A short version of the MissionV Presentation given by James Corbett and Margaret Keane at the Irish Centre for Talented Youth Conference, March 5th 2010.

1. A Tool for Building Immersive
Learning Experiences for
High Potential Students
CONNECT - CREATE - COLLABORATE

2. What’s Up
Doc?

3. The Problem
SYSTEM FAILURE- Over 27,000
Difficult to Identify –
for Teachers, Parents & exceptionally able
No Agreed Definition
Students students in Ireland
Lack of Opportunities
for Exceptionally Able
No Co-ordinated Effort Myths &
students from
to reach Entire Group Misconceptions
Disadvantaged
Backgrounds
Legal Quagmire-
Learning Difficulties & Lack of Teacher Training
recognition of E.A. as a
Disabilities can mask & Gifted Education
SEN in 1998 Education
High Ability funding
Act – none EPSEN 2004

4. The Needs
Schools to
Greater
develop a Appropriate Peer group
breadth and Teacher
gifted educational development
depth of Training
education challenges opportunities
curriculum
policy

5. The Risks
Dis-
Chronic
engagement Loss of
Under-
with Motivation achievement
Learning

6. What Works!
Opportunities
High
Potential Motivation
Achievement
Support
“What Really Works in Gifted & Talented Education”
Professor Deborah Eyre

7. What Works!
Growth vs. Fixed Mindsets
– Stanford Psychologist Carol Dweck
"Kids get so caught up in the moment-to-moment issue of will they look
smart or dumb, and it blocks them from thinking about the long term . . .
You have to teach them that they are in charge of their intellectual
growth."
Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1126743,00.html#ixzz1FeB1QVc5

8. What Works!
Gagné’s Model of Giftedness & Talent
• Giftedness = High Potential
• Talent = High Performance
Exceptionally able journey from high potential to
high performance
Idea of Hidden Gifts – allows the identification of
children from disadvantaged backgrounds, different
cultural backgrounds and twice exceptional
children.

9. So, how do we Support
Exceptionally Able
Students in the
Classroom?
,

10. What about
Twice
Exceptional
Students?

11. A Solution
Can provide
Supports the
Can be used opportunities 21st Century
Primary
Challenging Collaborative Creative at school and for peer Skills
School
at home group Development
Curriculum
development

12. 3D Immersive
Technology

13. The Pilot

14. The Ingredients
5 Exceptionally Able 1 Creative Learning Parental support for
Students Support Teacher access at home and
school
Supportive School 2 Hours Learning
Management Support each Week

15. First Project:
Castledermot High Crosses
Digital Photos
for Textures
Site Visit 3D Replica

16. Out of This World!
Guest Speakers –
Award Winning
Chessboard – Making
Children’s author Bob
Real Social Connections
Burke makes a virtual
visit

17. 21st Century Skills
3D Modelling and 3D Programming in a
their own virtual world!

18. The Results
Provides
Highly creative Allows Independent opportunities for Peer
Learning Environment Learning Group Development –
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Can support Primary Can Support the Students Develop 21st
School Curriculum Needs of 2e Students Century skills

19. Teacher Says . .
“We worked the Daynuv project for two periods a
week in school, but the children continued to work on
the project at home. It was great that they could work
on what they wanted and on something truly
challenging.
I am not a techno-wizard, I don't even have an ECDL,
so by taking this on, I felt I would be able to say to any
teacher that if I could do it, anyone could.”
Bríd Uí Mhaoluala, Learning Support Teacher,
Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc Carlow

21. Virtual Worlds
Look like 3D games... but aren't
Open-ended, no objectives
Can be edited / modified
Avatars, presence
Connect, Create, Collaborate

22. Engagement
INTERACTIVITY IMMERSIVENESS ENGAGEMENT

23. The Future is Now!
Students
3D Children Digital
need the
Technology Gaming, have 21st Producers
skills to
is here to Cinema, TV Century vs.
compete
stay expectations Consumers
globally
3D is coming into the Classroom! Get Ready!

24. The Plan – Phase 1
DEIS Status
Mix of
Schools
Patrons
Incl.
Urban & Large &
Rural Small
20 Schools
Support of
Nationwide on 2E children
MissionV

25. Innovative . .
“The project (MissionV) is innovative and is making excellent use of a
number of cutting edge technologies. It is very timely given the
Department of Education and Skills’ prioritisation of numeracy at
both primary and post primary level. The use of a 3D learning
environment and geometric building tools by children to
collaboratively build 3D replicas generating a fully interactive world
powered by their own software is very much in line with the thinking
and implementation of the project maths curriculum at post primary
which is being rolled out at present to all schools.”
Jerome Morrisey, NCTE Director
For more information http://www.missionv.com
Email: james@daynuv.com