PULLING AWAY THE INVISIBLE CLOAK OF LEARNING LEARNING 2.0 ASIA 2015
P U L L I N G A W A Y T H E
I N V I S I B L E C L O A K O F
L E A R N I N G
L E A R N I N G 2 . 0 A S I A 2 0 1 5
B E I J I N G B I S S
I N T E R N A T I O N A L
S C H O O L O F
S I N G A P O R E
L A R A R O N A L D S
@ L A R A R O N A L D S
W H A T D O E S T H I S
M E A N ?
A W A R E N E S S A N D T E C H N O L O G Y
How can we leverage the
learning we see?
P U L L O U R
I N V I S I B L E
C L O A K …
L O O K A T T H E V A R I O U S
S C E N A R I O S O N Y O U R
T A B L E S …
• What are we looking for?
Choose a situation and consider in
pairs or groups the hidden learning
that is occurring:
• What is it?
• Why do we need to expose it?
• Why are these scenarios at risk
if learning is not revealed?
H O W C A N W E U S E T E C H N O L O G Y T O
L E V E R A G E O U R F I N D I N G S ?
a start….
A N N O T A T I O N S
O R A L E X P L A N A T I O N S
B L O G S
Q R C O D E S
P R O C E S S
W A L L S
S O C I A L M E D I A
F O R
S H A R I N G
A N D
C O N N E C T I N G
U S I N G W E C H A T T O C O L L A B O R A T E
A N D I N S P I R E W I T H F A M I L I E S
L E A R N I N G O N W E C H A T
W H Y I S T H I S
I M P O R T A N T ?
S E E , D O C U M E N T A N D
S H A R E
• To authenticate the learning
that is not obvious, BUT
highly significant!
• To ensure we don’t crowd the
curriculum
• To allow children to learn at
their own rate and VALIDATE
that learning
• To truly support each and
every child’s achievements
• To better inform the teaching
• To allow the child’s learning
to continue unimpeded
G O O D
I N V E S T I G A T I O N S
S U P P O R T Y O U
A N D T H E S C H O O L
F O R O U R S C H O O L S A N D U S A S P R O F E S S I O N A L S
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• K N O W T H E P E D A G O G I E S O F L E A R N I N G
• S U P P O R T Y O U R T E A M S I N T H E S E A R C H
F O R W H A T Y O U A R E L O O K I N G F O R
• E X P E R I M E N T W I T H T E C H N O L O G Y
• S H A R E T H E L E A R N I N G W I T H T H O U G H T
A N D A N A W A R E N E S S O F A U D I E N C E
HOW?
R E S O U R C E S
• Langwitches http://langwitches.org/blog/
• Alison Cameare - http://issk1-2.weebly.com/home/negotiating-space-relationships-through-group-painting
• Kindergarten Life - https://kindergartenlife.wordpress.com/
• Train the Teacher - http://traintheteacher.me/2015/09/15/cross-post-re-thinking-rubrics-coetail/
• John Burns - http://www.j0hn.org/
• BISS Kindergarten - www.blogs.biss.com.cn/kindergarten
• Mrs. Wideen’s blog - http://www.mrswideen.com/2015/09/using-drawing-app-to-show-
thinking.html
• Understand the subtlety of Play– http://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/the-genius-of-play-vital-benefits-of-playtime-in-9-animations
• Mindshift
• Edutopia
, exploring the different ways of DOCUMENTING, and most importantly valuing