Gamify and Flip Professional Development
Gamify and Flip Professional Development
Dec 15, 2014
Flipping your classroom is becoming more and more common today. But what about flipping professional development for teachers? What if they could complete much of school's professional development online and meet periodically to discuss what they have done and how it has impacted their teaching?
Concordia International School Shanghai is in year one of this experiment and we would like to share with you our successes, and yes, our failures.
Specifically, this workshop will cover:
* Platforms for building online content
* How we used Harry Potter and other incentives to encourage teachers to jump on the PD bandwagon
* Tips for creating compelling course content
* Marketing tips to encourage staff interest
* The importance of humor when asking people to try something different
Concordia International School Shanghai is in year one of this experiment and we would like to share with you our successes, and yes, our failures.
Specifically, this workshop will cover:
* Platforms for building online content
* How we used Harry Potter and other incentives to encourage teachers to jump on the PD bandwagon
* Tips for creating compelling course content
* Marketing tips to encourage staff interest
* The importance of humor when asking people to try something different
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Gamify and Flip Professional Development
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About Me
Tech Coach, Concordia Shanghai
Father, Parent, Husband
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Spare Time
Co-Founder SHINE Academy
Co-Founder Innovative PD (IPD)
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My Web Presence
• @autismpodcast
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• Podcast.ConcordiaShanghai.org
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Presentation Resources
InnovativePD.com/flippedpd
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Take Aways• Creating a delivery platform (Flip it)
• Finding course designers
• Developing powerful incentives (Game it)
• Securing admin support
• Marketing
• Making mistakes
Six Slots
• Six after school sessions
• For EdTech PD
• Massively different interest levels and abilities
• 150 people to please
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Create a high quality, EdTech PD program that people will actually enjoy
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Parameters
•Ubiquitous access •Differentiation •Useful in the classroom •High Quality (Grad Credit) •Interesting •Unique •Marketable
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Issues To Tackle• Creating a delivery
platform (Flip it)
• Finding course designers
• Developing powerful incentives (Game it)
• Securing admin support
• Marketing
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Delivery Needs
• Ubiquitous Access (Flipped)
• Incorporate Video
• Low Friction For Users Barriers
• Track Participation: See who is doing what
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Classes.ConcordiaShanghai.org/EdTechpd
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Why We Use Wordpress and Sensei
•Links With Active Directory •User Roles •Upgradeable •Cheap •Flexible •Built On Familiar Platform •Reasonably Easy To Design Courses •Opportunity to Look Foolish on Video
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Focus Areas
• Find Great Teachers
• Feedback Mechanism
• Create Course Expectations
• Video
• Survive Peer Review
• Graduate Credit Worthy
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http://edtechpd.concordiashanghai.org/
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Points For Achievements Link To Sample
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What you need
• Money
• Tech Resources
• PD Incentives
• Buy in
• Yearly Goals
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Email Fun
Yes, you can get a free coffee today if you are the 7th (my favorite prime number) person to sign up for at least one of your two EdTech PD classes for the year. !Top 7 Reasons to Sign Up • It is hilarious to watch your instructors read a teleprompter in the videos • Receive SUNY graduate credit to apply toward a Master's program or your home
country's professional development requirements • The courses are incredibly applicable to what you do in the classroom • Your spouse/friend/child/student/parent will be amazed with how much you have
learned aLer you complete the course • You get a cerMficate and Eurest coupon (free coffee again) when you complete a course • You earn points for your team (Hufflepuff, Griifindor, etc.) • It is required on your evaluaMon form (surely not the main reason to sign up ;-‐) ) How To Sign Up • Take a look at the EdTech PD site and see what courses interest you • Sign up using this form
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Focus on Change Management
• Harder
• Tech is the easy part
• Less predictable
• Tech people are often the least skilled at this
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People Like Personal Visits
I automated rewards too much in the beginning
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Pushing Change In your Department
• Find a project manager
• Asana if possible
• Watch for cyclical excuses
• Lead, help, give, give, give
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Stay In Touch!
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• MichaelBoll.me
• Podcast.ConcordiaShanghai.org
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