#kyedchat Archive
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Thursday April 7, 2016
Hey ! Join & I as we discuss "innovation" in instruction in !
And we're off..Welcome to Let's start by introducing yourself, where you are from & sharing your favorite innovative product.
Hey gang! Mike from Bardstown. My favorite innovative product is the telegram. .... Wait....
We need folks to start chatting in ! This is starting to feel like every party I ever threw in High School! Nobody showed up! :)
Heidi tweeting into from NKY - my fav innovative products: and
the singing kind - sounds like your next demo slam?
We're sending out an APB for 'ers - where y'all at?
Thanks for joining and I! We just doubled !
Jennifer checking in from Florida. Still empowering myself with GAFE-little behind the rest of y'all
This reminds me a little of last week
Tell me more about this mindcraft thing...
Do you want to know about mobs or crafting first?
Hiring innovative people is key, what's an interview question that would reveal a disposition of innovation during an interview?
I want to know more about
Q1: Hiring innovative people is key, what's an interview question that would reveal a disposition of innovation during interview?
A1: Can you tell me what stands for?
What is this wither thing the youngsters keep talking about?
We love working with it! I'm curious to see what happens now that there minecraft education through microsoft now
How about trying a question? It's a broad topic, but give a definition for "Innovation" as it relates to education.
A1. to find out how innovative a candidate is in an interview, ask how they cultivate innovation in their students
Leanna from Lexington who really wants an oculus rift
a1 What have you created recently and why did you create it?
A1: When's the last time you had your students something or something on their own?
Dee here... Just a little tardy!
"What if you had no limits in your classroom/school for one month-what do you do?"
A1 What strategies can you incorporate in a innovative resource setting?
I'm afraid I might have some real motion sickness with that thing. I can barely use Google Cardboard :)
A1: Seeking out a new solution to a real problem
. non-stop old school HALO multi-player action. 4 weeks of madness. Good times.
Matthew from Shelbyville. Innovation is a new idea, method, or device designed to help students.
A1:You get to create a school from scratch with no boundaries. How is it different from the schools you have worked in or visited?
me too-I heard this guy in Ireland share a resource where kids created a virtual space and explored it using oculus-
Q2: What's the coolest idea you've had for school and never tried?
Pam, near lake cumberland!
A2: I want my students to design a water park. Wrote the plan in school but haven't done it. YET.
A2. I want to build a magic tree house in the library!
I had my students design their own business. It was a great expierence to see what they came up with.
I want students to design/redesign instructional norms. Or have a place at the table
: My next Passion Project will be a unit on creating a BBQ catering business! From cooking to marketing to design to sales!
a2 Student-led, student-taught, student-generated daily/weekly broadcast (with ultra-minimal help from teachers)
A2: Design a mini roller coaster-- wrote the unit... But didn't feel supported to do it at the time. https://t.co/ba7t4FcTzH
Q2: What's the coolest idea you've had for school and never tried?
describe three signs a school is innovative?
A2: I love when the idea involves students doing, designing, building, creating for a REAL purpose to offer REAL solutions
My students final project will be an introductory website for incoming 8th graders.
awesome idea. So many options for tourism in our area.
Carolina or Texas style? So many options and techniques to consider :)
: Who's support felt missing?
you and should talk about this. He has ideas for our school on this exact topic
Q3: Innovation doesn't have to always be big, what's a small change you've made to your instruction that worked?
older student leaders who teach primary grade students to fill in the gaps.
A2 A business related project and let the students earn some money while learning.
Western KY BBQ? That should be a strand for sure
That would be an awesome experience! What would you need to get it going?
I'd love to go with white board walls for problem solving in math class
immediate feedback on reading response journals. Allow students to revise immediately.
My 4th and 5th graders do it all themselves - green screen and all. I'm just there for damage control
Follow up Q would be "how do make it happen...say with only 5 dollars" https://t.co/nkZFFK0QTW
"What if you had no limits in your classroom/school for one month-what do you do?"
Was checking their progress today. The scale of it is somewhat mind-boggling
A3: I've run a class with no grades. I told the class I wasn't going to and that they would just do stuff. That led to the DDL.
: As a HS Math Teacher I love where your head's at! You can do it for $12 per 4X8 sheet of Board at Lowes.
I've done it with 5th grade, but I felt like I was in the way. Want to try again.
Jeremy Shultz- Bardstown Middle Marvel-ous Math teacher. TARDY for class
A3 Bringing my guitar into a resource reading class to learn strategies.
just need to take a leap and do it!
I used clear dry erase board paint to paint a few doors to create more writing space - works great-
I have seen this awesomeness from him and his Ss!
Small innovs make impact! Check out company that added graphic flies to urinals! Toilets were 85% cleaner! https://t.co/a9zShjQ3CW
It's hard to step out of the way - I'm better at that these days and the results are more engaging
I'm not a hero. More of a silent guardian. Maybe a watchful protector. Definitely not a hero.
Gotta run friends, literally, going out to enjoy a last Florida evening run before I return to the bluegrass
You know it's a good when the eBay ads start popping up
A3: random, visible grouping, new groups every week to two weeks, to open up opps for student collaboration
Leave it to to bring the toilet humor to
A3. I started asking more questions instead of answering them
One of our teachers did this-tied to economics, Ss had to "purchase" materials with class money
: I knew if anyone liked that...you would!
Jamie from Hardin County. I am on family duty... So I will be in and out.
Q4: What's the biggest flop or failure you've ever tried in your instruction? What did you learn as a result?
A2: Still dreaming of my WeDo golf course
excuse, excuses. excuses. is WAY more important than this so-called "family duty"
Q4: Failures count too! What's the biggest flop or failure you've ever tried in your instruction? What did you learn as a result?
