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MIAB Wrap Up, Mind Mapping, & the Field Trip Fair: Update for Wednesday, 21 September 2011

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Here’s what happened today in the Wide World of POT/COM.  Luckily, there were no “agony of defeat” moments:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AZH4FeGsc[/youtube]

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After a short debrief of the Digital Tattoo presentation, we asked all persons interested in sitting on the MY Cohort Social Committee to seek out Andrea.  Then, we took some time to outline our plans to get you ready for EDUC 315: the Tuesdays Practicum.  Here’s the plan:

  • Monday, 26 September: Submit completed TC Profile to Dave and Lawrence vie email
  • Tuesday, 27 September: Attend Pre-Practicum Seminar (more details below in this post)
  • Tuesday, 4 October: Middle School Rotation, Day 1 (AM and PM)
  • Tuesday, 11 October: Middle School Rotation, Day 2 (AM) and Post-Rotation Debrief (PM)
  • Tuesday, 18 October: 1st Day in Practicum Placement for EDUC 315
  • Tuesday, 22 November: 6th (and final) Day in Placement for EDUC 315

Pre-Practicum Seminar

Before you enter the field, Dave and I want to cover “Everything You Wanted to Know About Having a Successful Practicum Experience But Were Afraid to Ask”. We’ll do that in a two-part Pre-Prac Seminar on Tuesday, 27 September.  Here’s how the day breaks down:

  • Part 1: Getting Energized – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm in Scarfe 204
  • Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm in Scarfe 1328
  • Part 2: Getting Informed – 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm in Scarfe 1328

Traditionally the lunch on this day has been a potluck.  It’s up to you and the Social Committee to make this happen, of course.

More MIAB Speeches & the MIAB Speech Analysis Task

When the final four speakers per group had presented, I took some time to outline the post-speech task.

In an effort to stimulate improvement in your verbal and non-verbal communication skills, what you need to do is watch the video of your speech and consider the following questions:

  1. What are my strengths as a speaker?
  2. What challenges did I face when delivering this speech?
  3. What goals will I set for my next speech / presentation?

You can use the “Me in a Bag Speech” Assessment Criteria / The 8 Ps of Powerful Presentations as a framework for this analysis and you can touch on any other aspects of your talk that strike you.

Now, the beauty of this task is that you can present this content information – your thoughtful and detailed answers to the 3 questions above – via any end product you see fit.  This approach to the assignment is consistent with the princicples of differentiated instruction (DI):

Here’s a 6 minute clip with some basic info on DI at the K-12 and university levels:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJmEiQ4HmEc&feature=PlayList&p=4C5E68673251FE37&index=1[/youtube]

To get you personally connecting with the task, I asked you to brainstorm a list of product options in class – which I promptly forgot to write down.  That said, you could consider analyzing your speech using:

  • a map
  • a song
  • a poem
  • a comic strip
  • a dance
  • a news article
  • a poster
  • a graphic organizer
  • a Prezi presentation
  • a game show
  • a model / diorama
  • a sculpture
  • a collage
  • an interpretive dance

The possibilities are well and truly endless.  The key, however, is to ensure that whatever product you choose is conducive to clearly demonstrating the content. Some products may need  to be accompanied with a one-pager that makes all three aspects of the analysis clear.

I’m  looking forward to seeing what sort of creations you come up with by the due date, Wednesday, 28 September 2011.

Introduction to Mind Mapping

We are asking you to attend the 9th Annual Field Trip Fair for Teachers on Monday, 26 September 2011 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at Science World.  After the event, we are expecting you to choose one of the available field trips to mind map.  Here’s the task handout:

To prepare you for this task, Dave took some time to highlight the salient aspects & advantages of mind mapping as presented in this video clip starring Tony Buzan, the “inventor” of mind mapping and, I believe, past-president of the Hair Team for Men:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlabrWv25qQ[/youtube]

Here are some model mind maps for you to look at:

This next one’s pretty meta as it’s a mind map on how to mind map.  Whoa!  The only thing cooler is Kramer’s coffee table book about coffee tables!

If you’re interested, here’s a link to Mr. Orr’s website with instructions on The Steps in Creating a Basic Mind Map.  If you prefer your info in PDF form, here’s a two-pager on Mind Mapping.

As a guided practice piece, Dave asked you to mind map information you found on the SD43 website.

That’s all for today.

