Bill edited Doing Work that Matters - Rochester MN

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In his 2012 Kindle SingleWhy School, technology expert and educational change agentWill Richardsonargues that classrooms as they are currently structured are failing our students. "We focus on the easiest parts of the learning interaction -- information acquisition, basic skills, a bit of critical thinking, analysis -- accomplishments that can be easily identified and scored," he writes. "Learning is relegated to the quantifiable" (Kindle location 227). To create highly engaged learning spaces, Will believes, classrooms must instead be reimagined as places where students do work that matters with others -- a process introduced by sixth grade classroom teacher Bill Ferriter in this January 2016 presentation to the teachers of the Rochester Public Schools.
The resources for each of Bill's presentations can be found on this page.
Digital Learning Institute Materials
Session Slides
Session Handouts
Keynote Presentation Materials
Microlending as an Example of Doing Work that Matters
Resources Used in Bill's Microlending Project
#SUGARKILLS as an Example of Doing Work that Matters
Resources Used in Bill's #SUGARKILLS Project
Keynote Slides
Keynote Slides
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.
Keynote Presentation Materials

from Digitally Speaking
http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/Doing%20Work%20that%20Matters%20-%20Rochester%20MN