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Brian Aspinall @mraspinall

"Flipping Out". Exploring Buzzwords in Education. Brian Aspinall @mraspinall. Grade 8 LKDSB. www.brianaspinall.com. RCAC Symposium 2013 An inquiry approach to elementary classrooms using Computer Science. Traditional Classrooms. Used to go to school because that's where the knowledge was.

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Brian Aspinall @mraspinall

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  1. "Flipping Out" Exploring Buzzwords in Education Brian Aspinall@mraspinall • Grade 8 LKDSB www.brianaspinall.com RCAC Symposium 2013 An inquiry approach to elementary classrooms using Computer Science

  2. Traditional Classrooms • Used to go to school because that's where the knowledge was brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  3. Classrooms Today • Knowledge and information is available from experts 24 hours a day • Students know more than teachers about 21st century tools and trends • A connected world brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  4. Teaching Today • It's not about the apps • It's not about the technology • It's about the process brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

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  8. In a nutshell • Through a class website or other medium, teachers share resources to students outside of the classroom • Students watch, listen and interact outside of school • By definition, students complete "homework" in class brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  9. Why? • Student engagement improves student learning • In most cases rote and repetitive math is like Michael Myers - we want it to die but it won't go away • ** (Some math concepts require rote learning eg: BEDMAS) brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  10. Genius Hour • Another buzzword in education • Refers to a process in which students guide the learning through inquiry based tasks • Teachers incorporate it into the curriculum where applicable • Students publish to real world audiences (blogs, YouTube etc.) brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  11. Kids today will work in jobs that do not yet exist, solving problems we don't yet know are problems with tools that haven't been invented today. brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  12. "Never memorize anything you can look up in a book" brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  13. Why do we still ask these questions over and over? brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  14. Why do we still ask these questions over and over? brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  15. With the right scaffolding, even Siri can answer multi-step problems We need to teach kids to view larger problems as A sum of smaller ones brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  16. 2DMeasurement • In the past: • Find the (circumference / area) of a (circle / triangle) with the (radius, base, height) of 10 units • Closed book, memorized formula • Kids answered dozens of questions on a test brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  17. Instead...... • I only ask rich questions • Open book • Use google • Use siri • Etc. brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

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  19. Results? • I've had a repeat of students for two years • Engagement has increased • CAT scores have increased • Behaviours almost non existent brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  20. Almost every grade 8 student could answer this end of the grade 9 year question in early October. brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  21. What's more important? Remembering the formula for the volume of a cylinder at the end of the semester Or Knowing how to identify this problem using appropriate resources to find the formula and derive a reasonable solution brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  22. Learning by the Process brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  23. Demonstrating Through Creativity brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

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  25. Character Development • This process provides students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning skills • Initiative, collaboration, self regulation, organization, • Independent work, responsibility • Work gets published to a real world audience, not an honour wall or some file folder or binder • Parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles can follow brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  26. Steve Jobs • "Every kid should code because it teaches them how to think" • "Coding is as important as literacy and numeracy" • Coders are the new rock stars - Will I Am brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  27. Coding in K-6 Cargo-bot for iOS brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  28. Grades 7-12 Codea on iOS

  29. Release of Responsibility • Remember, your students must know the math concepts before they can begin in class tasks • Teachers do not need to know how to code • Instead they facilitate the process and encourage the problem solving process brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  30. www.tynker.com Tynker for K-8 brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  31. Code Academy for 7-12 www.starterleague.com brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  32. Scratch for 4-8 http://scratch.mit.edu brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  33. How to "Flip" www.clipkwik.com brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  34. www.scrawlar.com brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

  35. Teaching Today • It's not about the apps • It's not about the technology • It's about the process brianaspinall.com @mraspinall

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