Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Learning Revolution - Ed Tech Down Under at OZeLive - Exploring the Learning Process - Student Liberation Handbook

The Learning Revolution
Weekly Update

January 28th


It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.
- Albert Einstein

Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. To receive the weekly Learning Revolution newsletter, please join the Learning Revolution network.



Updates

  • Announcing OZeLive - Ed Tech Down Under on February 22nd and 23rd. On a very fast schedule, we're announcing OZeLive -- the free, Australia time-zone friendly educational technology virtual conference. The team from Australia e-Series in collaboration with The Learning Revolution, are very excited about the first conference in 2014. Call for proposals now open! We invite you to join our network at OZeLive.com and consider presenting and/or attending any of the strands for this event. Backchannelling and promotions will appear in Twitter under #ozelive.
  • Save the Dates: March 6 + 7 - Exploring the Learning Process. Our second conference under the Homeschool banner will be a broad learning event, inviting and including participation from the school, library, museum, and homeschool communities. We're looking to bridge these worlds into a larger conversation on when, how, and where learning takes place and can be facilitated.
  • Student Liberation Handbook: Volume I. The Student Liberation Handbook Volume I is almost here! Chapter contributions in this volume come from Blake Boles, David Loertscher, Marc Crompton, Ann Michaelsen, Lisa Nielsen, Mattias Davidsson, and Jackie Gerstein. Look for an announcement in coming weeks.

One Week Calendar


Deadlines

  • The inaugural OZeLive - Ed Tech Down Under online conference, February 22nd and 23rd
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals are being accepted between now and February 15th, 2014. Please see the conference strands and submission instructions here.
  • The free School Leadership Summit online conference, March 27th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals are being accepted between now and March 15th, 2014. Proposals are be accepted on a rolling basis, so consider submitting now! Please see the instructions for submitting a proposal here.

Highlighted Recordings


Peter Gray from the 2013 Homeschool Conference - on "Free to Learn"

Gray
http://youtu.be/6UuIcRWzSo8/

Buffy Hamilton & Kristin Fontichiaro from the Future of Education Interview Series - on "School Libraries"

Hamilton-Fontichiaro
http://youtu.be/r7iJM7HlJa4/

Audrey Watters from the Learning 2.0 Conference - on "Learning 2.0"

Watters
http://youtu.be/gMLLQ1TLD4E/

Conversations

Classroom 2.0
  • Have the Common Core Standards changed how you teach?. Connecticut educator, Laurelle Wilson, wants to know if the Common Core State Standards have positively or negatively impacted your classroom teaching practices. This has been a hot topic for our combined education networks, so share your experiences with Laurelle here.

Education Revolution Google+ Community
  • YouTube channel for Calculus lessons. Calculus Videos thought we might be interested in sharing their web resources with our community--we are! More and more, educators are complementing their classroom teaching with supplemental, at-home material. This might be a great tool for the math teachers in our community. Enjoy!
  • Bringing Macbeth to your classroom via Google Hangouts. Annabelle Howard is looking for other teachers to participate in a four week lesson reading Macbeth. The online adaptation is available in multiple language formats, and the project will involve using Hangouts to meet with other participating classrooms for discussion. How fun! If you'd like to learn more about how your classroom can participate, check out Annabelle's post.

Future of Education
  • Eliminating Homework, Teaching Soft Skills. Future of Education member, Mariam Haleem, shared a thoughtful post exploring the teaching of soft skills and making a case for eliminating homework. The main purpose of schools nowadays is to impart soft skills, life skills or even inter-personal skills. Considering that, isn’t it time for schools to reconsider the idea of “homework”? What do you think? Go here to share your thoughts with Mariam.

Submit a Video or Quote

We'd like to feature a user submitted video each week. Get creative! Post your short video answer to the question: What does the learning revolution mean to you? We'll be highlighting one video each week, and sharing the rest on our YouTube channel. You need to include #learningrevolution in the title of your YouTube video.

