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The Lost Generation [|video] on Youtube....all of this will come true unless we choose to reverse it!

What is it that we do that makes a difference? Will our students be better off at the end of our lesson thatn they were at the beginning? How we choose to teach really, really matters. Sometimes it's hard to remember that we do have good jobs because what we do MATTERS.

"Start by making what you do MEMORABLE. Most of what we do and teach will be forgotten." Can you name every teacher that you've ever had? Frankly, I can't tell you the name of a single professor from UCLA but I will never forget 4th grade with Mrs. White. How could I forget the woman who taught me to the joy of keeping a journal by introducing me to Harriet the Spy? It's all in the connections. More likely than not, what made the learning easier was that the teaching was different; it wasn't the norm, it was something unusual. "Is what you do predictable?"

The power of the unpredictable gives a lot of kids their moment of learning. "Some minutes are far more educationally powerful than others." Moe rowards some memorable projects; make it something that will make you glad tomorrow that you did it today.

Project 1: Careers "When did you realize that you wanted to be a ?" There is great value in having this available in media; not instead of guest speakers but in addition to them. Each person is asked four questions: "What's your job title?" "What does a typical day look like?" "What kind of education or training did you need?" "What do you love about your work?"

Rushton would like other videos and would welcome anything we would send him. NextVista.org

These videos about environment need good questions and the visually compelling. Sketch-Up (drew a house). I have no idea where he's going with this. "Youmight look at this and wonder how is it useful?" Wow, he's a mind-reader. Points out that dimensions are listed, latitudes, shadows...You can mention to students that shadows change throughout the year, but actually being able to show them how it happens, will make it more memorable. Uploading a pre-created environmentally-favorable home, they could then discuss whether or not it acutally is one.

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Once youget something multimediaish infrom of kids, they temd to pay more attention. Have them discuss and critique them; how would they make it different, better?

How do they present what they learn? Get the kids to present it differently...Google Presentation and [|other tools]