Learning is Change

Looking forward to coming together after Thanksgiving and digging into our next topic regarding Online Communities…

Looking forward to coming together after Thanksgiving and digging into our next topic regarding Online Communities of Practice. We have had a lot of movement in our communities over the last couple weeks, and I can’t wait to hear updates. As for the topic, we will be tackling the best ways to reach out to potential members, engage them once they are in and promote the communities beyond their current scope.

Here is the agenda doc for today: http://goo.gl/92Q1FN 

Here is some context from our previous sessions:

First Session Notes Document: http://goo.gl/JblJ1n

Second Session Notes Document: http://goo.gl/IevbqX 

Third Session Notes Document: http://goo.gl/w9v6Sd

Our Communities of Practice Listing (and brainstormed wish-list): http://goo.gl/kBtbdg

Our Google+ Community: http://bit.ly/dpspractice

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I really like the idea of student philosophers.

I really like the idea of student philosophers.

Originally shared by Glenn Hervieux

Helping students learn discussion skills, both oral and written, should be part of most curriculum. A fun way to do that would be using simple, but engaging philosophical discussion points. This website, developed by college philosophy professor, Tom Wartenberg, is called “What’s the Big Idea?” and uses film to discuss some great topics. Using these topics and the guidelines for discussions, you can help students build a foundation for their discussions with each other and also show we engage in “philosophy” regularly. 

http://whatsthebigideaprogram.com/

My terrible middle school experience was why I became a middle school teacher. I have to think it is also one of the…

My terrible middle school experience was why I became a middle school teacher. I have to think it is also one of the reasons John Green writes books for teenagers (and all other people, because they are awesome). Watch this reflection and feel human.

http://www.youtube.com/attribution_link?u=/watch?v%3Du90dGnKhhlk%26feature%3Dshare&a=T9gPwFGvVNCWWUoqnRqWPw