Maximizing Brainstorming & Building Learning Networks
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Professional Development presentation for the Texas Career Education Conference in 2012 covering brainstorming activities and personal learning networks.
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- 1. MAKING THE MOST OF BRAINSTORMING & CREATING A PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK P R E S E N T E D B Y : K R I S T I N F I R M E R Y A N D T E K E I S H A Z I M M E R M A N C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D . T C E C S U M M E R C O N F E R E N C E 2 0 1 2
- 2. COPYRIGHT AND TERMS OF SERVICE Copyright © Texas Education Agency. These materials are copyrighted © and trademarked ™ as the property of the Texas Education Agency and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the Texas Education Agency, except under the following conditions: 1) Texas public school districts, charter schools, and Education Service Centers may reproduce and use copies of the Materials and Related Materials for the districts’ and schools’ educational use without obtaining permission from the Texas Education Agency. 2) Residents of the state of Texas may reproduce and use copies of the Materials and Related Materials for individual personal use only without obtaining written permission of the Texas Education Agency; 3) Any portion reproduced must be reproduced in its entirety and remain unedited, unaltered and unchanged in any way; 4) No monetary charge can be made for the reproduced materials or any document containing them; however, a reasonable charge to cover only the cost of reproduction and distribution may be charged. Private entities or persons located in Texas that are not Texas public school districts or Texas charter schools or any entity, whether public or private, educational or non-educational, located outside the state of Texas MUST obtain written approval from the Texas Education Agency and will be required to enter into a license agreement that may involve the payment of a licensing fee or a royalty fee. Contact TEA Copyrights with any questions you may have. C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 3. WHY DO WE NEED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT? C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 4. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Professional Development Components Facilitator Guide Participant Guide Slide Show Presentation Making the Most of Brainstorming Purpose Agenda Objectives Section Overview Slides, Activities, Discussions Creating a Personal Learning Network Purpose Agenda Objectives Section Overview Slides, Activities, Discussions C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 5. FACILITATOR GUIDE: FACILITATOR INSTRUCTION KEY Describes the Course Icons and How the Icons Are Used C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 6. FACILITATOR GUIDE: MODULE SNAPSHOT Course Timeframe, Materials Needed, and Martials Needed C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 7. FACILITATOR GUIDE: CONTENT C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 8. PARTICIPANT GUIDE: AGENDA/OBJECTIVES S U B J E C T B A S E D A G E N D A A N D C O U R S E D E L I V E R A B L E S C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 9. PARTICIPANT GUIDE: GUIDED NOTES C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 10. PARTICIPANT GUIDE: ACTIVITIES A C T I V I T I E S T H A T H E L P E N F O R C E L E A R N I N G C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 11. PARTICIPANT GUIDE: SUMMARY C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 12. C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D . SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION: SUMMARY OBJECTIVES
- 13. C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D . SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION: EMBEDDED VIDEO
- 14. Making the Most of Brainstorming Presenter’s Name Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 15. “Not Just for Breakfast” Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 16. Course Objectives At the completion of this course, you will be able to: • define the concept of brainstorming and its benefits in group decision-making • distinguish between different brainstorming techniques and evaluate the best setting for each technique • identify ways technology can be used in brainstorming • develop a brainstorming activity using the 4 MAT process Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 17. Agenda Section Duration Welcome & Introductions 15 minutes Definition & Benefits of Brainstorming 30 minutes Brainstorming Techniques 60 minutes Technology & Brainstorming 30 minutes 4 MAT Process 30 minutes Developing a Brainstorming Session 60 minutes Review and Wrap- up 15 minutes Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 18. Brainstorming Defined “Brainstorming is a group creativity technique by which a group tries to find a solution for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously contributed by its members.” - The Free Dictionary Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 19. Reverse Brainstorming • Great for backing into the solution by determining the opposite effect. • Start with one of two reverse questions • “How could I cause the problem?” • “How could I not achieve the desired effect?” Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 20. Technology & Brainstorming • Allows you to collaborate across spatial boundaries when brainstorming • Useful for students and colleagues who prefer electronic communication • Engages students and captures ideas “in the cloud” Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 21. The 4MAT System • Innovative • Analytic • Common Sense • Dynamic Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 22. Activity: Tying It All Together Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 23. End of Module During today’s session you: • defined the concept of brainstorming and its benefits in group decision-making • distinguished between different brainstorming techniques and evaluated the best setting for each technique • identified ways technology can be used in brainstorming • developed a brainstorming activity using the 4 MAT process Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 24. Tools for Today’s Educators Personal Learning Networks Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 25. Personal Learning Networks Time: 4 Hours Agenda Introduction PLN Construction PLN Student Activities PLN Basics Contributing to PLNs 5 4 3 2 1 15 minutes 40 minutes 120 minutes 6 Summary 10 minutes 30 minutes 10 minutes Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 26. 1. Create a diagram that represents your own personal learning network as an educator. 2. Begin with yourself in the middle and add circles around you to represent those groups/individuals with whom you connect, interact and network on a daily basis, frequently, regularly and sometimes. 3. Then discuss with your neighbor how you can improve the connections, interactions and networks using a variety of strategies, including the use of Web 2.0 tools. ACTIVTY Draw your own PLN Copyright © Texas Education Agency 2012. All rights reserved.
- 28. LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION C O P Y R I G H T © T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y , 2 0 1 2 . A L L R I G H T S R E S E R V E D .
- 29. cte.unt.edu
- 30. Enhanced Content Sharing • Login with Social Media • Comment on Clusters • Chat with others
- 32. Free Resources at cte.unt.edu 11 clusters 80+ professional development modules 800+ complete lessons Videos, podcasts, teaching materials, promotional tools, career awareness, blogs 600,000 page hits annually
Editor's Notes
- Welcome to Professional Development! I am Kristin Firmery and I will be presenting today with Tekeisha Zimmerman. We will be discussing the two new professional development modules that have been added to the cte.unt.edu website.
- Let’s face it. Sometimes we need a way to reenergize our classroom and work environment. You or your coworkers might be getting that end of year wrap-up blues or you are starting a new year overwhelmed with lots of ideas. In both cases professional development will work to ease the tension and bring new life to the classroom! As you can see in this cartoon, this teacher has an idea that using books will be innovative for his classroom. This is a new era of learning, and teachers must advance their ways of thinking in order to bring the best educational opportunities to students. Our first professional development module looks at innovative ways to brainstorm. The days of sitting with a pen and paper and drawing clouds with lines to new ideas are in the past. We will show you how to make the most out of the brainstorming process by using innovative techniques and technologies. The second module will focus on creating a Personal Learning Network. A Personal Learning Network can help a teacher create a dynamic classroom that constantly engages students. So without further ado… we will start the show!
- Today’s overview will cover these topics. Each of the professional developments share some of the same fundamental components. We will first take a look at the layout of the professional development modules, then take you on a guided tour through each module. So buckle up and enjoy the ride!
- The Facilitator Instruction Key is the second page found in the Facilitator Guide. It outlines the icons that will be used throughout the course to cue the presenter. The Display Icon will appear when it is appropriate to change to the next slide for use of the course. There are many activities that assist in applying the learning concepts, these are indicated in the course with group icon. Talking points are in purple in the facilitator guide. These points will act as script for the module, but the facilitator should feel free to add or customize the points for the audience. Objectives are a constant presence throughout the course. We will talk more about how the objectives are tied into the modules in later slides. Learners should feel free to ask questions during the presentation, but we have also included questions that the facilitator can ask of the audience. This will help the facilitator to gage the comprehension levels of the participants. The bridge icon will be used to transition from topics, but our modules mostly contain a bridge within the summary of the objectives at the end of each section. We did not incorporate breaks into the modules. The 4 hour session allows for individuals to take breaks as they need them. There are a few clips of online videos that are used in the modules. The course was designed so that if you do not have movie capabilities, it will not affect the outcome of the objectives. The summary icon will appear upon completion of the sections.
