Inspire & Engage Students by Inviting Guest Speakers Web & F2F

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True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates

Break from the routine Various voices Primary resources Real world connections Career paths Professional Learning Network (PLN)

LEGO "Build The Future" Ac2vity by NASA HQ Photos, Flic.kr/p/8S7KFv A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believes it can be obtained. - by Shawn Hitchcock

'Read Iraq' by The US Army, Flic.kr/p/6eSMuN How do I find guest experts?

Create a quick list of topics & dates to hand out

Ask students to brainstorm people they can ask (relatives or friends)

Invite parents to offer expertise or make suggestions

Virtual possibilities.

Education.skype.com/guest_speakers

Skypeanauthor.wikifoundry.com

Education.skype.com/mysteryskype

Mystery Skype Sites.google.com/site/skypershello/home/links/mysteryskype

Google Hangouts

Mystery Gplus Hangouts, Bit.ly/mhgplus

Helpouts.google.com

Storify.com/usedgov/secretary-arne- duncan-joins-stuvoice

Langwitches.org/blog/2009/12/04/csi- twitter-crime-scene-investigation/

Tips & Ideas

Students create questions Students line up to ask 1 at a time

Backchannel Linoit.com Padlet.com

Pernillesripp.com/2013/08/08/mysteryskype-jobs-created-by-my-students/

Guests engage students

Crafts Origami Cooking Build Exercise Games

Learn a song or dance

Image: IMG_8009-9 by declaneming, Flic.kr/p/9iMTLN Demonstrations & experiments

Altered image, p_38b by IRRI Photos, Flic.kr/p/7WSTaF Field research

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