our students need to be TRANSLITERATE ~ Not just reading and writing.<br />
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I'm NOT a good searcher ... and it is very likely that my students aren't either.<br />
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300,000 - 500,000 is a good number of results.<br />
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<a href="http://time.com/3581399/google-search/" target="_blank">Search Tricks</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/wwwebb.ca/home/resources/summit-sessions" target="_blank">Hacking the New Google Site</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/Crippit" target="_blank">Chris Webb</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1H6L74HKIREnQiREu1rQ-3-kyjOsqfTB6Yvt2P3aT5dg/edit#slide=id.p" target="_blank">Supporting Student (& Staff) wellness - Heidi Mannhardt</a></span><br />
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<i>“Joseph-Nicholas Delisle and his nephew by marriage, Philippe Buache, were obsessed by the idea of a vast sea, connected to the Pacific in northwestern North America. Beginning in 1752, Delisle and Buache published a series of maps and memoirs describing this mythical 'Mer de 1'ouest'; some of their maps appeared as late as 1779 in Diderot's Encyclopédie. The 'Mer de l'ouest' had been a strong motive for exploration but as early as the 1740s few others dared place it on a map”. </i><br />
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During our second day of <a href="https://mindfuled.blogspot.ca/2017/03/innovation-stations.html" target="_blank">Innovation Stations</a> a rather interesting metaphor struck me. We were discussing how as early users of this educational technology, we have a responsibility to document our learning journey, successes and failures, so that others might learn from us and to provide documentation of our thinking processes for our own reflection. <br />
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Maybe this is a little like the early explorers of Canada, such as Delisle and Buache, who dared to envision something different, something uncharted, something magical. They had hope and belief in discovery. When they set off on new explorations, they were not sure where they would lead. With conviction, passion, incredible resilience, and bravery they embarked on their expeditions.<br />
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As I looked around the classroom this afternoon, I noticed students totally enamoured with their learning expeditions. When they encountered challenges, such as robots 'misbehaving' or code not quite working they asked questions of each other and tried something else. I witnessed teams seeking support from the team who completed the station the day before. In the final moments of consolidation, students were keen to add their reflections, as they are beginning to see the importance of it for themselves and for others. With each exploration, a map required to show where we have been.<br />
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All of this makes me think of the many edtech 'voyageurs' who dare to envision education as something different than it is today. Those who create possible 'maps' of what education can be, those with hopes and aspirations for learning in new and innovative ways. We cannot predict with certainty what the future will look like. Our 'maps' may turn out to imperfect, such as the mythical 'Mer de l'ouest'. Yet, we keep searching for new places, with hopeful and passionate hearts.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-66993058727719106032017-03-07T17:35:00.004-08:002017-03-07T17:35:56.191-08:00Innovation StationsWhat do you do when your <a href="http://www.modrobotics.com/moss/" target="_blank">MOSS Robotics</a> and <a href="https://store.sphero.com/products/sprk-plus" target="_blank">Sphero Sprk+</a> kits arrive on your doorstep?<br />
First, of course, you do a little happy dance!<br />
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Then you resist the urge to open the boxes until you are with your students.<br />
This past weekend it was AGONY not to dive in. I held back as I know how awesome it is to open them up in the presents of the learners and ask, "<b><span style="color: #38761d;">What's possible with what's in these boxes?</span></b>".<br />
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A little background - this past December I had the fortunate opportunity of attending the <a href="http://misalondon.ca/innovation-day/" target="_blank"><b>MISA Innovation day</b></a> in London, On. Not only did I get to connect with inspiring educators and leaders from our region, I also had the chance to apply for some funding. My proposal for my 'FAB LAB' was excepted - enter the MOSS robotics and the Sphero Sprk+.<br />
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With these new additions to our FabLab, I wanted students to get their hands on them and explore the possibilities and document their initial thinking and wonderings. As I always say, <b><span style="color: #38761d;">with exploration comes the necessity for reflection</span></b>.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vUjgw8iH9iZr7iYOIswh8OOOZ983A6FP1g7ZPptI_hyphenhyphenjM1fkHq1mmgEWZXduRntyT3EUYxXmxTRk02alCeEKUD8dk7G96ZtJ7KF8dqH9vecFSOxSjXuTYCFCDXH6-1mc2vQJUyqp4FmJ/s1600/IMG_1185.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3vUjgw8iH9iZr7iYOIswh8OOOZ983A6FP1g7ZPptI_hyphenhyphenjM1fkHq1mmgEWZXduRntyT3EUYxXmxTRk02alCeEKUD8dk7G96ZtJ7KF8dqH9vecFSOxSjXuTYCFCDXH6-1mc2vQJUyqp4FmJ/s200/IMG_1185.JPG" width="200" /></a>So today we started our first round of <b><span style="color: #38761d;">Innovation Stations</span></b>. Students were grouped in teams of 4 to explore elements of our FabLab. Some activities such as coding using <a href="https://scratch.mit.edu/" target="_blank">Scratch</a> and 3D designing/printing using <a href="https://www.tinkercad.com/" target="_blank">TinkerCad</a> and <a href="https://www.printm3d.com/" target="_blank">M3D</a> are not new, but the innovation stations a challenge to use creativity and critical thinking in new ways.<br />
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See below for our thoughts and creations from our first day of Innovation Stations!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scratch Station CANADA150 Challenge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One groups' first iteration: using a sprite as a host to their trivia game. Upon discussion they are searching for a more "Canadian" sprite. Also looking to add cumulative point scores. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating a robot using proximity sensors. First attempt the robot moved haphazardly in circles. Debugging uncovered cubes in the incorrect orientation. </td></tr>
