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May you live in interesting
times.
May you live in
interesting times.

OCTOBER 31, 2020

VOTE
VOTE

a world of
constant
uncertainty

It is not the strongest that survives,
Nor the most intelligent….
It is the one that is most
ADAPTABLE TO CHANGE.
Those that have learned to
COLLABORATE
and IMPROVISE will prevail.

It is not the strongest that survives,
Nor the most intelligent….
It is the one that is most
ADAPTABLE TO CHANGE.
Those that have learned to
COLLABORATE
and IMPROVISE will prevail.

ELEVATOR
OPERATOR

BOWLING PINSETTER

SWITCHBOARD OPERATORSWITCHBOARD OPERATOR

CLOCKWINDERS

KNOCKERUPPER
LAMPLIGHTER

THE PROMISE
OF TECHNOLOGY

1988

What do you notice?
What do you wonder?

What did you notice?
What did you wonder?

Wonder
is the
beginning
of wisdom.
SOCRATES

When each of us
thinks about what
we can do in life,
chances are,
we can do it
because of a
teacher. Stephen Hawking

Think of a great
teacher from a film
or television series.
GREAT TEACHERS

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What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?
What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?

FEBRUARY | 2020
Foreword and Executive Summary by
Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
By Seth Gershenson
TheImpactofRigorousGrading
PracticesonStudentAchievement
What happens
when we hold
students to a high
set of standards
rather than
simply giving
them an easy A?

FINDING 1:
Students learn
more from
teachers who have
higher grading
standards.
FEBRUARY | 2020
Foreword and Executive Summary by
Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
By Seth Gershenson
TheImpactofRigorousGrading
PracticesonStudentAchievement

FINDING 2:
Teachers with
higher grading
standards improve
their students’
performance in
subsequent
math classes up to
two years later.
FEBRUARY | 2020
Foreword and Executive Summary by
Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
By Seth Gershenson
TheImpactofRigorousGrading
PracticesonStudentAchievement

FINDING 3:
Teachers with
higher grading
standards
significantly
improve the
learning outcomes
of all student
subgroups.FEBRUARY | 2020
Foreword and Executive Summary by
Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
By Seth Gershenson
TheImpactofRigorousGrading
PracticesonStudentAchievement

Sage

G
U
I
D
E

Meddler in the Middle

meddle
Verb
1. to involve oneself in a matter
without right or invitation; interfere
officiously and unwontedly.

Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active
Meddler Active Active

Values
Content
Engagement
Thinking
Sage
Guide
Meddler

McWilliam, Erica L. (2009) Teaching for
creativity: From sage to guide to meddler.
Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 29(3).
pp. 281-293.

The Meddler-in-the Middle
does not rush in to save students
from the struggle that higher
order thinking involves…
Erica McWilliam

They allow their students to
experience the risks and
confusion of authentic learning
by allowing their students to stay
in the grey of unresolvedness.
Erica McWilliam

(RENZULLI, 1978)
TASK
COMMITMENT
represents energy
that is brought to
bear upon a
particular problem
(task) or specific
performance area.
TASK
COMMITMENT
CREATIVITY
ABOVE
AVERAGE
ABILITY

Be LESS
helpful.
Dan Meyer

ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS

First of all, I
would like to
make one
thing clear:
I never explain
anything.

“If you end your training now —
if you choose
the quick and easy path
as Vader did —
you will become an agent of evil.”

SMART ≠ +

RIGHT WRONG

RIGHT WRONG

RIGHT WRONG

RIGHT WRONG

Assign
projects
that
flummox

perplex (someone) greatly;
bewilder
flummox
verb

SLOW DOWN
AND PAY
ATTENTION

Count how many times
the players wearing
white pass the ball

16

1. We are missing a lot of
what goes on around us.
THIS EXPERIMENT REVEALS TWO THINGS:
2. We have no idea that
we are missing so much.

VIDEO AND ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
AVAILABLE AT
theinvisiblegorilla.com

II Reflect&
How long can you
pay attention
in person?
Online?

5 to 20 Minutes

0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-40
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT WITH ONLINE VIDEO
PERCENTWATCHED
LENGTH IN MINUTES
Brame, 2015; Brame 2016; Guo et al 2014

THINKING
FEELING
DOING
Create situations where students are

CONSUMERS
PRODUCERS

REMEMBER THEY LEARN FAST

(RENZULLI, 1978)
TASK
COMMITMENT
represents energy
that is brought to
bear upon a
particular problem
(task) or specific
performance area.
TASK
COMMITMENT
CREATIVITY
ABOVE
AVERAGE
ABILITY

SLOW DOWN
AND PAY
ATTENTION

Cheese Mountain

SLOW DOWN &
SAVOR THE CHEESE

WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?

WHAT DO YOU WONDER?

