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![On the importance of presenting well
"Failure to spend the [class] time wisely and well,
failure to educate, entertain, elucidate, enlighten, and
most important of all, failure to maintain attention
and interest should be punishable by stoning. There
is no excuse for tedium."](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/designmatters-091009010228-phpapp01/75/Design-Matters-100-2048.jpg)
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This document summarizes key points from Darren Kuropatwa's presentation at the NIBBLE Conference on October 21, 2009. The summary includes 3 takeaways from Dr. John Medina's book "Brain Rules": (1) Exercise boosts brain power, (2) We don't pay attention to boring things, and (3) Vision trumps all other senses. The summary is presented in 3 sentences or less as requested.
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- 1. Design Matters! Darren Kuropatwa MECY Sr Years ICT Consultant NIBBLE Conference, October 21, 2009
- 2. Darren’s SY ICTPresentation Wiki http://syict.pbworks.com
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- 5. "Grand Design" SpiralGalaxy M81
- 6. why is thisan example of good design?
- 7. avoid ... DeathBy PowerPoint
- 8. If you can’texplain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.
- 9. Quotdes keawaysfr& Dr. John Me ina’s Ta n Ru les om B rai What all presenters nee d to know sorts) A prese ntation (of olds by Garr Reyn
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- 13. “ Brain Rules is one of the most informative, engaging, and useful books of our time. Required reading for every educator and every business person. My ” favorite book of 2008! — Garr Reynolds Presentation Zen
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- 24. Why is he so happ y?
- 25. his book is Why is he Because stic! so happ @f anta y? *%$#
- 26. These takeaways andquotes are based on three of Dr. Medina’s 12 rules > just
- 27. These takeaways andquotes are based on three of Dr. Medina’s 12 rules > just Here they are...
- 28. Rule #1 Exercise boostsbrain power. Rule #4 We don’t pay attention to boring things. Rule #10 Vision trumps all other senses.
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- 85. Studentsʼ Errors andMisconceptions (Principle 1) Based on Previous Learning Students come to the classroom with conceptions of numbers grounded in their whole-number learning that lead them astray in the world of rational numbers; e.g. multiplying always makes numbers bigger. x = TEACHERS MUST ENGAGE STUDENTSʼ PRECONCEPTIONS
- 86. The Knowledge Network: (Principle2) New Concepts and New Applications UNDERSTANDING REQUIRES FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS
- 87. (Principle 3) Metacognition A METACOGNITIVE APPROACH ENABLES STUDENT SELF-MONITORING
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- 93. Create Content ThatEducates
- 94. the flickr® assignment 94
- 95. the wiki solutions manual assignment 95
- 96. the developing expert voices project 96
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- 98. Dr. Jay Lehr Let there be stoning!
- 99. On dull conferencespeakers teachers "They are not sophisticated, erudite scientists speaking above our intellectual capability; they are arrogant, thoughtless individuals who insult our very presence by the lack of concern for our desire to benefit from a meeting class which we choose to attend."
- 100. On the importanceof presenting well "Failure to spend the [class] time wisely and well, failure to educate, entertain, elucidate, enlighten, and most important of all, failure to maintain attention and interest should be punishable by stoning. There is no excuse for tedium."
- 101. On reading aconference paper class notes "There is never an excuse to read a paper notes ... Better to lower the level of verbal excellence and raise the level of extemporaneous energy."
- 102. On using slides(35mm and OHPs in those days): "They must be brightly lit and convey a simple thought. If you need a pointer to indicate an important concept or location on a slide, it is probably too crowded or difficult to comprehend."
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- 121. my first class "All learning pivots on who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith
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- 123. The Escalator ... escalator What does this have to do with school?
- 124. Learn to dowhat mathematicians do. Magic is true! by flickr user photographer padawan
- 125. "All learning pivotson who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith
- 126. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: •!Always be on time for class. time
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- 133. MY CREDIT I knowI have lost by flickr user Monkey Magic
- 134. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed. graphing calculator
- 135. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed. 3-ring binder loose leaf paper notebook or duotang graphing calculator
- 136. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed. 3-ring binder loose leaf paper notebook or duotang 12 pencils graphing calculator
- 137. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed. 3-ring binder loose leaf paper notebook or duotang 12 pencils graphing calculator
- 138. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Alway arrive to class prepared to work with all materials needed. 3-ring binder loose leaf paper notebook or duotang 12 pencils geometry set graphing calculator
- 139. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Always attempt ALL their homework assignments.