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Google Cardboard team reflection: "<span id="docs-internal-guid-d692b751-ab85-88bd-fcbe-7fb7b3f38d5b"><span style="font-family: "Maven Pro"; font-size: 12pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In google street view we travelled to Greece. In Greece we noticed that a lot of the landscape was made out of marble (ex. sidewalks). We also saw a lot of greenery. We also went to the liars bridge in Romania. We found out that all the buildings are painted in orange. Next we went to China. We were in some sort of a temple and the building was huge. Just before the session ended we traveled to the taj mahal in India."</span></span><br /><br />
The classroom was a buzz of activity this afternoon. It was my absolute pleasure to witness students collaborating, creating, and problem solving using these new innovative learning tools. I'm not sure where we are going next, but what I <i>do</i> know is that journey is richer and celebration sweeter when we put students in the drivers seat and provide experiences that are engaging and challenging.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-79747877428698576702017-03-06T19:52:00.001-08:002017-03-07T17:36:07.558-08:00Pause. I've heard it said that Twitter is like a flowing river. It's impossible to catch all the water. You reach in when you can to fill up your cup. I'm not exactly sure where I heard this, but it captures what Twitter is for me. When I first started on Twitter, I was overwhelmed by the shear quantity of information and possible connections. I developed a bit of FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out). Slowly I began to let go of my expectations and dip my cup when I needed that re-fueling/refreshing from my PLN. <br />
This past Saturday I dipped my cup in at a rather serendipitous time. I noticed a challenge from <a href="https://twitter.com/mrfusco" target="_blank">@mrfusco</a> to complete #5posts5days. I have felt the need to get back to blogging and this was just the nudge I needed. Carlo's first blog asks, 'Why blog?' and this ties in perfectly with the ideas I wanted to share today.<br />
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<i>Why do I blog? </i><br />
I blog because spending a few minutes focusing on one small aspect of teaching, leading, learning helps me to refocus on what I hold dear. In the fast pace of daily life as an educator, it's easy to get wrapped up in the 'to-do' list. Blogging helps me reflect on what's working, why it's working, and what needs to change. It's for me. I don't write for an audience (maybe I should), but as a means of fleshing out the ideas floating around in my head. So what's in my head today?<br />
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Here is what's whirling around in my mind.<br />
I keep coming back to this paragraph that I read in Thomas Friedman's latest book <a href="http://www.thomaslfriedman.com/thank-you-for-being-late/" target="_blank"><b>Thank You for Being Late</b></a>. Ever since my teaching experience in China I am fascinated with 21st century competencies in light of globalization. What's really going on in the world around us? What might the world of tomorrow look like for our students? How does this impact education? This book addresses many of these questions and so much more.<br />
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Here is the paragraph I keep coming back to:<br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><b>PAUSE. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>"Knowledge is only good if you can reflect on it". -> AMEN!</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Dismiss your FOMO thoughts. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Let things ruminate. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Be patient ... with yourself ... with others.</b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Embrace moments of unexpected delay. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Be in the now. </b></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><b>Slow down in order to deepen relationships. </b></span><br />
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<i>What does this mean for my practice?</i><br />
Learning needs room to breathe. Give it the space and time it needs to settle in. Provide more opportunities for genuine reflection.<br />
It's okay to 'miss out' on some things, so other things can flourish. Tune in to priorities.<br />
Be.<br />
Be in relationship with others. This makes us who we are as humans. This is why I love being an educator. The ability to form connections with others- to inspire, to care, to listen, to share. Let this be the guide.<br />
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I have now finished Part I of this book and think it would make an incredible book club for educators. Friedman has a way of weaving stories and observations together that brings clarity to perspectives explored. Any takers? I'd love to PAUSE and REFLECT with others!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-37159915344007330062017-03-06T19:46:00.000-08:002017-03-28T06:56:41.042-07:00Attributes of BraveryFor International Women's Day, we watch this inspiring TED Talk by Caroline Paul.<br />
In this video, Paul explores 3 attributes of bravery which include:<br />
1 - Getting outside your comfort zone<br />
2 - Calling on your own resilience<br />
3 - Finding confidence in yourself and your decisions<br />
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First of all, these three attributes are what I hope to instill in all students. Especially at the intermediate level, where they are struggling to find their place, discussing the benefits of these attributes is so important. Take risks, bounce forward when faced with setbacks, and be who you are.<br />
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While Paul discusses what parents can do to encourage girls to be more brave, I think that we have a role to play as educators as well.<br />
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I am quite open with my students. I share stories and anecdotes often as a way to build relationships and wearing my heart of my sleeve is just a part of who I am. I find the more open I am, the more students are willing to give of themselves. I also share aspects of my life to model positive mindsets and attitudes. I have noticed the past few years many girls who are hesitant to talk risks. Intelligent, kind, incredibly capable young women who remain quiet as the voices of males in the room fill the air. I have wondered why this is, and maybe this TED talk has something to say about it. <br />
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I have a bit of an adventurous spirit. Maybe this comes from growing up with three big brothers. I climbed trees, I fell, I got back up, I crossed streams by tiptoeing across logs. I was expected to be brave.<br />
