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ORG/MINDHIFT/CATGORY/TACHING-TRATGI/)

FourkilltoTeachtudentIntheFirtFiveDaofchool
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Thefirtfewdaofchoolareavitaltimetoettherighttonefortheretoftheear.Manteacherfocuonimportantthinglike
gettingtoknowtheirtudent,uildingrelationhipandmakinguretudentknowwhattheclaroomprocedurewille.While
thoethingareimportant,AlanNovemer(http://novemerlearning.com/educational-ervice/educational-conultant/alannovemer/),aformerteacher-turned-authorandlecturerathemotimportantideatohammerhomewillhelptudentlearnon
theirownfortheretoftheear.
POWRRARCHING
Thenameofthegameitofindtherightinformationwiththerightquetion,aidNovemerduringaworkhopatthe2014
gatheringoftheInternationalocietofTechnologinducation(http://www.iteconference.org/2014/)inAtlanta.Mjouedto
etogiveoutheinformation,nowmjoitoteachouhowtofindtheinformation.Novemerfirmlelievethidnamicneed
toemadeverclearinthefirtfivedaofchool.
Theetteacherwerekidwhohadrealltruggledwiththematerialandreall
undertandwhatitliketolearn.

Kidthinkthe
knowhowtoue
theinternetto
earchandfind
theinformationtheneed,utNovemerhafoundthroughmaninterviewandchoolviitthatoftentudenthavenoideawh
Googleoranotherearchproviderworkthewaitdoe.Andthedontknowhowtophraequetiontogettheanwertheeek.
KidliteralltaketheirteacheraignmentandGoogleit,Novemeraid.ThedontundertandthatGoogledoentpeak
nglihoranotherlanguage.Hetetedhitheorinclaroom,akingtudenttoreearchtheIranHotageCrii.tudent
inevitalGoogledtheeventandcitedthefirtfewpagethatcameup.uteverreourcewawrittenfromaU..perpectiveonan
eventthataffectedtwoverdifferentcountrie.

Yourkidarenotthorough,Novemeraidtothehundredofeducatorgathered.Thedonteewhatthedontee,oitreall
importantthatteacherchallengewhatmiing.venmoreimportantifortudenttolearnthentaxofearching.Tofind
ourcefromIrantudentneedtotpeite:irinordertodirectaearchenginetoexplorethatpartoftheinternet.venuingthat
trickdoentolvetheprolemecaueIraniandontcallthateventIranHotageCrii,thecallitConquetoftheAmericanp
Den(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hotage_crii).
Itmoervationthatwearenotintillingadiciplineandrigorofthegrammarandntaxofthetoolthearegoingtouemore
thananthingeleforhomework,Novemeraid.Andwore,whenheakedkidaoutthekindofaignmentteachergive,
tudentaid85to90percentoftheanwercouldefoundwithaquickinternetearch.

12WaystoBeMoreSearchSavvy
(http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/12/12waystobe
moresearchsavvy/)
(http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/12/12
waystobemoresearchsavvy/)

Ithinkwehouldgivekidprolemthatoucantlookuponthe
internet,Novemeraid.Or,ifoudo,uildthecapacittodoit
well.WiththeIranHotageCrieexample,ateachercould
requirethattudentueourcefromIran,andcouldpendtime
raintormingtherightquetiontoakaearchenginetogetthe
etinformation.Theekillwillhelptudentthroughoutthe

