Resources Used in Bill's Microlending Project
#SUGARKILLS as an Example of Doing Work that Matters
Resources Used in Bill's #SUGARKILLS Project
KeynoteSlides
While session presenter Bill Ferriter doesn't spend a ton of time working through slides in his presentations, participants can download the slides for his keynote and breakout sessions by clicking on the links above.
Kiva Handouts
Sugar Kills Handouts
Keynote Presentation Materials
In February of 2010, Dan Brown dropped out of college, arguing that schooling was getting in the way of his education and that if educators aren't ready to change, society will move on without them. Watch Dan'sOpen Letter to Educatorsanduse this handout to reflecton his core argument that schools are failing to prepare kids for the world that they will inherit.
In the late 1980s, Tupac Shakurspoke at lengthabout the nature of schooling. His comments are poignant and prescient. Take a few minutes to watch his comments and think through the differences between the schools that we have created and the schools that our students most desire.
Microlending as an Example of Doing Work that Matters
Blogging Handouts- While session presenter Bill Ferriter has created dozens of handouts for structuring student blogging projects, participants generally find the following to be the most useful: TheBlogging Tasks to Tackle handoutdetails several specific roles that students can fill in classroom blogging projects. TheBlogging Reflection handoutcan be used to encourage students to think carefully about the kinds of posts that are the most influential. TheBlogging Self Assessment handoutis designed to give students the chance to track their own progress towards mastering academic outcomes during classroom blogging projects. And theTracking Student Progresshandout can be used by teachers to track student mastery towards academic outcomes on classroom blogging projects.
These handouts are also useful: TheTeacher Tips for Classroom Blogging Projectshandout includes a list of 10 different tips for structuring classroom blogging work, theTips for Leaving Good Blog Commentshandout is designed to teach students the kinds of steps that they need to take in order to effectively join conversations in blog comment sections and theBlog Entry Scoring Rubrichandout can be used by teachers or students to evaluate the overall quality of student posts on classroom blogs.
VoiceThread Handouts- While session presenter Bill Ferriter has created dozens of handouts for structuring student VoiceThread conversations, participants generally find three to be the most useful. ThePreviewing an Asynchronous Conversationhandout is designed to help students find an entry point into a digital conversation, theCommenting in an Asynchronous Conversationhandout is designed to give students a structured template for crafting a contribution to a digital conversation, and theReflecting on an Asynchronous Conversation handoutis designed to give students a chance to think about what they've learned after a digital conversation ends.
Resources for Breakout Session with Instructional Coaches and Curriculum Staffers
Session Slides
It is often easy for classroom teachers to be inspired by examples of purpose-driven learning in action. The simple truth is that the notion of giving students the chance to make a difference in the world resonates with almost every educator. The keys to successfully integrating purpose-driven learning into the work of a district, however, are keeping that work focused and consistently aligning system and school level choices with the broader goal of creating classrooms where students do work that matters. In this breakout session, participants will reflect on both of these core behaviors.
Developing Collections of Potential Projects -One of the keys to integrating purpose-driven learning into the work your teachers are doing is maintaining a list of potential projects and/or examples worth exploring. Is that a role the curriculum team could fill?
Developing Collections of Potential Tools -One of the keys to integrating purpose-driven learning into the work your teachers are doing is maintaining a list of potential
tools worth exploring. Is this a role the curriculum team could fill for teachers?
Connecting New Work to Essential Skills and Behaviors -The most effective change efforts always start with clear connections to the kind of work that teachers already believe in. Surveying your faculties is an essential first step towards choosing the right starting point. Is this a role the curriculum team could fill for teachers?
Resources for Breakout Session with Principals
Session Slides
One of the first steps that schools interested in the meaningful integration of technology must take is actively defining just what "meaningful integration" would look like in action. During this breakout, we will work to answer that question. Participants will look closely at a series of scenarios that describe the full range of technology integration efforts in schools. Then, they will explore a simple set of documents that can help schools to develop guiding principles for school-based technology integration efforts.
Technology Integration Scenarios: Your table group will be assigned to read the three technology scenarios listed below. Please click on the link for the scenario that you are assigned to read. After reading each scenario, please have one scribe respond to the first unanswered question on the second page of the Google Doc. Together, we will build a nice collection of reflections about what meaningful technology integration is supposed to look like in action.
from Digitally Speaking
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Doing%20Work%20that%20Matters%20-%20Rochester%20MN
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