Making the ShiftWhere will you go next?

Suzie BossWorcester Academy Workshop

June 11, 2013

Setting the Stage

What “It” Looks Like

A shifted learning experience is the kind of thing that happens naturally “when students expect to be connected learners.”

~Karl FischDirector of Tech, Arapahoe HSCo-creator of Did You Know?

Brookwood School Efficient Cook Stove Projectwww.edutopia.org/blog/stove-project-global-youth-action-suzie-boss

Today’s Challenge

How might we shift our practice at Worcester Academy (and enjoy the journey)?

Goals for Today

Warm-Up: From Here to There

Two truths (about your current teaching and learning environment)

One wish (something specific you’d like to see happen here in 2013-14)

Gather: Table Topics

Go to: tinyurl.com/wa6-11

Each table explores 1 “big idea” about shifting education. (Count off by table #)

Talk at your tables: What catches your attention?

Report-out protocol: What? So what? Now what?

Change gears!

Brainstorming Warm-Up

Team Challenge #1

As a team of 4, brainstorm:

List as many tools and strategies as you can think of for formative assessment.

Team Challenge #21. As a team of 4, develop one do-able “shift” that

could happen in your classroom or on your campus this fall. Draw on today’s research.

2. Prepare to make your thinking visible with a poster, skit, storyboard, illustration, slogan, Tweet, or other artifact. Push each other to be creative, take a risk. (Presentation time: no more than 3 minutes)

How do we give and receive feedback?

Practice Ron Berger’s 3 Rules

Practice Being Critical Friends

“I like …” (strengths of the project)

“I wonder…” (potential weaknesses)

“I have…” (ideas or resources to share)

Remember Ron Berger’s rules:

Be kind. Be specific. Be helpful.

Reflect: Where next?

On your own, write down one action step for 2013-14 that you want to think about over the summer.

Keeping the End in Mind

How high can we aim?

Resources for Summer Exploration

Buck Institute for Education: www.bie.orgEdutopia: www.edutopia.orgWhat Kids Can Do: www.whatkidscando.org

#PBLchat: Tuesdays, 8 p.m. Eastern

Closing Thoughts

I likes…?

I wonders…?

I haves…?

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