Original artwork lettering by Alyssa Crowe, Ann Crowe, and Evelyn Crowe - December 9, 2018
Are you reading that title and thinking...what the heck? I'd be lying if I said I didn't initially think the same thing. A big hairy audacious goal. Intense, right? Yes and no. There a lot of great resources to help you get started. Dee Fink (2003) provides a lot of what you need to get started here. So now what? What do I do from here? Thank goodness the DLL professors also provide just enough to get us taking steps in the right direction. Worksheets to get out some thoughts, a template for a 3 column table, examples from the past, and a small, connected group from class got my brain wheels turning. I went back to my innovation plan, timeline, and philosophy and
after much collaboration and consideration with my small group I've come up with my BHAG:
IPET/PET learners will collaborate, design, and incorporate blended learning experiences for local elementary and/or middle school students.
It's not a long statement, but it's the big goal that is at the heart of my entire innovation plan. Once the goal was written, I had to really consider how it would all play out. I've had some ideas floating around in my head for quite a while now, but I've realized those ideas were individual activities, but not connected to a specific outcome/goal or assessment. I had to figure out where those ideas fit, what preceded them and what followed them. Even more importantly though, I had to know what goal was being targeted by my idea. If I had an activity idea, what goal did it meet and how would achieving that goal be assessed? This ultimately led to a few ideas being left in the dust because once I truly considered my individual goals, those stray activities didn't align anywhere.
Does this have you questioning some of the things that have been done in classrooms everywhere? Some people call them "love units." Those really fun, engaging units or activities that aren't quite in alignment? This doesn't mean everything fun and engaging goes out the window. Quite the contrary in fact. It just means we need to start with the goal. Franklin Covey says that to "begin with the end in mind" is one of the 7 Habits of High Effective People. In my effort to be effective, I will now share my thinking worksheets and the goals, activities and assessments (also knows as the 3 Column Table) that will support my BHAG.
BHAG:
IPET/PET learners will collaborate, design, and incorporate blended learning experiences for local elementary and/or middle school students.
References:
Canup, M. (n.d.). Former interns teaching in Allen ISD. Retrieved from: https://www.allenisd.org/Page/11098
Canup, M. (n.d.). Former interns..where are they now??. Retrieved from: https://www.allenisd.org/Page/32208
Covey, F. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people. New York, NY: Free Press.
Fink, L. D. (2003). A self-directed guide to designing courses for significant learning. Retrieved from: http://www.bu.edu/sph/files/2011/06/selfdirected1.pdf
Harapnuik, D. (n.d.). EDLD 53210 examples. Retrieved from http://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=7530
Positivelymaduk1. (2010, Dec. 5). Positively mad teaching tip #3: Positive Feedback: The PIPS model. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGsOBdsIGb0
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. (2017, Aug.). Chapter 130. Texas essential knowledge and skills for career and technical education. Retrieved from: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter130/ch130e.pdf
The Texas Tribune. (n.d.). Public school explorer: Allen ISD. Retrieved from https://schools.texastribune.org/districts/allen-isd/
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