E2 Educator Challenge

What is a Classroom Hack? Hack (noun): A clever solution to an everyday problem Urban Dictionary

What is a Classroom Hack? Classroom Hack (E2): An innovative, possible solution to a common classroom problem that can be universally implemented Becky & Kim

Teacher Hacker Personas Introduce the five persona titles Gamify Personalize Minimize Delocalize Strategize

Gamify Knows how to spice things up in the classroom to engage students Believes that learning can be fun Uses simulations, animations, and more Adds gamification elements (missions, task completion requirements etc.) to the classroom Gamify

Personalize Crafts learning that reaches students individually Pays attention to student needs Selects tools that can be customized Allows students to select the tools they want to use for projects Personalize

Minimize Makes efficiency experts look like rookies Paperless, productive, and avoids time sinks Lets go of clutter and focuses on what really counts Minimize

Delocalize Builds collaborative learning environments in and out of the classroom Focuses on global themes that are found in the local community Teaches students #youmatter through encouragement and empowerment Delocalize

Strategize Bases lesson decisions on how to best impact every student Uses accessibility tools for equity in education Ensures success through differentiation Strategize

Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution E2 Learning Challenge You can work alone, or create a class hack team! Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution Create a Mix that describes your Hack Share your Mix with the world

Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution E2 Learning Challenge You can work alone, or create a class hack team! Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution Create a Mix that describes your Hack Share your Mix with the world

Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution E2 Learning Challenge You can work alone, or create a class hack team! Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution Create a Mix that describes your Hack Share your Mix with the world

Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution E2 Learning Challenge Work in assigned teams of 5-6 Expert Educators to: Identify a common problem Propose an innovative solution Create a Mix that describes your Hack Share your Mix with the world

Identify Identify a classroom problem that you are faced with daily. Use the brainstorming scaffold to help you get started.

E2 Challenge Brainstorming Scaffold Problem of Practice Impact on student learning Theme/Topic Solution proposal Implementing the hack Overview of how hack is implemented

Propose Propose an innovative solution that is reasonable to implement, given the technical access available in your situation. Your solution must match one of the Hacker personas (pick one of the personas).

Create Create an Office Mix or video to describe your problem and how it impacts learning, your solution, and how your Hack could be implemented. If you want, you can use the template to help keep you on track. Mixes/Videos must be less than 3 minutes. You can work alone, or as a team!

Each Office Mix/video should: Create Each Office Mix/video should: Identify the problem Describe how the problem impacts learning Propose an innovative, reasonable solution Overview how hack can be implemented

Share Post the URL for your shareable Office Mix or video on Twitter using the following hashtags by March 16, 2016: #hacktheclassroom #contest Judges will score entries based on the rubric provided in the docs.com collection. We will create a collection of the top Class Hacks on our Educator Community and announce them on our April EduCast

http://aka.ms/StreamingE2Contest Materials available in the Docs.com collection (http://aka.ms/StreamingE2Contest): Project description (Word Document) Brainstorming scaffold page (PowerPoint) Mix template (PowerPoint) Rubric (Word Document)