CHANGEd: What if schools IGNITEd more Leonardo da Vincis? 60-60-60 #53

Well, I’ve been relatively long-winded lately…relative to 60 words. SO, I’ll let the following 5 minute video speak for itself, which it does quite ably! [Thanks to @lottascales for passing this IGNITE along!] Schools need more MakerBots and more IGNITE, literally and figuratively. Schools need more folks who know How to Think Like Leonardo da [...]

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CHANGEd: What if we designed title sequences for our courses and our schools? 60-60-60 #49

I love the art and science of storytelling. I am not the storyteller that I one day will be, but I am committed to practicing. Last night, I wandered onto Jason Kottke’s The art of film and TV title design. His post made me think – What would the title sequence look like for the [...]

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CHANGEd: What if school could look more like Caine’s Arcade? 60-60-60 #38

What if school could be more play-based, more project-based, more passion-based? What if school could look more like Caine’s Arcade? [WATCH the 10 minutes! You won't regret it.] A boy, a dad, and a stranger share the roles of “teacher” and “student.” There’s math, engineering, communications, design, sociology, social media, economics, marketing, ethics,… [Many thanks [...]

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CHANGEd: What if instead of filling their heads, we grabbed their hearts? 60-60-60 #17

Enhanced information technology and advanced understanding of human learning make it strange that schools retain many methodologies geared for “filling heads.” Additionally, society faces challenges demanding “grabbed hearts.” At yesterday’s MVPS Design Thinking Summit (#dtsummit12), we immersed ourselves in “Design = Utility + Significance.” At design’s core beats EMPATHY. Through design, doing-learners engage human experience [...]

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#NAISac12 Helping me clarify thinking about EduInnovation

In terms of transforming schools, there are obviously degrees of transformation. How far we educators are willing to travel along that spectrum of possible transformation will determine a number of things, including: 1) if we will transform schools, 2) when we will transform schools, and 3) how fast we will transform schools. While attending the [...]

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