shifting education - embracing the transformation #otrk12
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Shifting Education- Embracing the Transformation -
David TrussThurs. April 25th, 2015 10am
@datruss #OTRK12 http://2di.me
Who am I?A husband, a parent…An educator, a student…A thinker, a dreamer…An agent of change.
Think Good Thoughts, Say Good Words, Do Good Deeds.~~~
Vice Principal Coquitlam Open Learning
Lead Administrator Inquiry Hub Secondary School
Share with you the amazing
transformation happening in
education.
Inspire you to see that you are part of
the change that you want to see in
education.
Learning intentions:
Since you chose a session like this,
I am going to make a few
assumptions:
You think our educational systems can be better?
Do you believe the youth of today, 'our' children, deserve the best education
that we can give them?
Do you want to contribute to making that change, even in the smallest of ways?
Yes No
You think our educational systems can be better?
You believe the youth of today, 'our' children, deserve the best education
that we can give them?
Do you want to contribute to making that change, even in the smallest of ways?
Yes No
Yes No
You think our educational systems can be better?
You believe the youth of today, 'our' children, deserve the best education
that we can give them?
You want to be part of the change, a change agent, even if in the smallest of ways?
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Great!Then please
do me a favour…Because it will
do you a favour…(And help us all shift!)
Everybody please cross your arms…
Everybody please cross your arms…
Now switch them around!
Everybody please cross your arms…
Keep them crossed (relax) and watch the next video...
Welcome to the Bronze Age
“As a general rule, adults are much
more likely to act their way
into a new way of thinking
than to think their way
into a new way of acting.”
Surfing the Edge of Chaos pg. 14
Still have your arms crossed?
For many people switching arms is
uncomfortable, but the act of switching
and staying switched, makes it more
comfortable.
You’ve acted your way into
a new way of thinking…
Do you know someone like this?
Naysayer
Status Quo Keeper
Prophet from another land
Early adopter
Shifting language and perspective:
Are we working from the right perspective in education?
Are we using the right metaphors?
Maybe we need to shift our thinking too!
“Metaphors We Live By ”—metaphors that can shape our
perceptions and actions without our ever noticing them.”
Lakoff & Johnson
met·a·phor
If our metaphors shape our perceptions and actions, then why don’t we shift to more compelling metaphors when we
talk about educational transformation?
Transforming
NOT
Broken
Education is:
Transforming
NOT
Broken
Abandon
RepairFix
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Shifting Education http://2di.me/1shift
To the unshifted ->
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Shifting Education http://2di.me/1shift
(Be a Learner first)
To the unshifted ->
Shift or retire!
Shifting Education http://2di.me/1shift
To the shifting -> Be Brave
Brave new WWW http://2di.me/bnwww
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Shifting Education http://2di.me/1shift
To the shifting -> Be Brave
Brave new WWW http://2di.me/bnwww
Kevi
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Alec Couros http://2di.me/acouros
Kim
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Shifting Education http://2di.me/1shift
To the shifted -> Serve/Lead
Deb
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Shifting Education http://2di.me/1shift
To the shifted -> Serve/Lead
Deb
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http://2di.me/1lonewolf
Model what we want to see.
Teachers will become even more important!
So what does the future hold?
Teachers will become even more important!
Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskeyPersonalization vs. Differentiation vs. Individualization
Chart Version 3 http://2di.me/pdiV3
Blended Learning
Past
Present
Future
Bricksand
Mortar
DistributedLearning
- Blended Learning -another example of the
TRANSFORMATION
“I believe that blended learning will soon be
‘invisible’ in that varying degrees of blended will be
‘just what we do’.”
Flexible Learning Opportunities
http://2di.me/FLO4DL14
Other usefulmetaphorical
SHIFTS in educational
thinking...
Streams
NOT
Silos
Streams
NOT
Silos
Departments
SubjectsUnits
Streams
NOT
Silos
Streams
Climate Change
BiologySociology
Big
Data
Weather
Per-spective
Research
Energy
Climate Change
BiologySociology
Bio-Diversity
Inquiry
Big
Data
WeatherBiomes
Politics
Graphing
Per-spective
Research
Energy
Inno-vation
Presenta-tion
Endang-
Streams
Scaffolding
NOT
Standardization
Scaffolding
NOT
Standardization
Pre-determined
Teaching to test
Lock-step
Scaffolding
Journey
NOT
Destination
Journey
NOT
Destination
University Prep
Counting Marks
Content
JourneyLearning is a VERB:
Journey• Designing
• Improving
• Developing
• Inventing
• Examining
• Creating
• Constructing
• Promoting
Learning is an ACTION:
But changing the metaphors isn’t enough…
We need to change what we do!
Here are the TOPICS discussed:
• Homework
• Award Ceremonies
• Marks/Grading/Assessment
• Zeroes and Late Penalties
• High Stakes Testing
• Personalization &
Professionalism
• 1:1 and Bring Your Own…
• Filters
• Change
• Learning Spaces
Challenging the Status Quo: http://2di.me/ChallengeSQ
You are the Lead Learner!It STARTS
WITH YOU, and
then…
What can we do to
help students leave our schools
feeling like they are inspired and
empowered learners?
