tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post1833755232405783773..comments2024-02-27T05:33:37.346-08:00Comments on He's the Weird Teacher: TEDtalksRobertsonThe Weird Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07865409578314612808noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-786941154802300012016-04-25T17:08:59.213-07:002016-04-25T17:08:59.213-07:00Great reflections!
What I've found out with ma...Great reflections!<br />What I've found out with many of my fourth graders as a began to introduce more passion based learning or just assignment that aren't worksheets and require deeper thinking and reflect is that they can't or don't understand cause it isn't the norm. Students are used to simple fill in the blank & multiple choice work and repeating what the teacher tells them the answer is they are conditioned to think one certain way and don't know how to think for themselves. <br />Many of my students have broke through this year, while many are still struggling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13200073570106620254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-83151093970690192882016-04-19T22:47:27.392-07:002016-04-19T22:47:27.392-07:00I did peer into your soul, Natalie.
I did...
*cre...I did peer into your soul, Natalie. <br />I did...<br />*creepy stare for fifteen seconds too long*<br />...<br />I think you're right about getting the experience. They need to learn it on their own and sometimes that's hearing a bunch that could be better and reflecting on them.The Weird Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409036328788408352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-75868667358612465832016-04-19T22:45:56.026-07:002016-04-19T22:45:56.026-07:00Curious is a better framing I think than passionat...Curious is a better framing I think than passionate. I think I'll try that next time. Your Ignite the Night thing sounds super cool too. The Weird Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409036328788408352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-45060744081815852102016-04-19T22:44:53.842-07:002016-04-19T22:44:53.842-07:00I'll need to check out Quest2Learn. Thanks for...I'll need to check out Quest2Learn. Thanks for the suggestion. Love to hear more.The Weird Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409036328788408352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-12416750340173531752016-04-19T22:44:18.522-07:002016-04-19T22:44:18.522-07:00Another word- Thanks!Another word- Thanks!The Weird Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409036328788408352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-47763045923558682392016-04-19T16:46:44.923-07:002016-04-19T16:46:44.923-07:00It's like you peered into my soul! Here's ...It's like you peered into my soul! Here's the thing about the less than stellar talks. They got to learn about what's interesting to them...and hear others. I truly believe that it will stay with them especially when they "have to do a project" assigned by their future teachers. They've seen what could be...and that has to be enough sometimes. Natalie Chouleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456641815047899353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-17367868766125011642016-04-19T13:35:19.374-07:002016-04-19T13:35:19.374-07:00Hi Doug,
I'm so happy you posted about thi...Hi Doug, <br /><br /> I'm so happy you posted about this, as I was intrigued by your tweets about TEDtalksRobertson.<br /><br /> For the last few years, my class ended our year with Ignite the Night - Ignite talks created by students in a method similar to your TED Talk preparations. We shared 5 minute slideshows, with 20, highly visual slides, autoadvancing every 15 seconds. They answered the question, "What stuck with you this year?" We invited friends and families to an evening event where students shared their stories with enthusiasm and pride. It was a remarkable way to end our year.<br /><br /> I was thinking about what you wrote about passion in this post and it reminded me of a recent conversation with a brilliant young woman about how to reframe "passion". Similar to the way a parents' statement of, "I just want my child to be happy" puts pressure on that child to find and live in the difficult-to-define realm of "happy," sometimes, telling someone to share their "passion" can be stressful. Instead, she suggested, ask a student what they are curious about? Simply replace the word "passion" with "curious". Students will see that they can dig into something they're wondering about without having to commit to naming it as a passion. Exploring our curiosities may lead to us discovering our passion, or passions, but we can do it for a short time!<br /> <br /> Perhaps changing the wording for this assignment will help your students dig into even more interesting topics in more creative ways!<br /><br />As always, keep up the weird work!Shauna Pollockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13853791710208137251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-29467455290063274712016-04-19T05:15:09.307-07:002016-04-19T05:15:09.307-07:00This is great. I have a similar type of project wh...This is great. I have a similar type of project where I blended a Google 20 percent approach with the Quest2Learn method. It helped with the topic selection portion a lot! This is pretty incredible and how awesome are your kids?!?! Yay!!Anna M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14534121093732859786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685637550786185567.post-23635861880196386372016-04-19T04:06:35.555-07:002016-04-19T04:06:35.555-07:00One word...Awesome!!
JonOne word...Awesome!!<br /><br />JonJon Wennstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953279088419504430noreply@blogger.com