#dtk12chat Archive
Please join us for a weekly conversation about design thinking in K12 education. We will have a variety of moderators with a wide range and depth of design thinking experiences. Each week, we will connect the dots to the design thinking methodology and how it can and will play a bigger role in todayβs K12 educational arena.
Wednesday May 4, 2016
Good evening and welcome to the . My name is James Campbell and I will be flying the millennium falcon. https://t.co/3sxZWrhuaS
Howdy! Lindsey, Seattle, and... sheesh... I dunno. Will I get banned if I say Uhura? ;-)
Hi, Pati checking in from NYC. First time in
Hey Chris here in Atlanta. I would have to say that Greedo might be my fav. He was one of my first SW action figs.
Kevin Day from Monterey. I'd declare a tie between BB-8 (recent droid-crush) and Snaggletooth (my first action figure)
welcome glad you are here tonight
welcome Patricia thanks for joining
Yaaaaas! He was my second.... https://t.co/LZ7HkQqk0q
Hey Chris here in Atlanta. I would have to say that Greedo might be my fav. He was one of my first SW action figs.
Hey . Emily from ATL... I've only watched one Star Wars movie...so no favorite.
hello sir! what is your fave char?
Hey EM! no Space Camp tonight?
I've watched em all but still no favorite :-D
Good evening folks! Usually from Dayton but logging in from Marin County tonight.
But my favorite character from The Martian is the PR lady who hates on the engineers for the LOTR references. Project Elrond πππ
nice. what are you doing out there?
Jeff, Delaware, Darth Vader
Q1 Send a shout out to an educator who made a difference in your life and why.
Visiting a school out here for a thing... More info to come later if there's more info to give. ;)
A1 Shout-out to Mrs. Gage - 6th grade English teacher who convinced me I was especially good at something.
Matt living on Hoth (WI) Master Obiwan
My first mentor, Mr. Vesely. He gave me a chance to try out what I was interested in and led to my first professional passion
welcome Jeff where do you teach in Delaware. I taught in DE
A1 - 10th Grade US HIstory teacher Dr. Sturgis - she was awesome and gave me my first experience in a constructivist classroom
So many to choose from, but is a stellar leader to learn from; knows best practice and how to reach Ss.
A1: Mr. Bonds 5th grade . he was tough and looked just like Ralph Sampson
A1) 7th gr science Ms Mills! She was engaging and creative and the first person to make me love science... And it stuck!!
so many more teachers to appreciate
A1 2 for modeling courage & taking a risk building History w
A1 Shoutout to all of the teachers at East Pike Elementary School for making me want to be a teacher.
A1b) my current colleague, 5th gr teacher Lina Rose... The most brilliant+humble educator I've ever known, + incredible friend
A1 Thanks for putting a schoolroom in our house and bringing home materials from your class so I could teach my dolls.
A1 Mr. Z showing me the power of music & improvisation within my life
Q2 It's close to the end of the school year, what is the BIG thing standing between you and the summer https://t.co/O3GZEY3SJT
A2: helping all my indie project students reach their finish line. It's a little bit of cat herding, but it's worth it. :)
A2 The fact that I don't want my current students to leave my class. This is a special group.
We're an Ocean Guardian school. Our final project: To design and build a solar-powered fountain in our garden.
A2) wrapping up year 1 of our with some sort of amazing celebration! I should probably start thinking about that...
Wow! That sounds like an incredible project. Please post about your progress.
A1/2 - But.... I'm a history/religion guy. Pretty terrible at making anything outside of... a sandwich.
A1 Lots of love for my HS AP Bio teacher who let me TA her bio labs sr year
that's how I feel about my 8th graders... *sniff*
I ask them every day if they will stay in third with me.
Keeping in check w/reality; Ss are also ready for summer. When they're getting fidgety, I know why (&it's not bc they are bad).
You are too kind. I will. (Ocean Guardian has actually been my attempt to plant dt at our school....) https://t.co/TTsngBuDmB
Wow! That sounds like an incredible project. Please post about your progress.
A2 completing our staff coaching & educator effectiveness
Everyday struggles, man. :)
A2: final assessments (how to package the Ss for 4th gr)
Do some offer to take you up on it? ;)
Yes they do...but I still want to get them excited about their new adventures in the next grade.
Those progress report comments that are due a week from today...
A3: I've taken to asking them, "Where?!"
A3/1 - "Sort of...." And then I talk about what I do during the summer..., and that I'm not alone among teachers in doing so....
A3) it's been years since anyone's been daft enough to say that to me...
