It’s that time of the year again, when I devote two days to education and technology … er, more so than usual, at least.
As usual, my conference was full of fun, excitement, and learning – so much so that I forgot to take proper notes! I did not, however, forget to post on Twitter up through the end of Tuesday’s keynote, so rather than reinvent the wheel I thought I’d copy/paste the highlights here.
The keynote itself was presented by Chris Lehmann (Website) (Twitter), principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA.
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theartguy Aaron Smith
- Up at 4:30 / Whose bright idea was this? / Oh yeah, it was mine. #haiku #mset11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- At the conference / No one at Registration / Opens at seven. #haiku #mset11
gwynethjones gwynethjones
by theartguy
- Excited about the #MSET11 conference today! I’ll be in room 336 & the Digital Sandbox all day & come by & say hi! YAY!
theartguy Aaron Smith
- @gwynethjones My coffee’s finished! / Waiting for that caffeine rush / And Registration #haiku #mset11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- Dilemma! @gwynethjones and @thetechtiger are both presenting a Session 1! What do I do?!
theartguy Aaron Smith
- @gwynethjones It’s not personal / I just thought I’d use #haiku / Because it’s awesome. #mset11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- All good Lutherans / Come early to an event / And get a back seat #haiku #MSET11 #Keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- And yes that means I’m sitting in the back next to a power outlet for my laptop. #MSET11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- Listening to @chrislehmann at the #MSET11 Keynote. I like what he’s saying so far.
thetechtiger Selena Ward
by theartguy
- lousy data = lousy decisions #MSET11 keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “We don’t know everything we need to know about education” Said RE: 7 students not graduating. #Mset11 keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “Deliver pizza, not instruction” “We need to reclaim the language.” “We TEACH.” #MSET11 keynote
thetechtiger Selena Ward
by theartguy
- http://twitgoo.com/2390kj deliver instruction? #MSET11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “Don’t ban cell phones. Why deny them the tools if you can’t afford the tools?” #MSET11 keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “They’re going to use them anyway.” “[So teach them how to use them!]” #MSET11 Keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “What are our own personal slide rules?” What are we teaching that is now outdated? #MSET11 (Depressed that he said HTML is outdated.)
theartguy Aaron Smith
- del.icio.us: ENGINEERING.com | Games & Puzzles http://bit.ly/gUTpSW
theartguy Aaron Smith
- del.icio.us: Computers For Learning – Home Page http://1.usa.gov/fG8K6n
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “Classrooms should never be defined as 4 walls & a floor.” #MSET11 keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- Question for @chrislehmann In drama you don’t break the 4th wall. In teaching should we even HAVE them? #MSET
theartguy Aaron Smith
- Totally amused how @chrislehmann says the word “Awesome.” Definitely shows the level of enthusiasm expected for the word. #MSET11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “If you get 30 copies of the same thing you didn’t give a project you gave a recipe. Let them own it.” #MSET11
theartguy Aaron Smith
- “When was the last time you took your kids to a pencil lab?” Tech should be everywhere. #MSET11 keynote
theartguy Aaron Smith
- #MSET11 Keynoter @chrislehmann is using some slides from Library of Congress’ Flickr account. I’m amused.
theartguy Aaron Smith
- I think the former English teacher just invented a new word with “Probmematize Everything” #MSET11 keynote
thetechtiger Selena Ward
by theartguy
- declarationofeducation.com #teaching #MSET11 Please join the movement.
theartguy Aaron Smith
- It occurs to me that I’ve seen no fewer than 3 #MSET keynoters advocate for cell phones in school but so many schools still ban them.
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And then I went to see 2 presentations by Selena Ward, but I’ll save that for my next post.