The Death of Education or the Dawn of Learning

This video is circling around the ed-tech conversation space -- but everyone should watch and learn from it (5 1/2 minutes!)

I've said for awhile, our kids aren't living with "short" attention spans, but with "quick" attention spans.  Some classrooms are stagnating (boring!) the learning process by stubborn 20th century practices.  Some businesses are guilty of this too.  The first step towards change is taking the step. 

Here's your first step:

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Dreaming Big at Big Dream Gathering

We have a dream.                           

A BIG Dream.

And this week, we're going to join others at the Big Dream Gathering to share, inspire, brainstorm, and support Big Dreams.

Bigdream_4  + Salt_2 =   Question

Who are WeAngela Maiers and Mike Sansone -- and Mitch Matthews in a Big (Dreamy) Way.
What's What
: Support a Local Teacher - an organization being designed to bridge gaps between business, education, and workforce and professional development.
Where & When: Big Dream Gathering, Tuesday, May 13th. 6:30 - 10:00pm at Polk County Convention Ctr (map)
Here's How: We'll download the Big Dream sheet and post it on the wall during the gathering. You can join in the dreaming by grabbing your own Big Dream Worksheet (pdf)

Listen to some other Big Dreamers on Mitch's podccasts...then join us at the Big Dream Gathering

(this post cross-posted at Support a Local Teacher, ConverStations, and Maiers Educational Svcs)

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Visual Literacy: Periodic Table of Visualization Methods

Great Table for Visualization Methods

Vizmethods

Funnel_3 Much like the Marketing Table we shared last fall, this visual literacy table is an interactive tool that could be used in many different ways, and at the minimum a brainstorming tool.

Click on the images to get to the VisualLiteracy.org site and give the table a go.


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Lunch n Learn with Renee Hobbs

I witnessed a nutritious presentation the other day on Media Literacy by Renee Hobbs (Media Education Lab)

Pay special attention to the remote control slide (slide #3, think Signal V Noise, Infosumption) and more importantly, how to implement Media Literacy into your classroom or boardroom!

If you're reading via RSS, click on 'View' above.  Thanks Renee!

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