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In education, perhaps we need to not only encourage, but expect bravery from our girls. While we can't change all attitudes and perceptions, we can help build confidence and resilience in all our students.<br />
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Maybe we need to ask each day, "How were you brave today?".<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17350566397253322149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-28951690208507838972017-03-05T09:57:00.000-08:002017-03-05T09:57:20.412-08:00What is teaching? Alright Twitterverse. You've done it. You've given me the much needed nudge to get back to blogging.<br />
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It started this morning with this post and the threads that followed.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/rchids">@rchids</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/slwindisch">@slwindisch</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/korytellers">@korytellers</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/missjessweber">@missjessweber</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/cherandpete">@cherandpete</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DerekRhodenizer">@DerekRhodenizer</a> follow up with, if this then how do we achieve and assess?</div>
— Jonathan So (@MrSoclassroom) <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSoclassroom/status/838362850146074624">March 5, 2017</a></blockquote>
So I visited @MrSoclassroom's latest blog post: <a href="http://linkis.com/wordpress.com/muS6y" target="_blank">The purpose of teaching is ....</a><br />
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He commented on Cathy Fosnot's quotation, <i><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">"The purpose of teaching is to help students learn ... however, without learning there is no teaching"</span></i>.<br />
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I think the quotations by <a href="https://twitter.com/slwindisch">@slwindisch</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/MrSoclassroom">@mrsoclassroom</a> fit together quite perfectly.<br />
The purpose of teaching is to help students learn.<br />
But <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i>what</i></span> are we guiding them to learn about? And <i><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">why</span></i> that?<br />
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These are the questions that often keep me up at night. Of course we have the curriculum documents that guide our content, but there is so much more to it than that. It's about teaching students that learning how to learn is important. It's modelling that being curious and giving in to that curiosity - even though it might be hard, that you might face some struggles, and that it's going to take time and effort - is kind of the point of it all.<br />
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The what and why that are the <span style="color: purple; font-size: large;"><i>big ideas</i></span> that relate to learning in order to life fully and productively. We find these ideas throughout our curriculum documents we just have to uncover them and often backwards map student and teacher wonderings to these big ideas. <br />
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Teaching for me, <i><span style="color: purple; font-size: large;">is</span></i> about igniting the passion inside my students.<br />
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For some students, they are ready. They have a good idea of who they are are what sparks their interest. They relish the opportunity to pursue learning about topics that inspire them. They need little more than a flicker of flint to get their flame roaring.<br />
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However, for some students, this isn't easy. They have become accustomed to the content, the what, fitting nicely inside prepackaged boxes. They need lots of kindling to get their flames going. This is what teaching is to me. Providing the experiences, the conversations, the inspiration to help students figure out what is important for <i>them</i> to learn about, giving them the tools they need to build their own fire, and instilling in them the confidence to light the match. <br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/MrSoclassroom" target="_blank">@mrsoclassroom</a> added on this by challenging us to think about how we assess this type of learning.<br />
For this, I look to the New Pedagogies for Deep Learning <a href="http://npdl.global/making-it-happen/deep-learning-progression/" target="_blank">progressions</a>. I had the fortunate privilege to attend NPDL training session this past month and am in the process of aligning these progressions with student design projects. More to come on this in the coming weeks...<br />
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Thanks for the inspiration Twitterverse! This is just what I needed on this Sunday morning!<br />
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-65632110403480826802017-02-12T13:48:00.000-08:002017-02-12T13:48:52.080-08:00Geometry and 3D PrintingThe topic of geometric properties has become the focus of our latest mathematics spiral. The possible connections with spatial reasoning and 3D printing have become quite obvious as we have worked our way through various explorations.<br />
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<u>Specific Curriculum Expectations:</u><br />
- Sort and classify triangles and quadrilaterals by geometric properties related to symmetry, angles, and sides, through investigation using a variety of tools and strategies<br />
- Identify, through investigation, the minimum side and angle information needed to describe a unique triangle<br />
- Determine, through investigation using a variety of tools relationships among area, perimeter, corresponding side lengths, and corresponding angles of congruent shapes<br />
- Demonstrate an understanding that enlarging or reducing two-dimensional shapes creates similar shapes<br />
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<b>Exploration 1: Student Guessing Game</b><br />
<b><br /></b>Students worked with a partner to classify polygons according to geometric properties. One partner selected a plastic polygon and held it behind a barrier. This partner provided clues to help the other student draw the correct shape. This activity also involved significant spatial reasoning as the task involved creating mental images corresponding to the given clues in order to draw the correct polygon. I noticed students using hand gestures to ask questions (eg. folding hands to show symmetry, hands extended to show parallel sides, holding hands into position of angles). Although these students were not following the rules of the game, it did provide a glimpse into their thinking.<br />
