Awakening Possibilities v2
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"We sometimes feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop." Darren Kuropatwa adifference.blogspot.com Awakening Possibilities Woodward Academy 16 March 2009
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Slides from an online presentation given to faculty of Woodward Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. March 16, 2009.
Transcript of Awakening Possibilities v2
"We sometimes feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
Darren Kuropatwaadifference.blogspot.com
Awakening PossibilitiesWoodward Academy
16 March 2009
"We sometimes feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."
Darren Kuropatwaadifference.blogspot.com
Awakening PossibilitiesWoodward Academy
16 March 2009
awakeningwa09.wikispaces.com
it’s not about me
it’s not about how hard I work planning the lesson
it’s not about how well I teach it
it’s not about me covering material
it’s not about the tests they write
it’s not about the stories I tell
it’s not about “best practice”
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it’s an intensely social activity
it’s messy
it takes time ... one drop at a time
it’s not about the textbook they read
it’s not about the mind maps they make
it’s not about the mind maps they make
“I didn't know how many things appear as parabolas. Very
interesting.”
it’s not about the problems I model
it’s not about the problems I model
it’s not about the projects I assign
http://clustermaps.com
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http://www.answers.com/main/answertips.jsp
it’s not about the tools I use
it’s about the connections they make
it’s about being curious
it’s about the possibilities awakened
Before After
it’s about the difference YOU can make
Photo Credits
Drop of rain 1http://flickr.com/photos/scottbutler/215851826/
Headshot July 2008 (cropped)http://flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa/3024596851/
°hard.Thinking°http://flickr.com/photos/curzio/452671008/
The_joy_of_teachinghttp://flickr.com/photos/jcrojas/63949879/
Day 110 - Judy and the Dream of Horseshttp://flickr.com/photos/margolove/2079365397/
mathhttp://flickr.com/photos/akash_k/125489887/
Rapt with the storytellerhttp://flickr.com/photos/heandfi/2479240973/
Coachella 07: The Saharan Seahttp://flickr.com/photos/emayoh/479260033/
Mud Fest 2008http://flickr.com/photos/stinkiepinkie_infinity/2664380700/
Mira reading the Griffiths Quantum Texthttp://flickr.com/photos/ailric/390832774/
My version of a quadratic !http://flickr.com/photos/40256716@N00/316074893/
Obligatory Wiki Photohttp://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/19490596/
rose + toolhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/busymonster/1721427424/
New Laptophttp://flickr.com/photos/arbron/56216464/
Fly, Hummingbird Fly – IXhttp://flickr.com/photos/beija-flor/33237322/
Curious?http://flickr.com/photos/monica143/317506718/
Kool Aid Man - What Happened To You?http://flickr.com/photos/elemente/123901373/
i want youhttp://flickr.com/photos/tripulante/363217704/
go slow ... just don’t stop growing
