I had the privilege of attending the annual TIES Conference in Minneapolis. This year's theme was Empowering Learners. The keynote speaker for the first day was Dean Shareski. He spoke about bringing joy back into the classroom. As you can see from the image above from Collective Evolution, we are dealing with a culture of compliance in our schools.
Dean shared that kids laugh 300 times per day while adults only laugh 20 times per day. While there is some mixed reviews online about these statistics being valid, I would have to agree that kids definitely laugh more than adults. With a five and three year old at home, laughter is a constant. So what happens to all the laughter when kids progress through our education system? Happiness in Achieving Success
As I recorded this video of my 5th graders successfully programming a Sphero to complete this course, I couldn't help but notice their emotions at the end. They were authentically excited and proud of what they had accomplished. How many times are students this excited about finishing a worksheet? What can we, myself included, do differently in our classrooms to bring that kind of enthusiasm about learning?
How do your students feel about learning in your classroom?
My goal is to create learning experiences that elicit the feelings of the baby on the left and not the baby on the right. What is your goal?
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Andrew FenstermakerInstructional Technology Coordinator | Innovation Coach | Google Certified Innovator | Presenter | Blogger | Adjunct @UiowaEducation | Owner @kids_f_i_r_s_t |