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<i>Examples of student clues:</i><br />
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"The shape is a polygon. It has 8 vertices. It is concave/irregular. It has an interior reflex angle. It has no lines of symmetry. It has one pair of parallel sides."<br />
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"It has 4 acute angles and 4 reflex angles. It has 4 lines of symmetry. It is a concave and irregular polygon. It has 8 vertices's and 8 sides. All sides are equal. It has no parallel sides. It has rotational symmetry."<br />
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<b><br /></b><b>Exploration 2: Designing Shapes for Primary Students</b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDyZZ3rstehBQNoxUUFXCW1ScpWyoaJTWEZbVs75M4PP0xSpp3zaMMSaKuOPMJIPv-0n0dGh5iQj7capZ5tGW9MmFWVpnC1cFPg-jCmgQyVJIflkFyz2_YFlYBZnyVQg0vJaVZY7F9AEY/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirDyZZ3rstehBQNoxUUFXCW1ScpWyoaJTWEZbVs75M4PP0xSpp3zaMMSaKuOPMJIPv-0n0dGh5iQj7capZ5tGW9MmFWVpnC1cFPg-jCmgQyVJIflkFyz2_YFlYBZnyVQg0vJaVZY7F9AEY/s200/IMG_0829.JPG" width="150" /></a><b><br /></b>On quite a few occasions, primary teachers at our school have knocked on our classroom door looking for attribute blocks. I am lucky to have my own set (fortunate hand-me-down from my retired teacher mom) and am happy to lend it out as we have a shortage in our school inventory.<br />
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Over the years a few pieces have become missing and I requested that the Grade 7s help me print some new ones using our 3D printer - an opportunity to further develop our skills with designing and creating using our 3D printer while also filling a need for our school community.<br />
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Students thought it might also be helpful to create additional shapes for student use including a wider variety of regular and irregular polygons.<br />
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<i>Examples of student thinking during design process:</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15ipT0-McXic9qcccQj6z0Gaoem_8P3I75j1Hc1wMtUXFlmOCj3hWDrlnYKIak496uEbXsksL4wfdPsD-k_R2RrRd0xrz07G_hSRzAl85VOlVXMgH5VgYHQwrCHw2vsLMGxOjuJRHhQ0f/s1600/octagons.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15ipT0-McXic9qcccQj6z0Gaoem_8P3I75j1Hc1wMtUXFlmOCj3hWDrlnYKIak496uEbXsksL4wfdPsD-k_R2RrRd0xrz07G_hSRzAl85VOlVXMgH5VgYHQwrCHw2vsLMGxOjuJRHhQ0f/s200/octagons.png" width="200" /></a>"For the regular octagon we got a box and made it 10mm high and 20mm by 20mm wide. Then we got another box and put a hole threw it so then it could become a triangle we did that 4 times. After that we put all the blocks together and then grouped it and got our shape of a regular octagon."<br />
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"For the irregular octagon we started with a square, then we had to make 2 triangles to go on the side of it, Next we got a square and put it underneath and duplicated one of the triangles from before and then had two more triangles to put on the side of it. And finally we grouped together."<br />
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<i>We have just begun printing these shapes ... stay tuned for project progress!</i></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-49269682279129468462016-12-07T07:45:00.002-08:002016-12-07T17:27:51.082-08:00Day 11 & Beyond: Reflection on Leadership and InnovationMy final task in the CPCO PQP 10 day challenge is to create a post summarizing my thoughts on what it means to be a digital leader. This happens to coincide with my participation at the <a href="http://misalondon.ca/innovation-day/" target="_blank">MISA Innovation</a> conference today in London. Rather serendipitous!<br />
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In one of the open spaces, discussion centered around teacher/administration buy-in. How do we move the system forward? A key concept we kept coming back to was the idea of<b> partnerships</b>.<br />
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- Partnerships between administrators and teachers where risk is embraced. This relies heavily on trust and both individuals taking a co-learning stance. It's about asking the 'What if...' and 'How might ...' questions.<br />
- Partnerships between teachers perhaps through demonstration classrooms or informal mentorship opportunities.<br />
- Partnerships between administrators, teachers, and students (learning with and from each other).<br />
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Building these partnerships requires time and the alignment of resources with priorities. Changing the culture is a slow process.<br />
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It was also shared that the 20% (early innovation adopters) naturally take risks and embrace failure as a part of the journey, however moving the 60% over the tipping point requires '<a href="https://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins" target="_blank">small wins</a>'. They need to feel successful in order to build efficacy. I wonder how early adopters sharing their failures might impact the mindset of others who take more timid steps forward.<br />
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<b><i>So what is my Day 11 going to look like?</i></b><br />
Helping others make progress on work that they feel is meaningful. This will require asking what it is that they want for student learning, providing support, and helping them feel successful with where they are at. It's about<i> their</i> journey.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-71672538783241751742016-12-02T13:39:00.000-08:002017-05-27T13:40:23.408-07:00Puzzle Cube Project: Spatial Reasoning & Design Thinking<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Cantarell; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: center;">
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The first 6 weeks with our 3D printer centered around experimentation and debugging. We familiarized ourselves with TinkerCad, conducted research, and spent many hours grappling with our failed prints and mishaps. With our new motor installed, and heightened appreciation for the functionality of this amazing tool, we got started on our first design project.</div>
