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 * MEETING 4 is in JHS Room #221 - Mary Cobb's Art Room!

__THINKING HOW TO DISCUSS PINK's SIX SENSES IN COMBINATION WITH "LIGHT" EXERCISE:__** I think the first 45 minutes could be structured this way: do a jigsaw activity in which the different groups spend about 30 minutes creating a synopsis or brainstormed list of what their "sense" is about--what does Pink say about that sense. Come back together and each group take about 5 minutes to share their synopsis of the two senses they were assigned. Now the whole group is "on the same page." Then spend an hour talking about Pink within the context of Light--the topic area you signed up for. This meeting could go in any direction the group takes it--think about how to designed an integrated curriculum, think about how Pink's work would inform the development of curriculum, brainstorm more on the topic relative to Pinks six senses, etc. || Les, Sandra (or below), Kathy (or below), Jane || I'm interested in the "Tinkerbell" entry - maybe altered to read light and magic. Any joiners? Maybe this fits with metaphor as above???? || Sandra, Kathy ||
 * __Use this table to sign up for TWO (2) Groups:__**
 * 1 . First the A, B, or C Group for Pink's Six Senses...arranged in pairs - click in the correct cell below and type your name |||||| 2. Second the 1, 2, 3, or 4 Group for the suggested light topics ||
 * || **Daniel Pink's Six Senses** || Sign Up for a Sensory Group ||  || **Light Topics** || Sign Up for a Light Topic Group
 * Group A || Design + Symphony || Names: Bob, Maggie, Sandra, Jim || Group1 || Illumination || Names: Maggie, Heike,Danelle, Jill, Jona ||
 * Group B || Play + Empathy || Names: Bo, Heike, Jona, Danelle, Kim, Linda || Group 2 || Energy || Names: Bo, Jim, Colin, Kim, Linda ||
 * Group C || Story + Meaning || Names: Les, Kathy, Jill, Jane, Colin || Group 3 || Symbol/Metaphor of Light || Names: Bob
 * ||  ||   || Group 4 || Other [If the 3 above do not appeal to you, suggest another topic]




 * Colin**: Here is an interesting comparison of design and story in the ongoing advertising war between Apple and Microsoft. Notice how the iPhone ad concentrates on design (including the small i in the name of the product) while telling mini-stories while the Microsoft ad uses a more involved story to comment on design.

iPhone ad: []

Microsoft ad: []


 * Bo**: Attempted to capture latest thinking in a less-linear thought map...see above.


 * Leitzel**: I agree with the last comment posted. I like the idea of choosing a light topic and working across the six aptitudes. Could we all choose from a short list of topics and come ready to work within that context on Thursday. I find it challenging and of some interest to see how the six senses find their place within the framework of a particular subject/topic. It forces us to flex muscles in aptitude areas we might not normally exercise. I like the topic of illumination and would like to work with anyone else interested.


 * JILL**: Could we pick a light topic or two and work on synthesizing the six (6) senses. The current plan seems too linear for me. I don't want to pick one sense to work on; I want to work on blending them together within a context. I would offer sunlight/illumination (solar power, shadows, stars, daylight vs. darkness, etc.) of objects.


 * Colin:** I am completey in on the senses activity with light. I think it would be a great way to come full circle. I enjoyed our foray into studying light, but it seemed we had reached a point where we needed some direction as to where to go next. Pink will give us a framework for our exploration. I think we will all agree that learning is about the journey more than the destination, but if we do not begin with a destination in mind, there will be no journey.

E-MAIL STRING... I like Leslie Ann's idea on concentrating on 3 senses. **However, I would be intrigued to find out how you, for example, would use empathy in a 'light' lesson. Maybe at the end of our session we could briefly talk about the rest of the senses, just as a fast brain storming.
 * Heike:

I've been reading the suggestions and trying to make sense of all that's being said. Since I missed the "light" session, things are a bit blurry. I do think application of the Pink senses has promise - at least for a start. Does this begin to create lesson ideas in some way? Sandra >>> Luana Nissan 4/13/2009 4:47 PM >>> Awesome proposition, Leslie Ann! I'm in. Hope you had a great weekend. Luana
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Okay, here is an idea...I will float it and count on the collective brain to make it better or toss it out for a new one. What if we divided up according to Pink's sense, each group taking one sense. This might be too many, rendering groups that are too small. In which case we could take the first three senses or have each group do two so that the group sizes are a bit bigger. Then, each group could consider all the brainstorming that had been done with regard to light, and then imagine something to do with light that corresponded to each sense assigned to the group. In other words (because I always need more words), we could, as a small group, imagine what that sense would look like in action if our theme were "light," much as if our them had been blood. I still think it is a risky proposition to try to tie this imagining to discipline until it is all said and done, but we could imagine those possibilities after each group has reported. Perhaps this way we could see what Pink 's senses look like, using our discipline-neutral topic. Again, just a thought...Hope everyone has had a lovely Easter, Les
 * LESLIE ANN:**

