In case you need any inspiration this weekend :)
Friday, August 30, 2019
check out all the blog posts so far - and meet your new hero
Students have been asking for a list of the blog posts-- Andrea just made one! You can see her list HERE.
hack to school night in review
What a great day. Our Open-Source Learning Network jammed yesterday-- lots of people caught up on posts, found great books to read, and made plans for the weekend. (If you're not one of those people, the long weekend is a great opportunity to catch up!)
I drove home, ran a few miles on a beautiful trail, hit the gym, ran home, got cleaned up and came back to school, where I met some really wonderful, caring, enthusiastic families who support our success. If you and/or your family came to school, thank you. If you didn't, I hope that you share your learning journey with people who care about you. See you in class!
I drove home, ran a few miles on a beautiful trail, hit the gym, ran home, got cleaned up and came back to school, where I met some really wonderful, caring, enthusiastic families who support our success. If you and/or your family came to school, thank you. If you didn't, I hope that you share your learning journey with people who care about you. See you in class!
august 30
JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: "Time" by Pink Floyd]
How do you feel when you have LESS time than you thought to complete a task? Inspired? Motivated? Stressed? Please explain.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Wrap up the week / prepare and post anything you haven't yet
HW:
Begin reading your Literature Analysis #1 book and post your first impressions on your blog (title: THE FIRST 50 PAGES). This should be published and visible on your blog by the time you arrive to class on Tuesday, September 3.
How do you feel when you have LESS time than you thought to complete a task? Inspired? Motivated? Stressed? Please explain.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Wrap up the week / prepare and post anything you haven't yet
HW:
Begin reading your Literature Analysis #1 book and post your first impressions on your blog (title: THE FIRST 50 PAGES). This should be published and visible on your blog by the time you arrive to class on Tuesday, September 3.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
a 7 year-old can pass this course
(Originally posted 8.24.16)
Today I'm home with my daughter. So what am I up to?
Playing Legos and making chili con carne.
I have also been posting to the course blogs and answering emails from students. Earlier my daughter was looking over my shoulder and saw the picture of her fish. She read the post and cracked up (I already told her the story at dinner, but she didn't know it was online: "Daddy, you TWEETED that?")
When she saw the post my daughter noticed something else on the blog. "Daddy," she said, "Why did you type that you never learned to read?" I explained the reading assessment idea and showed her the video of me reading Fox in Sox. We had just finished a conversation about how learning should always be fun, even in school. "Hey," she said. "I can do that."
I answered with a smile: "Yeah? Prove it."
So she did. And check out the look she gives me at 0:09 when she pronounces Dr. Seuss' name correctly.
Do your homework. For the grading period I may just make it simple: can you do what a 7 year-old can do? And the most important thing in this video and this post is what she DOESN'T do.
She doesn't get distracted by the dishwasher. She doesn't even look up when the timer goes off. And she never, ever, EVER gives up.
Today I'm home with my daughter. So what am I up to?
Playing Legos and making chili con carne.
I have also been posting to the course blogs and answering emails from students. Earlier my daughter was looking over my shoulder and saw the picture of her fish. She read the post and cracked up (I already told her the story at dinner, but she didn't know it was online: "Daddy, you TWEETED that?")
When she saw the post my daughter noticed something else on the blog. "Daddy," she said, "Why did you type that you never learned to read?" I explained the reading assessment idea and showed her the video of me reading Fox in Sox. We had just finished a conversation about how learning should always be fun, even in school. "Hey," she said. "I can do that."
I answered with a smile: "Yeah? Prove it."
So she did. And check out the look she gives me at 0:09 when she pronounces Dr. Seuss' name correctly.
Do your homework. For the grading period I may just make it simple: can you do what a 7 year-old can do? And the most important thing in this video and this post is what she DOESN'T do.
She doesn't get distracted by the dishwasher. She doesn't even look up when the timer goes off. And she never, ever, EVER gives up.
hack to school night
(my t-shirt from OSCON)
To be clear: the word hack has been associated with several definitions ("sharp cough, "cut with unskillful blows," & "illegal/unauthorized computer access," e.g.) that do not describe what we do.
We make connections and facilitate conversations that help people learn. We build, analyze, evaluate and modify tools and working conditions to make them better.
You know how they say, "[So'n'so] just can't hack it?" Well, maybe [So'n'so] can't. We can.
So, at Back-- er, Hack to School night tonight (August 29), we are at it again. Get here whenever you can. Bring whoever you want. Offer them the benefit of what you know and find a way to learn from them too. Share new ideas about technology and how you can use it to get ahead in life.
Here is the program:
1. Learner-led conference (see below)
2. Periodic "Intro to OSL" presentations
3. Sign-ups for "friend of the course" events and "digital drop-in" nights
Here is the process:
1. Think about these questions and your answers to them;
2. Bring someone who cares to Hack to School Night;
3. Have them ask you these questions, be suitably brilliant in your replies, and demand that they take notes so that you know they're paying attention;
4. Turn in their notes to me, get your extra credit, listen to me brag about you briefly;
5. Go home and finish your homework.
Here are the questions:
1. What is this class about?
2. What is the easiest part of this class?
3. What is the hardest part of this class?
4. What have you learned so far?
5. What is your Big Question?
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