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ISTE 2016 Series: Ignite Session #1

6/26/2016

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What is an Ignite session?

ISTE Ignite sessions allow presenters to quickly (in 20 slides) share something they are passionate about with the hope of inspiring attendees. The full line-up for round one of the Ignite sessions can be found HERE. Below are four presenters who IGNITED my passion. 

Presenters that inspire: 

 Bill Selak- I Think I Figured Out How to Use Snapchat as an Educator! 
​Wait, other educators use Snapchat?! YES! While I already enjoy the storytelling app, it was great to see another advocate and how Bill Selak uses it as a way to tell his school's story. He did a great job of identifying what makes Snapchat different from other apps like twitter and instagram. 
Takeaways: 
  • ​Use Snapchat to tell stories briefly and chronologically
  • Snapchat is all about capturing that fleeting moment
  • Story gets deleted in one day and is gone... that's OKAY
  • Allows you to set the tempo to your own story with control over the seconds the photo displays
  • Use geofilters or create your own for EdCamp events
Kerry Gallagher- ​How to Eliminate Textbooks, Paper, and Tests
​Kerry Gallagher did an incredible job sharing what many of us already know: learning should have real-world application. Through her own experiences and student examples, the audience got the importance of real-world application for student learning. 
Takeaways: 
  • ​Creating meaningful lessons for students means less focus is on the letter grade
  • When companies or people in the 'real world' share student work the students are empowered
  • It is important we think outside the box to provide experiences for our students that fit their learning preference
 Michael Roush- Five Rules of Design Thinking to Reach All Students 
Michael inspired educators by discussing the five rules of design thinking through inspiring figures.
  1. Teach like a Banksy.
  2. Teach like you're Da Vinci
  3. Teach like Chanel
  4. Teach like Brunel
  5. OPEN! Teach like those who inspire you. Who will it be? Ellen, Oprah, Obama? Only you can decide. Make sure tweet him when you find your fifth rule. 
Laura Thomas- Becoming Badass
My first thought, wait, we can say badass in education?! Alright! My second thought, who is Laura Thomas and why didn't I know about her. Though all of the presenters were incredible and their topics were worthwhile, Laura left the biggest impression on me and inspired me to be a badass.  Her slides can be found HERE.
Takeaways: 
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  • ​"There are things that feed you and things that feed on you and you have got to keep those two separate"
  • Personal Identity- know who you are 
  • Creativity- we have to think outside the box while working inside the bounds we have been given
  • Courage- not everything will work, and that's okay
  • Being a badass may get you fired, but that's okay as long as it was worth it
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Michael Roush link
8/4/2016 10:56:45 am

Michelle,

Thank you so much for the kind words! These five minutes were possibly the hardest thing I've ever done professionally... I know I put more preparation into those five minutes than I have for just about every presentation I've ever given.

I share your sentiments about the other presenters as well. (I still can't believe I had to go between Kerry and Laura!).

Someone backstage said "If we all worked in the same school district, we could take over the world." I think the talent to do just that is already out there in the districts, we just have to empower and encourage all of those "badass teachers" out there to be just that and take every kid farther than they ever thought was possible!

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Laura Thomas link
9/11/2016 01:17:23 pm

I just stumbled across this (looking for a link to my slides- oops!) and am so happy to hear you took something positive from my talk. It was a lot of fun! Hope you're still maintaining your badass-ity now that school's started up again!

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Michelle Moore
9/11/2016 01:40:55 pm

Thanks Laura! I loved your talk and have shared it with many teachers who were ready to bring out their badass!

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Laura Thomas link
9/11/2016 01:55:28 pm

That makes me unreasonably happy. Really. Let me know if you need any help sharing the Badass Gospel!


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    Disclaimer: This blog is a representation of my views alone and do not represent in any way the views of the school districts, organizations, or persons that I collaborate with. 

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