WR090 Skilled Writing through Inquiry: A Community of Scholars Examines Success, Grit, and Creative Intelligence WEEK 6 Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Order of Business Tuesday, Oct 29 th Attendance & Quiz Video: Changing Educational Paradigms – A paradigm is an outline or framework that allows you to think about something – Divergent Intelligence & Creative Intelligence The Take-Away Voting for the next reading Homework for next class session

Library Quiz One point each: 1. What are the two main things to look for in order to find the authority of a video or other online media presentation? 2. Briefly explain why it is important to establish the authority of an online video. 3. What is the key question you need to ask yourself regarding the bias of a video? 4. What is the only bad bias? 5. Where is the first place you should go to find the bias of a video? 6. What is your best indicator for when a video was created (currency)? 7. When is it not always important that a video be up-to-date, or current, (but still important enough to be checked by a scholar)? 8. Describe one red flag and explain why it is important. Extra-credit: (Two points) How can you tell who else has linked to a video you are viewing? And why would you want to know?

Changing Educational Paradigms 1.We will watch the Ken Robinson RSA video, Changing Educational Paradigms once more, and then we will write reflectively and discuss it. Changing Educational Paradigms 2.A paradigm is a structure or framework that allows people to think about really big ideas, in this case, an entire educational system.paradigm 3.Paradigm is pronounced pair-a-dime.

What Ken Robinson Thinks a New Educational Paradigm Should Include Ability to work with others collaboratively, or if a student needs to do so, work by him- or herself at the best pace for that individual student. Ability to experience education by many means, not just reading books and working problems. A system that encourages divergent thinking and the development of creative intelligence. Stop medicating kids who learn in ways that are different. We need people to learn and think differently if we are going to meet the challenges of the future,

The Flipped Classroom 1.The flipped classroom:The flipped classroom – In the flipped classroom, students learn the lessons at home by using video material, and keep watching the video until they have learned the concept. – They then work problems in class with other students by teaching each other and using the teacher as a resource. – This method has proven to be quite useful in math and science. – We will be trying the flipped classroom in order to learn grammar.

The Studio School The studio school movement is very much present in England, but actually began in the U.S, This video helps to explain why the studio school movement came to be and how it has developed in England.video Berea College in the U.S. is a studio school. All students at Berea learn a trade or are otherwise able to earn their living by working with their hands as well as their heads. Berea College

The Cloud School – Or the Hole in the Wall School This type of schooling is now being tried in developing countries, where percentages of people are extremely poor. It has been studied and its ability to reach children who live in poor circumstances (shanty towns and slums with no or intermittent electricity, and limited access to clean water). Watch this video to get a good idea how the cloud school works.video

Let Us Vote for Our Favorite Rank order the following choices from your favorite to your least favorite. 1= your favorite; 2 = your second choice; 3= your third choice. Flipped Classroom Studio School Cloud (hole-in-the-wall) School

Homework Due, Thursday, Oct. 31 st NO new homework Get caught up!

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