Teach Anything
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Jeff Casimir / @j3
to Anyone
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So one day we’re at...
...and my friend says...
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“Can you teach me
how to teach?”
“Actually, yeah.”
And I surprised him with...
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Maya Angelou
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
MIDDLE SCHOOL CAMPUS
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So I’m not just making this up.
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A Theory
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There are only a few good ideas.
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You already know
most of this
Bad news:
Because there are only so many good ideas.
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Education is not the
filling of a pail...
but the lighting
of a fire.
– William Butler Yeats
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A Simple Goal
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If you only
remember
one thing
from this
session,
it should be
this:
I do
We do
You do
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Planning
Understanding by Design
Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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To the man who only has a hammer,
everything he encounters begins
to look like a nail.”
– Abraham Maslow
(1908 – 1970)
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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All the evidence that we have indicates that... in
practically every human being...
there is an active will toward health,
an impulse towards growth,
or towards the actualization.”
– Abraham Maslow
(1908 – 1970)
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Maslow studied basic human
needs and created a hierarchy
to explain their relationship
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Physiological
Food, Water, Breath
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Physiological
Safety
Health, Personal Security
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Safety
Physiological
Belonging
Friendship, Love
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Esteem
Belonging
Safety
Physiological
Self-Actualization
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-Actualization
Esteem
Belonging
Safety
Physiological
Food, Water, Breath
Health, Personal Security
Friendship, Love
Respect
Outside Inside
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Planning
Understanding by Design
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We do “Agile” so
we don’t have to plan!
Planning
Understanding by Design
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Planning
Understanding by Design
No Plan
No Goals
No Point
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Without a plan
and a goal
you can never finish.
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Planning
Understanding by Design
TDD is built
on defining
goals
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Planning
Understanding by Design
...and
achieving
just that
goal
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Or we could
just go with
no plan...
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Like coders write tests,
teachers write
Learning Goals
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Learning Goals
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Planning
Understanding by Design
A strong
learning goal
answers one
question:
What is the point?
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Planning
Understanding by Design
In software development, you
create use cases or integration
tests...
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Planning
Understanding by Design
which are
big goals
made up of
small goals
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Planning
Understanding by Design
In teaching,
we do the
same thing
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Planning
Understanding by Design
A strong learning goal is
learner-centric,
not process-centric.
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Process-Centric Goal:
Today we’ll all pass our
Asian Geography quiz.
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Learner-Centric Goal:
Today you will
demonstrate mastery
of Asian Geography.
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Strong learning goals focus on
skills and abilities.
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Strong learning goals use
verbs like...
• demonstrate
• perform
• determine
• use
• practice
• express
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Planning
Understanding by Design
A strong learning
goal should be...
• Specific
• Measurable
• Attainable
• Realistic
• Time-bound
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Big Goal:
Demonstrate
mastery of
mountain
locations in Asia
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Planning
Understanding by Design
Small Goals:
•Japan
•China
•North Korea
•South Korea
•Taiwan
•Mongolia
Demonstrate mastery of mountain locations in...
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
1. Establish the
Big Goal
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
2. Determine the
Starting Point
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
3. Plot small goals
along the way
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
3. Plot small goals
along the way
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
3. Plot small goals
along the way
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
4. Connect the Dots
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Planning
Understanding by Design
UBD Process
You have a goal and a plan to get
there.
You’re still agile; plans always
need to change along the way.
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
✔
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
✔ Planning
Understanding by Design
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Now you have
to actually
teach!
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Good teaching
is really
apprenticeship
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Good teaching
starts by
example
I do
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Then do it
together
I do
We do
Like pair programming...
I talk, you drive
or
I drive, you talk
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
This is the part that most people screw up!
We do
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
It’s called Gradual Release of Responsibility
because of this crucial middle step.
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Then do it
on your own
I do
We do
You do
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Teacher Learner
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
I do
Teacher
Learner
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
We do
Teacher Learner
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
You do
Teacher
Learner
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
I do We do You do
Teacher Learner
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
I do We You do
Teacher Learner
We We
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From each according
to his ability,
to each according
to his need.
– Karl Marx
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From each demand just beyond his ability,
to each support just below his need.
Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
I do We You do
Teacher Learner
We We
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Wrap Up
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Planning
Understanding by Design
Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
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Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-Actualization
Esteem
Belonging
Safety
Physiological
Food, Water, Breath
Health, Personal Security
Friendship, Love
Respect
Outside Inside
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UBD Process
1. Establish the
Big Goal
2. Determine the
Starting Point
3. Plot small goals
along the way
4. Connect the Dots
Planning
Understanding by Design
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Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Teacher Learner
I do We do You do
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Teach Anything to Anyone
Jeff Casimir / @j3
Prerequisites
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Planning
Understanding by Design
Execution
Gradual Release of Responsibility