While I have been experimenting on transforming this blog into a book, there are still so many other things that are happening. Nice to know we made some correct observations about teaching and learning 25 years (or so) ago, and that people are still interested in what we have been discovering in the last quarter century.
But, one of the things I am most happy about is the workshop below.
Please spread the word and pass this on to whomever you think might enjoy it.
And I will let you know when this blog transforms into a book (in a very different form it appears--so far).
Keep the faith
Keep the faith
Announcing the Teaching for Transformation Workshop
June 15 - 19, 2020
The workshop will begin on Monday morning, June 15, 2020 and will end in the early afternoon on Friday, June 19, 2020. Sessions will take place at The Hewitt School’s campus on the Upper East Side of New York City.
About the Teaching for Transformation Workshop:
The Teaching for Transformation Workshop explores the following questions:
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● What are the characteristics of deep learning (as opposed to surface and strategic
learning) and how can teachers facilitate deep learning?
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● How do skills and content work together to create transformational learning experiences?
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● What is the relationship between feedback and deep learning?
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● How can teachers effectively use transfer as a way of generating experience?
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● How does collaborative learning affect the depth of learning?
- ● How can authentic, alternative assessment drive learning?
- Programmatic Highlights:
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● Session facilitators: Erica Chapman and David Dunbar of the DKDK Project and Maureen
Burgess, Assistant Head of School for Learning and Innovation, The Hewitt School
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● Seminar with Ken Bain, renowned professor, educational researcher and author of What
the Best College Teachers Do,What the Best College Students Do and Super Courses
(forthcoming)
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● Explore deep learning pedagogy first hand through place-based experiences that use New
York City as a text
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● Enjoy New York City, including dinners and evening activities
The TfT approach to adult learning:
In order to facilitate deep learning experiences for our students, we believe we must first experience transformational pedagogy as learners. Therefore, TfT is designed not as a traditional workshop, but as an immersive learning experience that supports workshop participants in experiencing and articulating the principles of deep learning. To do this, we design TfT with the following premises in mind:
Learning is social.
Join a cohort of 15 to 18 educators from schools across the country. Consider your own beliefs about teaching and learning by entering into a rich dialogue new colleagues working in a range of disciplines and from a variety of schools.
Learning is active.
TfT asks participants to engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary learning experiences on-campus in in New York City and in seminar-style discussions. Over the course of the workshop, we move from practice to theory and back again, all the while refining our understanding of transformational learning.
Learning sticks when it is connected to a “need.”
Participants are selected because they are reflective practitioners interested in exploring specific aspects of their practice. Because we bring together a dynamic cohort who are each pursuing different lines of inquiry, no two TfT Workshops are the same; sessions are designed and redesigned based participant interests.
About the DKDK Project:
After fifteen successful years co-leading the Teaching for Experience Workshop, based on the work they did leading CITYterm (a semester program that served as a laboratory for transformational learning with students), Erica Chapman founded the DKDK Project alongside her long-time collaborator, David Dunbar. The DKDK Project is committed to refining our collective understanding of transformational learning - what it is and how it happens - alongside like-minded practitioners. Our goal is to support schools in creating the conditions necessary for both students and teachers to experience transformational learning.
About The Hewitt School:
Founded in 1920, The Hewitt School is a K-12 girls’ school located in New York City. Hewitt’s academic philosophy is rooted in four pillars: presence, empathy, research, and purpose. These pillars define Hewitt’s approach to educational innovation and effective learning.
In order to facilitate deep learning experiences for our students, we believe we must first experience transformational pedagogy as learners. Therefore, TfT is designed not as a traditional workshop, but as an immersive learning experience that supports workshop participants in experiencing and articulating the principles of deep learning. To do this, we design TfT with the following premises in mind:
Learning is social.
Join a cohort of 15 to 18 educators from schools across the country. Consider your own beliefs about teaching and learning by entering into a rich dialogue new colleagues working in a range of disciplines and from a variety of schools.
Learning is active.
TfT asks participants to engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary learning experiences on-campus in in New York City and in seminar-style discussions. Over the course of the workshop, we move from practice to theory and back again, all the while refining our understanding of transformational learning.
Learning sticks when it is connected to a “need.”
Participants are selected because they are reflective practitioners interested in exploring specific aspects of their practice. Because we bring together a dynamic cohort who are each pursuing different lines of inquiry, no two TfT Workshops are the same; sessions are designed and redesigned based participant interests.
About the DKDK Project:
After fifteen successful years co-leading the Teaching for Experience Workshop, based on the work they did leading CITYterm (a semester program that served as a laboratory for transformational learning with students), Erica Chapman founded the DKDK Project alongside her long-time collaborator, David Dunbar. The DKDK Project is committed to refining our collective understanding of transformational learning - what it is and how it happens - alongside like-minded practitioners. Our goal is to support schools in creating the conditions necessary for both students and teachers to experience transformational learning.
About The Hewitt School:
Founded in 1920, The Hewitt School is a K-12 girls’ school located in New York City. Hewitt’s academic philosophy is rooted in four pillars: presence, empathy, research, and purpose. These pillars define Hewitt’s approach to educational innovation and effective learning.
Application process:
To apply for Teaching for Transformation, please complete an application by March 1, 2020. Applicants will be notified by April 1, 2020 if they have been accepted.
Applicants who apply by March 1, 2020 will be notified of acceptance into the June 2020 cohort by April 1, 2020. The cost of the workshop is $1875. Invoices will be sent out in April and are due by May 1, 2020. The workshop fee includes breakfast and lunch each day and two group dinners, as well as all instructional materials and activities associated with the workshop. Housing and transportation are not included.
For more information, contact Erica Chapman at ericachapman@dkdkproject.org.
To apply for Teaching for Transformation, please complete an application by March 1, 2020. Applicants will be notified by April 1, 2020 if they have been accepted.
Applicants who apply by March 1, 2020 will be notified of acceptance into the June 2020 cohort by April 1, 2020. The cost of the workshop is $1875. Invoices will be sent out in April and are due by May 1, 2020. The workshop fee includes breakfast and lunch each day and two group dinners, as well as all instructional materials and activities associated with the workshop. Housing and transportation are not included.
For more information, contact Erica Chapman at ericachapman@dkdkproject.org.
