David Loitz

TTT#349 Crowdfunding to Rethink Ed- IncitED's Campaigns: Open Road, Imagining Learning, Youth Voices - Plus: Spokes 5.15.13

On this episode of TTT we invite you to go to IncitED to learn more about these projects and support them if you can:

Whether or not you plan to or can not make a contribution to one of these campaigns, please join us for a conversation about crowdfunding on this episode of TTT.

We are joined by the following on this episode of TTT:

Jaime R. Wood Jaime R. Wood's profile photo and Peter Lindberg Peter Lindberg's profile photo from IncitED

IncitED is the crowdfunding community for education where ed supporters can fund, share, and replicate important education initiatives worldwide. http://incited.org

David Loitz David Loitz's profile photo and Charles Kouns Charles Kouns's profile photo from Imagining Learning

Imagining Learning is working to create a national collective voice on the wisdom of young people on how they would reinvent education. http://bit.ly/15IE8P6
http://www.facebook.com/imagininglearning
http://www.twitter.com/imaginingl
http://www.imagininglearning.us
Charlie's Ted Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDQd04BfkpI
What is a Listening session? video http://youtu.be/GhTZ58I495w

Alan Burnce Alan Burnce's profile photo from Open Road

Providing individualized, non-coercive education that empowers teens to direct their own learning and fulfill their potential.
openroadteens.org http://www.incited.org/projects/9

Turner Bohlen Turner Bohlen's profile photo and Claire O'Connell from Spokes talk about their plan to ride bikes across America to work for passion-based education for high school students and to find a mentor for every high school student in America!

We're people who love what we do. And we all love teaching!
http://www.spokesamerica.org

Karen Fasimpaur Karen Fasimpaur's profile photo and Paul Oh Paul Oh's profile photo to help us talk about a Youth Voices Summer Program that will be part of The National Writing Project’s Educator Innovator Initiative http://blog.nwp.org/educatorinnovator/ this summer.

Youth Voices is a site where students share, distribute & discuss their digital work online.
http://youthvoices.net
More info at http://www.youthvoices.net/summer2013


Links to IncitED crowdfunding campaign planning documents
1. Overview document covering pre-planning to post-campaign follow up
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8lWBi6aQDI-cTh2N0d1UDA0RHc/edit?usp=sharing
2. Document with tips for making an effective campaign video
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8lWBi6aQDI-bHhBdlRBWEpYQ1U/edit?usp=sharing
3. Document with tips for creating effective campaign perks
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8lWBi6aQDI-RDA2bUpkME5BclE/edit?usp=sharing
4. Document with tips for writing a basic campaign story
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8lWBi6aQDI-UC1FQUtRVlFmWUk/edit?usp=sharing


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TTT#348 IDEC 2013 - International Democratic Education Conference w/ Sally Anderson, Scott Nine, Joye Otto, David Loitz - 5.8.13

On this episode of TTT we have a conversation about democratic education and IDEC 2013, the 21st annual International Democratic Education Conference, which will be held in Boulder, Colorado this August 4-8.

Participants in this episode of TTT are:

Paul Allison's profile photo Sally Anderson's profile photo Scott Nine's profile photo monika hardy's profile photo Karen Fasimpaur's profile photo Joye Otto's profile photo David Loitz's profile photo

What is IDEC?
IDEC 2013 will be a unique international gathering of changemakers—practitioners, organizers, academics, youth, and educators—built around how we can transform our communities, schools, and learning to ensure that all young people can engage meaningfully in their education and gain the tools to build a just, sustainable, and democratic world. The experience will include a rich blend of pre-scheduled events and the fluidity needed to host conversations, workshops and strategy sessions using a hybrid of Open Space Technology. Be prepared for a conference experience unlike any other – we’ll be pushing the boundaries of what we mean by learning, sharing, connecting and creating.
http://www.idec2013.org/about/democraticeducation/
http://www.idec2013.org/registration/

What makes IDEC 2013 remarkable?
IDEC 2013 is a place where the world learns together about learning. IDEC, now in its 21st year, is hosted by teams of educators from different countries and continents each year. This is the first time in ten years that it has been held in the United States. From Korea to Israel and Brazil to India, IDEC offers participants the space, prompts, and process to learn about the future and history of learning.