FACT
FINDING
FACT
FINDING

Disney Wienies

IDEA
GENERATING
IDEA
GENERATING

Metaphors have a
way of holding the
most truth in the
least space.
- Orson Scott Card

1.39 Billion
pounds
900,303
cubic yards

Yes,
AND…

1.39 Billion Pounds
325.7 Million People =4.27pounds per person

39Pounds
Per Person
Per Year

mirror.co.uk
CONSUMPTION OF CHEESE
CORRELATES WITH
TOTAL REVENUE GENERATED BY GOLF COURSES

PROBLEM
FINDING
PROBLEM
FINDING

WHAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM?
WHAT ARE MY CONCERNS?
IN WHAT WAYS MIGHT I…
HOW MIGHT I…

What makes a good flag?

What makes a BAD flag?

WITH
CHOICES
CREATIVITY
COMPLEXITY
AND CURIOSITY
STU
D
EN
T
IN
C
R
E
A
S
IN
G
E
N
G
A
G
E
M
E
N
T

CuriosityCOLORING

THANK YOU FOR
NOTICING THIS NOTICE
YOUR NOTICING IT
HAS BEEN NOTED
NOTICE

WHAT MIGHT
EVERYDAY
STUFF LOOK LIKE
IF WE SORTED IT
BY COLOR?

sorted by color

We shall not cease from exploration,
and the end of all our exploring
will be to arrive where we started
and know the place for the first time.
T.S.Eliot

C O L O R I N G
C U R I O S I T Y

1 5 9 13 17 21 25 29 33
2 6 10 14 18 22 26 30 34
3 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 35
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36

Get to know you activity!

The ULTIMATE
Interest-A-Lyzer!

Create a color palette
for a fictional character.

Create a color palette
for a historical figure or
event.

Create a color palette
using only ONE color.

The real voyage of
consists not in seeking new landscapes,but in having new eyes. Marcel Proust
consists not in seeking new landscapes,but in having new eyes.

#carpetdiem

Saying something is REAL
does not make it REAL

Saying something is FAKE
does not make it FAKE

CRAAP CARS CAPES
CURRENCY
RELEVANCY
AUTHORITY CREDIBILITY CREDENTIALS
ACCURACY ACCURACY ACCURACY
PURPOSE PURPOSE
EMOTION
REASONABLENESS
SUPPORT SUPPORT
! " #

BECOME A SUPER CRITICAL CONSUMER OF INFORMATION
PUT ON YOUR CAPES!
C
A
P
E
S
REDENTIALS
CCURACY
URPOSE
MOTION
UPPORT
#FightingFakeNews
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BEWARE THE CLICKBAIT CHUMBOX!BEWARE THE CLICKBAIT CHUMBOX!

“You will never find a
more wretched hive of
scum and villainy.
We must be cautious.”
Obi-Wan Kenobi

8 CLICKBAIT
TRAPS AND
HOW THEY
FOOL YOU
EVERY TIME!
8 CLICKBAIT
TRAPS AND
HOW THEY
FOOL YOU
EVERY TIME!

1. You Will Never
Guess Why!
1. You Will Never
Guess Why!

2. What We Found
Was Shocking!
2. What We Found
Was Shocking!

3. Eleven Things
You Will Never
Guess About Your
Favorite Celebrity
3. Eleven Things
You Will Never
Guess About Your
Favorite Celebrity

4. Best New Tech
Tools!
Number 4 is
My FAVORITE!
4. Best New Tech
Tools!
Number 4 is
My FAVORITE!

5. What Every
Successful Person
Must Know
5. What Every
Successful Person
Must Know

6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.
6. Feel Better
About Yourself By
Doing This.

7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.
7. Lose Weight
Now By Eating
These Foods.

8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase
8. How To Save
$$$
on Your Next
Purchase

1. You Will Never Guess Why!
2. What We Found Was Shocking!
3. 11 Things That You Probably Did Not Know
About Your Favorite Celebrity
4. Best New Tech Tools! Number 4 Is my Favorite!
5. What Every Successful Person Must Know
6. Feel Better About Yourself by Doing This
7. Lose Weight Now by Eating These Foods
8. How To Save $$$ on Your Next Purchase
8 CLICKBAIT TRAPS

“I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”
“I never thought riding
the bus would make me
so angry.”

Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel
Two Bicycle Repairmen
in Kitty Hawk, NC Will
Change the Way You
Think About Travel

This Man Went to See a Play
What Happened Next
Blew His Mind!

INVENTIONS NUMBERSANCIENT
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OPEN

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CURATING CONTENT
*Fictional Character
*Historical figure
*How a Bill Becomes a law
*Photosynthesis
*Historical Event
*Big IdEAS
*?????

Well…

Meddler in the Middle

OF UNRESOLVEDNESS
THE GREY

Wax On. Wax off.Wax On. Wax off.

In every job that must be done,
There is an element of fun.
You find the fun and SNAP!
The job’s a game.

I stand upon my desk to
remind myself that we
must constantly look at
things in a different way.

BECOME A
GREAT
TEACHER

“I have come to believe that a
great teacher is a great artist
and that there are as few of
these as there are of any other
great artists. It might even be
the greatest of the arts since
the medium is the human mind
and spirit.”

She breathed
curiosity into us so
that we brought in
facts or truths
shielded in our hands
like captured fireflies.

LOVE
WHAT
YOU
DO

YOUR
COMFORT
ZONE

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