The Schoolwide Enrichment Model is Alive at The Island School |
Mindshift pulled together nine key points we discussed during the talk along with some additional thoughts from John Seely Brown, co-author of A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change, and educator Jackie Gerstein.
Here are the nine tenants of passion-based learning
- REACH OUT TO THE DISENFRANCHISED.
- SHOW RELEVANCE TO LIFE OUTSIDE SCHOOL.
- INDOCTRINATE PASSION INTO THE SYSTEM.
- TRY USING THE SCHOOLWIDE ENRICHMENT MODEL.
- DIGITAL MEDIA IS KEY.
- TAP INTO THE WISDOM OF YOUR TRUSTED PEERS.
- BECOME A DIGITAL CITIZEN.
- PASSION IS INFECTIOUS.
- CONNECT WITH PARENTS.
To read about each idea and the rest of the article visit this link.
I like the idea of showing passion. Passion is infectious. I will try to show more passion for learning, so I will be an example for my students.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Lisa. I listened to the recording of that panel discussion multiple times when I was preparing a talk for my board on passion-driven learning. You and your copanelists have been (and continue to be) an incredible resource for me.
ReplyDeleteRelevance to life outside school! What a concept!! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHow about a 10th tenet:
ReplyDelete10. Ask the kids what they want to know about and figure out how to connect your subject to it!