Mar 26, 2019
Give your lessons a dynamiclearning upgrade with my dynamic lesson makeovers for yourclassroom! If you’re not sure what dynamic learning is, I recommendgoing back and starting with episode 1 of the podcast. This isepisode four of a five-part series on meaningful technologyintegration, and I’d love for you to benefit from listening to thewhole series in order!
Throughout the series, I’ve beengiving you some examples of how to make learning dynamic. Today’sepisode is all about concrete examples of taking static assignmentsand shifting them into more dynamic lessons.
Imagine this: instead of writinga traditional research paper on World War II, your students have aSkype or Google Hangouts conversation with a war survivor inanother country. Not only would it give them a differentperspective, it would also be an interactive, powerful experiencethat they would remember for their whole lives. (Because let’s behonest, how many of us remember everything we wrote about years agoin those five-paragraph essays?)
I’ll cover five more exampleslike this throughout today’s episode, but I can’t resist sharingone more now! Think of how much more powerful it would be for yourstudents if, instead of writing a biography on one historicalfigure, they created a public class website on inspiring historicalfigures. And, instead of handing in a paper and being done, theycan add additional content throughout the year and publish it for aglobal audience. They’re still getting practice in research andwriting, but now they’re building something throughout theyear.
If I sound particularly excitedand enthusiastic about this idea, it’s because I am! Takinglearning “beyond,” as we covered in a previous episode, makes it somuch more powerful for students. I hope that these dynamic lessonmakeovers, as well as the others that I talk about in the episode,are already giving you ideas on how to transform your lesson plansand bring more dynamic learning into your classroom.
In This Episode:
[00:28] - Welcome to the show!Kasey introduces today’s topic: dynamic lesson makeovers for yourclassroom.
[01:56] - Today’s shoutout goesto Levi Thomas, Rebecca Brewer, and Stacy Larsen, who are recentgraduates of Kasey’s Google Certified Educator Academy (Level 1). They all recently passed their exams andbecame Google Certified!
[02:43] - Ready to dive into thefeatured content? Kasey begins exploring today’s topic.
[04:08] - Kasey explains thatthis particular podcast started off as part of a blog post andpresentation that she has shared.
[05:42] - Kasey starts bytalking about the “not that” side of her “do this, not that”infographic. We learn about an option for what to do instead of aresearch paper on World War II.
[07:24] - We learn about howthis option aligns with the dynamic learning framework that Kaseyexplored in episode 3.
[08:25] - The next example thatKasey provides is a dynamic substitute for an Edgar Allan Poeauthor study worksheet packet.
[10:55] - Kasey moves on to thenext lesson makeover: labeling and coloring a paper map of thecapitals of the United States.
[12:20] - We learn about apowerful tool from Google: Google Earth TourBuilder.
[13:05] - Kasey shares a lessonmakeover that turns a written biography of Winston Churchill into apublic class website, which is updated with additional contentthroughout the year, on inspiring historical figures.
[14:57] - The next of Kasey’slesson plan makeovers is about science fair projects, sheexplains.
[16:47] - Kasey talks about howto use technology in the classroom for math teachers.
[20:01] - We jump to anotheridea: the static worksheet about the scientific method.
[23:10] - Kasey hopes you’veenjoyed these examples on how to take lesson plans from static todynamic!
[23:40] - We hear about somesimple ways that you can upgrade your lessons.
[25:47] - Kasey talks about thepower of having students set their own learning goals.
[27:22] - What are some waysthat you can give some of your lessons a dynamic learning upgrade?Kasey offers questions for listeners to consider, then mentions anopportunity to be on the podcast.
[29:14] - Don’t forget that thisepisode is part of a series! The series comes with an Epic DownloadFreebie.
[30:30] - Here’s this episode’spodcast question: what is one dynamic learning upgrade that you arewilling to try in your classroom? Please share the answer on yourfavorite social platform using the #shakeuplearning hashtag, orpost your answer in the Shake Up Learningcommunity!
[31:19] - Kasey challengeslisteners to download the freebie and share this episode with atleast one other teacher. She also invites listeners tojoin the Shake Up Learning BookStudy.
[32:14] - Shake Up Learningoffers several professional development courses forteachers! See all Shake Up Learning courses at thislink, or check them outindividually: The Google Classroom MasterClass, The Google Slides MasterClass, The Dynamic LearningWorkshop, andGoogle CertificationCourses.
[35:38] - This show is brandnew, and it would be really helpful if you leave a review! Bonuspoints if you fit the word y’all into your review.
Links and Resources:
The Shake Up Learning Community onFacebook
Join the Shake Up Learning BookStudy!
Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to MoveLearning from Static to Dynamic by Kasey Bell
