Living On The Edge Of Chaos

TOPICS WE EXPLORENote to listener: we recorded this episode mid February of 2023 prior to all the updates with ChatGPT 4 and more. Just providing contextWho is Peter Pappas?Setting the stage with his teaching style and how it came to be by thinking about how to teach like an art teacherHow has Peter navigated AI in the landscape of education?How is Peter trying to process AI in his teaching and learning in his practice with concepts like his AI toolkit and more?How do we manage currently being behind in media and digital literacy skills with the addition of AI skills?Exploring the hot topic of AI and cheatingWhat can teachers do with AI?YOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWWebsite: https://peterpappas.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edteck/Taxonomy of Reflection: https://peterpappas.com/2010/01/taxonomy-reflection-critical-thinking-students-teachers-principals.htmlAI Toolkit For Teaching and Learning: h

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Rafranz Davis?What is her origin story from education to her new job?How do we work to increase the opportunities to have someone take notice of us to make a difference?What are some of the parallels and areas of focus we need to continue in education based on her experience working in education, her life experience, and now LinkedIn.How do we connect community to education to help students become aware of the opportunities around us all?How do we look back at our work and journey to move forward in a positive light?The power of posting in a globally connected network.YOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWRafranz LinkedIn profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafranzdavis/ She also has a newsletter on the platformPencils and Popcorn podcast she just launchedJust a few of my favorite ideas from the conversation!

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Dan Fitzpatrick?What do we need to think about AI differently than just the latest shiny object?How do we consider accessibility and equity with devices, access, and teaching of skills?How do we go back to rethinking our media and digital skills?How do we stop and pause to consider ethics to these tools?How do we strike a balance of how to monitor or work with these tools?Fun brainstorming future possibilities :)YOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWOPEN: How we'll work, live and learn in the future https://amzn.to/3ZxJVnJAI Educator website - https://theaieducator.ioThe AI Classroom: Teaching and Learning in the Artificial Intelligence Revolution (The Hitchhiker's Guide for Educators Series) https://amzn.to/3mpQnyrFollow Dan on Twitter and LinkedIn - https://theaieducator.io/#contact Just a few of my favorite ideas from the conversation!

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Zoe Weil?What is her origin story that has brought her to this place of being so passionate about humane work?What is a solutionary?What are ways to create opportunities for students to be solutionaries despite the barriers of the K-12 education system?What is the difference between a problem solver vs. solutionary?To be solutionary needs to address the root causes and how this differs from humanitarian act(which is good to do) which does not solve a problem.YOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWThe World Becomes What We Teach: Educating a Generation of Solutionarieshttps://humaneeducation.org/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5HEV96dIuYJust a few of my favorite ideas from the conversation!

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Jenahlee Chamberlain?What is her origin story to find herself in her current role?How does she process all the resources and materials to determine a clean concise flow for teaching and learning?How to organize vertically K-12 and ensuring equity and access to be able to use lessons no matter the school?YOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWSession recording explaining how she created, organized, and put together her computer science flow for elementarySlides from presentation above that contains her work discussed in the showConnect with Jenahlee on TwitterJoin her webinar on graphic designJust a few of my favorite ideas from the conversation!

Explore this show and so much more at www.coffeeforthebrain.comIn this episode of the podcast, I speak with the wonderful and incredible Jenny Buccos.Jenny Buccos is a multi-award-winning director and producer. She is the founder and Head of Content of EXPLR Media, a multimedia education strategist, and an agent for global citizenship.She is the Creator and Executive Producer of Crash Test World- a family-focused TV series presented by Kari Byron (Mythbusters). (Available on Discovery+)​​In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer, a free multimedia website designed to educate primary and secondary school students about global issues and world cultures and histories. She has directed and produced over 500 short films working with leaders and visionaries including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Belize’s First Lady Kim Simplis Barrow, Ziggy Marley, and Anthony Bourdain.​An international specialist in video and media-focused curriculum design, Jenny provides consulting services for educationa

TOPICS WE EXPLOREAll profiles can be found hereWho is Amanda Clark?Who is Erin Starkey?Who is Sara Lev?How did the three of these awesome people come together?Erin Starkey Misconceptions on PBL and LiteracyPower words: Perception and PermissionSara Lev Misconceptions on PBL and IntegrationPressure of foundation skills and "catching students up"Three layers to considerAmanda Clark Misconceptions on PBL and Sustained InquiryInquiry, Investigation, ExperimentationField Trips vs. Field WorkThe power of being seen as an early childhood educator from the leadersPower of not dismissing the misconceptions, but embracing and working forward to create solutionsUniversal ideas from this work to all learnersYOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWPBL WorksBook: Implementing Project Based Learning in Early Childhood: Overcoming Misconceptions and Reaching SuccessAmazonRoutledgeWebsite: www.earlychildhoodpbl.comTwitter: @ec_pblIn