A3: Gamifying my classroom using Legos!
A4: My first time I ever attempted to teach I scripted the entire dialog in my head. Terrible Idea! Was filled with anxiety.
Failure is a part of learningWhat's the biggest failure you've ever tried in your instruction? What did you learn as a result?
A4: clay animation- biggest thing I learned- very engaging, takes time and dried clay figures do not move well
It can be a cheap venture- can be done with foam tubing, tape, & marbles. Can get more elaborate with stick build!
providing a structure like notice/wonder or QFT model to allow students to ask their own Qs
I love games and LEGOs, too!!! We need to play more!
A4: Assuming the kids know or understand a concept... Because I am excited to get to the application
: A4: We can learn as much from our failures as our successes!
a4 Probably the biggest failure came in first year as a music teacher... details are fully repressed now.
A4: I gave long term project on Greek culture without enough check ins...Result a great project on Winslow Homer
A4 memorization vs applications of concepts...."knowledge" from memorization only lasts a few days
A4: Epic fail during student teaching. Resolved to NEVER let a day like that happen again. So far, so good ;)
a4.1 I do feel like I learned more in 3 or 4 months, than in 4 years of college Students gave immediate and honest feedback
A4 spending a lot of class time grading homework rather than engaging in inquiry.
for me, a class blog, not interactive enough, rarely visited.
reminds me of the 1st year I taught and thought it would be fun to build a pyramid to scale (forgot to measure the door)
Integer football during student teaching. ALL students need to be engaged, not just one... And who gave them a football?
A4: Pt1: Created this great problem with excel to show people the power of computational thinking. Made class hate excel.
: “Some men aren’t looking for anything logical like money. Some men just want to watch the world burn.”
That pretty much sums up my first year as a 4th/5th grade chorus director!
A4: My first time giving all students editing rights to a single Google Doc.
OH THE HUMANITY!!!!!!!!!
A4 3rd grdrs went rogue last year, ditched digital citizenship script & made an 11 min puppet pals video abt princess & squirrel
Definitely felt nervous when students had their own device. Fell flat several times and fell forward.
I was not prepared! or... I was not prepared to know how much I didn't know. Probably college did the best they could
Q5: What are some systemic beliefs for districts to have that foster innovation in a school?
That's pretty epic right there
I just said that sentence out loud and lost it! I love it!
A5: All of us can learn something new every day. Don't ever stop learning
How would you incorporate 3D printing in your classes? For geography classes I can see unlimited potential!
showing step by step, not allowing students to struggle/formulate their own thinking
absolutely... Build With Chrome works for that!!! goodness
A5: Allow people to take risks.Encourage ideas. Expect failure in order to move forward. Celebrate risks & problem solving effort
A4: Letting other Ts talk me out of trying out the "crazy" ideas I had at first. Should've done it all earlier! Different is good!
A5: Encourage teachers/admins to try new things, celebrate the successes and support them if it flops.
A5 Find out what makes the students tick, what is their passion
A5: Adopt the motto "Move fast. Break things."
A5 I've been reading about Iterative Design Process. I like it better than a "fail forward" type approach for innovation
A5: Not to be afraid to try something new Growth happens when we are uncomfortable.
Q5 all students can exceed expectations with goal setting and scaffolding.
A4: Also learned that one must always prepare 4 escalation (exercise worked in a diff setting). https://t.co/CgYFxpo68c
A5: remember that "Discovery cannot be setup: invention cannot be scheduled"-Seymour Papert innovation takes time and trial/error
A5: support - being visible to observe new risks being taken, sound board for reflection, celebration of new learning
a5 Understanding perspectives is key & staying positive. It's easy to slip into thinking and talking only about what isn't working
Q6: Last Question: What's some of the barriers you face from being able to TRULY INNOVATE??!?!?!?
A5.1 An admin who models learning and takes on the role as a "lead learner" for teachers can really be a powerful innovation force
A5 lack of common building vision.
- made me think of "growing pains"
A5: That it's ok to SLOW down and tinker and play- that learning is messy- that kids are worth our time! https://t.co/NnCGb7igsB
Q5: What are some systemic beliefs for districts to have that foster innovation in a school?
A5: empowering staff and students to lead allows true personalization to occur
A6: Ts that are stuck in their old ways of thinking and don't want to try something new.
As said...Dinosaurs
: Powerful Piece. I hope I can be thought of in this manner.
A5: Make creativity & innovation enough of a priority they hire a Chief Creativity Officer (CCO) who provides ideas/support.
A5: make sure you make clear why you are doing something. Must know what and how to do, but knowing why allows improvement.
he is one of my favorites! You'd probably like work from Mitch Resnick as well- they keep me thinking
A6: face to face collaboration, share like mindsets, celebrating successes and suggestions how might we...make it better?
A6 SO THANKFUL that Ts at have very very few, if any, barriers to innovation
: I've actually tried to hire a Disney Imagineer! Still not giving up on it!
A6 positive behavior plans
and Leahy's Embedding Formative Assessment shares how we have knowledge but time/support is needed
A6. Time is my nemesis - sometimes I have to "wait until next year" to really get something moving
Love the "Yes and" attitude
A6: Grateful to have and a few others in our building to fight the forces of mediocrity & build something great
Looking like a primary crayon amongst secondary color crayons.
This is the difficult part! Important, but so difficult, and not just in education
A6: celebrate innovative efforts even when they don't go as planned
we have some of those, too!
how often do we look to students' for innovation and ideas?
A6: Sometimes we are so focused on the outcome that we forget to enjoy the journey
Not Enough! But the kids know where its at! !