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<br /><br /><a href="http://images.esellerpro.com/2243/I/168/94/game-the-matrix-cube%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #249b85; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="185" src="https://images.esellerpro.com/2243/I/168/94/game-the-matrix-cube%20(1).JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a>I brought a few wooden mind puzzles into the classroom for interest and relaxation, but also for their value in developing spatial reasoning. They provided us with the inspiration we needed for our first project!<br /><br />My purpose for integrating 3D printing in the classroom stems from a curiosity of students' spatial reasoning abilities and how designing and creating in a virtual 3D world might enhance their thinking. These capabilities are essential in many STEM careers (science, technology, enginering, and math) and are linked with overall mathematical performance. Spatial reasoning is an area in mathematics education that is a bit of a mystery.<br />And who doesn't love a good mystery, right?<br /><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666;">"A focus on spatial thinking allows mathematics to become a more visual endeavour and connects with what “real” mathematicians do when they are exploring patterns in the world and making discoveries. By exploring the spatial aspects of mathematics, we make it more accessible, more engaging and more relevant" (Ontario Ministry of Education, 2014).</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Their cubes needed to be 3 x 3 using at least 5 different pieces. I noticed how one student took his cube pieces apart and recognized that two of his shapes were identical when flipped. This type of vocabulary use was common as students shared their representations.<br /><br />Later in groups, the students selected a design for their project. The idea behind this was for students to make comparisons, discuss design specifications, and collaborate during the 3D rendering process. Also, after our first piece printed, we recognized it takes about 1.5 to 2 hours per piece!<br /><br />Groups either decided to make each square 1cm or 1.5cm which they later converted to mm (more precise when rendering on TinkerCad). Some partners figured out dimensions first then generated shapes based on those dimensions. Others created individual squares and duplicated them to form their pieces.<br /><br />Quite a few challenges were faced during the rendering process:<br />- Duplicating cubes<br />- Aligning cubes once duplicated<br />- Placing cubes on top of each other<br />- Grouping objects (to keep alignment)<br />- Removing/deleting blocks<br />- Resizing<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WkRpLsfZtzLnTLH-uRXlNxeFCde_crrvlZHOAhwdABROdadsGIrtlaalaf0WdcWIDl_KdU6ofj1yshRgL6nwSLEwnUB7deDyUbZxqer_Dr4VPNEEz7lw6D5M_B5aNSK81dELIBMzyxxx/s1600/IMG_0236.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #249b85; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WkRpLsfZtzLnTLH-uRXlNxeFCde_crrvlZHOAhwdABROdadsGIrtlaalaf0WdcWIDl_KdU6ofj1yshRgL6nwSLEwnUB7deDyUbZxqer_Dr4VPNEEz7lw6D5M_B5aNSK81dELIBMzyxxx/s200/IMG_0236.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH4EBI5cPhiaJVbAeSSH8JOyYlBGy93y52_tCPxDNkb2YwRGcGkG4UuNDBXDBxhI0gXCZEYZaXMHWD36d6wqEYAPWD-azv2sA_s_rV7S6nm3bNpmiPI5fObKfIGN8uiQfin4EzrEjX596/s1600/IMG_0235.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; color: #249b85; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgH4EBI5cPhiaJVbAeSSH8JOyYlBGy93y52_tCPxDNkb2YwRGcGkG4UuNDBXDBxhI0gXCZEYZaXMHWD36d6wqEYAPWD-azv2sA_s_rV7S6nm3bNpmiPI5fObKfIGN8uiQfin4EzrEjX596/s200/IMG_0235.JPG" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" width="200" /></a>Students experimented with different tools in the tool bar, shared their learning to help others along, and searched for forums or youtube videos when they got stuck. I love being able to authentically say "I don't know, let's figure it out". This is learning!<br /><br />To eliminate the need for the 3D printer to generate supports, some pieces needed to be flipped for stability while printing. This is something we determined while looking at the pieces in the M3D software and questioning what the results might be.<br /><br />It took about a week to print all the cubes. We are learning about patience during this process!<br /><br />We experienced a few minor printing errors along the way (eg. print not sticking to the bed). We solved this by slightly increasing the temperature (from 215-225 degrees) and using painters tape on the print bed (thanks to M3D user feedback). </div>
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<i>"We got a bit stuck on how to stack shapes so I found this video. In this video we learned that you have to click the black button to lift the object."</i><br /><br /><i>"The puzzle pieces are going to be three or four attached cubes each and when put together correctly will form a cube. We started the puzzle by creating rough drafts using centicubes. The best one was chosen and we each picked two or more pieces in to design on tinker cad. We decided on creating a rather small puzzle cube (10 mm by 10 mm by 10 mm) unlike some other groups who did 15 mm by 15 mm by 15 mm and I am excited to see if it works and if not then to see what went wrong. Also I wonder which measurement is more appropriate and whether the larger one will be much easier to use."</i><br /><br /><i>"Today we designed a puzzle cube using Tinker Cad. We had to make a puzzle cube with connecting blocks before we made the real thing in tinker cad to figure out which shape and size we wanted the blocks to be. Our group decided we wanted to make our blocks 1.5 centimeters for all the measurements of the blocks." </i><br /><br /><br /><i>"Our piece we had to design was one that had 5 cubes on the bottom and 1 cube on top. It was very easy to construct the bottom but it took a little more trial and error to do the one piece on the top because we had to figure out how to put the cube in the air and make sure it wasn't floating. Once everyone has constructed their pieces we will print them one at a time. When all of them are done we will give them to classes to try and figure them out."</i><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06AtMBfphzJwxwvwijYBR-3eidR0UhyphenhyphenhRheNpyWFpLbf7bEDpfhjvkzp9vJ7trQDHpqF7IIpO7x0B_v0oIFSKrpbx6WguSkLGeOjNZWBIYw7nKUZmQf2fIe8Qf7PIDOq8Qy5fmKJ38_8/s1600/Screenshot+2016-11-25+at+1.27.50+PM.png" style="color: #249b85; text-decoration-line: none;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06AtMBfphzJwxwvwijYBR-3eidR0UhyphenhyphenhRheNpyWFpLbf7bEDpfhjvkzp9vJ7trQDHpqF7IIpO7x0B_v0oIFSKrpbx6WguSkLGeOjNZWBIYw7nKUZmQf2fIe8Qf7PIDOq8Qy5fmKJ38_8/s200/Screenshot+2016-11-25+at+1.27.50+PM.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Ontario Ministry of Education. (2014). Paying Attention to Spatial Reasoning. Retrieved from <a href="http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/lnspayingattention.pdf" style="color: #249b85; text-decoration-line: none;">http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/lnspayingattention.pdf</a></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-72909849161996507902016-11-19T17:34:00.002-08:002016-11-19T17:34:44.187-08:00Connecting With Experts Using Hangouts<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Over the past few weeks we have been learning about ecosystems and the impact humans have on their delicate balance. My teaching partner came across this website and we signed up for a camera spot. We connected with National Geographic Education's special guest Jonathan Colby who is studying frogs and the impact of the Chyrid fungus on their survival. The students listened intently as he described what he does (loved the idea of hanging out in tree canopies in the rainforest), and how they are working to protect amphibian species. Students from all ten connected classrooms from around North America had the chance to ask questions at the end of his talk. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with an expert and really brought the curriculum to life. </div>
