15. You, as a
learner...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/foreversouls/7318906/
16. You, as a learner...
What motivates you to learn?
What must you have in order for your learning
to be successful?
What causes you to pay attention, even if the
topic you are studying is not your favorite?
What makes you shut down?
Adapted from: http://www.angelamaiers.com/2008/04/engagement-plea.html
17. How can you create/avoid those
conditions in your classroom?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/csessums/4475297000/
18. Ten Design Qualities
of Engagement
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myworks/4545716715/
19. Define the what...
‣ Content & Substance
‣ Organization
‣ Product standards
‣ Protection for risk-taking
20. Deliver the why...
‣ Product focus
‣ Affiliation
‣ Affirmation of Performance
‣ Authenticity
28. Product Standards
‣ Let students help define assessments:
‣ TED Talks for presentations
‣ Podcast & Wiki critiques
‣ Search for examples & non-examples
‣ Rubric generators
‣ Ask them what matters!
29. Protection for Risk-Taking
“If you aren't making mistakes, you're not learning —
or, at least, you're not learning enough.” - V. Nayar
“When blogging with students, gauge the quality of
the ideas, not the quality of the writing.” - @braddo
Online Galleries of Thought - @dkuropatwa
Mindset - Carol S. Dweck
30. Product Focus
‣ Zoe’s Story...
‣ Help with Bowdrill
‣ International Cooking Show
‣ Scratch Community
31. Affiliation
‣ Skype to experts & peers - 50 Ways
‣ Wiki projects - Great Debate 2008
‣ Peer mentors - WN News, TechYes
‣ Voicethread - Learning Languages
‣ Produce videos or podcasts - Room 208
32. Affirmation of
Performance
‣ Publish, share and spread the word!
PS22 Chorus, Grace Lin, Jack’s Monster Cards
‣ Teach others - Our City Podcast, MathtrainTV
‣ Contests: Be a Famous Writer; Green Cup
‣ Invite feedback - School community, experts,
partner classes; Twitter, Comments4Kids
33. Authenticity
‣ Remember Zoe’s Story...
‣ 25 Days to Make a Difference
‣ Building Legacy with Wikipedia
‣ Aerial Hunting of Wolves
‣ Green Cup Challenge
34. Novelty & Variety
‣ This is an easy one! Change it up!
‣ Vocabulary: Comics, Video, Poster, Flickr,
Animoto, Quizlet, Google News)
‣ It’s about what you do, too!
(Remember Brain Rule #4)
35. Choice
‣ Offer choices (digital & non-digital)
‣ Not too many
‣ Remember “Product Standards”
36. Putting it all together...
Developing Expert Voices - a project
developed by Darren Kuropatwa
Example: Survivor: Calculus Islands
37. Twitter Summary
(with a nod to Dan Pink)
To engage students, let them create
content that matters and contributes.
Use digital tools to connect them
constructively to the world.
38. “To teach is to learn twice.”
- Joseph Joubert
What will you and your
students “learn twice” together?
39. Dan Pink’s DRIVE
(cocktail party summary, part I)
“When it comes to motivation, there’s a gap between
what science knows and what business education
does. Our current business school operating system–
which is built around external, carrot-and-stick
motivators–doesn’t work and often does harm. We
need an upgrade. And the science shows the way. “
changes in red by @lottascales
40. Dan Pink’s DRIVE
(cocktail party summary, part II)
“This new approach has three essential elements:
1. Autonomy – the desire to direct our own lives.
2. Mastery – the urge to get better and better at
something that matters.
3. Purpose – the yearning to do what we do in the
service of something larger than ourselves.”