Inspire & Engage Students by Inviting Guest Speakers Web & F2F

Altered image, Police Story2me July 2010 by San Mateo County Library, Flic.kr/p/8gHcpn Bit.ly/eltlinks ShellyTerrell.com Inspire Learners with Guest Speakers

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” – Socrates

Break from the routine Various voices Primary resources Real world connections Career paths Professional Learning Network (PLN)

LEGO "Build The Future" Ac2vity by NASA HQ Photos, Flic.kr/p/8S7KFv “A mentor empowers a person to see a possible future, and believes it can be obtained.” - by Shawn Hitchcock

'Read Iraq' by The US Army, Flic.kr/p/6eSMuN How do I find guest experts?

Create a quick list of topics & dates to hand out

Ask students to brainstorm people they can ask (relatives or friends)

Invite parents to offer expertise or make suggestions

Virtual possibilities….

Education.skype.com/guest_speakers

Skypeanauthor.wikifoundry.com

Education.skype.com/mysteryskype

Mystery Skype Sites.google.com/site/skypershello/home/links/mysteryskype

Google Hangouts

Mystery Gplus Hangouts, Bit.ly/mhgplus

Helpouts.google.com

Storify.com/usedgov/secretary-arne- duncan-joins-stuvoice

Langwitches.org/blog/2009/12/04/csi- twitter-crime-scene-investigation/

Tips & Ideas

Students create questions Students line up to ask 1 at a time

Backchannel Linoit.com Padlet.com

Pernillesripp.com/2013/08/08/mysteryskype-jobs-created-by-my-students/

Guests engage students

Crafts Origami Cooking Build Exercise Games

Learn a song or dance

Image: IMG_8009-‐9 by declanﬂeming, Flic.kr/p/9iMTLN Demonstrations & experiments

Altered image, p_38b by IRRI Photos, Flic.kr/p/7WSTaF Field research

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