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“Never memorize something you can look up in a book.” -Einstein As a CS major we were never expected to memorize, but rather apply theory to practice and create something new. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
“We cannot solve problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” -Einstein Quote the Did You Know: Our students will work in jobs we don’t yet know are jobs, solving problems we don’t yet know are problems, using technologies that haven’t yet been invented! @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
“Rote and repetitive learning still has a place.” -Brian Aspinall But why do we still let bells dictate learning? @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
What is the value of X? 30 degrees 53 degrees 60 degrees 83 degrees MC shows what the students don’t know. I don’t know if you guessed. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
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@mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com Focus on the problem. Resilience, problem solving, initiative. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
Instead of worksheets…my students…. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
@mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com Have students make tools to solve the problem. Then use it to answer other questions. Its about application. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
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@mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com “Now my writing looks like everyone elses” @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
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From Noun: “Education is something I get” To Verb: “Learning is something I do” Co learner @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
Traditional vs. Progressive Why do bells dictate learning? We must create learning spaces. Move away from desks, rows and textbooks. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
Commadore 64 example @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com
We used to attend school because that’s where the knowledge was. Students working from home sick. Teachers teaching from home sick. @mraspinall www.brianaspinall.com