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400,000 Words:400,000 Words:A Lifelong Learner Arrives A Lifelong Learner Arrives Back at the Beginning on Back at the Beginning on the Way to the Teaching the Way to the Teaching

MindMind

Jeremy SzteiterJeremy SzteiterApril 27, 2009April 27, 2009

Critical and Creative Thinking, UMass-BostonCritical and Creative Thinking, UMass-Boston

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A Small RequestA Small Request

Find the UncertaintyFind the Uncertainty

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IntroductionIntroduction

Focus on lifelong learningFocus on lifelong learning

Claim: Lifelong learningClaim: Lifelong learningas an as an active processactive process

Framework for lifelong learning:Framework for lifelong learning:The Teaching MindThe Teaching Mind

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The Teaching MindThe Teaching Mind

Self-awareness of your potential to teachSelf-awareness of your potential to teach

It is: state of mindIt is: state of mind

It is explored: processes that develop dispositions, It is explored: processes that develop dispositions, knowledge, skills of teachingknowledge, skills of teaching

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The Teaching MindThe Teaching Mind

Why?Why?AccessibilityAccessibility

Four unique qualities:Four unique qualities:InclusiveInclusive

CommunalCommunalExpansiveExpansiveFamiliarFamiliar

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REFLECTREFLECT -> ENGAGE -> IMAGINE -> ENGAGE -> IMAGINE

Activity Part 1Activity Part 1

Interactive Arc, phase 1:Interactive Arc, phase 1:

REFLECT on memories and personal experienceREFLECT on memories and personal experience

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Getting StartedGetting Started

My CCT path: My CCT path: taking opportunitiestaking opportunities

Emerging questions about lifelong learningEmerging questions about lifelong learning

Progress through CCTProgress through CCTTeachingTeaching

Social changeSocial changeTheaterTheater

Supporting teachersSupporting teachers

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ResearchResearch

Encouraging direct involvement in lifelong learningEncouraging direct involvement in lifelong learning

The Teaching Mind main ideaThe Teaching Mind main idea

Find the community of like-minded lifelong learnersFind the community of like-minded lifelong learners

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ResearchResearch

Goal: how to make benefit of the Teaching Mind Goal: how to make benefit of the Teaching Mind more accessible?:more accessible?:

Individuals, businesses, organizations, academic institutions, government, Individuals, businesses, organizations, academic institutions, government, families, community groupsfamilies, community groups

The Angry VoiceThe Angry Voice

Making it easy to learn to teach, supporting the Making it easy to learn to teach, supporting the unique aspects:unique aspects:

Inclusive, communal, expanding, familiarInclusive, communal, expanding, familiar

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Research AreasResearch Areas

Processes of Formal Processes of Formal Teacher EducationTeacher Education

Focus on Processes, not ContentFocus on Processes, not Content

Processes of Teaching Processes of Teaching in Informal Educationin Informal Education

Processes of Processes of Facilitating Groups of Facilitating Groups of

LearnersLearners

Processes ofProcesses ofDramaDrama

DialogueDialogueAndAnd

StoriesStories

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Research AreasResearch Areas

Pilot project with Timothy Smith Network:Pilot project with Timothy Smith Network:instructor dialoguesinstructor dialogues

InterviewsInterviews

Personal reflectionsPersonal reflections

Discussions about educationDiscussions about education

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Activity Part 2Activity Part 2

Interactive Arc, phase 2:Interactive Arc, phase 2:

ENGAGE with others to process reflections, uncover ENGAGE with others to process reflections, uncover new insights, interpretations, questions, and new insights, interpretations, questions, and

possibilitiespossibilities

REFLECT -> REFLECT -> ENGAGEENGAGE -> IMAGINE -> IMAGINE

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ConclusionsConclusionsPractical model for group learning:Practical model for group learning:Teaching Mind Exploration GroupTeaching Mind Exploration Group

AdministrationAdministration Agenda for learning Agenda for learning sessionssessions

Assessment and Assessment and EvaluationEvaluation

Core PrinciplesCore Principles

LogisticsLogistics

OrganizationOrganization

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ConclusionsConclusions

OutreachOutreach

SponsorsSponsors

Constituents and AlliesConstituents and Allies

Learning from Lifelong Learning from Lifelong LearnersLearners

Creating Tools and Creating Tools and ResourcesResources

Developing the Developing the MessageMessage

Utilizing TechnologyUtilizing Technology

Pilots and demo Pilots and demo experiencesexperiences

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Activity Part 3Activity Part 3

Interactive Arc, phase 3:Interactive Arc, phase 3:

IMAGINE implications for future teaching and IMAGINE implications for future teaching and learninglearning

REFLECT -> ENGAGE -> REFLECT -> ENGAGE -> IMAGINEIMAGINE

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Next StepsNext StepsContinue with Timothy Smith Network instructor Continue with Timothy Smith Network instructor

dialoguesdialogues

Exploring informal educationExploring informal education

Applied improvApplied improv

CCT NetworkCCT Network

Finding more learning communities,Finding more learning communities,Upcoming popular theater conference,Upcoming popular theater conference,

Grad Appreciation weekGrad Appreciation week

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Thoughts on CCTThoughts on CCT

400,000 words400,000 words

A thriving programA thriving program

The defining qualityThe defining quality