Colleagues

Wicked Decent Learning Podcast: Don't Be That Guy!

WDL Blog


Essential Question: What makes a good colleague?

Digital Cameras in the Classroom

Slideshare Presentation

Institute Photos at flickr

Digital Camera in Classroom Wiki

Photo Credit

This Ain't Your Momma's History

This Ain't Your Momma's History Noteshare Notebook via web browser

Geographic Inquiry with GIS

Live Blogging with Sarah Sutter

GIS Noteshare Notebook via Web Browser

Promoting Literacy with Cartoon, Comics, and Graphic Novels

Live Blog with Mark Spahr

Additional Comic Resources at LIM

Gaming from an Educator's Perspective

Live Blogging with Mark Spahr

PDF slides from today's #mlticastine08 EduGaming workshop: http://tinyurl.com/69x22n - http://tinyurl.com/6ygyjv - http://tinyurl.com/55wyo7


Do your own "Live Blogging" by using CoverItLive.

Podshop . . . Castine '08

GarageBand Basics and Rock On

Will MLTI Be Unbroken?

Summertime at MLTICastine08

Castine GarageBand Round

Margie's Blog Post on Castine Experience

Characters

Randy Judkins both entertained and inspired us with his performance tonight.

His question:

Who has made a difference in your life?

The essential question: How do we make a difference in someone's life?

Related resources:

Randy Judkins Home Page
EduEyeView Blog Post on Randy's Keynote

Who
Biography
Autobiography
Character
Process
Diversity

Other Institute news: Mark Spahr will be live blogging sessions at the conference. Check it out here.

Tell us (comment) . . . who DID make a difference in your life?

Photo Credit: Sarah Sutter

MLTICastine08 Wiki Information ------------------->

MLTICastine08 Tech4Me Network -------------------->

MLTI Castine 08

"Airborne for Beyond Creativity" MLTI Summer Institute in Castine
Wednesday, July 23 – Friday, July 25
Maine Maritime Academy, Castine

Many of us are looking forward to the happenings at the 2008 MLTI Summer Institute. Beyond being there physically, there will be some options on joining in online.

Sarah Sutter has suggested MLTICastine08 for a tag. Let's go with it. I've added it to this post in the labels section.

The Tech4Me Ning will be carrying ongoing connections to institute activities. There is an opportunity to easily join.

There is a Wiki for you to add links and resources. If you are blogging, podcasting, ustream channeling, back channeling, etc., feel free to list your links in order to spread the word.

Also feel free to add your links in comments here on this blog as well as at EduEyeView.




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Creative Process

ASCD - A New Compact to Educate the Whole Child

Wikipedia: Creativity

Creativity Models

The Creative Process

Earlier Posts on the Arts

Essential Question: How can use of the creative process be encouraged in our schools?

Politics and the Classroom

"Conflict is the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. It instigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheep-like passivity, and sets us at noting and contriving . . . conflict is a "sine qua non" of reflection and ingenuity. " ~ John Dewey, 1922.

There is an excellent discussion on Wicked Decent Learning this week on the issues of discussing controversial topics in the classroom. Let Jeff & Dan spark your thoughts on these issues . . . and then consider the questions and resources below.

Download "It's an Election Year, Kids"
WDL Podcast
WDL Blog

Question: Should controversial topics be part of what goes on in the classroom?

Essential Question: If so, what guidelines need to be considered?

Edutopia: Politics: Elephants, Donkeys, and Teens
Ethics Scoreboard: Professions & Institutions - Politics, Ethics and Arrogance in the Classroom
For Your Consideration: Teaching Controversial Issues
Controversial Issues in the Classroom (pdf)
Managing Hot Moments in the Classroom

Team Learning - Dialogue

What is the difference between discussion and dialogue?

"The discipline of team learning involves mastering the practices of dialogue and discussion. In discussion (a word with the same roots as percussion and concussion) views are presented and defended and the team searches for the best view to support decisions. Participants in a discussion often want to win and see their view prevail. While dialogue and discussion can be complementary, most teams can't distinguish between them. The original meaning of the word dialogue, according to physicist David Bohm, suggests a free flow of meaning between people. Bohm contends that in dialogue a group accesses a "larger pool of common meaning" that can't be accessed by individuals alone. The purpose of dialogue, then, is to go beyond the understanding held by each team member, and to explore complex issues creatively from many points of view. After dialogue, decisions must be made and thus comes the need for discussion, where action is the focus." -- Peter Senge

How do we promote dialogue in teams?

Review of the Fifth Discipline
Dialogue on Dialogue: Our Process
Robert Hargrove on Dialogue
Dialogue from Peter Senge's Perspective
Team Learning: More than Group Thinking
Process Skills at LIM Resources
Active Listening at LIM Resources