Kim Cofino and Julie Lindsay share about the “Create the Future” workshop where teachers can learn things as they go. The purpose of the workshop is to create a collaborative project the teachers can use in their classroom. Teachers have group, team, and individual help. They learn about the required skills to create the project. Sessons are offered for things like Twitter, Wiki, blogs, and more. These provide structure and focus for their own projects. The most critical component of the workshop is that teachers work collaboratively with teacher from other schools to design their group project. Teachers are asked to create their own groups based on the needs in their own classrooms. Having a common goal helped build lasting relationships. Anytime a new tool was introduced, the participants were allowed to use that tool for their project so they could learn right away how to use it. Teams presented their ideas with other groups. Kim and Julie say that allowing teachers to create together allows a better depth of knowledge. They also used integration of virtual participants so the teachers could use the technology tools they learned about. This promotes more virtual participation for education. Kim and Julie share that the 7 key components of the workshop are:
*Kick start your thinking: how technology is shaping society
*Group Project
*Breakout Sessions: teachers actually work with the technology
*Team Pitch: ideas are verbalized and analyzed with the group
*Teamwork Time
*Speed Geeking: kind of like speed dating, but teachers share successful ideas and strategies that have worked for them
*Team Presentation: teachers can actually use the project in their own classroom
This podcast is great because it motivates teachers to work together with technology projects in the classroom.
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