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History Teacher
& Technologist
Upcoming Events
Presenting at CAIS (Head Royce School) 3/09/15
Workshop on Project Based Learning with iPads
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
DESIGN THINKING
PROJECT BASED LEARNING
I want my students to engage with rigor and complexity of the real world. My teaching has always been about getting closer to that goal.
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WHY DESIGN THINKING?
For the last two years, I have been attending training at Stanford's dSchool K12 lab. It doesn't mean every history project is a design project. It does mean that I spend more time having students practice empathy and observation skills, focusing on the idea that work is done in iterations, and foremost celebrating failure as the best learning opportunities.
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WHY PROJECT BASED LEARNING?
Working with others to present something real to an external audience is a powerful motivator,
it is the strongest tool in my classroom. It is why I return to High Tech High regularly to refine my project-based instruction.
Using the the Lean Startup Model in Edu
Startup Weekend Edu has been a formative event in my mastery of design instruction. It is why I teach my students to develop an Android app for Chinese teenagers when we study contemporary Chinese culture. They then pitch it in a public presentation to real venture capitalists (36Kr, Asia's Tech Crunch, Video of Student Pitch). April 11-13, 2014, I organized the first Startup Weekend Edu for middle schoolers.
Click to see what kids can do!
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