How large is the gap that truly exists between the real and ideal for learners? Are there ways to “tweak” (small shift) instruction that will enlist students as deep questioners, critical thinkers and effective problem-solvers (big impact)? What if we created a “Destination Postcard” of the ideal learner, and designed learning experiences from there? Join this Switch-inspired think-tank on lesson design and implementation strategies that empower students to think and act their way to the acquisition and connection of content while developing enduring learning dispositions.

1. http://www.flickr.com/
photos/ell-r-brown/
http://flic.kr/p/4LBxf2
http://bit.ly/ssbi13
Small Shifts, Big Impact
closing the gap to empowered learning
#ssbi13
#blc13
@lottascales
@sewilkie
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Wednesday, July 24, 13

2. Drinking from the fire hose #ssbi13 #blc13
explore try design implement tinker rethink build connect collaborate
http://bit.ly/ssbi13
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3. Change is a
process, not
an event.
- Chip & Dan Heath
#ssbi13 #blc13
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4. It’s in the
Process...
#ssbi13
#blc13
http://flic.kr/p/6GNUaL
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5. Destination Postcard
Write a single statement
of “destination”
for your ideal learner...
Who do you want your
learners to be at the end
of the year?
“...a vivid picture that shows what could be
possible in the near-term future.” (Switch p.78)
@lottascales @sewilkie
#ssbi13 #blc13
Wednesday, July 24, 13

6. Destination Postcard
Think - Pair - Share
(or Tweet #ssbi13)
@lottascales @sewilkie
#ssbi13 #blc13
Who will your learners be?
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7. Shift 1: Find the bright spots
Amplify the effort.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbLNOS7MxFc
Wednesday, July 24, 13

8. @jgough
#trinitylearns
#brightspots
http://jplgough.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/cbl-pd-tweet-tweet-
all-the-basics-a-twitter-beginner-trinitylearns-brightspots/
Wednesday, July 24, 13

9. #WAlearns
Wednesday, July 24, 13

10. Find the
Bright Spots
Change is a process,
not an event.
- Chip & Dan Heath
Leanintothedip!
http://flic.kr/p/pfz2N
Wednesday, July 24, 13

11. Shift 2:
Make Thinking
Visible
I see...
I think...
I wonder...
http://flic.kr/p/5w8Rv
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12. I see... I think... I wonder
http://flic.kr/p/f2Wamf
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13. I see... I think... I wonder
http://flic.kr/p/f2Wamfhttp://flic.kr/p/4R1pD2
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14. Flickr
Creative
Commons
• 275 million photos
• Licensed for use
• Geotagged
Resource
Alert!
http://bit.ly/ssbi-links
Wednesday, July 24, 13

15. Write a headline for
fractions that
summarizes a key
aspect you feel is
significant and
important
Headlines
90* is 1/4 of a Circle
Students Divide Literature
Books Into Fifths
Take Any Fraction
And Split it in Half.
It Will Never
Reach Zero
2/3 of the Gym Closed Today!
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16. Summarize
Michigan
in the 1800s
http://flic.kr/p/cfiZGjhttp://www.pz.harvard.edu/tc/routines.cfm
C-S-I
Color, Symbol
Image Routine
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20. Visible Thinking
41/2 Mash-Up
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21. Thinking
Routines
Change is a process,
not an event.
- Chip & Dan Heath
Leanintothedip!
http://flic.kr/p/pfz2N
Wednesday, July 24, 13

22. 2-min reflection
(or tweet #ssbi13)
What’s your
headline so far?
THOUGHTS
CONNECTIONS
QUESTIONS?
@lottascales @sewilkie
#ssbi13 #blc13
Small Shifts, Big Impact
Wednesday, July 24, 13

23. Project Zero:
Thinking
Routines
Artful Thinking
Visible Thinking
Resource
Alert!
http://bit.ly/ssbi-links
Wednesday, July 24, 13

24. http://flic.kr/p/2UHBZ
Shift 3:
Shape
the Path
multimodal and
asynchronous
communication
Wednesday, July 24, 13

25. http://on.fb.me/dlfbbang
Wednesday, July 24, 13

26. http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/
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27. Science Workshop
Wednesday, July 24, 13