- Each Facilitator Guide contains a snapshot section that outlines the time to be used and materials needed for the facilitator and participant. The Facilitator should review the snapshot prior to presenting the module to make certain that all materials needed are available.
- This is an example of the layout for the Facilitator Guide content section. The guide will feature section headers for each new part of the module.
- The participant guide will feature the agenda for the module as well as the deliverables. This will allow for the participant to anticipate the activities that will be occurring throughout the professional development module. The Personal Learning Networks Module will allow for the participants to share many ideas and websites that could be used. The participant guide allows for extra space for the participant to jot down the new opportunities for learning.
- Guided Notes help the participant to keep track of what is happing in the presentation.
- The participant guide outlines the activities that are to be completed within the group.
- The final page of the module reviews the Session Deliverables.
- An Objective Summary Slide will follow each learning section. It will bring the focus of the section back to the originally stated objectives.
- Video has been embedded into some of the presentations. These videos are optional, but they add to the experience of the audience. The URL for the videos will be available in the comment section of the presentation. Before presenting this module, the facilitator should check to make sure that the video plays properly.
- “Making the Most of Brainstorming” is the first professional development module we will be discussing. Thoroughly review the instructions and materials and be prepared to enthusiastically lead the class in completing this exercise. This module contains group exercises. Learning quality depends on your ability to proficiently deliver this material.
- Welcome and Introduction to the course is allotted 30 minuets. Within the 30 minutes you will cover: an icebreaker, introductions of participants, course objectives, ask questions of the audience, and the agenda. The Icebreaker is comprised of two parts. Participants will stand and introduce themselves and then the facilitator will ask a question to the audience. After the facilitator has completed their introduction, they will say to the audience “I know you think this is just a box of cereal but it can be used for so much more. I’d like for you to generate as many uses for the product as you can in two minutes.” The audience will name responses and the facilitator will write them on a flipchart.
- These are the four course objectives the audience members should be able take away from this module. This course is very interactive and activities can be used in the classroom or passed along to coworkers. After these objectives are shown to the participants, the facilitator will ask the audience “Now that you have seen the course objectives, what are some of the expectations you have about this course?” The facilitator will write the responses down on the flipchart. If any of the responses do not fit the course outline, the facilitator will address them as they are suggested before they are written on the flipchart. These expectations will be revisited at the end of the module to ensure that each one was met.
- The agenda will be shown and any questions about the agenda will be fielded by the facilitator. Breaks for this course are on an as-needed basis.
- The current slide marks the starting slide of the Definition and Benefits of Brainstorming section. This session will last approximately 30 minutes and will contain slides, notes to be read aloud about the slide, Q&A session with the facilitator and the audience, a video example, and a group activity. The second slide of the presentation will cover the benefits of brainstorming. Learners will participate in a question and answer about brainstorming then move on to the next slide. Video content on Brainstorming in Action will be featured in the eighth slide. The audience will then be broken into teams of 3-4 and asked to complete the brainstorming activity. Once the groups have finished their activity, a slide will be displayed with examples of ground rules for conducting a brainstorming session. All of these activities are summarized in the last slide of the section and lead back to the originating learning objectives.
- Brainstorming Techniques are discussed in the second section of this module. This unit contains 5 slides to guide the presentation and will be approximately an hour in length. Reverse Brainstorming, Charette Procedure, and Round Robin Brainstorming are the three techniques that are explained by the facilitator to be used in brainstorming. After the methods have been shown, the audience will break into groups to perform a role play scenario with each of the three techniques. Once again the objective summary slide will be shown last to emphasize the importance of understanding the objectives.
- The third section of this module looks at Technology and Brainstorming. During this 30 minute section, we will preview some of the technology tools available for brainstorming. Because of the time limitations, we will not be able to do a “deep dive” into these tools but the facilitator will encourage the audience to spend more time with them after this course is over. The facilitator will cover a series of free online resources that feature brainstorming techniques. While displaying each website the facilitator will comment on the importance of using technology throughout the brainstorming process. This section will be concluded with the objective summaries for this section.
