Agenda

Activity 1: Discussion of the required viewing/website: First, watch the video "What is School For?" at https://modernlearners.com/response-to-prince-ea/ Then, see the Innovation Playlist at: https://teddintersmith.com/innovation-playlist/

Activity 2: synthesis of "Collaboration" items read, viewed or listened to by classmates: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13bzsi_YeH77yoAQduhQdDXx9qQPmb84y_qaGOX80q_I/edit#gid=0

Activity 3: Living through a sample non-bird learning experience

• Umbrella Question: How can individuals and families survive disasters better?
• https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PGtZaiuxl7mf8SSVkgt1GTcZjUc1ZEHRU7vE7hYAhvE/edit#gid=0

What's due?

• Models of Inquiry
• Textbook reading
• Reading Plan
• If you have already discovered some item in your reading, viewing, and listening that it excellent, post it to the course database blog.
• Complete at least 30 more items for project 1 by next workshop.

Activity 2: Introduction to the 18 think Models (download the think models at the bottom of this agenda page)

• Small groups explore one of the models
• Jigsawed groups compare models

Activity 3: Live through a sample learning experience about disasters: https://goo.gl/SGf8B5

• Compare with a written version of the disaster learning experience at: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zYNU8HjA6GQwOKCtphCriQc23G7woDz62rFB2QHMkVI/edit

Activity 4: Introduction to Module 2: Transformation A

Activity 5: Create Teams for Transformation A: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2VU5WaS3lcoSzoW-rBz-V0k093UdGqRiufiUZWY6jI/edit#gid=0

• Follow one of the textbook transformations fairly closely
• Think about a technology to use that will boost teaching and learning
• You might insert a different or additional strategy from the LIIITE model

Tools:

• Older Knowledge Building Center template: https://sites.google.com/site/knowledgebuildingcenter/
• A KBC in Spanish: cnn: https://sites.google.com/site/knowldgebuildingcenterspanish/
• Elementary school KBC: https://sites.google.com/site/templatevlcelementary/
• Middle school KBC: https://sites.google.com/site/templatevlcmiddle/
• High school KBC: https://sites.google.com/site/templatevlchigh/
• KBC done in the new Google Sites: https://sites.google.com/s/0B0kdWYq2f0WvZlQ1UlNWN1BFdlk/p/0B0kdWYq2f0WvNFB3Vy1QM2ZJblE/edit

1. Get your textbook reading in ASAP if you haven't already done so
2. Do the reading, viewing, and listening for Module 1: Coteaching and Information Literacy
3. Bring a rough draft of Transformation A to the next workshop with your partner