NEIT+2017+-+Open+Space+2+Lake+Lounge

NEIT 2017 - Open Space 2 Lake Lounge


 *  Calls it guided study similar to upper school elective sponsored by dept head
 *  Got it signed off by dept heads so you can make sure he meets regular class goals
 * A literal signed learning contract
 *  Maintains classes, but something extra
 *  If bored in class, work on the outside stuff
 * Mostly programming, can work on screen (1:1 program)
 *  Have it posted to GitHub to get an audience
 *  Bring from regular class, but expand learning goals for new way to glean info
 *  Second half was life skills, how do you work with others who don't work as fast as you
 *  How does this work for assessment? Making it match with regular class goals
 *  Had learnt in contract with dept heads to lay out plan first
 *  This enrichment becomes a pass/fail class. Teither they are getting the A or they are not and we are now focusing on the wrong issue
 *  Programming helps with the need to actually finish the you can re use what you've made, so you are saving work for the future
 *  Because it is so extensible
 *  Larger Question - How do you not only encourage intellect, but build social/emotional
 * Get quickly to a team project. Great for life skills, but hard for grading
 * Or pair project when they are two different levels types of learners, but grade is tied to each other's success. Reinforcing the social aspect of learning and bring the student away from their own internal comfort zone
 * Have them teach a class. If this is done, you kind of end up opening the enrichment to everyone. But, maintain the same guidelines of participation
 *  Clarity of learning goal is paramount
 *  Ideas for not programming
 * Design a game to model what would happen if you took a species out of the environment
 * Set a huge goal, help them learn to break it down to manageable chunks
 * Kit out the project. Don't change the project, just change the mode. E.g. Instead of clay, use mine craft
 *  Instead of class time, use office hours model. You need to come see me. Attendance is grade
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Master/apprenticeship style interaction
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Break the kid! Throw so much work at them, to have them struggle a little, to both learn to struggle and to let them see that there is still more to learn, they don't know it all, and there others who can go faster.
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> UDL universal design for learning - to investigate
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> How do we bridge the separation of lives between studentsand teachers. Inasmuch as, we all have a policy that restricts of forbids interaction online at a policy or tech level,
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Joanne Deak researcher on brain - to investigate
 * <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,sans-serif; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;"> Start with the carrot, their passion, then throw out a wrinkle to force them away from their comfort zone