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The document summarizes the ULearn 2009 conference held in Christchurch, New Zealand from October 8-10. Over the three days, there were various keynote speakers and breakout sessions focused on innovative teaching practices for the 21st century. Topics included using technology like laptops and Google Earth in creative ways, co-constructing rubrics with students, developing 21st century skills like problem-solving, and emphasizing self-reflection and play-based learning.
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- 1. ULearn 2009 Christchurch October 8-10
- 2. Welcome to Ulearn Focus- Leading learning and teaching in the 21st Century. Enhancing educational opportunities for Learners through innovation, collaboration and quality education.
- 3. Day 1- Keynote Speaker Dr Gary Stager Ten Things to Do with a Laptop- Learning and Powerful Ideas. 1)Write a novel- write more, write better 2)Share your knowledge- talk to Authors and experts.
- 4. 3) Use Primary Sources- Martin Luther King’s speech 4)Make sense of data- Google Earth 5)Design a video game-not just consume them 6)Build a Killer Robot 7)Lose Weight- Less of us, more of them 8)Direct a Blockbuster
- 5. Technology Matters! 9)Compose a Symphony- authentic problems, use real construction materials 10)Change the World- political action!
- 6. Breakout 1- SOLO- what, why, how, when. Making a Difference in Learning and Teaching Barbara Wenn and Heather Russell For Learning to be successful it needs to be- focused transferable meaningful, purposeful and utilised Linked to other knowledge Reflected upon Sustained over time
- 7. Rubric’s Rubric’s do not come from us- the Teacher! They must be co-constructed with the children in order for them to have ownership and deeper understanding of the learning !
- 8. Breakout 2 Innovative Teachers- Tony Ryan Spicy Exciting Days not routine. 1)What’s possible in your thinking? Braincaps Your classroom as a museum, circus? Google Provocative Questions Best Practice, Next Practice, Zest Practice! Uncomfortable=Learning
- 9. Tony Ryan 2)What’s Probable in your thinking? 90% of our thinking is focused on what we already know. Not everyone wants to be innovative. Step out of yourself, look at your thinking from a distance=Deep thinking
- 10. Tony Ryan 3)What’s Preferable in your thinking? 2010 Teachers who- create powerful learning experiences Co-create with fellow learners Obsess about their own learning Savour the zest in their own lives. Treat every day as it is your last!
- 11. Breakout 3 The Fish Philosophy. Karen Boyes Play- Have more fun than you’re allowed Be There- acknowledge people, listen to them We tell children we want them to listen but we don’t teach them how to listen! Make their Day- 5 Love Languages Quality time Acts of service Words of Affirmation Physical touch Gift Giving
- 12. Karen Boyes Choose your Attitude- Do you truly have a choice about your attitude? Use Humour Turning fear into fun Avoid Sarcasm
- 13. Fish Philosophy Make their Day- Use Affirmations-personal, positive,true Do you reward students in a way that suits/benefits you or them? Takes constant effort but does work. We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. Benjamin Franklin.
- 14. Day 2 Breakout 4 Developing 21st Century Learners and Thinkers. Karen Boyes What will learners need in the 21st Century? 1)Resist the Temptation to tell- learn through true experiences- trial and error. 2)Teach in context 3)Stop giving the final product of the thinking- never work harder than your students! 4)Problems First Teaching second- Authentic tasks
- 15. Karen Boyes 5)Progressively Withdraw from Helping 6)Re-evaluate Evaluation- Goal setting, self assessment and evaluation [email_address] Blog- www.spectrumcommunity.ning.com
- 16. Breakout 5 Hitting the Target in the Early Years Dr Sharon Friesen- Gallieo Network Storytelling Dramatic Arts and Literacy Start with children own stories- acting out, using voice, facial expressions Children demonstrate their understanding of storytelling when they become the characters Take photos and put themselves into picture as character
- 17. Storytelling Honours Tradition and Culture Children record their voices and replay in order to self correct and give feedback Rubric- What makes a good story? What makes a good speaker/listener? Assessment for Learning is Essential in an Inquiry Classroom!
- 18. Breakout 6 The Seven New Keys to Reinvent/Unlock the New Learning Revolution Gordon Dryden Personal Interactive Global Instant Free Easily Shared Co-creative
- 19. Breakout 7 Competencies for the 21st Century… Mark Treadwell Consider- What is the purpose of school in the 21st Century? The Key Competencies are at the centre of Curriculum What is an Achievement Objective? Mixture of concept, context and content.
- 20. Key Competencies Are- Knowledge Cognitive skills Emotions Practical skills Attitudes Values and Ethics
- 21. Final Speaker Wise Learning Journeys: Treading old paths and new Highways. Margaret Carr Wise Learning Journeys include recognising possible selves. Mediocre Teachers = Mediocre Students Students growing their potential and turning ability into action.
Editor's Notes
- #2: Town Hall and conference centre Christchurch 2009
- #3: Innovation, collaboration and quality education, these themes ran strongly thru the whole conference- in Breakouts, workshops spotlights and Keynote speakers. Also being creative, passionate and inspired.
- #4: You can lead a child to the internet but you can’t make it think!
- #7: Well I was off to a great start with this Breakout as it made SOLO finally make sense! This was about SOLO and Rubrics Use Life cycle story
- #9: Braincaps- put on you can think to your computer. Going to the edge of your thinking Google how well do you know it, use it? Wonderwheel? Timeline? Googlesquared, wave, translate?Push the buttons have fun! Hoe innovative are you- in actions not just in words?What evidence do u have of this? Whats the most innovative educational practice you’re ever observed? Best Practice, Next Practice, Zest Practice- energy and pizazz, inquiry generated, co-creating and evolving, losing sight of the shore.
- #12: Treat people always how you would like to be treated, care about and for them
- #13: Humour many benefits- releases endorphins, improves mental health, increases retention, positive climate
- #15: Many elements of the course we did at Fairfield college with Karen but excellent to remind and refresh 1)2 sins- activities and coverage, coverage at the expense of learning 2)Why am I learning this? Must make sense to them and have meaning Why do I need to know how to read? Ask STAFF 3)Who decides what is important to learn in your class? Empower children what do you want them to leave Insoll with? 4)Use skills in context- science-school rubbish analysis, saving coastal land Sometimes we teach what we need to learn!!!
- #16: 5) You are not the font of all knowledge- let them find out for themselves 6)Make them argue their case-prove their point,looking below the surface
- #17: Children as storytellerscreates imagination and creativity Learn how to tell stories Start with familiar/fairy stories Show characters- grumpy weird silly Feedback- children give to each other
- #18: Oral language base of indigenous cultures Rubric-Bullseye Rubric (Draw on Board) Feedback from children is very powerful- provide to each other In pairs- what each other did well, needs to improve on C transfer knowledge into other learning areas
- #19: Show Book Talk to notes
- #20: … establishing the competencies as the central core of the new curriculum The NZ Curriculum is considered one of the best frameworks in the world Children now have less competencies than before must specifically teach them C have poor decision making skills- more/too much choice Concepts become contexts- can be applied anywhere Learning to drive is a concept then it becomes a context when u can drive anywhere Personalised learning relevant to C
- #21: Intuition is the teaching of body language- have to teach this to children Our world view interprets our future KC take a huge amount of time and effort but worth it Rubric KC’s with C Teachers must understand the purpose of the KC’s
- #22: Bet you’re glad to see this slide lol University of Waikato Possible selves- we find a balance between the possible selves we hope 4 against the selves we are afraid of becoming eg bag lady alone