Summer Technology Institute: Luddite

Friday, July 8, 2011

Who am I....I'm an ADULT Darn it!!

I thought for many years that my advantage in the High School was that I was closer in age to the students and could better relater to their world. I've slowly started to realize this is not true. I am a Digital Immigrant - I remember going through school when access to computers was limited, most assignments were handwritten, except for final draft of major papers. The Library catalog, reference books magazine/journal databases and the Librarian herself were the primary research sources. But as I read chapter 2 of iBrain, I realized that I'm a hybrid. I grew up in the video game world and as I was reading, I was listening to NPR programing, participating in an online virtual world game, and making lunch - multi-tasking - I can quit if I want to!!! So, yes, I've been hooked on technology for many years, despite immigrant status and my own professed Luddite attitudes.
~Jesse

The Transparent Classroom through Reverse Teaching

Learn how to flip the script and teach backwards, where students teach the class by using hands on projects and classroom management tools. See in action how to put yourself at the “back” of the class while your students take the main stage. Rather than being the “sage on the stage”, empower your students to become the keeper of the knowledge keys.

We will learn how to put students front and center by participating in a hands on environment building cars, skateboards, robots and prototypes. We will accomplish this while all the time maintaining a Transparent Classroom where parents, principals and pupils can “see” their work online anytime and anywhere.