Ulearn 2016

2016 and I am at the uLearn conference in Rotorua. It is a chance to keep in the loop with what is happening in education, see how the environment is changing with the implementation of digital technologies and how this is forever changing and challenging. However at the base of all the bells and whistles that we are sure to see it is important to have the right lenses on...that see how we can authentically use what we find to enrich, empower and add to the students learning.


Larry Rosenstock - Project Based Learning

Larry Rosenstock has set up a school close to the boarder of Mexico for students who come from families that struggle financially and numerous cultural groups.
He was very vocal on the myths out there regarding those students who we in NZ may call our priority learners and the misconception that they have some mandate as to what they can achieve.
‘The Lie’ - vimeo.com/182020903

High Tech High Graduate School of Learning is very innovative, empowering and project based in its learning.

It is a school that gets students to solve 'Wicked Problem', to inquiry and solve these problems using a process:

  • The Problem? Question?
  • Students to make a Plan
  • LOOK, REFLECT, Exhibit
  • Parents would come in to see the final task
Collective learning - is very important at this school, that groups will take differant questions and then teach all the other groups - Knowledge is socially constructed

“Changing the Subject - isolation of subjects” - that holistic view, concept curriculum.
Changing the subject video (Larry Rosenstock):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a036N5N5Hlk

 MOVIE - Most Likely to Succeed - https://youtu.be/2w7gYMn2PB0
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TPACK+ - Shaun Brooker
Shaun has published a few books that could be worth reading
  1. Hacking at Trees with Chainsaws
  2. Keeping your child safe in the jungle - Free book on Apple
1986 - TPACK began its evolution - http://www.tpack.org/
Tech was brought in, it was about the tools and how this assimilated into our teaching.
Booker has added another circle which makes TPACK now TPACK+ This is the Special Character of the school - the vision, community, special interest it has, uniqueness of the school etc

He also suggested playing with size of the shape? Shape - change the size dependant on your knowledge of each one
KNOWLEDGE
T = Technology
S = Special Character
C = Content
P = Pedagogy

In this example the teacher is strong in Tech and Ped, could be new and is beginning to understand the special character of the school. Confident in content.
What do we do with this information?
SAMAR can be used as next step specially if you did this with the staff to think about PD
  • Substitution - means nothing in context of what school is doing, its goals
  • Argumentation - looks at one area of knowledge however isolated from the others
  • Modification you are starting to cross the domains (into 2), PD could be using using the iPads in literacy or numeracy, its more meaningful.
  • Redefinition - is when the teacher inquiry comes in, you are looking at your shape, your needs, have a coach, works with a relationship of honesty

Shaun says that he always asks his teachers two questions at the start of any session 
  1. What do my students need to learn NOW?...curriculum Knowledge, formative assessment that is valuable
  2. What is the best way to get them their...interests, what tools do they best learn on.

Poor answer is looking at - whole class, better answer - small group and then real thinking is each student.

 Looking at the how do individuals learn and group this first not the what can they do and then group.

Style: "execs Pt 2 soft"John Couch
An incredible man who has achieved some amazing feats at Apple and in education....some of his statements that resonated with me below.


  • School was for him about memorising his way through school.
  • A Vision inspirational a mission is measurable
  • Model for Apple was based on relationships, did not have traditional values of running a bossiness
  • Difference between education and learning 

  • Education
    Learning
    Overall paradigm
    delivery
    discovery
    Social structure
    hierarchy
    community
    context
    classroom
    world
    environment
    simulated
    real
    content
    fixed

    open
    assignments
    recipes
    frameworks
    activities
    Consumption and repetition
    Construction & creation
    infrastructure
    Administrative focus
    Empowerment focus
    assessment
    Teacher driven
    community-driven
    process
    standardised
    personalised
    motivation
    extrinsic
    intrinsic
    expectation
    Grades & certification
    Skills & experience
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  • Ask your self: Why does you school exist...not what
  • Youth now are Digital native not digital immigrant
  • Tech for students is an environment, not extra tools, as they were born into it. Tech is only technology to those who were born before it.
  • iPhone - 2007, iPad 2010
  • Students now expect "Feedback in real time"
  • Apple new vision in 2008 saw classes as relevant, creative, collaborative and challenging 
  • Challenged based Learning - like project but students pick the challenge/question 
  • Book - The end of average, how to succeed - Todd Rose
Creating Tech Reo Rich classroom

An Amazing presentation given by Gemma Stewart, so many ideas using Te Reo enhanced by digital technologies....a few points.
Most people fear of wrong pronunciation the Maori language, important to have support in the school
Needs to be conscious decision to pronounce Maori properly, don't get LAZY.

Some little Gems

Some common apps or applications that we all know but Gemma told us how we could use these with teaching Te Reo
  • Padlet - a collaborative doc - nice idea to brainstorm, different ideas, wall of ideas.
  • Storybird - create stories with pictures - can get it printed out, or just share
  • Addtext - photos and using Te Reo

I loved the gamification of 'Heads Up' - cool App to use with staff and students, get them to act it out, no voice

How to capture Te Reo????
  • Vocaroo - Speakpipe - great to use in class, get link and add to scoial media or shared docs Soundcloud has own cloud
  • Tellagami - using avatar - don’t need to worry about privacy issues
  • QR Codes around the class

Twitter#tereo
And below is Gemmas pinterest with great resources



Age 6/7 using Chromebooks? - Monika Kern
Good session, some takeaway ideas. Interesting that she two was struggling to get Blogging underway.
The google speech to tex tool is a very cool development and one to perhaps pursue.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xs90f8iISAscBXdZdZ-6-XKNKkUBsFetcb45qweftj0/edit?usp=sharing


Gamestorm - the curriculum!
#gamefulpraxis
Rachel - NZCER
Dan - Game designer
Diana - AUT (design game called Never Alone)

Gamestorming - Book - Look online
Design Thinking + Gamestorming






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