Deeper Learning Workshop - Seek Nuance: Teaching in Polarising Times (Ryan Sprott - PBL Works)
Source: https://borderlandcollective.org/ If there is one thing to say about the Deeper Learning Conference it is that the conference and workshop design is exceptional. From the kick-off on the field that felt more like High School Musical graduation than PD, to the way they establish a conference whānau, made up of a smaller group of around 25 educators, who you meet up with throughout the three days. The group is the same people who signed up for the Deep Dive topic we are doing today (on Day 2) which ensures we also have some common interests. The workshop we did in the afternoon of Day 1 was a 90-minute session the topic of which we selected from around 30 options. To be honest, it was near impossible to choose just one session. Each session had to be clearly designed to ensure active participation rather than just any kind of stand-and-deliver. The session I went to was a fantastic example of how to engage adult learners whilst also modelling great classroom teaching. Not su...