Social discussion of CS in K-12

[Todd Lash <lashtodd AT champaignschools.org>]

​In all honesty Charles, I already anticipated you getting elementary certification in the next few years ;)

Todd

Todd Lash

Magnet Teaching Specialist/Instructional Coach

Kenwood Elementary School

1001 Stratford Dr. 

Champaign, IL 61821

217.351.3815

Twitter:  @Todd_Lash

The Kenwood Tech Story

"If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow."  -John Dewey

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From: Charles Schultz <sacrophyte AT gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 2:03 PM
To: Todd Lash
Cc: Reese, George Clifford; ctrl-shift AT lists.mste.illinois.edu; Katrina Kennett
Subject: Re: [Ctrl-Shift] one other item

 

You know, if you keep talking like this, you are going to make me want to quit my current job and start working over there....

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 1:42 PM, Todd Lash <lashtodd AT champaignschools.org> wrote:

Charles,

The focus of this grant is not necessarily on CT/CS, but general capacity building around  sustained conversations that are at least partly led by students.  These conversations/projects and the associated PD might be on any subject, as long as they allow for  "young people to engage in production-centered, interest-driven learning".  Could be CT/CS, but doesn't have to be.  Its really about changing how "school is done".


To accomplish this, we are going to build on EdCampCU that Katrina Kennett already has in the works for this coming January at the College of Ed.  What is an ed camp?  See here.<http://edcamp.org/what-is-edcamp/>  At that ed camp, participants (teachers from anywhere, admins, citizens, college students, etc.) will form interest groups to explore a particular idea or concept.  They will then take what they have learned back to their classroom and begin integrating it into their practice. Over the course of the following year their will be three more events.  At each of the three subsequent meetings,  groups will reform, re-examine and remix based on experiences, interests and new ideas.  Teachers who participate in these three events will be asked to bring students to help facilitate discussions based on their own experiences in the classroom.


Through sustained conversations, collaboration and creation, teachers and students will begin the process of changing how they "do school" so that they are engaged in more production-centered, interest-driven learning? as stated in the grant.


That's the big idea...now we just have to write the small stuff by 10/14.

Todd


Todd Lash
Magnet Teaching Specialist/Instructional Coach
Kenwood Elementary School
1001 Stratford Dr.
Champaign, IL 61821
217.351.3815
Twitter:  @Todd_Lash
The Kenwood Tech Story<http://lashtodd.edu.glogster.com/kenwoods-tech-story/>

"If we teach today's students as we taught yesterday's, we rob them of tomorrow."  -John Dewey

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Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 12:24 PM
To: Reese, George Clifford
Cc: ctrl-shift AT lists.mste.illinois.edu
Subject: Re: [Ctrl-Shift] one other item

This one?
http://educatorinnovator.org/lrng2014/

Sounds very exciting! Yes, I would love to hear about that as well.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Reese, George Clifford <reese AT illinois.edu<mailto:reese AT illinois.edu>> wrote:
For discussion tonight.

Todd, Jessica and others at Kenwood are working on the LRNG Innovation Challenge Grant.
I hope they'll share their progress on that.

George


George Reese
Office for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE)
505 East Green St.
Suite 102
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-6604<tel:217-333-6604>



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