3. THE TOP PISA SYSTEMS
Michael Stephenson from Cisco who talked about the long view of educa:onal change. It
may be too early to judge the impact of new technologies on learners, however the
need to do what the best PISA systems have done (including Australia)......AT THE ASPA
13. Beyond the Swell. #GAT4DER
Beyond the Swell
Context
! Engagement of Gifted students in a large
comprehensive co-ed high school.
n E-learning model for Gifted students. ! ‘This is boring!’, ‘I’m bored!’, ‘What is the point of
this?’, ‘Is this being marked?’ ‘I know all this stuff!’
Twitter #GAT4DER
! Have we left our gifted students to fend for themselves?
Have we held them back because they easily meet the
outcomes of the curriculum? Do we need to move them
beyond the curriculum to truly meet their needs!?
Edmodo #GAT4DER ! Recognition of teacher/parent to be catalyst in the
“Beyond the swell”.
Wikispace:
Aspects of the Model
://rbscleadinglearning.wikispaces.com ! Gagne (2003) Differentiated Model of Giftedness and
talent.
Reflection ! Reflects heavily the phases of Blooms!updated digital
taxonomy ( Church 1997).
http://deniselofts64.edublogs.org/ ! The social and cognitive experiences are!guided by the
moderator who plays a significant part (Salmon 2005) in
the creation of new knowledge.
1. BEYONDTHESWELL
ENGAGEMENT OF GIFTED STUDENTS IN A LARGE COMPREHENSIVE CO-ED HIGH SCHOOL
24. We could have sworn you said the ark wasn't leaving till
Dear Noah,
5.Sincerely,Unicorns
Dear Icebergs, Sorry to hear about the global warming. Karma's a b*tch.
Sincerely, The Titanic
Dear Yahoo,
I've never heard anyone say, "I don't know, let's Yahoo! it..." just
saying...Sincerely,
Google
Dear 2010,
So I hear the best rapper is white and the president is black? WTF
happened?!
Sincerely,1985
Dear girls who have been dumped,
There are plenty of fish in the sea... Just kidding! They're all dead.
Sincerely,
BP
Dear World of Warcraft,
Thank you for ensuring my son's virginity.
Sincerely,
Parents Everywhere
Dear Batman,
What was your power again?
Sincerely,
Superman
Dear iPhone,
Please stop spell checking all of my rude words into nice words. You
piece of shut.
Sincerely,
Every iPhone User
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SPC executive went to the ASPA: virtual link to San Diego with Michael Stephenson from Cisco who talked about the long view of educational change, the fact it may be far too early to judge the impact of new technologies on learners and the need to do what the best PISA systems have done and he included Australia in that list of top performing countries. (Maybe we could just take a breath and ask political and other leaders to stop beating up this country’s education system and start funding us to grow from an already superior base.)\n\n\n
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TEST YOUR SELF? HOW MANY OF THESE ICONS.. GADGETS DO YOU KNOW?\n
TEST YOUR SELF? HOW MANY OF THESE ICONS.. GADGETS DO YOU KNOW?\n
Charlies Leadbeater talked about INNOVATION as a response to a problem (sustaining) or a way to completely remove the problem (disruptive). He had a set of great quotes including:\n\n-Educators need to make a connection in the language our market needs to understand\n-What if our school was the Apple shop – how would it be different?\n\n\n\n
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Students leading learning with Edmodo and Wikis\n
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Create collaborative spaces where you can share...contribute and provides ownership!\n