Teacher Metaphors Discussions - Making Curriculum Pop2024-03-29T00:42:12Zhttp://mcpopmb.ning.com/group/teachermetaphors/forum?feed=yes&xn_auth=noMy PbL "Voyage": Curriculum-building as a Hero's Journey for the Teachertag:mcpopmb.ning.com,2010-08-15:2665237:Topic:386282010-08-15T12:24:29.685ZSyd (EduNut)http://mcpopmb.ning.com/profile/SydEduNut
I'm not sure what the intent of this group was, originally. I'm assuming it's to share what metaphors we use for our practice, so given that, I'd like to share this outline I made to conceptually frame my year for the purpose of keeping a journal or blogging (Edunut.org). <br></br><br></br>It's a draft, mind you, but here goes:<br></br><br></br><p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>CALL TO ADVENTURE…</strong></span></p>
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I'm not sure what the intent of this group was, originally. I'm assuming it's to share what metaphors we use for our practice, so given that, I'd like to share this outline I made to conceptually frame my year for the purpose of keeping a journal or blogging (Edunut.org). <br/><br/>It's a draft, mind you, but here goes:<br/><br/><p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>CALL TO ADVENTURE</strong></span></p>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><hr size="2"/><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Taking Students on a Year-long Metaphorical “Hero’s Journey”<br/></strong></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 80px;">An Experiment<br/> The Course As a Voyage</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Rites of Passage toward <em>What</em>? (Aims of Education)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 120px;">Personal Growth & Opportunity<br/> Contribution of Knowledge & Skills</div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><hr size="2"/><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>The Ship</strong></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Nuts & Bolts of a Voyage-worthy Vessel (Course Management)<br/> The Personal Learning Fleet (Collaboration & Networking)<br/>
Captain’s Log (The Value of Reflection & Feedback)</div>
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<div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><hr size="2"/><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Surveying the Landscape & Charting The Course</strong></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">What’s Worth Visiting on One Year’s Journey? (The “Big Ideas”)<br/> Plotting Possible Coordinates (Driving Questions)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Choosing Specific Destinations (Projects)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Scouting for Project Ideas<br/> Standards as “Destination Guides”</div>
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<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>DEPARTURE</strong></span></p>
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<div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><hr size="2"/><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Planning for Each Destination</strong></span><div style="margin-left: 40px;">The Project as an “Expedition”</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Driving Question<br/> Concepts, Skills, & Processes</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Outfitting The Explorers<div style="margin-left: 40px;">The Treasure (Culminating Product)<br/> The Mission (Entry Event)<br/>
The Rough Map (Outcomes, Assessments)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">The Compass (Purpose Statement)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">The Expedition Party (Groups)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Predicting Points of Interest (Need-to-knows)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Planning for Possibilities</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">A Flexible Itinerary</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Scouting for Resources (Content)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Packing the Ship for the Journey (Student Tools)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 80px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Planning for Accessibility (Tools for Inclusion)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 80px;">Feedback Fleet (Colleagues, Critical Friends, PLN’s)</div>
<p><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>INITIATION</strong></span></p>
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<div><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><hr size="2"/><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">Launching an Expedition</span></strong></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Embarking<br/> Landing<br/>
Checking In<br/>
Re-grouping<br/>
Sharing</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>RETURN</strong></span></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><hr size="2"/><strong><span style="font-size: medium;">The Last Leg<br/></span></strong></div>
<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Travelogue (Reflective Journal)</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Synthesizing A Year<br/> Student Samples of Reflection</div>
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<div style="margin-left: 40px;"><div style="margin-left: 40px;">Artifacts (Portfolio)</div>
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<p style="padding-left: 120px;">Completed Projects<br/> Student Samples</p>
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