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Check out the website here to book your own camera spot: <a href="http://www.exploringbytheseat.com/" style="text-align: start;" target="_blank">http://www.exploringbytheseat.com/</a></div>
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See tweet below for link to watch the hangout:</div>
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My presentation on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/amphibians?src=hash">#amphibians</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/extinction?src=hash">#extinction</a>, & <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/conservation?src=hash">#conservation</a> is posted: <a href="https://t.co/pn3iD3dlz3">https://t.co/pn3iD3dlz3</a> 🐸 Share w/your classes! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/science?src=hash">#science</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/education?src=hash">#education</a> <a href="https://t.co/iHOkXFyR03">pic.twitter.com/iHOkXFyR03</a></div>
— Jonathan Kolby (@MyFrogCroaked) <a href="https://twitter.com/MyFrogCroaked/status/799305503436177408">November 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
Continuing the connection with our class Twitter Feed:<br />
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. <a href="https://twitter.com/weberswonders">@weberswonders</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MyFrogCroaked">@MyFrogCroaked</a> We're so happy you joined! Be sure to register for our next event, with <a href="https://twitter.com/jj_marlow">@jj_marlow</a>!<a href="https://t.co/vYo682YnAN">https://t.co/vYo682YnAN</a></div>
— NatGeo Education (@NatGeoEducation) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatGeoEducation/status/796087247586131968">November 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
Connecting with experts and organizations through Google #hangouts provides us with such an incredible opportunity to make the curriculum come to life for students. It is empowering for them to see and hear how people are making a difference in the lives of others (& lives of frogs).<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-9695267019453018872016-11-06T17:52:00.000-08:002016-11-06T17:52:16.837-08:00The Trials and Tribulations of Trying<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
Our subsequent prints have led to some rather interesting results...</div>
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It is our thinking that the filament got tangled about half way through the printing process which led the extruder to be pulled and the calibration offset.<br />
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Although the print was not what we intended, we do believe it is a rather beautiful failure - almost a work of art!<br />
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I sent our images to the M3D tech support and they stated it could be an issue with the motor. They suggested we conduct an x-axis skip test and record the process.<br />
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Let me pause here and note the vast amount of learning acquired through our trials. So far as part of this project we have uncovered the extruder and examined the mechanisms, learned the logistics of calibration, and used the manual to navigate the software to perform diagnostics tests.<br />
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It is clear from our x-axis diagnostic test that our motor is skipping. We attempted to rotate the rod to a looser position as it states in the troubleshooting guide with no luck.</div>
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M3D tech support responded that a new motor should solve this issue and have sent a replacement.<br />
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We are in a bit of a holding pattern in terms of printing until our new motor arrives ...<br />
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Have our experiences been perfect so far? Definitely not!<br />
Have we experienced set backs and frustrations? Absolutely!<br />
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Although we are looking forward to successful prints, we recognize that failure is a part of learning and this is an important, and often uncomfortable, realization.<br />
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Last week, we visited <a href="http://www.danpink.com/2011/01/whats-your-sentence-the-video/" target="_blank">Daniel Pink's website </a>as a class and viewed examples of "What's Your Sentence?" responses. Students then spent some time thinking about who they are in a quest to come up with their own sentence. I found it quite incredible how much you can learn about somebody from simply one sentence. What is the essence of that person that they wish the world to see of them? Powerful! </div>
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Students then added personal reflections about their sentence to their blogs. I am adding purposeful time for meditation, prayer, and reflection to work towards the Catholic Graduate expectations. This includes providing more opportunities for students to reflect on who they are and how they wish to impact the world they live in. </div>
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As the students completed their own blogs, I reflected on my own sentence to model reflective and creative thinking. Summarizing oneself in as few words as possible is a difficult feat. Who am I as an educator, a leader, a sister, a daughter, an aunt, a friend, a colleague? This is what I came up with ...</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She had a feeling heart and a curious mind. </span></div>
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What do I mean by a feeling heart? As long as I can remember, I have been someone who feels things deeply and seeks to understand the feelings of others. In my personal relationships I am someone who takes on the role of nurturer and caregiver. Sometimes this has led me to disappointment when others don't seek to feel and understand in the same way. This has also brought me a great deal of happiness as being valued is something that is important to me. In my role as an educator, I have the privilege of connecting with many and I believe my feeling heart helps me build relationships that encourage others to reach their potential. </div>
