Yesterday, in a Center for Teaching brainstorming meeting, one of us suggested some curriculum-design work that would go beyond traditional subject-area or departmental curricula. Then, this morning I read David Wees’s blog post about Zoe Weil’s TEDxDirigo talk. In the 17 minutes and 24 seconds, Zoe explains the brainstorm idea perfectly…
Design for Change School Contest
http://wkcd.c.topica.com/maaod1wabZ4VCbMJv6he/
The Design for Change School Contest asks students worldwide to
design solutions for problems they encounter in their lives,
schools, or neighborhoods; carry out these solutions in a week; and
document their work for the world to see. The project is the
brainchild of Indian educator and designer Kiran Bir Sethi. Last
year, more than 30,000 schools and 100,000 students in India
participated. This year, the contest is catching fire across the
globe. Entries are due October 2, Ghandi’s birthday.
Kathy Anderson, president-elect of Phi Delta Kappan International, posted this YouTube video about people’s senses of time and the effects of those differences. Very interesting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3oIiH7BLmg
After watching, I clicked on a suggested, related video from Dan Pink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6XAPnuFjJc&feature=channel
Then, I posted this to PDK…
“I am spending considerable time researching project-based learning. Currently, I am reading Powerful Learning (Linda Darling-Hammond). According to much of the research (and a great deal of common sense), project-based learning (also problem-based and design-based) appear to provide the students with ENGAGING, ACTIVE learning for a PURPOSE…to have something to control that matters to the students and to the community. PBL also reproduces the conditions under which most of us work ‘in the real world.’ What superb training and education that might turn out to be. Thanks for sharing the video.”
To discover what motivates our students and ourselves would be a key to a great shift in education and learning!
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