Really fun, interactive keynote! My notes don’t accurately capture any of that, but some really great resources at the end. Ewan McIntosh Keynote Why are we framing questions beginning with we and I? Why are we making it all about us? If you want to engage learners, it can’t be about “I” and “we.” It … Continue reading →

The Five Skills Framework for Problem Solving Speakers Marc Prensky (@marcprensky) What are you most passionate about? (What differentiates you?) What our kids need for tomorrow: problem solving skills, passion, producing the right stuff Five skills framework for problem solving: 1. figuring out the right thing to do behaving ethically, thinking critically, analyzing problems, making … Continue reading →

Darren Kuropatwa always delivers! Really enjoyed his session. Here are my notes: 21st Century Bricoleurs (Part One) Speakers Darren Kuropatwa “Seymour Papert describes bricolage as a way to learn and solve problems by trying, testing and playing around. How do we learn by playing around with digital stuff? Can we create deep learning experiences that … Continue reading →

Notes from my 1st workshop: PSI and PMI: Effective New Approaches to High School Science and K-12 Mathematics with Robert Goodman. PSI and PMI: Effective New Approaches to High School Science and K-12 Mathematics Speakers Robert Goodman Progressive Science Initiative (PSI) & Progressive Mathematics Initiative (PMI) AP Exams as a Goal provides standard metric recognized by … Continue reading →

The tyranny of lectures! Started with https://learningcatalytics.com 1. Think of something you are really good at — something you know you do well (and preferably something that has been important in your career). Describe that skill or quality in a few words. 2. Now describe in a couple of words how you became good at … Continue reading →

Summer Institute Flyer Day 1 The conference is being led by Heather Sondel, Assistant Principal of Thomas Jefferson.  She talked a bit about TJ and STEM in general.  She left us with the question of the day – “what is STEM, anyway?”.  She then asked us to get in groups with other teachers from our … Continue reading →

The first step will be establishing some summer goals.  I have many, but I think the list is doable. Prepare AP Computer Science Course to run as a Blended Course Begin creating and putting all AP Computer Science course material in a LMS Research and prepare virtual conferencing tools  Develop new and exciting Introduction to … Continue reading →

This blog will be a way for me to keep track of all the exciting things I learn this summer.  It is meant to be a very informal way to track what I am thinking about on a regular basis and hopefully serve as a medium through which to share out with others and receive … Continue reading →