The past few days we spent doing quick presentations of our Extraordinaires Design Studio projects. Afterwards, we reflected on the learning coming out of that experience and how it sets us up for what’s to come. Additionally, we’ve been thinking and pooling our ideas about co-designing the curriculum. Where do we need/want to go? HowContinue reading “Reflecting, Projecting: Co-Designing Curriculum”
Author Archives: Garreth Heidt
Days 9-10: Extraordinaires Design Sprint
For the past two days, students in NOVA Lab have been experiencing the entirety of the Design Thinking Mindset through the amazing “Extraordinaires Design Studio” @Extraordinaires by Hub Games (@wearehubgames) . I’ve worked with this product before, with middle school students in 2016-17 in a middle school pilot for the company, and also with MS teachersContinue reading “Days 9-10: Extraordinaires Design Sprint”
Nova Lab Day 8: Disruptus Amongus
‘Broke out the good ‘ol “Disruptus” box and moved kids through a quick cycle of combinatory innovation. Presentations had to point to what the original objects were, then who they designed for, why they needed it, and how it worked. Though light-hearted, the presentations were prefaced by asking students to treat themselves as professionals. That’sContinue reading “Nova Lab Day 8: Disruptus Amongus”
NOVA Lab Day 7–Getting on the Map
Period 3 What happened? Today in class, we started things off with a game of Funk, Monk, Dunk, which is Rock, Paper, Scissors but more raucous and entertaining. The goal was to learn the names of and then cheer for other people in the class. After Funk, Monk, Dunk, Mr Heidt gave us a layoutContinue reading “NOVA Lab Day 7–Getting on the Map”
NOVA Lab Day 5: In the Dark Finding the Light
By the end of today’s classes, both sections should be in relatively the same place. Period 3 had read the selections from Dan Pink’s A Whole New Mind for Thursday, and Period 9 read them for today. Both classes also worked at putting up (on padlets) their metaphors of how they saw the issue of aContinue reading “NOVA Lab Day 5: In the Dark Finding the Light”
Early Divisions & Design for Community
On Wednesday, August 28, just the third day of school, I offered to connect one section of my inNOVAtion Lab courses with an online community called “Modern Learners.” (More information about them is found here.) I’ve been a member of the community since its inception, and if you are an educator, you ought to checkContinue reading “Early Divisions & Design for Community”
Nova Lab Day 4–The Challenge and Promise of Community
(For most of the rest of the year, students in NOVA Lab will be blogging their reflections on the day’s events. Here is the next chapter in our story) Period 3– Today in class, we gathered in small groups and discussed our first thoughts on A Whole New Mind. We talked about how the readingContinue reading “Nova Lab Day 4–The Challenge and Promise of Community”
Books, Articles, and Other Resources for Student Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Books Start it Up–The Complete Teen Business Guide to Turning Your Passions Into Pay.by Kenrya Rankin Naasel Podcasts/Webinars How to Be a Better Presenter: IDEO Univ. Webinar with Prof. Storyteller and User Interface Designer (includes link to webinar) Videos and On-line Presence Importance of your online presence Finding your idea and solving problems–Student Entrepreneurship. ProjectContinue reading “Books, Articles, and Other Resources for Student Entrepreneurs and Innovators”
Project Idea–Food Waste
I found this article today on one of my news feeds. Opportunities are everywhere. Read about it! Now is the time, here is the place, we are the one. If we look at this seriously, research and define a problem scaled, perhaps, to the realities of what a group of students can do…? Who knows? Continue reading “Project Idea–Food Waste”
NOVA Lab Day 3–The students take over
The following posts were written by students in Mr. Heidt’s 3rd and 9th period Nova Lab courses. Take a look at what we’ve been doing. Period 3: Today’s innovative learning was based around a book called A Whole New Mind written by Daniel Pink. The book talks about how our brains have a left sideContinue reading “NOVA Lab Day 3–The students take over”
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