Teaching Interdependence wolves, russians, and other stories

Darren KuropatwaManitoba Education ConsultantBrandon UniversityFebruary 24, 2010

Say a little prayer

Say a little prayer

Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.

Say a little prayer

Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist

using technologies that haven’t been invented

in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

“karl fisch

Say a little prayer

Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist

using technologies that haven’t been invented

in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

“karl fisch

Say a little prayer

Please. Please. Don’t teach kids for today.

We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist

using technologies that haven’t been invented

in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.

“karl fisch

context

information in the computers

people in the information

it’s not a search engine

when things talk to each other ...

... and us

Beyond Literacy...Teach Fluency

Beyond Literacy...Teach Fluency

literacy = today

Beyond Literacy...Teach Fluency

literacy = today

fluency = tomorrow

Learn to be like the wolves

but did you catch the allusion?

“ They had no idea ...“

did you catch the irony?

David After Dentist

funny, no?

"We shape our tools and then our tools shape us."Marshal McLuhan

Cell Phones Everywherehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/1884813924/

why publish student work?

why publish student work?

In the future your “digital footprint” will carry

far more weight than anything you might

include on a resumé.

Chris Betcher

free ! free

Learn to be Russian

circa 1980

Learn to be Russian

Lawrence Lessig on SPARK, Oct 2009

circa 1980

Learn to be Russian

teach students the difference between

social networking and academic networking

We need new metaphors

We need new metaphors

Why must we dream in metaphors?

!"#$

!"#$

We’re trying to holdon to something

!"#$

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we couldn’t understand

!"#$

!"#$

@budtheteacher

@budtheteacher

push yourself

How will you make the assignment talk back?

Do you see what I mean?

Technology

Technology

Technology

Content

Technology

Content

Technology

Content Pedagogy

Technology

Content Pedagogy

context

Technology

Content Pedagogy

context

Teach them Interdependence

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2 Teachers 1 Chairhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOplTIvAJaA

Wolf by flickr user Moha' Al-Bastakihttp://www.flickr.com/photos/j_mafia/7793717/

L1054241 Russian woman of Bennett Park by flickr user Susan NYChttp://www.flickr.com/photos/en321/2171734611/

Sticks & Stoneshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/cottonm/2393936087/

Market portrait, manhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/neilspicys/2816846040/

Wolves Fightinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1q9vx-CBueU

Help me!!!! by flickr user El_Solhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/gvaldez68/2924798856/

Pray by flickr user frozenmindshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/frozenminds/384095282/

Silhouette of a family of fivehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/13010608@N02/3082540785/

015: Estrangedhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/wcouch/2199404769/

Trillions http://vimeo.com/7395079

DecaWave ScenSor in Actionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEpNbdzWmWU

David After Dentisthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txqiwrbYGrs

We shape our tools and then our tools shape us.http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/4285762190/

PS22 Chorus "LANDSLIDE"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2p5augniQA

PS22 Chorus "Landslide" for STEVIE NICKS at MSG!!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZgRfpkzN48

Josh and Footprintshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/vubui/47617247/

eBeam Edgehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/ebeam/3586289013/

How to Teach Math as a Social Activityhttp://www.edutopia.org/math-social-activity-sel-video

Screencast by @dkuropatwa from Screenr.comhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hSGL-FVLHI

thanks