What else could they do, if they could do this much?
- Sugata Mitra
"Do the Grandmother"
On Monday, I will begin teaching a 9 week summer camp program for students in grades 4 and 5. I will be the head teacher of "Brain Busters" ... Online.😑 Normally, when you think of summer camp, you think of swimming in the lake, roasting marshmallows, playing GAGA Ball, and of course fun hands on activities during the 30 minutes of brain busters. This year, a program of student workbooks were ordered for the students in ELA and Math. There will be two blocks of 45 minutes each for learning instruction. AND my face will be broadcasted over a projector screen in front of 20 students. (Doesn't sound like summer camp)
But Mitra, tests out this theory of the British grandmother. He brings up the interesting point about educational self-organization. As a teacher, especially in the online world, it's not about making learning happen it's now about letting the learning happen.
SO by this point of the video I'm hooked, right? I mean I need to know how am I supposed to teach a 9 week program to students I have never met virtually?
Well, SOLE. Self-organized Learning Environments.
As I take the next few days to write out lesson plans, I need to think about BIG questions. Pose them to my students, and then sit back and admire their work. I've started to think how I can use Encouragement to help achieve a SOLE, check out the resources below. Let me know what you think? Do you have any other resources in mind?
Ted Talk; Build a School in the Cloud
THis is fascinating! Yes! THis is a good way to approach your task! I can't wait to hear how you reimagine this with SOLE in mind. Great application of Mitra.
ReplyDeleteHi Priscilla, I enjoyed reading your post. Thank you for posting the resources. I am going to check them out! Best wishes on your summer camp job!
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