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A curious mind? Just this past weekend I spent the afternoon on a forest walk. I paused on many occasions, looked up and observed the leaves falling and the clouds meandering across the sky. I am a wanderer and a person of wonder. I want to know and understand how things work, how we learn, and ways to connect this with my everyday life. I don't claim to be an expert at any one thing. I am in a constant state of learning and that's just how I like it. </div>
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Is this my forever sentence? Likely not! I think it changes as we change and evolve, but spending the time reflecting on who we are and how we want others to perceive us is valuable. </div>
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I wonder how conducting this activity with staff at a school might impact the culture and community....</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-32487010494281138882016-10-06T17:20:00.000-07:002016-11-06T17:27:22.148-08:00First (& Second) Failures and What We Learned From Them<div>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">For our first project, the students worked in groups to design objects to add organization to our learning environment. Since we are experimenting with the use of tables over desks, this is relevant project very much connected with life in our classroom. During their first experience with <a href="https://www.tinkercad.com/" target="_blank">TinkerCad</a> students navigated through help tutorials to familiarize themselves with tools and functionality. </span></span><br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Are you loading <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://printm3d.com/solutions/article.php?id%3D47&source=gmail&ust=1476449097866000&usg=AFQjCNESyFVeNTe6dZ7AaDXR0gOSZDlF1w" href="https://printm3d.com/solutions/article.php?id=47" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Internally</a> or <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://printm3d.com/solutions/article.php?id%3D47&source=gmail&ust=1476449097866000&usg=AFQjCNESyFVeNTe6dZ7AaDXR0gOSZDlF1w" href="https://printm3d.com/solutions/article.php?id=47" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">External<wbr></wbr>ly</a>? We recommend using the external feed port as it has less resistance to the filament as it feeds. If you are using our Tough filament it must be loaded externally as it is somewhat tacky and will not feed through the internal port</li>
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Have you checked the height of your heater? It needs to be all the way down to the bottom of the nozzle or the temperature will be too cold. We have attached a guide that shows the heater and it's grommet in the correct location.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;">Is the extruder gear having any trouble rotating while it is pushing the filament? With front extruder cover removed, please watch the extruder gear as it turns to see if it is stopping or making a clicking sound. If you would like to send us a short video of the gear as it feeding the filament, we will be glad to check it out for you.</li>
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On Monday morning, the classroom was a buzz of excitement. We had a class discussion about what we believed to be in the box and what might be possible with this new learning tool. Students recorded their thinking on sticky notes and attached them to the (still closed) box. We have been talking about the design process and students made connections with the importance of getting inspiration from the world around them. </div>
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The following day we opened the box and created a list of questions and wonderings about the M3D printer.</div>
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This year I have been fortunate to spend time with <a href="https://plus.google.com/109665695127454941794">+Rolland Chidiac-WCDSB</a> at different points of his journey incorporating 3D printing into his grade 4 classroom. A few ah-ha's for me include the role of discovery, tangibles as gateways to student learning and improvement, and the inevitability of failure (and how we use it to feed-forward).<br /><br />This opportunity to learn, discuss, ideate, and share has been especially benefical as I am being provided with a 3D printer in my classroom next year as part of a reasearch study on spatial reasoning. One of my goals is to explore how mathematical concepts (eg. scale) and the design process can be intertwined to improve students' spatial reasoning skills. I also hope to discover ways to incorporate design thinking into other subject areas (with students leading the way I imagine). <br /><br />The chance to get started with 3D printing came before I knew it. <br /><br />As a final culminating activity in history, students were challenged to synthesize their learning from the time period explored in any manner they choose. Ideas included creating virtual timelines, counterfactual videos, and news broadcasts. A pair of students thought that they might like to create a monument commemortaing the War of 1812. This intrigued me and I thought it was a great opportunity to give <a href="https://www.tinkercad.com/">TinkerCad</a> a try. The two boys were more than willing to experiment! <br /><br />Below is a screenshot of their TinkerCad design.<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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The gates on each side represent the countries and the chain represents an unbreakable bond. I noticed the depth of thought as the students worked away on their design. Each element carefully considered and adjustments were made throughout. <br /><br />The students were quite satisfied with their design remamining on TinkerCad (which highlighted for me that the ability to print was not necessarily needed required). They projected their design on the whiteboard and shared their ideas and design with their classmates. <br /><br />To their surprise, I asked <a href="https://plus.google.com/109665695127454941794">+Rolland Chidiac-WCDSB</a> if he would print the design for them. I was able to download the .stl file and send it to him (woot woot)!! To my knowledge, he needed to make a few adjustments to their design so it would print properly (and in a reasonable timeframe). Aspects I need to learn more about next year. <br /><br />A few days later it arrived in the courier! <br /></div>
