Monday, April 16, 2018

Join Us at the Annual Minnetonka Summer Institute June 12-14, 2018: Framework in Action

Join Minnetonka teachers, teacher leaders, and administrators at this summer’s Minnetonka Teaching and Learning Framework in Action workshops this summer Tuesday - Thursday, June 12-14, 2018. These mini-institutes are designed to connect one or more of the dimensions of the Minnetonka Teaching and Learning Framework with curriculum, instruction, and assessment.  This year the focus is on five interactive dimensions: Authentic & Real-World Learning, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Personalized Learning, & Use of Technology for Learning. All workshops will be held at the Minnetonka Schools VANTAGE facility in Minnetonka. Each day will feature a keynote presentation by a nationally recognized thought leader followed by application time. Each session will be offered twice: once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Sign up for either here!

Morning Session
Afternoon Session
8:00-8:30
Morning Registration
12:00-12:30
Afternoon Registration
8:30-10:00
Keynote
12:30-2:00
Keynote
10:00-11:30
Guided application time
2:00-3:30
Guided application time

Date
Speaker
Topic
June 12
Dan Ryder
Rigorous Whimsy: Understanding through Creativity & Acts of Intention
June 13
Mike Anderson
Challenge through Choice: Empowering and Engaging all Students in High Level Learning
June 14
A.J. Juliani
Student-Centered Classrooms for Today's Student: Engaging All Learners Through Choice, Technology, and Innovative Practices
Session Descriptions:

Rigorous Whimsy: Understanding through Creativity & Acts of Intention
Dan Ryder
Framework Dimensions: Critical Thinking & Creativity
Transform flights of creative fancy via hashtags and doodles, mashups and portmanteaux, Oreo cookies and LEGO bricks into pathways for students to demonstrate content knowledge, critical thinking, and the problem solving skills that will serve them best no matter what their futures may bring. Structured to maximize takeaways and firsthand experience, learn how explanation, rationale, and intentionality elevate our classrooms into places where students shift from passive riders to active adventurers. Teachers registered by May 1 will receive a copy of his book, Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom,  in advance of the workshop.
Challenge through Choice: Empowering and Engaging all Students in High Level Learning
Mike Anderson
Framework Dimension: Personalized Learning

We know that a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching doesn’t work for most students and that differentiation is the key to meeting the needs of all learners. Yet, in today’s standards-based high-pressured education climate, where students come with a broad range of abilities and needs, it is hard to know where to start. Teachers registered by May 1 will receive a copy of Mike Anderson’s book Learning to Choose, Choosing to Learn: The Key to Student Motivation and Achievement in advance of the workshop. In this active and interactive workshop, educators will:
  • Understand how (and why!) choice is an effective tool for boosting student engagement
  • Gain practical ideas and strategies for implementing choice effectively with students
  • Plan for the upcoming school year
  • Engage in rich and meaningful discussions with colleagues
  • Experience choice as learners
  • Receive a robust set of resources to help guide their ongoing implementation
Student-Centered Classrooms for Today's Student: Engaging All Learners Through Choice, Technology, and Innovative Practices
A.J. Juliani
Framework Dimensions: Authentic & Real-World Learning, Personalized Learning, Use of Technology for Learning
Our learners today live in a completely different world than we did 25, 15, or even 10 years ago. Students have access to on demand information with the click of a button on their phones. In today's world, technology is growing exponentially, change is an expected part of our lives, and we have tools that have revolutionized the way we think about teaching and learning.

Yet, on the fundamental level of learning we know that all of this change needs to be channeled for it to have a positive impact on our students and in our classrooms. This session goes into detail on how to build a student-centered classroom that promotes authentic learning experiences for all students. Teachers registered by May 1 will receive the book, Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student, in advance of the workshop. Attendees will learn:
  • how student-choice fuels engagement
  • how to use technology with a learning purpose
  • what innovative teaching practices impact a diverse set of learners
  • why student-centered classrooms promote equity and ownership of learning
  • Innovation in education starts with our students. It strengthens relationships, and deepens learning experiences. 

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