A Week of Experiments: Wednesday - Students 2.0
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Posted by Steve Hargadon
Posted by Steve Hargadon
Of course, I've been well-prepared for this moment. My original interview series at EdTechLive was with many of the superstars of the Open Source Programming world, all of whom did important work at a young age that was outside of their traditional schooling, but involved apprenticeship, mentoring, and communities of practice. My oldest daughter chose to homeschool herself and became a serious scholar of Shakespeare and other great literature, so I'd seen a student be a self-motivated scholar when provided with the right kind of mentoring and opportunities. I'd interviewed Arthus early on as well as the gang at the original Students 2oh project that Clay Burrell had facilitated, and I'd appreciated the work of Sylvia Martinez at GenYES supporting students being actively involved in tech support and teaching teachers. So the idea of some group of students actually being capable of driving their own learning made a lot of sense to me.
Here's what we've done to start:
- I've scheduled a series of "Students 2.0" events at FutureofEducation.com to discuss this topic. We start with Robert Epstein to talk about his tome, Teen 2.0
, and the idea that adolescence is a historically unique construct that, it can be argued (and I think he does), severely limits the inherent capabilities of teens. I have to say, I'm desperate to plunge into the book, and can't wait for the interview. Then Jackie Gerstein is going to come on and give us that presentation on "User-Generated Education," followed by Michael Furdyk, a teenage entrepreneur who then became one of the co-founders of the impressive TakingITGlobal. In June Elizabeth Kanna is going to speak on "Real World Student Preparation" and Jennifer Openshaw will speak on "What Every Parent, School, and Student Should Know: Preparing Our Kids for a Global Economy." Hopefully we'll draw in the good folks from Science Leadership Academy and other schools providing students with opportunities to shape their own learning--and send me your suggestions for other speakers!
- We're launching Students 2.0 as a social network. Here's our vision: "Students 2.0 is a network for you to connect independently with other students and with mentors to shape your own educational paths and experiences outside of traditional institutions. It's a place to explore passionate interests, build professional competencies, and form your own Personal Learning Network (PLN)." The site is very much still in brainstorm mode, so please encourage students and mentors/educators to join and help us make something significant.
- Jenny Luca is scheduling a "Learning Web 2.0 Series" for students that will be held in Students 2.0 and live in Elluminate, and which will start on April 21st and go eight weeks. She'd love some help, and we hope that this is just the start! As you can imagine, we've got lots of big ideas and really want to share them.
This should be interesting! Still to come: tomorrow - Aula 2.0, Friday - EduBloggerCon, OpenSourceCon, and GlobalEdCon.
[Cross-posted from http://www.stevehargadon.com]
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On Wednesday, April 7 at 8 p.m. EDT, Classroom 2.0 and PBS Teachers will host a webinar entitled, "A Fresh Look at Teaching The Diary of Anne Frank." Webinar participants will get a sneak peek at the all-new adaptation airing on Masterpiece and review educator materials created for middle and high school. These materials include a teacher's guide created in collaboration with the Holocaust education organization Facing History & Ourselves as well as an omnibus Resources Listing, which collects the best existing resources on Anne Frank and her historical context and offers resources for teens interested in journaling with digital media. Speakers include the author of the teacher's guide and an educator from Facing History and Ourselves.
On Monday, April 5 at 8 p.m. EDT, PBS Teachers and Classroom 2.0 will host the next webinar in our PBS Teachers Live! series: "Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day." During this event, participants will learn about two new PBS projects: "Earth Days," a film by Robert Stone chronicling the history of the modern environmental movement, and Growing Greener Schools, a film and educational resources aimed at empowering students, teachers and parents to incorporate green ideas into both school buildings and classroom curricula. Presenters include the filmmakers and educational experts who will provide resources and strategies to help teachers celebrate this important anniversary in innovative and meaningful ways.
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Web sites like Facebook and Twitter have transformed the way young people interact and communicate. With appropriate guidelines, students’ social networking skills can be harnessed to develop new literacies and deepen teaching and learning in the 21st century.
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, Trilling and Fadel tell why and how the global landscape for learning is reshaping itself, and what this global transformation, often called the “21st century skills movement,” may bring to a school near you. 21st Century content includes the basic core subjects of reading, writing, and arithmetic-but also emphasizes global awareness, financial/economic literacy, and health issues. The skills fall into three categories: learning and innovations skills; digital literacy skills; and life and career skills. Based on a framework developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, their book and DVD vividly illustrate the skills needed to survive and thrive in a complex and connected world.
. This is a fascinating look into a future that is coming very quickly.
Wednesday, March 10th, is "Hats On Day" and I'll be changing my avatar to one with me in my original 
From our good friends at PBS we are reminded that the deadline for entries for their PBS TEachers Innovation Awards is March 12th. More details at 
