Join Kevin Brookhouser for an in-depth discussion in this video Social justice, part of Teaching Future-Ready Students.
- Giving students exposure to programming is one of our…greatest opportunities to further social justice.…I found that fostering programming skills can help…break cycles of poverty and disenfranchisement.…It's not easy to come out of a family…that struggles with poverty and to create a better life…right out of school, but technology…is helping to level that field.…Computer technology jobs are very much…in demand.…According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,…as of 2014, job openings in these categories…are growing at a rate of 37%.…
The really good news for our students is that the positions…are open to the regardless of their backgrounds.…In fact, there's a major national effort…to attract and hire a much more diverse workforce…in the computer field.…Really high-profile tech firms are totally committed…to diversifying their workforce…with women, people of color…and people who've grown up with limited resources.…They recognize that they have a diversity problem…and they are eager to solve it because they know…
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2/18/2016- Understanding the new literacies
- Motivating problem solvers
- Inspiring divergent thinking with Limbo
- Bringing 20time into the classroom
- Guiding creative learners
- Finding the right mentor for entrepreneurial kids
- Making elevator pitches
- Grading entrepreneurial projects
- Telling stories through video
- Creating screencast video
- Capturing video with a smartphone
- Editing videos on YouTube
- Teaching code
- Designing apps
- Incorporating coding activities in the classroom
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 28s
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1. What Is a Future-Ready Student?
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The classroom must change2m 10s
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2. Motivating Entrepreneurs
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Motivate problem solvers4m 12s
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Where bribery fails4m 8s
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3. Building a Culture of Creation
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20time in the classroom4m 27s
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Guide creative learners4m 19s
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Get it done4m 5s
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4. Entrepreneurial Nuts and Bolts
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Make an inspiring proposal3m 24s
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Find the right mentor3m 32s
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The elevator pitch3m 32s
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20time and Common Core4m 32s
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Audience-centered learning3m 34s
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5. The Film and Video Producer
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Writing is no longer enough2m 36s
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Flipping the classroom2m 28s
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My iambic pentameter story3m 40s
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What not to flip2m 38s
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Use the grmr.me website2m 29s
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6. Your Video Utility Belt
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Smartphone cinematography4m 15s
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Editing videos with YouTube5m 59s
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7. The Case for Coding
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The case for coding3m 28s
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Agency over technology2m 10s
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Social justice3m 47s
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8. Anyone Can Code and Anyone Can Teach Code
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Teaching without knowing2m 44s
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The "bad at math" myth4m 22s
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Coding is debugging2m 11s
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9. Your Coding Utility Belt
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Code without a computer3m 52s
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Make music with Pencil Code3m 39s
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Branching logic4m 52s
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10. Coding Activities
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Understand variables2m 36s
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The tip calculator5m 36s
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Challenges without solutions2m 37s
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Let them be wizards2m 42s
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Conclusion
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Next steps55s
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