scrum and agile inspired education

What Would

DO IN YOUR CLASSROOM?CHRIS SCOTT

@CSCOTTSY

2500+ Miles

51 Hours50 MPH

2500+ Miles

51 Hours50 MPH

Scrum Inspired Education

•http://goo.gl/74lm7

•Google Group

Unveiling The Greatest Supercharged Learning Device

• Ultra Portable, fits in your pocket

• Amazing Biodegradable technology

• Cheaper than $100 laptop promise

• No Need for IT Support

• Tactile interface

• Built in collaboration

• Safe for Students

The

Sticky Note

Somewhere Between

Students as Robots

Lord of the Flies

There are Self-Organizing Classrooms

INNOVATIVE

COMPANIES

HAVE THAT PROBLEM

TOO!

FOUND A

FOUND A

SOLUTION

SOLUTION

ScrumA framework within which

people can address complex

adaptive problems, while

productively and creatively

delivering products of the

highest possible value.

Scrum is a Learning Framework•Product development in the 21st Century is a byproduct of rapid learning and frequent feedback loops.

•Teams must inspect and adapt to a changing and uncertain world.

•Adaptation is learning.

The only learning framework

that is proven to be

21st Century Ready.

Hired! Hired! You walk You walk in Google in Google

ready!ready!

4 Columns

•Goals

•To Do

•In Progress

•Done

It’s About the Process

Form Teams

1

Goals

•What The Students Need To Know

•‘Demonstrate the relationship between Feudalism and Democratic Republic’

Tasks

•Bite-sized project chunks

•Write scene 1 script

•Film scene 1

•Edit scene 1

Tasks

•Increase Team Efficiency

•Communicate Work Plan

•Increase Transparency

Tasks

•Prioritized Top to Bottom

•Don’t Have to do All Tasks

•3 parts -Break it into 3 Tasks

•Not Concrete

The

Sticky Note

But What About Postits?

Work In Progress

•Current Tasks In Progress

Done

•What is the Definition of Done?

Teacher-Leader• Sets Outcomes

•Removes Obstacles

•Coaches/Facilitates

•Owns the ‘What’

Learning Teams (students)

• Self-Organizing

• Self-Mediating

• Self-Improving

•Owns the ‘How’

•Collaborative

Sprint•Not Too Long

•Could Be Really Short

• Try 1-2hours

•Could be 15 minutes

•Or 3 days

What did I do What did I do yesterday?yesterday?

What am I going to What am I going to do today?do today?

What problems do I What problems do I have?have?

HUDDLE

DAY 2

CYCLE 11

3 3

Now We Know!

What Worked Where to Grow?

Questions

Reflection Circle

ExampleTalked it

out team

overcommit

bench rule

smaller tasks

tasks too big

verify earlier

Works, Grows, Questions,

Knows

benched= missed learning

Live Demo

•4 Volunteers

•Make a 1-Page Flyer Advertising MACUL Features

Live Demo

•Make a 1-Page Flyer Advertising MACUL Features

•Tasks: Travel Tips, MACUL Best Sessions, Directions, etc.

John MillerJohn Millertheagileschool.blogspot.com

agileschools@gmail.com

@agileschoolsAgileSchools

cscottsy@gmail.com

@cscottsy

Chris ScottChris Scottwww.cscottsy.com