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Slideshow about Google The Answer - Whitworth 2014
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If your students can the answer you may be asking the WRONG questions. brianhousand.com/whitworth
H E L L O My name is Brian
I AM A GEEK
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ALL YOU GOT IS THIS MOMENT THE 21ST CENTURY IS YESTERDAY YOU CAN CARE ALL YOU WANT EVERYBODY DOES YEAH THAT’S OKAY
3 2 1 Words Questions Metaphor
3 2 1 Words Questions Metaphor
WRONG RIGHT
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FAILURE isn’t a necessary evil. In FACT, it isn’t EVIL at all. It is a NECESSARY consequence of doing something NEW. - Ed Cutmull
FAIL EARLY FAIL FAST
BE WRONG AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
SOLVABLE CHALLENGES > Creating Authentic Learning Opportunities ? > Integrating Personalized Learning
The whole process of education should thus be conceived as the process of learning to think through the solution of real problems. ? -- John Dewey, 1938
WICKED CHALLENGES > Competition from new models of education ? > Keeping formal education relevant
RECALL ≠ UNDERSTANDING
Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and SYNTHESIZE new things. - Steve Jobs, 1995
TYPE I GENERAL EXPLORATORY ACTIVITIES TYPE II METHODOLOGICAL TRAINING / HOW-TO ACTIVITIES ? ? TYPE III INDEPENDENT OR SMALL GROUP INVESTIGATIONS PRODUCTS AND/OR PERFORMANCES (Renzulli, 1977)
76% 76% of teachers surveyed “strongly agree” with the assertion that internet search engines have conditioned students to expect to be able to find information quickly and easily.
83% Agree with the notion that the amount of information available online today is overwhelming to most students.
71% Today’s digital technologies discourage students from using a wide range of sources when conducting research.
1) In what year was the first U.S. postage stamp issued? ? 2) Who was on it? ? 3) How much did it cost?