Educon: Harnessing Chaos

When students are actively engaged in their learning, they aren't necessarily sitting in desks and working with pens and paper.

Our first day at the Science Leadership Academy gave us opportunities to see a variety of learning environments in action, including what on the surface may have seemed to the uninitiated, to be a chaotic learning environment.

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Today's podcast summarizes what happened when senior student tour guides led a group of visiting educators through Stephanie Dunda's grade 10 bio-chemistry class.

Cloud Collaboration, about Clouds, from St. Cloud!

What happens when a creative souls collide in the cloud? If you are a teacher with an interest in the creative use of media, who by shear coincidence meets a colleague with a science background, the result might just be a collaborative 'cloud' project.

Before watching the end product, you might be interested in hearing more about how The Water Cycle Video, came to life on the Apollo Project Podcast. My interview with certified teacher, and graduate assistant Dana Woods, is the focus of today's podcast:

The HOME Project

What is the most important thing we teach?

HOME, is a beautiful film of the upmost importance, whose poignant message concludes with great optimism. Is there a better way to end the school year?

Brain Rules

Have you the time for an engaging self-paced presentation?

The slides put together by Garr Reynolds model many of the brain rules identified in John Medina's book: Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. This is the type of unpredictable, thoughtful presentation anyone can make, and you can do it by twinning Flickr's Creative Commons images with some uncommon creativity!

For an extended explanation of three rules (exercise; stess; and multi-tasking) strap yourself down for a fast-paced 50 minute presentation by John Medina, or check out all 12 rules in the book".

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