A Workshop by Patrick Higgins (8/20/10)
AGENDA
9:00-9:45am What WE can do
9:50-10:30am Group Breakout
10:40-11:20am Dog and Pony Show
11:20-12:00pm What THEY can do
12:10-12:40pm Presentation Redesign
12:40-1:00pm Sharing and Feedback
DEPENDENCY ON TECHNOLOGY - Are you or your students stuck on the escalator? video
We need digital rehab. People should use technology, not abuse technology. If used appropriately, the technology available to teachers and students should broaden and enhance learning opportunities. However, developing a dependency on the technology will only result in limited creativity in the classroom and ultimately handicapped learning environments. What happens when the system goes down? Does the learning turn off as well? Our students must crawl before they walk, walk before they run, and know how to walk up stairs before they take the escalator.
CONTENT AND VIGOR
Students will remember your content and the information that you present to them if you deliver the content with a level of passion and enthusiasm for the topic that truly sticks and resonates with them.
THE RIGHT FAMILY LEFT FOR A VACATION <--- This was a fun activity with markers and a cool way of testing listening skills!
THE STUFF BEHIND YOU
Takahashi Method - Takahashi uses basic symbols in huge fonts; black text on white background OR white text on black background to make the big ideas stand out and stick with the audience. Check out some videos to learn more about Takahashi! Videos: 1 2 3
Purpose of the Method: Make the presentation simple for students to disseminate main points and important information.
Seth Godin Method - Godin uses sarcasm, irony, and shock value to stir up thinking in his audience, thus, making the information presented more memorable. Check out Seth's Blog!
Purpose of the Method: Make the presentation interesting so that the main themes and essential information sticks.
Lawrence Lessig - "Think Takahashi, but in English"; succinct, clean, and well-rehearsed. Check out Lawrence Lessig on TEDxNYED!
Purpose of the Method: Make the presentation comical and intriguing to maintain interest and generate understanding.
"I AM A HUGE SUCKER FOR MAPS...MAPS TELL STORIES." -Patrick Higgins
Patrick told us all about Google Lit Trips, which I found extremely fascinating and useful. I definitely plan on using this free web program during the course of this school year, and I think you should too! You'll have to become familiar with Google Earth, but if you play with it for a few hours you'll gain a pretty good grasp on how to use it. Google Lit Trips is one of the coolest web programs that I have ever seen and it will make your lessons much more lively and geographically
THE BRAIN RULES! By John Medina
Explore each rule through illustrations, charts and video. These tutorials are designed to reinforce the concepts in the book; we recommend reading the corresponding chapter first.
EXERCISE
Rule #1: Exercise boosts brain power.
SURVIVAL
Rule #2: The human brain evolved, too.
WIRING
Rule #3: Every brain is wired differently.
ATTENTION
Rule #4: We don't pay attention to boring things.
SHORT-TERM MEMORY
Rule #5: Repeat to remember.
LONG-TERM MEMORY
Rule #6: Remember to repeat.
SLEEP
Rule #7: Sleep well, think well.
STRESS
Rule #8: Stressed brains don't learn the same way.
SENSORY INTEGRATION
Rule #9: Stimulate more of the senses.
VISION
Rule #10: Vision trumps all other senses.
GENDER
Rule #11: Male and female brains are different.
EXPLORATION
Rule #12: We are powerful and natural explorers.
"THE USUAL SUSPECT" - GREAT WEB PRESENTATION TOOL!
PREZI - CREATE ASTONISHING PRESENTATIONS LIVE AND ON THE WEB!
HERE ARE SOME WAYS TO KEEP STUDENTS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN LECTURE!
THINK-PAIR-SHARE
3 MINUTE REVIEW
NUMBERED HEADS TOGETHER
TRUE OR FALSE SURVEY
DIAGRAMMED SLIDE SETS
SUMMARY IN HAIKU
TWIDUCATE - 140 CHARACTER SUMMARY
CHRIS LEHMANN IS AN EDUROCKSTAR!
This was an awesome workshop, but don't believe me, check it out for yourself using the links provided:
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