See more at https://coffeeforthebrain.com/TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Joey Cofone?Issues with education system and why there is a disconnect to needs of ourselves and others.Barriers of creativity built by invisible rulesWhat can Alexander the Great teacher us about creativity?Power word "disruption"Making things different vs. making things betterActivity to showcase our uniqueness mathematicallyWhy is weird accepted on a global scale, but not a local scale?How did Joey use the Laws of Creativity to build a notebook company?Language shapes how we think and how he coined the word "Thinkers"Tale of Two Gloves: Power of belonging to a communityCreativity is misunderstoodFinal thoughts from JoeyYOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCES MENTIONED IN SHOWhttps://www.joeycofone.com/https://baronfig.com/ The Laws of Creativity: Unlock Your Originality and Awaken Your Creative Genius https://amzn.to/3XWFDFw

In this episode, I speak with Pernille Ripp.Pernille Ripp is an expert in literacy and technology integration and dedicates her research and practice to developing engaged and empowered students and communities.She is a teacher, speaker, author, blogger, and passionate advocate for education. She is the recipient of the 2015 WEMTA Making IT Happen Award; and the 2015 ISTE Award for Innovation in Global Collaboration.In 2010, Pernille founded The Global Read Aloud, a global literacy initiative that began with a simple goal in mind: one book to connect the world. From its humble beginnings, the GRA has grown to connect millions of students in around the world.She is the author of Passionate Readers -The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child and  Passionate Learners – How to Engage and Empower Your Students, now in its second edition, and Empowered Schools, Empowered Students, both focusing on creating learning spaces and communities where students thrive and all stakeholders are empowered and passionate abou

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Jeremy Utley and how did he find his way to education from business work around the globe?Young people need permission to not knowNot asking a young person what they want to be when they growThe Einstellung effect where we cease to search when we think we have a plausible first answer AND how Ideaflow works to push through this issue of thinking.Connection of creativity and an arm splintWe are not practicing what we are saying we are saying in education? How do we do this type of work of Ideaflow and the space for it?What do we mean by creativity?Don't always evaluate. Simple challenge going, "Oh good! and fill in with a response" Start with a gift of good and the try a gift of bad.What if we couldn't do, then what would we do? Repeat this process for your first new idea to work to get past our first idea.Power of framing a prompt or challenge where it is more on the approach vs. the answer."Curiosity can pull you where discipline and willpower would otherwise have to push"YOUR CHALLEN

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Laura McBain in case you don't already know!How might we best deliver content to young people? AND...How do we bring an asset framework and mindset to our young people and educators?How do we solve the sticky issues that we not yet addressed in our education system?How do we separate the topic of failure from the larger issue in the education system that is so focused in a deficit framed mindset?What happens when a teammate of yours loses their way and fails in front of you? What is our responsiblity when each of us fail?Missed opportunity when we don't have a process to unpack the moments when things don't work.Michael Pryor story of compliant engagement (do as I say, and THEN we can have a great time)Misconception that when we pivot to a new idea means that our previous work is "wrong"Page 63 – Part of the mystery behind failure is this opportunity to surprise yourself. (my favorite line in the book!)If everything is prescriptive, then the magical moments of learning and a strong sen

In this episode, I speak with John Miller, Founder of Agile Classrooms.John inspires future-makers in creating a culture of vibrant empowerment in their organizations. As a foster kid, John was motivated to learn how some empowered themselves to become victors over their circumstances and others became victims of them. As the Chief Empowerment Officer of Agile Classrooms, he is pioneering Agile in schools to empower teachers and students to thrive in 21st-century learning, life, and work. As the founder of Rightshift Coaching, he helps organizations in their Agile transformations through coaching and training.His work and ideas are not only reinvigorating education but he is also revitalizing ways to engage in Agile transformations through his Agile Resonance Coaching method. He has helped a spectrum of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to at-risk schools, in pivoting their culture to achieve in a fast-changing, competitive world. He holds a Certified Enterprise Coach® certification and is a Certified

TOPICS WE EXPLORE  What is a prototype?There a tension between a prototype as a question and a prototype as a statementThe struggle of the muckety muck phase of bringing ideas to life aka "the solution"It is really hard to sit in a room of silence and watch people think.Power of space and time to sit with ideas to marinatePrototyping with focus more on the learning journey vs. final productPerspective changing of seeing materials as valuable resourcesDisservice that when we need/want to be creative we also have to consider "garbage" as material to be able to create.When making a statement to convince someone of the idea vs. actually showing something to someone to ask a question.There is only value to be gained by engaging other people in the work.YOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.What resonated with you?RESOURCE MENTIONED IN SHOW Read more about the book here - https://dschool.stanford.edu/book-collections/this-is-a-prototypeHBO's From Earth to the Moon (this

In this episode, I am sharing a session I was asked to present at the IASB conference. I have provided both the video and audio versions of this session. The beauty of this session is that we brought in a robust powerhouse of project based learning experts from around the country to help shape the narrative around why this work matters so much.The session description is as follows:Looking for ways to transform learning for your students? Join Pleasant Valley Schools and Mississippi Bend AEA to explore how they innovated to engage students and educators in authentic learning experiences and project-based learning. Attendees will examine real-world scenarios where teachers are weaving content standards, universal constructs and social-emotional competencies together—all while remaining collaborative and providing rigorous and authentic work. Give your students voice and choice, showcase their learning, and understand how this type of work can happen in YOUR classroom.Check out the perspectives and the challenge

