1. Hacking
School
Davi Sanchez Netto

2. What Do You Mean by
Hacking School?
Warm-up:
*Write your own definition of “Hack(ing)”. (2
min.)
 Share with one person next to you. (1 min.
each)

3. Logan LaPlante’s Definition of
Hackschooling
(1)

4. Hacking, Contextual,
Meaningful
 Contextual Learning = Meaningful
“When young people can connect the
content of an academic subject such as
mathematics, science, or history with their
own experience, they discover meaning,
and meaning gives them a reason for
learning.” (2)

5. Today’s Lesson
 Volume
 Traditional Version vs. Hacked Version

6. Traditional
 Do you remember how you learned
“Volume”?
(3)

7. Hacked
 Forget traditional learning

8. Now…
 Compare and Contrast:
Traditional vs. Hacked
 Similarities and Differences
 Pros and Cons

9. How Can You Hack Your
Lessons?
 Choose an SoW;
 Look at your enduring understandings,
teaching/approaching skills and activities;
 Brainstorm creative, contextual, and
meaningful assessments and activities;
 Share

10. Exit Ticket
www.socrative.com
Room: e27871b3

11. References
1. LaPlante, Logan, Hackschooling.
youtube.com, 2013
2. Johnson, Elaine B., Contextual teaching
and learning: What it is and why it’s here to
stay. Corwin Press, 2002
3. Glasbergen, Randy.
www.glasbergen.com, 1997