OR

Do you have a great quote on education? Send us your favorite education quote to add to our collection and we'll be sure to give you a shout out in our next newsletter.


This Week's Submissions

  • A child's work is to create the person she will become.
    - Maria Montessori
    Thanks to Thomas Johanson!
  • We are all just walking each other home.
    - Ram Dass
    Thanks to Keith Tompkins!

Final Notes

We had a two terrific nights of global education meetings in New York this week, and would love to find a model for doing these more broadly. It was great to meet face-to-face with supporters of the Global Education Conference and to tell new people about it. One of the best of many outstanding outcomes from the visit was our meeting with four 11th grade girls from Marymount School who want to run an online student technology conference next year. Of course, we said we'd give them our full support! In fact, we cannot wait! The technologies of the Web have opened so many doors to authentic contributions and experiences--by both students and educators--and we're so delighted to be a part of this.


See you online!



Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Learning Revolution - NYC GlobalEd Meetup - FutureofEd on YouTube - CMK 14 - Goodbye Dean Fred

The Learning Revolution
Weekly Update

January 21st


The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. To receive the weekly Learning Revolution newsletter, please join the Learning Revolution network.



Updates


One Week Calendar

  • Tuesday, January 21st at 5pm EST TICAL - Top 14 Web Resources for Ed. Leaders of 2014, Tune in to hear about the top 14 technology resources of 2014. Websites and apps that are free, easy-to-use, and very practical will be highlighted during this session. Learn about new tools and explore new ways to use some of the more popular resources. This webinar builds on the popular series of articles and workshops that have been presented annually since 2010. Click here to register.
  • Tuesday, January 21st at 5pm EST Personlize Learning Webinar #3: The Motivation Equation with Kathleen Cushman, Hear from learners how five of the eight conditions play out in highly motivating classrooms. Kathleen will share the strategies that motivate learners and the voices from five learners on what matters so they can learn. Join the webinar here.
  • Wednesday, January 22nd at 8am, 4pm & 10pm EST GlobalEdCon Advisory Board Debrief, The purpose of this meeting is to debrief on the 2013 Global Education Conference and start planning for the 2014 event. The meetings will be held in Google Hangouts and will be recorded for those who cannot attend. See the front page of our community for a link to participate.
  • Wednesday, January 22nd at 9pm EST EdTechTalk - Teachers Teaching Teachers, Teachers Teaching Teachers Studio and Chat hosted weekly by EdTechTalk, a collaborative open webcasting community.
  • Thursday, January 23rd at 12pm EST EdTechTalk - Designers for Learning, The Designers for Learning webcast is hosted by EdTechTalk, a collaborative open webcasting community. To participate click here.
  • Friday, January 24th - Sunday, January 26th Educon Philly in Philadelphia, PA, EduCon is both a conversation and a conference. It is an innovation conference where we can come together, both in person and virtually, to discuss the future of schools. Every session will be an opportunity to discuss and debate ideas — from the very practical to the big dreams. For more information, click here.
  • Tuesday, January 28th at 5pm GlobalEdCon Meet and Greet in NYC, Come learn about this free online event and find out how you can participate as an attendee, volunteer, partner and/or presenter. Click here to RSVP.

For a full list of all upcoming events, click HERE.


Deadlines

  • The free School Leadership Summit online conference, March 27th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals are being accepted between now and March 15th, 2014. Proposals are be accepted on a rolling basis, so consider submitting now! Please see the instructions for submitting a proposal here.

Highlighted Recordings


John Hunter & Chris Farina from the Future of Education Interview Series - on "World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements"

Hunter Farina
http://youtu.be/cuS73loJdRg

Julene Reed from the Global Education Conference - on "Polar Bears, Global Connections, and Citizen Science"

Reed
http://youtu.be/acwS35pDKk0

Ramji Raghavan from the Global STEMx Education Conference - on "Sparking curiosity and nurturing creativity through hands-on science!"

