scrum and agile inspired education
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Presentation at MACUL 2013TRANSCRIPT
What Would
DO IN YOUR CLASSROOM?CHRIS SCOTT
@CSCOTTSY
2500+ Miles
51 Hours50 MPH
2500+ Miles
51 Hours50 MPH
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
@agileschoolsAgileSchools
@cscottsy
Chris ScottChris Scottwww.cscottsy.com