Key Note Provocation

So reflecting on this event let me describe it
-large number of educators  for two and half hours -half a PD day.

How does one walk the professional inquiry talk? Challenge.

I set this up as a half day provocation adjusting for the wide ranging audience ece to secondary school. -the gosl being to plant seeds -no time to pursue -just plant seeds

Used the new upgraded intro provocation -instead of think of a challenge that keeps you up
-think of a child you know, your relationship, something about that child, your hopes for that child, your fears for that child, what challenges they will face individually and collectively in the future

-put this on a card and pair up and share
-this is a much more emotional provocation  -see powerpoint slide

-then bring them back together and in small groups discuss -what should their experiences in school be to help achieve the hopes you have the challenges you think they will face

-notes are kept -no it is not a KBC -but is still generates great insights

-then right into video examples of practice -real kids doing real learning

-examination of who is in the transformative learning tent -ex Reggio is, Paulo Frierie is,  -see powerpoint slide

-the sticky note question generation -works -even with 400 people if you have the room

-then a look at change with a focus on -never work harder than your students -some mixers in here to discuss this -provoking them with good teaching 1.0 to good teaching 2.0 examples

-and then a challenge with a transformative goal of the whole district -0 drop out rate
-done -

Insights
-this works -lots of great insghts on where people are at and where they want to go

-important to have buy in from those you are working with to use this info in their pd planning -otherwise it is a waste as it seems to be this time

I learned a lot