Raghavan
http://youtu.be/zCn1oda86kM

Conversations

Education Revolution on Google+
  • Education lessons from Finland. Google+ community member, Pauline Hawkins, shared this article with us. A former Boston elementary school teacher compares his own experiences as a student and teacher in an American school system to the Finnish model of schooling. Interested in finding out how to teach effectively in a four hour school day and work only thirty hours a week? Read here.
  • Medieval China reconstructed with MinecraftEdu. George Bartan was impressed with the work of John Miller and his 7th grade history classroom. Miller and his students used MinecraftEdu to recreate the Tang Dynasty capital city of Chang'an. Check out this amazing project and how it maps onto specific learning outcomes here. Thanks for sharing this, George!

Global Education Conference
  • Get published by age 7.. First grade teacher, Kristen Paino, is looking for other first grade classrooms to help author a global iBook. "We want to demonstrate how first grade classrooms around the world can come together to publish something unique and creative, while learning from each other at the same time!" Interested in participating? Get in touch with Kristen here.
  • Your students, the inventors. Global Education network member, Susan McLester, has shared an opportunity for the creative K-12 students in your classrooms and libraries. The Spark Lab Invent It Challenge encourages kids to identify a real world problem and come up with a solution. Learn more about how you can encourage your students to take the challenge here.

Kudos

It's great to look at your feedback as we gear up for GlobalEdCon 2014. Thanks to all of you who have made this yearly event so successful!
Be sure to check out the Events listed on the main page to see how you can get involved with planning the fourth annual GlobalEdCon.

This is the event of the year where educators worldwide can come together to inspire and be inspired.
-Torsten Otto
Hamburg, Germany

Amazing experience. Amazed at how much work and how many things can be achieved when we connect.
-Maria Colussa
Argentina

This is one of the most valuable virtual conferences I've been too, especially learning about emerging technologies and applying ideas to other projects I'm doing.
-Marie-Ella Williams
Atlanta, Georgia

GEC is the most real, vibrant and alive virtual experience.
-Claudia Popescu
Brasov, Romania

A very unique way to share experiences and perspectives on education with people from all over the world without barriers.
-Paulina Borja
New York City, New York

Click here to see all of the feedback from the 2013 Global Education Conference.


Submit a Video or Quote

We'd like to feature a user submitted video each week. Get creative! Post your short video answer to the question: What does the learning revolution mean to you? We'll be highlighting one video each week, and sharing the rest on our YouTube channel. You need to include #learningrevolution in the title of your YouTube video.

OR

Do you have a great quote on education? Send us your favorite education quote to add to our collection and we'll be sure to give you a shout out in our next newsletter.

This Week's Favorites

  • Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education.
    - John F. Kennedy
    Thanks to Jenny Rankin!
  • When one teaches, two learn.
    - Robert Heinlein
    Thanks to Stephan Hughes!

Final Notes

My dad passed away last week. Affectionately known as Dean Fred to thousands of Stanford and Princeton students, he bequeathed to me an intellectual legacy for which I'll always be grateful. In easy reach when he died was an engraved quote he kept from Oscar Wilde: "Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future." I think it was a reminder to always look for the good in people, a talent which served him well as Dean of Admissions at two prestigious institutions. Jenny Rankin submitted the JFK quote in the section above above, to which I might add other profound JFK words today, thinking of my father: "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent." One of my great concerns about how we think about education right now is that we've lost the moral imperative to find the good in each student and to magnify it; instead, we seem intent on sorting and quantifying, undermining or believing we control the future potential of so many of our students. My dad was a late bloomer--he went to back to college after serving in the army--and were his potential to have been determined in his high school years, the world would have lost a man of great influence. Rest in peace, Dean Fred.



Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Learning Revolution: Host Your Own Webinar - Learn from Homeschoolers - Submit A Video - Job Forum

The Learning Revolution
Weekly Update

January 14th


Genius is an exceedingly common human quality,
probably natural to most of us.
- John Taylor Gatto

Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. To receive the weekly Learning Revolution newsletter, please join the Learning Revolution network.



