The devices in our pockets places a production studio at our fingertips. Model their use productively and students will choose productivity. Whether phones detract from academics or whether they’re used to enhance language-based communication is completely within our control.
“It’s rare that a week goes by that a child doesn’t clutch a book to their chest and say something like, “I just love this book so much. These are my book clutchers.” observes @meganbfrazer Every librarian can find the right book for a student to clutch. https://t.co/TvqjnlKw96
Day 5 @sisuacademy:
Writing for a purpose
Writing & revising a voiceover script for a Welcome to Sisu video. By reading it out loud, revision takes place naturally. Learners want it to flow which leads to great sentence variety and word choice conversations.
YES: LESS standardized, cookie-cutter conformity and compliance and much MORE ORGANIC GROWTH, EXPLORATION, PLAY, TALENT DEVELOPMENT, PURPOSE...and the ability to invent your own life #deeperlearning
I’ve always been fortunate to have an inner voice. Although, today marks something more profound. Exactly five years ago, I began sharing my voice with the world. #PresumeCompetence#UnitedForCommunicationChoice
Closing the empathy gap begins with great storytelling. Great storytelling today makes use of multiple channels of communication. Hear the stories of our students before the @chrisemdin keynote at @ncte 11/17 in Houston. #NCTE2018@mindyahrens1@145lewis https://t.co/SY6PIHaD2G
Video is as permanent today as print has been for the past 500 years. Come see us for a whole new take on the writing process at #ACTEM2018. @ACTEM#EdChatME#EdTech207 Check inside the #DL2018 session for a preview 🎥➡️ https://t.co/nuzWFYm6LG
Relevant skills by nature shouldn't feel tedious. They apply naturally, integrate fluidly, and strengthen rapidly freeing up the bandwidth to engage in more cognitively demanding tasks. Via @VodsOnVids#EdChatME#EdTech207#AppleEDUchat#elachat@145lewis https://t.co/yV9IskaVy4
If we expect students to care about expressing their ideas at the level expected for the #21stCentury we need to teach student how to find the subjects that move them. See what drives children’s book biographer Anita Silvey’s love of the inquiry process:
Collecting photo & video doesn’t replace the need for language, to the contrary, reflecting back on experiences that were too big for words in the moment, fuels the desire to find just the right words to express deeper ideas. FULL EPISODE AT: https://t.co/baUFslXAaL
We’re two decades into the 21stCentury, multimedia exemplars aren’t just the practice of digital role models, it’s the practice of role models, period. Our day-long DEEPER LEARNING workshop shows there’s never a wrong place to start! See the full video at: https://t.co/baUFslXAaL
This great multimedia-based research activity from children’s book biographer Anita Silvey is an exciting and practical introduction the inquiry process!
Foundational language-based skills are often seen as the vegetables, traditional reading and writing the sustenance, and multimedia the dessert. Constructive use of #ClassroomClips flips the meal on its head
Here’s a little gem from @TheRealHipHopEd. When we embrace the hip hop culture & music in schools, Ss begin engaging w/ the complexities of language & science content on a deeper level, all while curtailing negative stereotypes. #HipHopEd@chrisemdin https://t.co/TweE5NV2ke
This chat’s all about the thoughtful use of technology and multimedia as entry points into critical language skills. If you can make it next week, we’d love for everyone to see the fantastic work coming from your rooms! @JMitchellELA @ms_carbone@Glynn_ed@AprilRequard#edchatma
Fostering relationships, discovering your authentic self, + exploring self-awareness are important skills this awesome project by @mindyahrens1 + @MisterCMaine touch on. Check it out on @edutopia for steps, stories, + resources. >>> https://t.co/YPUrGj6odt #EdCorps
“if all of our students had a chance to tell their own stories, could we go beyond changing students’ minds to changing their mindsets?” https://t.co/ajmBBwausC #edchat#vodsonvids Thank you, @MisterCMaine + @mindyahrens1 + @145lewis! HT @brholland