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<br /><br />In one of his previous posts, Rolland stated something that really stood out for me.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<i><b>"THAT is where the rubber meets the road."</b></i></div>
<br />It's the THINKING behind the artifacts that is truly powerful. All made possible by giving students opportunities to design and create in ways that bring meaning to their thinking. <br /><br /><u>Back to my 'ah-ha's:</u><br /><br /><b>The role of discovery:</b> Rolland didn't know all the answers (or all the questions for that matter) when he started with 3D printing. He discovered alongside his students. This is empowering and motivating for all students. <br /><b><br />Tangibles as gateways to student learning and improvement:</b> Who doesn't like to see their ideas come to life? Rolland shared many instances where the tangible object facilitated learning. An example of this was the characters they created as part of storytelling. He noticed what a difference it made having the 3D printed objects on their desks during the writing process. This was evident with my students as well. When I showed the students the printed monument, their faces lit up. I could see the pride and excitement in their eyes. <br /><b><br />The inevitability of failure (and how we use it to feed-forward): </b>Rolland's blog on failures was my very favourite. Things don't always go according to plan. Sometimes we end up with just a mess of plastic. We need to adjust and move on. One of the students who designed the monument stated that he was disappointed that the gates did not fit perfectly into the arch. He had included small slits in the arch that were suppose to hold the gates in place. His slits were not quite big enough, so without careful balancing, the gates fell over. He went over to his laptop and changed it on his design. Awesome! <br /><br /><br />A big thanks to Rolland for his willingness to share and discuss! <br />Looking forward to collaborating on design projects in the future! <br /><br /><br /><div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07249557340463700319noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2924235451257113859.post-11646935799999075992016-05-13T20:14:00.002-07:002016-05-13T20:16:06.286-07:00Algebra, Worms, and an Open Mind <div style="text-align: center;">
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I have to start with being totally honest - the most incredible learning opportunity that I am about to describe occurred out of sheer coincidence and an open mind. It was not pre-planned or anticipated (quite the opposite in fact).<br />
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- On Twitter a few weeks ago I came across a math video for teaching students about collecting like terms in algebra that was rather 'on point' (as my students would say) by an Aussie educator named <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/JoelBSperanza" style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250); color: #8899a6; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none !important;"><span style="background: rgb(245 , 248 , 250); color: #8899a6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250); font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px;">@</span></span><span class="u-linkComplex-target" style="background: rgb(245 , 248 , 250); color: #8899a6; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none;">JoelBSperanza</span></a>. We have watched a few of his instructional videos since, as his manner of getting at the big mathematical ideas resonates with us (plus he has an awesome accent)! </div>
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- After a hectic lunch hour helping with a popcorn fundraiser, I realized I had not added the math extension problem for the afternoon on our slide deck (or even selected it for that matter). I chose the problem in haste based on the fact it required an organized solution, linked with patterning, and was about worms and I thought the title "Worm Problem" sounded pretty neat (get it - Word Problem?). Out of pure necessity I tweeted a picture of the question as our class twitter feed appears on our D2L space (embedded widget). No time to type it out. So as I supported some students with other areas of focus (consolidated practice around volume and surface area), others worked away on our "Worm Problem". </div>
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So where do these two facts collide? When students were sharing their solutions, one group wondered if there might be a way to solve it algebraically. The thinking began (I knew it was not linear so this would be a difficult feet). Then students asked in jest, "maybe the video guy can help us?!" GENIUS! </div>
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So right away I went to the computer and tweeted <a class="ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav" href="https://twitter.com/JoelBSperanza" style="background: rgb(245, 248, 250); color: #8899a6; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 14px; text-decoration: none !important;">@<span class="u-linkComplex-target">JoelBSperanza</span></a> (super pumped that the students even considered the possibility of using social media - even if they were kidding at first - and the fact that they cared so much). </div>
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Yes ... Joel took the time to not only reply to us, but also create a 10 minute video explaining the problem, validating students' current solutions, and extending the learning to algebra. I was in total awe last night with the realization that this kind educator took the time to chat with me about my class, and prepare this video for us - just because he can and he cares. What a lesson in the possibilities of social media to connect and empower.<br />
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I could hardly sleep last night thinking about having the video up for the students in the morning. The look on their faces was priceless! What a way to start a day!<br />
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So what are the lessons here?<br />
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- Social media has the ability to make the world a more connected place. Modelling this for students is vital.<br />
- As an educator, you don't need to know all the answers (how possibly could you?). It's about opening up the walls of the classroom and connecting (social media extends this to a much larger community). You just have to be willing to embrace a little of the unknown and throw caution to the wind sometimes!<br />
- There are remarkable people out there (like my new friend <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelBSperanza">@JoelBSperanza</a>) who are willing to go the extra mile for the sake of student learning. That is something to be treasured and celebrated.<br />
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