retofthechoolearandhouldecoveredearl.
Inthefirt5daIthinkwehouldfrontloadreallhighlevelreearchkill,Novemeraid.Thatmeanteachingtudentto
powerearch(http://www.powerearchingwithgoogle.com/)uingGoogleoperator
(http://upport.google.com/weearch/anwer/136861?hl=en),thewordthatdefinehowGoogleearche.Alotofkidhavenever
uedtheadvancedtemofGooglealgorithm,Novemeraid.Withoutit,theinternetiavatpacewithlittleorganization.
NovemercomparedpowerearchingtotheDeweDecimalteminalirarwithoutitpeoplearejutwanderingarounda
uildinghopingthefindtherightook.
MANINGFULCONTRIUTION
Anotherimportantconcepttoimpartwithinthefirtfewdaofchooltotudent:oucanmakemeaningfulcontriutiontothe
world,nomatterhowoldouare,Novemeraid.HedecriedMathTrain(http://www.mathtrain.com/),aweitecreatedmiddle
choolmathteacherricMarco.Marcoakhitudenttomakemathtutorialtohelponeanotherandpotthemontheite.
omeofthetutorialhaveeenviewedover50,000timepeopleallovertheworld.Whentudentlearntheirworkcanmakean
impact,therenotonlmoremotivated,uttheworkharder.
Agloalaudiencecanemoremotivatingthanateacherintheclaroom,Novemeraid.Andkidlovetoconnectwithotherkid,
owhnotgivethemthatexperienceearlinthechoolearandmakeitaregularoccurrence.Motkidathewillakafriendfor
helpwithomethingthedontundertandeforeakingtheteacher,Novemeraid.owhnotletkidteacheachotherandhelp
themeethatwhatthearelearningcanhelpother.
Theetteacherwerekidwhohadrealltruggledwiththematerialandreallundertandwhatitliketolearn,Novemeraid.
ometimeteacherufferfromknowingtoomuch.Thematerialtheteachieatothemanditcanehardtoempathizewiththe
tumleofanewlearner.Kidwhohavetruggledwiththematerialundertandthepitfallandcanoftenexplaintheminwaother
kidwillundertand.
AKTHMAOUTTHIRPAION
Thechoolearioftenrokenintoomanunitoftud,tandardtocoverandnippetoftime,thatkidrarelgettoworkonone
utainedprojectforverlong.Novemeriaigproponentoflettingkiddefineandworkonaprojectthathaverfewparameter
andnoruric,andthatwillepreentedattheendoftheear.
Thereitecauethehaveallthianxietovertheunknown,Novemeraid.Theareeekingafetinourruric.ut
initingtudentgiveitatrcanieldtrongproject,andmoreimportantlitgivetudenttheexperienceofdefiningtheproject
anddecidingwhenitgoodenough.InacomputercienceclaNovemertaught,themotreitanttudentendedupuildinga

maivedataaeofreourceforpeoplewithdiailitieinhertown.hecouldntfinihittheendoftheear,ohecamein
duringtheummertocompletethework.
Thatthedifferencewhentudentdefinetheirownprolemwithintrinicmotivation,Novemeraid.Thecareomuchthere
eggingforthecomputerlatotaopenduringtheummer.
UILDALARNINGCOLOGY
Onegreatwatoteachtudenthowtolearnitohowthemhowteacherlearnandwhattheirourceare.NovemerfavorDiigo
(http://www.diigo.com/uer/gloalearner),uttherearelotofitethathelppeopleorganizewhatthevereadonlineandhare
thoereource.Forteacherwhoareactivelimprovingtheirknowledgeoftheujectmattertheteach,whnotharethatdigital
lirarwithtudentandhowthemwhatlifelonglearninglooklike?
Ithinkteacherhoulddemontratehowthelearninthefirtfiveda,Novemeraid.Tpicallwedemontratewhatwealread
knowandhavelearned.Thathatochange.Wehavetoteachtudenttolearntolearn.
Agreatwatodothatithroughocialmedia,oneoftheetwaforteachertoconnectprofeionall
(http://ww2.kqed.org/mindhift/2012/08/can-twitter-replace-traditional-profeional-development/)andfindideatofurthertheirown
craft.IfTwitteriuchanimportanttoolforeducator,whkeepitfromtudentwhoalowanttoknowhowtoconnectanduilda
network?
Wehouldteachthemtofollowtheetmindintheworldonwhatevertheirpaioni,Novemeraid.Herememerhowinga
ointeretedinecominganentrepreneurtheHarvarduineReviewTwitterpage.Themagazinefollowheavweightintheir
field,whoareacceiletotudentinwatheneverwereeforetheinternet,iftudentknowhowtolook.
eforetheinternetthereweretwoimportantthingtoteach:contentandkill,likewriting,Novemeraid.Nowthereathird
killwhichitouildoutournetworktotheworld.
TeachingtudenttoviewTwitteraareearchtool,awatoeewhattherightetmindinadiciplinearethinkingandreadingi
akintoteachingthemtoearchtheinternetpowerfull.Itgivingthemthetooltocontinuelearninglongafterthetet.
XPLOR:ACKTOCHOOL(HTTP://WW2.KQD.ORG/MINDHIFT/CATGORY/ACK-TO-CHOOL/),
TACHINGTRATGI(HTTP://WW2.KQD.ORG/MINDHIFT/CATGORY/TACHING-TRATGI/),
ALANNOVMR(HTTP://WW2.KQD.ORG/MINDHIFT/TAG/ALAN-NOVMR/),PRONAL
LARNINGNTWORK(HTTP://WW2.KQD.ORG/MINDHIFT/TAG/PRONAL-LARNINGNTWORK/),POWRARCH(HTTP://WW2.KQD.ORG/MINDHIFT/TAG/POWR-ARCH/),
TUDNTRARCH(HTTP://WW2.KQD.ORG/MINDHIFT/TAG/TUDNT-RARCH/)

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