28. http://voicethread.com/?#q.b334997.i2942065
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29. Six Steps to Better
Vocabulary Instruction
1. Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term.
2. Ask students to restate the description, explanation, or example in
their own words.
3. Ask students to construct a picture, pictograph, or symbolic
representation of the term.
4. Engage students periodically in activities that help them add to their
knowledge of the terms in their vocabulary notebooks.
5. Periodically ask students to discuss the terms with one another.
6. Involve students periodically in games that enable them to play with
terms.
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30. Six Steps to Better
Vocabulary Instruction
1. Provide a description, explanation, or example of the new term.
2. Ask students to restate the description, explanation, or example in
their own words.
3. Ask students to construct a picture, pictograph, or symbolic
representation of the term.
4. Engage students periodically in activities that help them add to their
knowledge of the terms in their vocabulary notebooks.
5. Periodically ask students to discuss the terms with one another.
6. Involve students periodically in games that enable them to play with
terms.
Wednesday, July 24, 13

31. Student Constructed Glossary
http://ignite.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/Multimodal+Glossary+-+Sample
Wednesday, July 24, 13

32. MultiModal Lab Reports
http://summer10.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us
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33. Peer Feedback
peer
feedback
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35. https://groups.diigo.com/group/descubre2hp
Wednesday, July 24, 13

36. Shape the
Path
Change is a process,
not an event.
- Chip & Dan Heath
Leanintothedip!
http://flic.kr/p/pfz2N
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37. Shift 4: Mine
the Process
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38. Learning Out Loud
http://engage.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
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39. Metacognition Learning Out Loud
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40. Wrong Turns...
brainyard.wikispaces.com
/sepsd251
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41. Collaborative Processing Peer PD
Wednesday, July 24, 13

42. http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/hobloggers/
Wednesday, July 24, 13

43. Change is a process,
not an event.
- Chip & Dan Heath
Leanintothedip!
Mine the
Process
http://flic.kr/p/pfz2N
Wednesday, July 24, 13

44. 2min reflection
(or tweet #ssbi13)
What’s your headline
so far?
THOUGHTS
CONNECTIONS
QUESTIONS?
@lottascales @sewilkie
#ssbi13 #blc13
Small Shifts, Big Impact
Wednesday, July 24, 13

45. Shift 5: Grow the Culture
Cultivate a sense of
identity and instill the
growth mindset.
Switch, p. 259
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46. We create...
http://vimeo.com/30676458
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47. photo by s.wilkie, 2011
Relatives Network
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48. ReachingOut
Wednesday, July 24, 13

49. 56Thinkers http://bit.ly/56nasa
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50. Learning Dispositions
& Language Choice
Okay, Scientists...
Wednesday, July 24, 13

51. Peer Consultant
Lego Design Expert
Skype Station
Student-Led Skype
Wednesday, July 24, 13

52. https://balancedtech.wikispaces.com/Thinkering+Studio
Wednesday, July 24, 13

53. EdCamp 60minGO...
Wednesday, July 24, 13

54. Change
Leadership
I Wonder... How Might We?
Wednesday, July 24, 13

55. “Young people have an
innate sense of curiosity
and fearlessness.”
“It is you who have to give us
the opportunity to become
the leaders of today.”
“If young people are
given resources and
tools, they can
create positive
community change.”
greeningforward.org
Charles Orgbon III
Wednesday, July 24, 13

56. Grow the
Culture
Change is a process,
not an event.
- Chip & Dan Heath
Leanintothedip!
http://flic.kr/p/pfz2N
Wednesday, July 24, 13

57. What’s Your “Yeah, but...”
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58. Amplify the
effort,
strategies,
collaboration,
process,
risk-taking...
Remember
Bright Spots?
http://flic.kr/p/5eXHhU
http://bit.ly/ssbi13
http://flic.kr/p/mg3c4
Wednesday, July 24, 13

59. http://www.flickr.com/
photos/ell-r-brown/
http://flic.kr/p/4LBxf2
http://bit.ly/ssbi13
Small Shifts, Big Impact
closing the gap to empowered learning
#ssbi13
#blc13
@lottascales
@sewilkie
http://bit.ly/ssbi13notes
Wednesday, July 24, 13