Since finishing my university study, I have discovered I have 'spare' time, so I read books - professional, teaching books. So far, my favourite has been "Teach Like A Pirate", by Dave Burgess. You can read my #tlap book review blog here. Currently, I am reading "The Innovator's Mindset", by George Couros. I discovered both of these authors, and their books, on Twitter.
Although we have completed 3 rounds of successful and well-received SLC's, I am not convinced that the way our students present their work folios to their families adequately reflects their creative capabilities. Currently, our students create a slideshow (boring) or use Adobe Voice to share their semester's achievements. Surely, there are some more innovative ways of wowing their parents!
So, I put it out there. In the Twittersphere. One simple question:
The responses I received were fast and fabulous. And if some of my Twitter followers didn't have any ideas themselves, they knew someone that did and asked them. Within hours, I had some amazing ideas which I am going to share with the staff. Better still, they need to ask their students to come up with their own ideas about how they want to lead their next conferences. As George Couros says in his book:
http://mrsevonsthirdgrade.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/student-led-iconferences.html
(This woman is amazing!)
https://sites.google.com/a/hightechhigh.org/pbl-resources/presenting-beautiful-work/pols-and-slcs
