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THE FUTURE IS NOWEquipping our LEARNERS to be the LEADERS of tomorrowDiana Rendina, Media Specialist
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DIANA RENDINA• Media Specialist at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, FL since 2010
• Blogger @ RenovatedLearning & AASL Knowledge Quest
• Presented at FAME, FETC, ISTE
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The quick version of my story…
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The only STEM in our library
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The Maker Movement
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Make Magazine
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Maker research
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Sharing vision = supplies!
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The birth of our Makerspace
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CreaFvity in programs
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A place to explore STEM
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We took an ordinary library…
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And transformed it.
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The Stewart Makerspace
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LEARNERS
How do we prepare our
to be the
LEADERSof tomorrow?
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DID YOU KNOW?
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Did you know…
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“The Top 10 in-‐demand jobs in 2010
DID NOT EXISTin 2004”
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Did you know…
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“Today’s learner will have
10-14 JOBSby the age of 38”
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“If Facebook were a country it would be the
3RD LARGEST(behind China and India)”
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Did you know…
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There are over 600 tweetsPER SECOND
on TwiOer
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Did you know…
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The first text was sent in 1992.Now there are more texts sent & received everyday than
THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF THE PLANET
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Did you know…
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The # of internet devices in the world:
1984: 1,000 1992: 1,000,000 2008: 1,000,000,000
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Think back to your first cell phone…
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“Do you realize that your cell phone is THE WORST TECHNOLOGY that your students will ever use?” ~ @ThomasCMurray
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We are working with
DIGITAL NATIVES
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How do we prepare them for a world that
DOESN’T EXIST YET?
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We need a new set of skills
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THE FOUR C’SCreaFvity
CriFcal Thinking
CollaboraFon
CommunicaFon
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How do we teach the Four C’s?
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CREATIVITY
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Let them play
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“Play is oaen talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children
PLAY IS SERIOUS LEARNING.Play is really the work of childhood.”
– Fred Rogers
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Let them play
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Let them build
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Be more about CREATION and less about CONSUMPTION
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Let them get messy
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Let them change their environment
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CRITICAL THINKING
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Make room for “What if?”My iPhone panorama
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Jacob’s iPhone panorama
Make room for “What if?”
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Give them permission to fail
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The li`leBits Car
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Design Process
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Give them a challenge to solve…
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And allow divergent soluFons.
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COLLABORATION
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Rethink group work structures
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Provide natural opportuniFes to collaborate
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Provide space to brainstorm together
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Let roles form naturally
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COMMUNICATION
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Connect your students with the world
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Connect your students with the world
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The Stewart/Lamar Catapult Challenge
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Let them share their learning
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Let them tell their stories
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Rocket & launch pad
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Solar power staFon
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Bring it all together:INNOVATION
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How willYOU bring
CREATIVITY
CommunicationCOLLABORATION
&
Critical Thinking
into your school this year?