Cheers,

– Lawrence

What You Want to Learn & Me In A Bag Speeches: Update for Monday, 19 September 2011

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We had a packed class today and here’s a rundown of all the goodness we could wedge in:

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  • Digital Tattoo Presentation
    • All TCs are expected to attend the Digital Tattoo (in essence, your digital identity) presentation that will be held on Tuesday, 20 September 2011 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in SCARFE 100.  For more information on your DT, lease see the presenters’ website at digitaltattoo.ubc.ca.
  • TC Profile
    • Please see the previous post for information about what the TC Profile is and how to complete it.  This task is due on Monday, 26 September 2011.  Please email your completed profile to both Dave (dunnigan@mail.ubc.ca) and I (lholbrook@sd43.bc.ca).
  • Laptops and Flash Drives to Class on Wednesday, 21 September 2011
    • We will be using the flash drives to store your MIAB speech video and the laptop to surf the interwebs.  If you don’t have a laptop, that’s OK.  You’ll be able to complete the in-class task we’re working in with a partner.
  • Social Committee
    • If you are interested in sitting on the Middle Years Cohort Social Committee – a group that organizes potlucks, outings, and gatherings – please see Dave or I.

What You Want to Learn

Dave led you in a brainstorming and categorization session all aimed at figuring out the teaching-related topics you are keen to know more about.  Dave will type up the topics in their categories and we’ll post the results on the blog soon.

Me In A Bag Speeches

After considering:

  • a rationale for public speaking tasks
  • reviewing the MIAB Speech criteria (“The 8 Ps of Powerful Presentation” + Content Criteria)
  • A/B partner rehearsal
  • choosing a speaking order

    we started delivering the speeches for real!

    Thanks to all those that presented and to all those that gave feedback using a…

    We’ll finish the speeches in Wednesday’s class.

    ‘Til then.

    – Lawrence

    Digital Tattoo Workshop Evaluation Form

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    The presenters of last week’s Digital Tattoo workshop value your feedback.  To that end, please follow this link to the Digital Tattoo Workshop Evaluation form on which you can express your thoughts on the talk.  Information gathered will be used to improve the helpfulness and relevance of future DT presentations.

    Cheers,

    – Lawrence

    Ball Pass Challenge, Tattoo Review & Me in Bag Intro: Update for Wednesday, 16 September 2010

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    Here’s all the news that’s fit to print about Wednesday’s class:

    Name/Ball Pass Challenge

    In an effort to review everyone’s name and to engage in a whole-class problem solving activity, we took the Name/Ball Pass Challenge.  The instructions for this task are below so I won’t go into detail about how it works.  Suffice it to say that our first effort had a time of about 30-ish seconds and through cooperative teamwork we were able to get that number down to only 8 seconds!  No small feat.

    Digital Tattoo and Professionalism Presentation Debrief

    Thanks to everyone for attending this presentation.  We debriefed it using the Walk-About Review Strategy.  This involved each TC finishing the following sentence stems with information about the presentation:

    • For me, the most interesting aspect of the presentation was…
    • One thing I will do differently after seeing the presentation is…
    • One question I have after watching the presentation is…

    and then walking around and talking to other TCs about their responses to the same stems.  After some talk time, we took up a few responses as a whole group.  While the workshop was generally well received (after scanning the show of fingers, I think it scored a 2.5 or 3 out of 5), many seemed to agree that it would have benefitted from having examples with local flavour and from including more specific advice on appropriate online and professional behaviours.

    Here’s the Walk-About Review sheet we used :

    On a related note, here’s the trailer for the amazing 1971 Australian film directed by Nicolas Roeg, Walkabout:

    [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x186dbPIoM[/youtube]

    If you have any interest in Aussie culture or have a penchant for meditative films, this classic can’t be beat.

    Administrivia

    • Contact Info Changes:  If you have any more, please let me know.  I’ll send out the FINAL version soon.
    • ESA Rep:  Good on Jenna for expressing interest.  Make sure to get the vote out so she gets voted in!
    • Field Trip Fair on the Blog:  Please check an earlier post for info on an upcoming event featuring a variety of facilities that provide field trip destinations for K-12 students.
    • Emailing Assignment Attachments:  Please remember to include your surname and the name of the task in the document’s title.  For instance, “Holbrook Factors”.

    Me in a Bag Speeches

    In an effort to develop vocal delivery skills that will prove invaluable in the classroom, we will be delivering Me in a Bag Speeches over the next few class sessions.  Here’s how I scaffolded this task:

    • A Model from Last Year

    We watched a short MIAB speech from one of the TCs in the 2009-2010 cohort and drew conclusions about the structure and content of the speech.

    • Criteria Sheet Examination

    I handed out the task’s criteria sheet and we looked it over.

    • My MIAB Speech

    I delivered a speech on three items I had in my Saucony shoe box:

      • Running shoe
      • Homemade Spinal Tap T-Shirt
      • Plastic bowl

    Using the feedback sandwich model for feedback, you presented me with beefs and bouquets relating to my performance.  Here’s a visual of the sandwich:

    and here a link to an Ezine article with more details on Feedback Sandwiches.

    The outline that I suggest you use for your speech is below, as is the criteria sheet:

    We will start presenting the speeches in Monday’s class.  Please make sure you have your three artifacts, your rehearsed presentation, and your flash drive ready to go for that session.  We will take time to review the criteria, rehearse, and choose the speaking order before we start the speeches.

    “Nuff said true believers.  See you Monday.

    – Lawrence