Slides from a talk I gave on November 27, 2008 at the 2nd Manitoba EdubloggerCon. Presentation was called "5 Minutes to Make A Difference" and the theme of the night was "Awakening Possibilities."

1. quot;We sometimes feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the
ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.quot;
5 Minutes to make
A Difference
ManACE Pre-SAG
Darren Kuropatwa
Awakening Possibilities adifference.blogspot.com

2. it’s not about me

3. it’s not about how hard I work planning the lesson

4. it’s not about how well I teach it

5. it’s not about me covering material

6. it’s not about the tests they write

7. it’s not about the stories I tell

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it’s not about “best practice”

9. it’s an intensely social activity

10. it’s messy

11. it takes time ... one drop at a time

12. it’s not about the textbook they read

13. it’s not about the mind map they make

14. it’s not about the problems I explain

15. it’s not about the
projects I assign

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http://www.answers.com/main/answertips.jsp
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it’s not about
6 the tools I use
http://clustermaps.com

17. it’s about the connections they make

18. it’s about being curious

19. Before After
it’s about the possibilities awakened

20. it’s about the difference YOU can make

21. Photo Credits
Drop of rain 1 Mira reading the Griffiths Quantum Text
http://flickr.com/photos/scottbutler/215851826/ http://flickr.com/photos/ailric/390832774/
Headshot July 2008 (cropped) My version of a quadratic !
http://flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/3024596851/ http://flickr.com/photos/40256716@N00/316074893/
°hard.Thinking° Obligatory Wiki Photo
http://flickr.com/photos/curzio/452671008/ http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/
The_joy_of_teaching rose + tool
http://flickr.com/photos/jcrojas/63949879/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/busymonster/1721427424/
Day 110 - Judy and the Dream of Horses New Laptop
http://flickr.com/photos/margolove/2079365397/ http://flickr.com/photos/arbron/56216464/
math Fly, Hummingbird Fly – IX
http://flickr.com/photos/akash_k/125489887/ http://flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/33237322/
Rapt with the storyteller Curious?
http://flickr.com/photos/heandfi/2479240973/ http://flickr.com/photos/monica143/317506718/
Coachella 07: The Saharan Sea Kool Aid Man - What Happened To You?
http://flickr.com/photos/emayoh/479260033/ http://flickr.com/photos/elemente/123901373/
Mud Fest 2008 i want you
http://flickr.com/photos/stinkiepinkie_infinity/2664380700/ http://flickr.com/photos/tripulante/363217704/
go slow ... just don’t stop growing