Preventing the Zombie Apocalypse: Digital Tools to Engage All Learners

Gerald Aungst Supervisor of Gifted and Elementary Math

School District of Cheltenham Township

www.geraldaungst.com @geraldaungst

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#eduzom #FETC

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In the Socrative app (or at socrative.com): Room gaungst

In a word or short phrase, how is a student like a zombie?

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Zombie Invasion

• http://padlet.com/geraldaungst/zombies

• http://lrn.link/zombie-resources for resources and ideas

• Create your plan anywhere, add a link in the Padlet

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I am a hacker…A - Yes! And proud of it!!

B - I might be…

C - Heck no

D - What does that have to do with education?

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Brain Rules• Novelty

• Emotion

• Meaning before details

• Frequent breaks

“Much of formal education...feels like

learning the pieces of a picture puzzle that never

gets put together, or learning about the puzzle

without being able to touch the pieces.”

David Perkins

Elementitis

Aboutitis

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The Tools• Socrative

• Padlet

• Google Docs

• Plickers

What tools

do you have

to add?

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The Cure• Culture (Social/Emotional Space)

• Physical Space

• Instructional Practices

• Assessment