2. My ‘network’ is primarily on
Twitter
My ‘curation’ is Twitter &
PearlTrees
My ‘creation’ is my
Blog, SlideShare, YouTube…
consulting and presentations
like this!
Tel: 0403 399 206
Web: www.mutantlaboratory.com
Email: soozieemail@gmail.com
@soozietwits
Soozie
Bea
3. Why a Learning Lab
How to Run &
Assess a Lab
Activity
What
So What
Now What
Ideas for Labs
Goals for today
@soozietwits
6. “The function of
education is to teach
one to think
intensively and to
think critically.”
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-
1968)
Pastor & Activitst
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7. “We want to take that
Kindergarten approach to
learning – where kids are
creating and designing and
experimenting – and bring
it to learners of all ages.”
Mitchel Resnick
Lifelong Kindergarten Group,
MIT Media Lab
@soozietwits
8. “If I have seen
further it is by
standing on the
shoulders of giants”
Sir Isaac Newton
(1642-1727)
Physicist and Mathematician
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9. “... in the 1890s, 58 % of STEM
students were girls.
... the reason why girls are not in
STEM now is cultural, not due to
their natural ability. ”
Ainissa Ramirez
scientist, inventor, author, TED speaker, TED-Ed
educator, & advocate for science education
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13. Activity
Tinkering with
hands-on materials
PLAN AHEAD
• Keep it real with authentic
products
• Don’t overlook soft skills
• Learn from big thinkers
ASSESS
• Creation of a hypothesis
(big question)
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14. What
How-to Videos
Informational
Websites
Online Chats
LAUNCH INTO LEARNING
• Formative strategies to keep projects on track
• Gather feedback— fast
• Focus on teamwork
• Track progress with digital tools
ASSESS
• Depth of research
• Critique of sources
• Organisation of facts
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15. Audio-Video
Reflections
Photo Essay Blogging
Other Web 2.0
Tools
So What
SHARE WHAT
STUDENTS KNOW
• Grow your audience
ASSESS
• Reflection on hypothesis
• Reflection on experience
• Articulation & construction of learning
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16. Demonstration &
Application
REFLECT,
REVISE, REVISIT
• Do-it-yourself professional
development
• Assess better together
Now What
ASSESS
• Demonstration
• Peer & Public Review of Project
• Peer, Public & Teacher feedback
@soozietwits
17. 8 y.o. shows a
creation from a
Puppets to Robots
topic
9 y.o. demos a
windmill he
designed
12 y.o. shows love
of reading & desire
to learn
t-shirt design
Examples of Work
@soozietwits
20. Write an open letter
to the local council
about issues
effecting the
environment around
the school.
In what other
plausible ways could
Shakespeare have
ended Romeo and
Juliet?
If you saw an alien,
how could you
communicate that
you mean it no
harm?
What criteria would
you use to determine
if an artistic painting
is of high quality?
Think of as many
principles of physics
you could investigate
using an egg.
What common
household objects
could you use to
make pond water
drinkable?
What criteria would
you use to select the
most aesthetic of
several different (and
safe) bridge designs?
Big Question Ideas
@soozietwits
21. Flipped
The Flipped
Classroom by
J.Gerstein
Edudemic on Flipped
Classrooms –
bit.ly/164BGkJ
Case Study: Wiki -
bit.ly/17n7nps
Connecting Students
- bit.ly/1g26Z3y
Maker
Maker Education
Initiative –
makered.org
Brightworks School -
sfbrightworks.org
NYSci Maker
Blueprint –
bit.ly/1bRGBJw
Tech
From STEM to STEAM
by Sousa & Pilecki
Teaching the
iGeneration by
Ferriter & Garry
Hackety Hack -
hackety.com
Edudemic Teacher
Tech Guides –
bit.ly/14Twkb7
Teaching Resources
@soozietwits
22. I have very cool
business cards
– hit me up for one!Tel: 0403 399 206
Web: www.mutantlaboratory.com
Email: soozieemail@gmail.com
@soozietwits
Soozie
Bea
Notas do Editor
Today we'll look at how to include student-centred, flipped learning to teach not only the content, but the learning, organisational & study skills necessary for life-long learning – BY GETTING INTO ‘MAKER’ ED
Kid-Learning for AdultsEx-Tertiary School of EdEx-L&D MgrSTILL consultant & trainer – networking mutantADHD (Squirrel-brained)Possible mild AspergersMORE PEOPLE LIKE ME COMING!
The emphasis is on collaboration, multi-disciplinary learning, creating things and student empowerment, encouraging risk-taking and trial & error, and intrinsic motivation.
The emphasis is on collaboration, multi-disciplinary learning, creating things and student empowerment, encouraging risk-taking and trial & error, and intrinsic motivation.
The emphasis is on collaboration, multi-disciplinary learning, creating things and student empowerment, encouraging risk-taking and trial & error, and intrinsic motivation.
The emphasis is on collaboration, multi-disciplinary learning, creating things and student empowerment, encouraging risk-taking and trial & error, and intrinsic motivation.
Girls NEED STEM
So what’s all the buzz about “Making”? Making is creative, innovative, inventive, collaborative, resourceful and empowering. as the popularity of Making increases, so does the interest in introducing youth to the magic of Making. People are taking note and the benefits of Maker programs for youth are being acknowledged by community organizations, educators, parents, and most importantly, the youth who are already actively involved. Heavy on the STEMHands-on is key. offer children the opportunity to build, make and create. Children make something (design process) versus doing experiments (scientific process). Programs can follow a set of planned activities, but should encourage trial and error and allow for individual creativity and experimentation. Children own their creations. When a project is completed, kids should be able to take their project home. Programs should be long enough in duration that children can immerse themselves and result in a meaningful experience. Make sharing of ideas, projects, skills and knowledge an integral part of the program. an in-school program, offered in 40-minute blocks once a week.
Students explore the materials and the skills related to a topic of interest. Provided with ‘stuff to play with’, encourage them to tinker. Students come up with the QUESTIONS for the next phase.
The difference with Trad. Flipped Classrooms are the content is offered AFTER tinkering – they know what they want to know more about.
Students synthesize and make meaning from their experiences and concept learning. They reflect on the learning through creation.
Students present their work through instructional videos to teach others, a performance or live demonstration to an audience.