Updates

  • Host Your Own Webinar Returns. The HYOW program is back! This terrific program was unfortunately shuttered when the LearnCentral network was closed, but now it's back. Anyone can hold an educational and free webinar that also gets posted in our events calendar. More information here.
  • Mark your calendars for Library 2.014. October 8th and 9th are confirmed for Library 2.014. This is an amazing annual event. Click here to go to the YouTube channel for past keynotes, or here for all recorded sessions.
  • Classroom 2.0. We've been asked to start a Classroom 2.0 group for job seeking and opportunity listings. Check it out here and let us know what you think.
  • Teaser: We've tentatively set April 24th as the date for a free online conference which we'll call "Reinventing the Classroom." More information to come.
  • Announcing the 2014 Homeschool Conference. We're pleased to announce our second free online Homeschool Conference, which will be March 6th and 7th. Look for updates soon. Traditional educators: there's a lot to be learned from the homeschooling world about personal education and the pursuit of passionate interests--you might consider attending!

One Week Calendar

  • Wednesday, January 15th at 9pm EST EdTechTalk - Teachers Teaching Teachers, Teachers Teaching Teachers Studio and Chat hosted weekly by EdTechTalk, a collaborative open webcasting community.
  • Saturday, January 18th at 12pm EST CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - EduClipper and EduTecher Updates with Adam Bellow, Classroom 2.0 LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. Special thanks for this go to our sponsor, Blackboard Collaborate, for providing the service that allows us to do this!
  • Monday, January 20th at 5:15am EST Education Fast Forward - EFF9: "To School or not to school", The debate is being held at The Education World Forum in front of an audience of ministers. So join us, two amazing speakers, special guests and fellows and tweet comments and questions to #EFF9.
  • Tuesday, January 21st at 5pm EST TICAL - Top 14 Web Resources for Ed. Leaders of 2014, Tune in to hear about the top 14 technology resources of 2014. Websites and apps that are free, easy-to-use, and very practical will be highlighted during this session. Learn about new tools and explore new ways to use some of the more popular resources. This webinar builds on the popular series of articles and workshops that have been presented annually since 2010. Click here to register.
  • Tuesday, January 21st at 5pm EST Personlize Learning Webinar #3: The Motivation Equation with Kathleen Cushman, Teachers perceive a crisis of motivation among their students, even more troubling with respect to the knowledge, skills, and habits that crucially affect the futures of low-income youth. But the science of learning suggests a powerful positive approach, which builds on what youth most value and supports their expectation of success. This webinar helps participants analyze their own student-motivation dilemmas, using the research-based “Motivation Equation” protocol and calling on classroom examples from WKCD's new multimedia book of the same name by Kathleen Cushman. Join the Collaborate session here.

For a full list of all upcoming events, click HERE.


Deadlines

  • The free School Leadership Summit online conference, March 27th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals are being accepted between now and March 15th, 2014. Proposals are be accepted on a rolling basis, so consider submitting now! Please see the instructions for submitting a proposal here.

Featured Conference Recordings

Lucy Gray from the 2013 School Leadership Summit - on "Modernizing Education"

http://youtu.be/JlkNmzIDAMw/

Gwyneth Jones & Joyce Valenza from the Connected Cafe - on "Personalized Learning"

Jones Valenza
http://youtu.be/g6-sJ5X4RVk/

Pat Farenga from the Homeschool Conference - on "The Legacy of John Holt"

Pat Farenga
http://youtu.be/FkahFLijTfQ/

Conversations

Classroom 2.0
  • Help your students create their own legacy. Michigan educator and Classroom 2.0 member, Karen Cameron, shares a follow up to an article she wrote on self-reflective activities for students. What a great way to start the New Year! Check out Karen's ideas here, and find out what your students want to be remembered for.

