Notosh INTENSIVES Future Skills Post Workshop Resources #2

WE’RE BACK…It’s almost time for our third face-to-face NoTosh Future Skills intensive.

Between our second and third sessions, we conducted a short webinar about Design Thinking in Schools. If you missed it or you’d like to revisit it, here’s the link: https://zoom.us/recording/share/qgMUYDkNaoKLJRzzv2TZuCKz2Vl6LAkaiMGv1O21_FGwIumekTziMw

The focus for our third session will be on the prototypes of early ideas of what “next practice” might look like with even more ambition.

We’ll drill down into how culture, curriculum, strategy and spaces fit together to ensure an environment in which the learning of future skills can thrive.

In preparation for our next session together, you need to bring the following: - Fresh insights on your observations from the first round in which you have checked your assumptions - Sharing on any follow-up on future skills that you’ve worked through with your staff.

We can’t wait to see you all again soon!

Key places to learn more from NoTosh:

For how: www.notosh.com/lab

For stories and examples: https://notosh.com/

For books: https://books.notosh.com/

NEXT SESSION:

Wednesday, 19th June

1.30 - 3pm

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College

HEXAGONAL THINKING In our last session, we explored Synthesis through Hexagonal Thinking. Here’s some further resources for how one might use this tool. https://notosh.com/lab/making-connections-with-hexagonal-thinking

And… https://medium.com/notosh/hexagonal-diagrams-as-assessment-5d678b546297

BUILDING A PROJECT NEST We also created a Project Nest which is a great way to ensure the learning is visible and that we are able to physically make connections between different elements of a problem or concept. It’s amazing how quickly problems that need solving emerge when you make it visible. https://notosh.com/lab/how-to-build-a-project-nest

ACTOR MAPPING When we’re designing curriculum, we’re always designing for our students As learning designers, we need to closely consider each of our students. Use this tool to unpack how students might relate to your learning design. https://notosh.com/lab/don-t-drop-the-pilot

BUILDING STUDENT VOICE Designing With the End in Mind… but holding the end “lightly”.

If we’re really thinking about the learning of our ‘students of today’, perhaps not everything students encounter in schools needs to be taught. More often than not, memorable learning comes from experience.

Check out Ewan’s blog post about exactly this concept (https://medium.com/notosh/nothing-needs-to-be-taught-it-needs-experienced-3b137fc51b86)

The idea of students as problem-finders can be somewhat intimidating - how might we still ensure we “cover

the curriculum” but allow students to authentically uncover problems for themselves? This is a great starting point: (http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2011/11/tedxlondon-the-problem-finders-video.html)

Guy Claxton’s Building Learning Power TEDx talk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxWybvns1jg ) is another way to start encouraging student agency.

Finally, check out an article by Jal Mehta and Robert Rothman featured in Ed Week on Deeper Learning -https://mobile.edweek.org/c.jsp?cid=25920011&item=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.edweek.org%2Fv1%2Fblog%2F163%2Findex.html%3Fuuid%3D59823

HOW TO COLLABORATE CREATING SPACE FOR INNOVATION

Collaboration is a key element Future Skills according to the latest FYA report - check it out here: http://www.fya.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/fya-future-of-work-report-final-lr.pdf ).

But this collaborative approach is also one of the toughest activities to undertake well. Ewan has written a series of blog posts, inspired by Morten Hansen’s book Collaboration and the educational lessons we can draw from that. Additionally, collaboration was discovered to be the key ingredient for successful innovation in education in the large-scale ITL Research study (ITLResearch.com).

How can you design for students, with students? https://medium.com/notosh/melbourne-whats-your-problem-a007e8acee20

Collaboration is about human interaction. It’s about compromise, respect and openness. So why not design for humans? (https://medium.com/notosh/we-design-for-humans-dont-you-8475cc01fbc8)

Who do you collaborate with and why? What happens when we overshoot the potential value of

collaboration (http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2012/01/collaboration-4-overshooting-the-potential-value.html)

We’ve talked about what the problems and issues we’re facing are, from student engagement to specific topic immersion. Diagnosing these problems isn’t easy, so don’t be surprised when we tell you that misdiagnosing it in the first place is a regular occurrence (http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2012/01/collaboration-6-misdiagnosing-the-problem.html)

What is the cost of collaboration in real time? (http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2012/01/collaboration-5-underestimating-the-costs.html)

Practice makes perfect, or at least it does if you want to become more spontaneous: https://medium.com/notosh/the-secret-of-spontaneity-is-simple-get-practicing-79706c6436a1

FURTHER SYNTHESIS - THE SQUID

Our last session focussed on Synthesising our data. The SQUID is a fabulous tool to use in deconstructing a particular complex element of a problem.

It’s perfect for getting a depth of understanding about a concept or a problem. It’s usually worked through in the middle of an Immersion into a topic or problem.

By the end of it, the Known Knowns and Known Unknowns should be clearly visible.

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH NOTOSH No doubt you’ve had a chance to take a look at the NoTosh Lab (https://notosh.com/lab) which is packed full with examples of practice, explanations of why the practice is good, and some suggestions of what you might do next.

If you haven’t already, you can also visit our Facebook page, it is an easy way to tap into the adventures of the NoTosh Team: http://www.facebook.com/NoToshLearning.

Join the conversation now!