A3/2 And if I'm speaking to another Presbyterian (PCUSA) pastor, I'll gently explain: "Imagine 5 Sundays a week."
A3: had some neighbors say that tonight. I reply that I work for daycare and that when school is out, daddy daycare is in
A3 I mention the unpaid overtime throughout the year and the continued PD that happens over the summer.
A3 school is one of the few organizations that starts up & ends each year: the in between time is where the process begins
A3: Once I start telling them about PD/PL I take part in, they've stopped listening. Could care less.
A3a/1: Shameless plug...! Going to Fuse16 at with... maybe several of you...?
A3: or i mention all the free work we do when school is out. conferences (attending and presenting), reading, planning, etc.
Hey Melissa! Are you tuning in for tonight ?! :)
A3a reading for pleasure, curriculum work, buying a wedding dress, coaching , leading a book club for my Ss
A3a Reading to better my craft; workshops or professional development, planning for next year https://t.co/TN8ed6Y1sv
A3a/2: And then -- knock wood -- introducing "design thinking with mr. day" as a summer school class. First ever at our school
A3a: reflecting, protoyping, fixing, learning...
A3a/3: Hopefully, the children will show up....
is KILLING it with the GIFs tonight!
We are getting to the good stuff Hang on
YAAAAAS!
TEACH ME ALL OF THE THINGS.
https://t.co/tFVMo133AL
A3a reading for pleasure, curriculum work, buying a wedding dress, coaching , leading a book club for my Ss
A3: I'm an admin so my summer is all about mapping the growth of DT through the 5th column.
A3a: , taking the boys backpacking, go to the beach, plan a PBL, finish my end of the year checklist (past the deadline)
The next few questions are designed to create the program
I love our summer learning! it's the choice board of learning
A3a: Lifeguarding the mid-Atlantic, weddings, SIOP training and working on our school's makerspace
A4 - Creative Confidence by the Kelley brothers -- and Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown
A4 the achievement habit. I love the way Roth shares practical experiences and advice
A4: Mindsets (Dweck), great way to refresh, rethink, and refocus. Switch (heath brothers), great book to start making change
A4 steal like an artist, simple read but very profound. Austin Kleon
A4: Tony Wagner's Most Likely to Succeed
A4 Essentialism brilliant learning
A4: Teaching as a Subversive Activity by Postman/Weingartner. If you haven't read it yet, do it. Still relevant.
You read my mind. Mindset by Carol Dweck changes the way you will talk to the people in your life.
Creative Confidence very inspiring https://t.co/mQgkDdNLwd
A4 - Creative Confidence by the Kelley brothers -- and Doodle Revolution by Sunni Brown
absolutely! all the people, right?!
Books Books Books Books Books More please
A4 I'll say I need some good fiction, too. Something to retune my soul.
Just finished this one. Great insight.
Q5 What are some great educational movies/documentaries/TedTalks that go on a summer playlist? https://t.co/FqkuN6oNes
A4: Rethinking Grading by Cathy Vatterott
A4: currently also reading Leading (sir Alex Ferguson). bc there are so many lifeworthy lessons taught through the game of soccer
A4 For Literacy: What Readers Really Do, Reading in the Wild, The Unstoppable Writing Teacher
A5 just saw Most Likely to Succeed
A4 The Best-Kept Teaching Secret by and Elaine Daniels.
Whoops...Creative Confidence
A4 Futurewise, Visible Learning, Innovators Mindset
What did you think? It brought tears to some of my colleagues. I haven't seen it yet.
powerfully insightful and sad reality
A5 All of Ken Robinson's, of course. I also dig John Hunter's on his World Peace Game.
A6 Maker Monterey Faire, out here in Monterey, CA. Our own will be crushing it live....
A5: 30 for 30 on the Duke Lax team; don't rely on what is being handed to us seek out the truth https://t.co/Tuod7W6YY7
A5: 30 for 30 on the Duke Lax team; don't rely on what is being handed to us seek out the truth https://t.co/tPh3wozVrA
A5 Most Likely to Suceed Greg Whiteley & & Design Movement
Just looking in at and there were some mean gifs flowing.
A6: looking forward to unite w GHO Justice League in Denver
Definitely all the folks of
A7: I would love to chat with and see how we can DT some energy changes locally-globally
A7 If reality isn't a barrier, I'd dig picking the brain of Justin Trudeau
Where has the time gone. Please keep sharing ideas. I plan to capture and share our collection https://t.co/FwsIvbZOmg
A7 I hope to stay up with peeps on Currently on maternity leave thus a bit sporadic w/ availability till baby grows :)