Education Revolution on Google+
  • Deadline approaching for White House Student Film Festival. Google+ community follower, Education World, reminds America's K-12 students that the deadline to submit your three minute film is January 28th. The entries should address these themes: how you currently use technology in your classroom or school, and the role technology will play in education in the future. For submission guidelines and more information, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/filmfestival/.
  • Learning contracts. Educational entrepreneur, Doan Winkel, shares his most recent blog post with the Education Revolution community. This time he's challenging us to reconsider traditional assessment by working with students to design learning contracts that reflect the individual interests and goals of each learner. Read about his experience empowering students in his classroom here.
  • A bold resolution for 2014. Ohio educator, Mark Barnes, is serious about this year's resolution. He's committed to eliminate grades in every school. Read what inspired Mark here, and see if you're up to the challenge.

Global Education Conference

Kudos

We're very excited about this year's Homeschool Conference. Here's some of the feedback we received from those of you who joined us in August. Looking forward to seeing you in March!

This conference has re-boosted my confidence as an unschooler. Thank you!
-Julie Kirkwood

Awesome that truly student centered learning in place of the one size fits all attitude is available to a global audience in a user friendly format!
-Kirk Cunningham

The conference is absolutely brilliant and a first for me in this setting. I am very enthusiastic about it's potential and keen to contribute as a presenter next year.
-Casper Pieters

Once again, Steve put together an amazing conference with individuals who are challenging the status quo, asking relevant questions, and offering transformative education solutions.
-Debbie Vane

For a full list of the 2013 Homeschool Conference kudos, click HERE.


Submit a Video or Quote

We'd like to feature a user submitted video each week. Get creative! Post your short video answer to the question: What does the learning revolution mean to you? We'll be highlighting one video each week, and sharing the rest on our YouTube channel. You need to include #learningrevolution in the title of your YouTube video.

OR

Do you have a great quote on education? Send us your favorite education quote to add to our collection and we'll be sure to give you a shout out in our next newsletter.


Final Notes

Lots more fun ahead this year. Thanks for being a part of the Learning Revolution.

See you online!



Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com

Tuesday, January 07, 2014

The Learning Revolution - New Events + Partners - Great Learning 2.0 Videos - Social Network Conversations

The Learning Revolution
Weekly Update

January 7th


A well-educated mind will always have more questions than answers.
- Helen Keller

Welcome to the Learning Revolution. The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 Labs and its partners. These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. To receive the weekly Learning Revolution newsletter, please join the Learning Revolution network.



Updates

  • Learning Revolution Partner Events. We've added events from our new partners this week: TL Chat, TICAL, ISTE, EdTechTalk, and Personalize Learning. To partner with the Learning Revolution, please contact Amy at admin@web20labs.com.
  • Learning 2.0 on YouTube. The recordings from last year's incredible Learning 2.0 Conference are now up on YouTube. Don't miss keynotes from Marc Prensky, Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Lucy Gray, Lee Rainie, Esther Wojcicki, Julie Evans, Gina Bianchini, Yong Zhao, Gwyneth Jones, David Loertscher, Michelle Luhtala, Shannon Miller, Joyce Valenza, Gordon Dryden, Angela Maiers, Audrey Watters, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Sugata Mitra, and Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Find them here.

Deadlines

  • The free School Leadership Summit online conference, March 27th, 2014
    Upcoming deadlines: Presentation proposals are being accepted between now and March 15th, 2014. Proposals are be accepted on a rolling basis, so consider submitting now! Please see the instructions for submitting a proposal here.

