What did we take out of ISACS?
*The Prep School Negro – Why are we trying to protect these kids from discomfort but giving them ways to deal with it? If we avoid these discussions we’re protecting the majority.
*See the film
Multiple Skill Sets & Competencies
  • Will Richardson – inspired to aspire to use technology to stoke my own fires and bring them into the classroom. Cool quick clicks “curator” (Jen) – then students discussing them in forums. Teacher as filter.
  • Honeycutt – We are teaching our kids for the future – beyond what we’re doing right now. Collaboration and teamwork. Exposure to new technologies.
  • Richardson – Whether you like it or not you’re teaching on the cusp of a new reality and world. You have to teach kids to adapt, be comfortable with constantly adapting, jumping.
  • Kawasaki – Network and pull them all together > give an answer or resources and have them create a game or figure out the steps.
  • Bullying Session – Quiet, subtle, passive aggression rather than the overt bully. Have your antenna up for the kid that’s a little too good to be true.
  • “Prepare the child for the path, not the path for the child.” Fight the instinct to protect them or do things for them.
  • Active Learning – kinesthetic – keep kids up and moving. Brain gym exercises research (how legit is it?).
  • Physical movements connected with brain activity.
  • How do I adapt to what the kids are exposed to and how they are trained to learn? Creating chaos – building community bombarded with great ideas.
  • Curiosity and creativity (aspire to foster kids’ thirst). Aspire to create “controlled chaos” – flexibility and adaptability. Utilize every teacher moment.
  • Anne Zalone – Learn through movement. Only sit and lecture to a child for as long as their age + ten minutes (Brain Gym in LS).
  • Honeycutt – Interested in his blogs and twitter. Realized I need to start getting into that stuff. Be aware of what you put out there – digital citizenship. What our kids put out there online is out there.
  • Will Richardson – the student online portfolio – connecting kids with outside experts and “teachers.”
  • Games vs. the excitement – capture the gaming emotion, solving puzzles.
  • Jane – Reality is broken, mysteries we have to solve – take it to the next step
What does it mean for our students?
  • Difficult issues in literature (incest in A Thousand Acres); having meaningful difficult discussions that are productive.
  • Giving them the tools.
  • We need to define those skills. What are the important skills to have?
  • Access to technology - Computer labs becoming obsolete.
  • Kindle fine.