>>> Luana Nissan 04/10/09 1:47 PM >>> This makes sense to me and what Leslie Ann and Heike are getting at is depth and building on previous work and knowledge. I'll come prepared having read Pink and will drop the idea of the Newsstand activity. I can't be of help in connecting discussion questions to the topic of light, so can others who were there in session 3 offer to take the lead? Which chapters will we be discussing? Thanks to all who've participated in this dialogue! Luana I am with Heike. I think there is a way to marry our brainstorming with Pink. Let's all think a bit on how to make the most of both. I believe that our playing with ideas about light allowed us to move ourselves out of traditional, discipline-defined boxes and entertain possibilities. Steps which I also believe are critical to envisioning 21st century schooling and step away from simply tinkering. Just some thoughts....Leslie Ann >>> Heike McNally 04/09/09 9:52 AM >>> I would like to dig more into Pink's book as well. But we should connect it with what we did during the last session, so that we didn't waist our time of brainstorming about light. >>> Sandra Curtis 4/8/2009 4:32 PM >>> Here's another "also missed the meeting" chiming in. I feel that finishing our discussion on Pink is a doable thing for the next meeting. Could we also brainstorm plans for next year at that time? >>> Luana Nissan 4/8/2009 3:46 PM >>> Shucks, Sally! You do take the fun out of the activity (I didn't even know there was a Teen Cosmo - what is it you all read in the JH???). I'll put you down as a contributor of resources if we all decide to do this and we can coordinate what we bring. **SALLY: ** >> Sally Finch 4/8/2009 3:36 PM >>> Sounds like a great idea! I would be happy to contribute to resource collection...and, no, this is not just a good excuse to read Cake Decorating, Trailer Life and Teen Cosmo. :-) >>> Luana Nissan 4/8/2009 3:26 PM >>> Dear PLC Colleagues, When I joined the PLC, I'd hoped that through the course of the semester we could work through Pink's book as a first step to building this PLC and a common experience for us. I vote for that option for the last meeting. If this doesn't interfere with the course you all had taken last meeting which I missed. If you decide to proceed with Pink, I'd love to contribute. Over the weekend I could develop some discussion questions designed around the Porfolio section of the book. Or perhaps several people could volunteer to come with a question to promote dialogue. And I might suggest that we do an activity like the one on page 150 "Hit the Newsstand". I would volunteer to round up the resources for that activity and to guide it. This is one idea I put out there for how we might proceed. Best to you all, Luana -Original Message- From: Bo Adams Bob Ryshke (Bo Adams) To: PLC 21st Century Thinking and Schooling Sent: 4/8/2009 7:08:50 AM Subject: Thinking About Meeting #4 - Thursday, April 16 Dear 21st C. PLC,
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Our fourth and final meeting for 2008-09 is scheduled for Thursday, April 16. At the conclusion of meeting #3, on Thursday, March 19, we said we would do several things before meeting #4: 1. Post a copy of each group's LIGHT "brainstorm jots" to the Wiki, on the "Light" page. So far, only one of the three groups has done this. 2. Post next steps for our "practice process" of creating a thematic unit around the hypothetical theme of LIGHT. No one has posted any suggested next steps. Bob and Bo spoke last on Tuesday, April 7 and wondered what the 21st C. PLC wants to do in terms of a lesson plan for meeting #4 on Thursday, April 16. Do we want to journey further into our "practice process" of creating a thematic unit, to mimic what High Tech High might have done as they developed their "Blood Project?" Do we want to have a better sense of progress with regard to reading and discussing Daniel Pink? What is it you want to do next Thursday? Bob and Bo also want to leave time for evaluating the first four meetings of the 21st C. PLC. Additionally, we are thinking of ideas to bridge our work from this spring to our future work in the fall of 2009-10. Suggestions?