One Week Calendar

  • Wednesday, January 8th at 7pm EST ISTE - Cool Google Tools for the BYOD Classroom by Tammy Worcester, Instructional Technology Specialist, ESSDACK, N.H., Google offers a variety of applications that allow students to create and collaborate. In this fun, interactive webinar, you’ll find out how to use Google tools to orchestrate some quick, easy and cool collaborative activities for your students that require creativity and higher-level thinking. Bring your laptop, cell phone or tablet so you can take part in the interactive demos! Member Price: $29 / Nonmember Price: $49
  • Wednesday, January 8th at 9pm EST EdTechTalk - Teachers Teaching Teachers, Teachers Teaching Teachers Studio and Chat hosted weekly by EdTechTalk, a collaborative open webcasting community.
  • Saturday, January 11th at 12pm EST CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Inspiring Middle School Literacy, Join us for an exciting show with Carolyn Jacobs. Carolyn is the Senior Manager for Training and Professional Development at WGBH - PBS station. She will be sharing a special grant collection on PBS LearningMedia called Inspiring Middle School Literacy. Enhance the literacy skills of middle school students with Inspiring Middle School Literacy, a collection of online lessons for blended learning, now on PBS LearningMedia.

For a full list of all upcoming events, click HERE.


Featured Conference Recordings


Bill Brennan, Tim Lauer & David Loertscher from the Connected Cafe - on "Connected Leadership"

Brennan Lauer Loertscher
http://youtu.be/U33JnrAYxzA/

Angela Maiers from the Learning 2.0 Conference - on "Learning 2.0"

Angela Maiers
http://youtu.be/KeHvpOkGBVw/

Cindy Gaddis from the Homeschool Conference - on "Learning Disabled or Learns Differently?"

Cindy Gaddis
http://youtu.be/AfzIz3KaQcI/

Conversations

Classroom 2.0
Education Revolution on Google+
  • TeacherTube as an alternative to YouTube or Vimeo in schools. Google+ member, Swaroop Raju, uses TeacherTube to share video lessons with his students in a school that blocks YouTube and Vimeo access. What a great work-around! Do any of you have other web-based video platforms you like to use in class? Share them here.
  • New Year's resolutions for educators. Indian educator, Narender Gilhotra, shares this article by Elena Aguilar. "We'd start by slowing down, by creating time for conversations, for listening. We'd learn some skills, skills we never teach in school, but essential ones for all." What education resolutions do you have for the new year?

The Future of Education
  • Another F-O-U-R letter word?. James Fabiano thinks censorship should be a four- letter word. "The newest censorship has to do with education...This is censorship with a bite; but most censorship is.". Check out what James has to say here. What do you think?

Global Education Conference
  • International Quad Blogging. New Jersey educator, Marjorie Madden, is looking for middle school teachers interested in a collaborative social action project using blogs. What a neat way to introduce students to new friends and new communities! Get in touch with Marjorie here if you're interested.
  • Professional development opportunity in Belize. Mary Risner from the Global Education community shared this tropical Teacher Summer Institute with us. Collaborate with teachers from around the world in the rainforest this summer!

School Leadership Summit

Kudos

Are you getting excited for the School Leadership Summit in March? We certainly are! Here's some of the feedback we got from those of you who attended the 2013 Summit.

I cannot believe how much new information I was able to receive in the 3 hours I was able to attend from my office! Just in time training and wonderful resources that I plan to infuse into our summer technology workshop schedule.
-Elizabeth Kohut

Really enjoying it. Great learning. Great selection. Wonderful new connections.
-Jason Flom

It's been an intense, but gratifying and exciting day of learning and building knowledge capital! I have been in sessions since the beginning of the conference. This is too great and free none the less! PLEASE KEEP DOING THIS!
-Helen Marie Stevens

This was a very user-friendly, comfortable, accessible, and cost-effective way for adult learners to learn virtually. Let's do this again.
-Anonymous

Espero que se repita muy pronto ha sido un placer asistir a esta Cumbre.
I hope this happens again very soon, it has been a pleasure to attend this Summit.
-Mada

For a full list of the 2013 School Leadership Summit kudos, click HERE.


Final Notes

We hope you're having a great start to the new year. We're excited because we have so many fun events to announce for this year, so thanks for being a part of the Learning Revolution.

See you online!



Steve
Steve Hargadon
www.stevehargadon.com