KEN Toolkit: Running a work shop

For KEN toolkit #3 I was asked to run a stop Motion Animation workshop for teachers from our KEN network.
This was a last minute request, however I feel it went well. The teachers who attended seemed to enjoy the session, and took away with them some new skills to pass on to their students.
I thought I would be really nervous, but this was not the case at all. All in all I think it was a successful session.
What went well was my communicating the knowledge of the skills I was teaching. 
What I found challenging was the fact I really didn't have any time to plan anything. 
What I would do differently next time is think of potential questions or scenarios I might be asked about, and have answers/solutions for those.

Creating - Above the line SAMR

"'Above the line' task design drives a transformation of teaching practices and classroom roles. These types of 'modified' and 'redefined' tasks are motivating for learners because they are increasingly authentic and engage students in higher-order thinking." 

(https://sites.google.com/core-ed.ac.nz/connected-learners-share/creating). 

Learning provocations:

• Consider how modification and redefinition tasks are different from substitution and augmentation tasks. What is it the difference?

Substitution and Augmentation have little or no creative or adaptive function.

Modification and Redefinition tasks allow for more ownership and creativity by the student.

• Think about a 'practice' activity that you do in class, to reinforce student learning - how could you redesign this task so that is a Learn-Create-Share activity that operates 'above the line' in the SAMR model?

Discussion at KEN PLG: Vocabulary and Language Inquiry

During our KEN PLG's we have been discussing areas of weakness' across our cluster. The following areas have been identified from the data gathered.

• Vocab/language 

• Generative Feedback/Feedforward 

• Student agency 

• Teaching critical thinking 

I chose to partake in the Vocab/Language inquiry.

Link to what I have implemented in class.