- Bernice McCarthy’s 4MAT learn styles are featured in the fourth 30 minute section of the presentation. It is important to first understand the styles of learning within the brainstorming group so that the group is on the same page. The presentation slides present each of the four styles and contain speaking notes for the facilitator. The objective summary covers the learning styles and what brainstorming technique could be used for each style.
- The final hour long section lets the audience develop their own brainstorming session. The class is divided into groups then must solve an issue, that they come up with, through brainstorming. They have 20 minuets to discuss how they will present their brainstorming session to the class. The group will be instructed to use one of the three brainstorming techniques and address all of the 4MAT skills.
- At the conclusion of the activity summary, the facilitator will display this final slide and thank the audience for their attendance. I am sure you are dying to see the next presentation… so we will jump right into our final segment of Professional Development.
- The last professional development module we will be covering will be learning about Personal Learning Networks. In order to conduct this course, facilitators should have an intermediate familiarity with computers and Internet usage. This course calls for the facilitator to guide students though tasks such as: Navigating to different Internet websites Constructing a blog Adding links and changing appearances of the blog Setting up a Twitter account Reviewing several established PLN sites and educator blog To be effective, there should be at least 4 hours of preparation to instruct this module, including time spent on each of the websites and time spent creating a personal blog site.
- Before taking this course, participants should be familiar with personal computers and the use of a keyboard and a mouse. There should be some familiarity with basic Internet terminology such as website, links and blog. Participants should also know how to navigate to different websites. This session contains 4 main sections as you can see listed here. PLN Basics will cover the basic knowledge the participants will need to construct their own Personal Learning network. The longest section is the second section of the course. PLN Construction contains many slides and work with the handouts as well as a hands on participant activity. Contributing to PLNs outlines the use of the website that is created in the PLN Constructed activity and how it can assist the growth of the participant’s PLN. An embedded video is included in the PLN Student Activities section along with suggested questions to ask the participants. Finally the module is summarized and tied back to the learning objectives.
- The main objective of this module is to teach the idea of individual personal learning network construction. One of the main things to understand about a PLN is that it is personal to you. As the facilitator goes through this portion of the module, the participants should focus on those things that they use to help you learn or solve common issues. It is very likely that these will be part of their personal learning network.
- The Educator’s PLN is the main website used in the presentation. If the facilitator cannot access the free website, we have created a short presentation with screen shots that can be shown to the participants. It walks the participants through the basics of the educator’s PLN website. This is the main activity the participants will be completing. Now let’s talk about where you can access these modules!
- To access all of the materials you have seen here today from the home cte.unt.edu screen you will select the Admin Tools then Professional Development. You will find 6 other professional development modules that could also be used at any time. Brainstorming is listed fourth and personal learning networks is listed second to last. The next few slides will give you a quick overview of the changes to cte.unt.edu.
- This summer we have launched the new cte.unt.edu website. It is a new look, but still contains the same resources you know and love!
- The new site features a login so that you can customize the website to fit your teaching needs. We have made the login process easier by integrating your social networking logins so that you do not have another password to remember. Comments are welcome on the cluster homepages for how you are using the resources and any ideas that might help other CTE teachers grow and learn. Dynamics interaction was the one of the many goals for cte.unt.edu. It has been accomplished through real-time chats with educators that are currently browsing the website.
- Have no fear… Your lessons are still here! We have the same great resources as the old website. You can access pre-written lessons by selecting your cluster then selecting the course from the flow chart diagram. Lessons include activities, projects, and presentations for teachers and students.
- Here is a big picture look at the overall resources we feature at cte.unt.edu. We appreciate any feedback you might have about this new website. Please feel free to contact the webmaster or cluster specialists with any questions about the website.
- Thank you for joining us today and I hope that you will join us in any future presentations. We will be at the front of the room to answer any questions you might have.