- 140. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Review their class notes every night before going to bed.
- 141. The Curve ofForgetting ... ... describes how we retain or get rid of information that we take in. It's based on a one-hour lecture. more about Learning and Remembering
- 142. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Always ask LOTS of questions about anything they don't understand.
- 143. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Always gets extra help from the teacher when they feel they are falling behind.
- 144. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Find one or two people to be their study partners and form a study group.
- 145. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: Consistently set a regular time of day to do homework assignments.
- 146. Critical Path toSuccess!! A student who wants to succeed in this course will: • Participate regulary on the course blog. http://pc40sw09.blogspot.com
- 147. How To Createa Google Account http://tinyurl.com/6f7aae Click the text up there to see the video!
- 148. How to SignUp For Blogger http://tinyurl.com/6x83hs Click the text up there to see the video!
- 149. "All learning pivotson who we think we are, and who we see ourselves as capable of becoming." Frank Smith
- 150. Homework email Mr. Kuropatwa: dkuropatwa@gmail.com get a account sign up at .com
- 151. Homework Riddle me this ... Why are there 360° in a circle? The Riddler Fans Art
- 152. Have a niceday!
- 153. ... and don'tforget your homework.
- 154. Photo Credits Graphing http://flickr.com/photos/mewzii/149555960/ 3-ring binders http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1311/1292315430_285d142fbe_m.jpg Sharpener http://flickr.com/photos/big-e-mr-g/192174638/ Studying http://flickr.com/photos/jamilsoni/90538195/ Aqua wins by a point http://flickr.com/photos/jahdakinebrah/92200688/ Studying. As you should probably be doing right now. http://flickr.com/photos/weshph/462633863/ Ross Homework http://flickr.com/photos/laffy4k/418602591/ workstation http://flickr.com/photos/striatic/241843728/ genius http://flickr.com/photos/thearchigeek/223751752/ Smiley Face http://flickr.com/photos/greyarea/1473/ Reviewing Notes http://flickr.com/photos/knott/66465528/ email logo http://flickr.com/photos/surfstyle/354581855/ Questions http://flickr.com/photos/oberazzi/318947873/ Telephone Keypad http://flickr.com/photos/cgc/5259321/ envelope http://flickr.com/photos/bip/420177741/
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- 156. Photo Credits 065/365: Showus your smile! http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotbenjamin/2765083201/ Video Credits Robie House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright 1909 How NOT to use PowerPoint! http://www.flickr.com/photos/darpi/212323100/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cagxPlVqrtM The Graphic Design of Barack Obama Dr. Bonnie Bassler on how bacteria "talk" http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrism70/3006405416/ http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/509 "Grand Design" Spiral Galaxy M81 http://www.flickr.com/photos/toptechwriter/522395769/ Slide Decks Bike friendly storm drain http://www.flickr.com/photos/eliel/47082543/ How Students Learn http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=10126 Brain Rules for Presenters http://www.slideshare.net/garr/brain-rules-for-presenters Pewter Letters Numbers Dodging Bullets in Presentations http://flickr.com/photos/lwr/sets/72157594512642436/ http://www.slideshare.net/RowanManahan/dodging-bullets-in-presentations This body is networked The Story of H http://flickr.com/photos/funksoup/403990660/ http://www.slideshare.net/LubomirP/the-story-of-h-1581468 Pre-Cal 40S Slides February 2, 2009 The Thinker http://www.slideshare.net/dkuropatwa/precal-40s-slides-february-2-2009 http://flickr.com/photos/renny1967/1509761982/ stone throw 3 http://www.flickr.com/photos/statico/1884269262/ Essay Jay Lehr Let There Be Stoning http://jaylehr.com/index.html http://www.geol.wwu.edu/rjmitch/stoning.pdf some images (cc) dkuropatwa http://www.flickr.com/photos/dkuropatwa