Slides from keynote address at St. Mary's Academy in Winnipeg, Manitoba; 26 April 2010.

1. Technology Day 2010
St. Mary’s Academy, April 26
Keynote Presentation
by Darren Kuropatwa

2. On Ieaching Tnterdependence
wolves, russians, and other stories

3. On Teaching Interdependence
wolves, russians, and other stories

4. On Teaching Interdependence
wolves, russians, and other stories

5. Say a little prayer

6. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.

7. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.
“
We are currently
preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist
using technologies that
haven’t been invented
in order to solve
problems we don’t even
know are problems yet.
karl fisch

8. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.
“
We are currently
preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist
using technologies that
haven’t been invented
in order to solve
problems we don’t even
know are problems yet.
karl fisch

9. Say a little prayer
Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.
“
We are currently
preparing students for
jobs that don’t yet exist
using technologies that
haven’t been invented
in order to solve
problems we don’t even
know are problems yet.
karl fisch

10. context

13. information in the
computers

14. people in the
information

17. it’s not a search engine

18. it’s not a search engine

19. when things talk to each other ...
... and us

20. when things talk to each other ...
... and us

21. Beyond Literacy
...Teach Fluency

22. If all your kids learn to do is read and
write they wont be literate.
David Warlick

23. literacy = today

24. literacy = today
fluency = today & tomorrow

25. Learn to be like the wolves

27. “ “ They had no idea ...

28. did you catch the irony?

29. did you catch the irony?

35. "We shape our tools and then our tools shape us."
Marshal McLuhan
Cell Phones Everywhere
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/1884813924/

36. Learn to be like the wolves

37. David After Dentist

38. David After Dentist

39. funny, no?

41. why publish student work?

42. why publish student work?

43. why publish student work?

44. why publish student work?

45. Learn to be Russian

46. Learn to be Russian
circa 1980

47. Learn to be Russian
circa 1980
Lawrence Lessig
on SPARK, Oct 2009

49. @dkuropatwa 1) Being sure that
students understand their personal
info, and that free applications/
services aren’t really “free”

50. @dkuropatwa 1) Being sure that
students understand their personal
info, and that free applications/
services aren’t really “free”
@dkuropatwa Issue 1: Assume yr
digital footprint (you are what you
publish)

51. @dkuropatwa 1) Being sure that
students understand their personal
info, and that free applications/
services aren’t really “free”
@dkuropatwa Issue 1: Assume yr
digital footprint (you are what you
publish)

52. otprint” will carry
ture your “digital fo
In the fu anything y ou might
far more we ight than
inc lude on a resumé.
Ch ris Betcher

53. @dkuropatwa 2) schools avoiding
discussing social media altogether (it’s
something they’ll learn elsewhere) and/
or related school filtering.

54. @dkuropatwa 2) schools avoiding
discussing social media altogether (it’s
something they’ll learn elsewhere) and/
or related school filtering.
@dkuropatwa Issue 2: Be PART
OF policy for filter/block (not just
IT or admin).

55. @dkuropatwa 2) schools avoiding
discussing social media altogether (it’s
something they’ll learn elsewhere) and/
or related school filtering.
@dkuropatwa Issue 2: Be PART
OF policy for filter/block (not just
IT or admin).

56. We need new metaphors

57. We need new metaphors

58. We need new metaphors

59. We need new metaphors
♬ ♫♪♩
Why must we dream
in metaphors?
♬♫♪♩
♬ ♫♪♩
We’re trying to hold
on to something
♬♫♪♩
♫♪♩ couldn’t
♬ we
understand
♬♫♪♩

62. We can’t say that we need lots and lots of data to measure
student growth out one side of our mouths and then say
that their work isn’t precious out the other side

63. push
yourself

64. push
yourself

65. push
And if we are only asking kids to do meaningless stuff, then
yourself documented too, so we can change.
I want that

66. How will you make the assignment talk back?
David Warlick

68. Do you see
what I mean?

71. community

72. community

75. What questions do you have

76. What questions do you have
about
your
world

77. What questions do you have
about
your
world
your self?
and

80. Technology

81. Technology

82. Technology
Content

83. Technology
Content

84. Technology
Content Pedagogy

85. context
Technology
Content Pedagogy

86. context
Technology
Content Pedagogy

87. Teach them Interdependence

88. thanks

89. Earth and North America from Space
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ironrodart/4132833849/
Photos
2/365 Days - Pen and Paper by flickr user athena.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/athena/325752626/
Elephant
http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalart/2101765353/
Girl Talk by flickr user ThisIsIt2
http://www.flickr.com/photos/e06158/2272739708/
Silhouette of a family of five
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13010608@N02/3082540785/
thanks
videos
Ford Model T by flickr user Roadsidepictures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/roadsidepictures/1022647051/ Trillions
Pray by flickr user frozenminds http://vimeo.com/7395079
http://www.flickr.com/photos/frozenminds/384095282/
Wolf by flickr user Moha' Al-Bastaki Screencast by @dkuropatwa from Screenr.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_mafia/7793717/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hSGL-FVLHI
We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4285762190/ DecaWave ScenSor in Action
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEpNbdzWmWU
Kevin, Carriage Tour Horse by flickr user billread
http://www.flickr.com/photos/billread/449557932/
Wolves Fighting
Josh and Footprints http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q9vx-CBueU
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vubui/47617247/
Help me!!!! by flickr user El_Sol 2 Teachers 1 Chair
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gvaldez68/2924798856/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOplTIvAJaA
L1054241 Russian woman of Bennett Park by flickr user Susan NYC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/en321/2171734611/ David After Dentist
015: Estranged http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wcouch/2199404769/
eBeam Edge PS22 Chorus "LANDSLIDE"
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebeam/3586289013/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2p5augniQA
Sticks & Stones
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cottonm/2393936087/ PS22 Chorus "Landslide" for STEVIE NICKS at MSG!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgRfpkzN48
Me, Myself & I
http://www.flickr.com/photos/teddy-rised/2981257483/
How to Teach Math as a Social Activity
Market portrait, man http://www.edutopia.org/math-social-activity-sel-video
http://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/2816846040/