In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Loni Bergqvist. Loni Bergqvist serves as the Founder//Partner at Imagine If. Loni was (and always will be) a teacher. Loni started her career in education teaching at a traditional school in San Diego, California. She became a project-based learning 'convert' when she started attending night school in Leadership at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education. She began to try (with little success) to do projects in her own class. Loni could see very clearly that her students needed real-world projects desperately but would probably never have access to this type of learning.  Loni left her school to teach at High Tech High, knowing one day her mission would be to bring project-based learning to students who needed it the most; the ones who were in traditional schools. Since 2014, Loni has been working with schools around the world to re-imagine education. Her project-based learning expertise has been used in several international initiatives, includi

In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Stephanie Yeldell. Stephanie Yeldell serves as the education integration lead for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. She manages a portfolio of projects and partnerships engaging students and the academic community in NASA’s space technology development and missions, with a focus on supporting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility across the agency.She was awarded the NASA Headquarters Unsung Hero Award for her contributions to NASA STEM engagement in 2020 and previously received two NASA Headquarters group awards for innovation and teamwork. Prior to joining NASA in 2018, Stephanie worked in corporate partnerships at the National Park Foundation as well as development and public programming at the White House Historical Association. Throughout her career, Stephanie has focused on impactful storytelling and public private partnerships. She has a bachelor’s degree in art history from Furman Univer

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Susie Wise?Define 'belonging' and 'design for belonging'Belonging is not an "it"Our experience of belonging comes from a series of small subtle cuesHow can we look at ourselves to become better aware of belonging?How can we create a sense of belonging if we don't feel like we belong ourselves?Emotional Journey Map - access with the toolkit on the book websiteParticipation methods beyond the extrovert signalsEverything is designed whether we fully acknowledge it or not. What is the experience that I am trying to create to support the range of thinkers and doers in my environment?Contribution - so powerful so listen, listen, listen to Susie!!!Power of repairDivergenet exitingYOUR CHALLENGEShare ideas you gathered from the conversation with us on the socials.Share how you are creating a sense of belonging in your spaces.Buy and read the book!Book WebsiteFollow and learn from SusieTwitterInstagramLinkedInResource mentioned in showGeoggrey Cohen Belonging: The Science of Creating Connection

In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Kallie Moore. Kallie Moore manages the paleontology collection at the University of Montana and co-host the YouTube channel PBS Eons. She has also consulted for Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park on renovations to the DINOSAUR ride, as well as hosted a livestream for the newly opened Deep Time Hall at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Kallie's debut nonfiction book, Tales of the Prehistoric World: Adventures from the Land of the Dinosaurs, released this fall from Neon Squid books.CHECK OUT THE SHOW AND EPISODES ON ITUNESThe show is on Spotify!TOPICS WE EXPLOREPower of story and throughlines to makes sense of the worldHow did Kallie find her way to being a fossil librarian?How does inquiry and curiosity drive her work?How did her quality teams form and come to fruition?The importance of understanding your audienceProcess of writing the bookYOUR CHALLENGECheck out her website to learn not just more about the book, but h

In this episode, I am sharing a conversation I had with Tammy Watchorn and her latest book and work real truth about understand and creating change. In particular her book, Change Ninja Handbook, places the reader in an interactive approach that will appeal particularly to non-linear thinkers and those who learn best through action and application. It’s pragmatic, focusing on tips for getting people on board and on identifying small, doable ‘ninja moves’ that gain traction and build momentum by stealth.Dr Tammy Watchorn trained as a scientist before moving into the complex landscape of healthcare to lead change.After some slow starts she began to realise that her hard-won accreditation in the process of change leadership was meaningless: the only way to achieve success was to focus on people. By understanding those involved in change as individuals, not ‘stakeholders’, she developed a pragmatic way of making progress by stealth using ‘ninja’ moves. Her own neuro-atypical approach allows her to see things diff

TOPICS WE EXPLOREWho is Jessica Vance?How can we consider what is happening in our practice and connect with others?The issue of disconnect that happens between leaders and staff.How do we recalibrate our brain to support the work we know is best for kidsThe difficulty of letting go and truly listen to where to go next.The power of community and not going alone in the ambiguity of inquiry.Inquiry can be profound in moments of quiet, pause, and reflection.Set an intention to listen, notice, and observe. Be present.How do we begin with inquiry?How can we be intentional with listening? What is something I am working on or challenged by?What do your actions say about your values?I notice that some of you are sharing.....I notice that some of you have noticed......What are your learners telling you?Jessica on InstagramJessica on TwitterYOUR CHALLENGECheck out the Leading With Inquiry websiteBuy and read the book!Listen with intention when we ask questions of our learnersProvide space for the provocations that aris