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H E L L O
My name is

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5. PUMPKIN SPICE EVERYTHING
FALL 2019 TOUR
9·25 | North Point ESC in Sandusky, OH
9·26 | Mid-Ohio ESC in Mansfield, OH
9·27 | Northwest Ohio ESC in Archbold, OH
10·04 | UNCW AIG Conference in Wilmington, NC
10·17 | AAGC Conference in Birmingham, AL
10·18-19 | The Grayson School in Radnor, PA
11·7-10 | NAGC Annual Convention in Albuquerque, NM
11·22 | Rutgers Gifted Education Conference in Somerset, NJ
12·4-6 | TAGT GiftED19 in San Antonio,TX
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6. UNIVERSITY of NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON
WATSON COLLEGE of EDUCATION
AIG

7. 36O
ifted

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

9. FIND
YOUR

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

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12. What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?
What Makes These
GREAT TEACHERS?

13. Sage

15. Sage
Consider A Great

18. Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage

19. Values
The contentSage

20. G
U
I
D
E

21. Guide
Consider A Poor

23. Do whatever you think is best.
There are no wrong answers!

24. pick of cheerleader

25. Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active

26. Values
The content
Engagement
Sage
Guide

27. Meddler in the Middle

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

29. Teacher Students
Active PassiveSage
Guide Passive Active
Meddler Active Active

30. Values
The content
Engagement
Thinking
Sage
Guide
Meddler

31. Dan Meyer
MrMeyer.com
less
helpful.
Be

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

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

34. 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

37. Preparing Students To
Meddler
Meet Their

38. ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS

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

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

48. SMART ≠ +

50. List as many different things
that the Droodle could
represent in 60 seconds.

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53. Why are kids so
much better at
this than adults?

55. Try
Thinking
Like a KID
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59. Assign
projects
that
flummox

60. perplex (someone) greatly;
bewilder
flummox
verb

61. Cheese Mountain

63. SLOW DOWN &
SAVOR THE CHEESE

64. WHAT DO YOU NOTICE?

65. WHAT DO YOU WONDER?

66. FACT
FINDING
FACT
FINDING

67. Disney Wienies

68. IDEA
GENERATING
IDEA
GENERATING

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

70. 1.39 Billion
pounds
900,303
cubic yards

71. Yes,
AND…

72. 1.39 Billion Pounds
325.7 Million People =4.27pounds per person

73. 39Pounds
Per Person
Per Year

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

75. PROBLEM
FINDING
PROBLEM
FINDING

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

77. THINGS A
MEDDLER
MIGHT SAY

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

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

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

81. Tim
Gunn

83. What do YOU think?
Who disagrees?
What if _______ happened?
When would this right answer be wrong?
How might someone else think about this?
Any ideas that you think no one else has thought of?

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