There is a SHIFT happening! A CHANGE in PERSPCTIVE…
What a CHANGE in PERSPCTIVE can do…
What a CHANGE in PERSPCTIVE can do…
Allow you to see new possibilities
Increase the importance
Reduce excuses
What a CHANGE in PERSPCTIVE can do…
Allow you to see new possibilities
Increase the importance
Reduce excuses
Key elements to support the SHIFT:
TIME -> Collaboration as well as prep time.
TOOLS -> Not just the tools… How you use them!
HOW -> 7 Ways to Transform your Classroom
WOW -> Share the good stuff you are doing!
NOW -> Being ‘Open’– Blogging, Twitter, ‘Be Brave’
http://2di.me/edshift
WOW -> Share the good stuff you are doing!
An imperative to share http://2di.me/shareski
SHARING:
NOW -> Being ‘Open’– Blogging, Twitter, ‘Be Brave’
Why Blog http://2di.me/blogspaces
NOW -> Being ‘Open’– Blogging, Twitter, ‘Be Brave’
Twitter EDUhttp://2di.me/twitEDU
NOW -> Being ‘Open’– Blogging, Twitter, ‘Be Brave’
Be in Perpetual Beta http://2di.me/perbata
Winner of the Canadian Education Association’s Ken Spencer Award
For Innovation in Teaching and Learning http://2di.me/ihubaward
Inquiry Hub: A small BYOL
Gr. 9-12 Secondary School of choice.
http://inquiryhub.org
We are attempting to reframe thelearning experience through the useof student-driven inquiry learningactivities, topical workshop andonline instructional activities.
~Stephen Whiffin
Students bring their own laptop; Work on online courses that are
complimented by teacher-designedtopical workshops;
http://inquiryhub.org
Students work on Inquiry Questions – projects and challenges
that they are interested in.
http://inquiryhub.org
• Topical workshops instead of daily classes
A typical day at iHub starts with:
• In a learning commons environment
A typical day at iHub is spent:
• Use of extensive online learning resources
A typical day at iHub includes:
• Use of extensive online learning resources
Moodle
Drop Box
Google Docs
YouTube
Math – Video instruction.
A typical day at iHub includes:
• Dedicated Inquiry Time!
A typical day at iHub provides:
What are our students doing?
Current inquiries include:
• Designing a portable aquaponic garden
• Improving writing in different genres
• Developing a commercial glass recycling program
• Inventing longboarder protective gear
• Examining how colour influences food purchasing
• Creating a mural with community influence
• Building and designing 3D Printers
• Coding facial recognition software
• Promoting healthy living with activity breaks
What are our students doing?
Current inquiries include:
• Designing a portable aquaponic garden
• Improving writing in different genres
• Developing a commercial glass recycling program
• Inventing longboarder protective gear
• Examining how colour influences food purchasing
• Creating a mural with community influence
• Building and designing 3D Printers
• Coding facial recognition software
• Promoting healthy living with activity breaks
And some of them will fail…
(Or at least I hope so!)
And some of them will fail…
Because if none of them did…
(Or at least I hope so!)
And some of them will fail…
Then we didn’t push them hard enough!
(Students learning about learning.)
Foundations of Inquiry
http://2di.me/inquiry11
Applications of Digital Literacy
http://2di.me/diglit10
How do students get credit (courses) for their inquiry studies?
What’s next? (What are Students AND Teacher Learning?)
Continue with cross-curricular themes:
http://2di.me/365binary
What’s next? (What are Students AND Teacher Learning?)
As well as:• A fully integrated
Grade 9 curriculum
• Continued student (& parent) feedback
• Portfolio development
Continue with cross-curricular themes:
Note: None of this is
about technology!
Challenges for us include how to use technology
to better meet our needs?
(Student created videos, Moodle, Fresh Grade,
Twitter/Social Media…)
The shift is in blending…
http://inquiryhub.org
“Technology is at its bestwhen it allows us to be
more human.”Dean Shareski
Share with you the amazing
transformation happening in
education.
Inspire you to see that you are part of
the change that you want to see in
education.
Learning intentions:
“As a general rule, adults are much
more likely to act their way
into a new way of thinking
than to think their way
into a new way of acting.”
Surfing the Edge of Chaos pg. 14
Do you know someone like this?
Naysayer
Status Quo Keeper
Prophet from another land
Early adopter
Can you be/help someone like this?
Needs support
Needs collaborators
Prophet in YOUR land
Leader, supporter
(Shifting your perspective)
_ _ _ _ _
NOT
_ _ _ _ _ _
What metaphors will you transform?
All of Us
NOT
Alone
Because ‘our’ shared journey matters!
Let’s Transform Education
There is a wonderful SHIFT happening! Thank you for being an agent of CHANGE!
David Truss http://2di.me @datruss