What is democratic education?
In communities around the world, a story is unfolding of young people, educators, networks, and communities generating solutions to the challenges of today’s complex world. That unfolding story is the story of democratic education.

Democratic education is not a type of school or research-based practice. It isn’t one kind of learning program or philosophy. It is a frame. It’s a way of gathering together a vast set of ideas, resources, and visions so that a powerful story can be told that reclaims education for people and communities. There are thousands of people and organizations around the globe engaged in democratic education. Many have similar values but different definitions. IDEC 2013 is for all of them.


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TTT#344 Organizers of International Democratic Education Conference plan w/ ears: David Loitz, Darcy Bedortha, Lacey Ruskin 4.10

Organizers from IDEA democraticeducation.org and IDEC idec2013.org join us on this episode of TTT. This is the first of a series of ongoing conversations. Join us for Part 2 of Planning for IDEC on Wednesday, May 8 at 9PM ET/6PM PT.

Paul Allison's profile photoDavid Loitz's profile photoDarcy Bedortha's profile photoChris Sloan's profile photomonika hardy's profile photoLacey Ruskin's profile photo

On this episode, we share/converse/think aloud about the IDEC conference coming up on August 4-8 at Colorado University, Boulder.

IDEC, now in its 21st year, is hosted by teams of educators from different countries and continents. This is the first time in ten years that it has been held in the U.S. Democratic education is not a type of school or research-based practice.

It isn’t one kind of learning program or philosophy. It is a frame. There are thousands of people and organizations around the globe engaged in democratic education. IDEC 2013 is for all of them.

 


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TTT#340 A Year at Mission Hill with David Loitz, Amy Valens, Sam Chaltain, Jenerrad Williams, Bob Goodman, and more... 3.13.13

On this episode of TTT we discuss the video series, "A Year at Mission Hill" http://ayearatmissionhill.com.

Ten videos. One year. A public school trying to help children learn and grow. The national conversation we need to be having.

Monika Hardy monika hardy's profile photoand Chris Sloan Chris Sloan's profile photo host David Loitz David Loitz's profile photo who welcomes director, Amy ValensAmy Valens's profile photo along with the series narrator and education activist, Sam Chaltain Sam Chaltain's profile photo. Mission Hill teacher, Jenerrad Williams Jenerrad Williams's profile photo and Mission Hill parent, Bob Goodman Bob Goodman's profile photojoin the conversation as well. And that's not all. We are also joined by IDEA organizers and educators, Jabreel Chisley Jabreel Chisley's profile photoand Awo Okaikor Aryee-PriceAwo Okaikor Aryee-Price's profile photo.

Our friends at the Institue for Democratic Education in America http://democraticeducation.org/index.php/features/missionhill/ write:

At IDEA, we're proud to be one of the partners behind "A Year at Mission Hill." The project began when filmmakers Tom and Amy Valens spent a year filming at the school community of Mission Hill, with plans for a full documentary release in fall 2013. The web series came together when Tom and Amy reached out to educator and news commentator Sam Chaltain. Sam brought together http://Ashokaashoka.org, IDEA http://democraticeducation.org/index.php/index/, and the NoVo Foundation http://novofoundation.org around the idea of making a series of short episodes to highlight a year in the life of Mission Hill. Under IDEA's leadership, the concept grew into a larger opportunity to share the story across an eclectic coalition of education organizations, schools, and nonprofits. Currently, more than 40 community partners http://ayearatmissionhill.com/index.php/partners will be sharing the film series and offering their own resources to deepen viewers' learning around each chapter.

Maybe you are like Chris Sloan who says, "I'm hooked on the videos A Year at Mission Hill, looking forward to Part 4!"

Or maybe you're just learning of this effort to reimagine public education.

Either way, we invite you to join this important conversation by listening to this episode of TTT.


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March 13, 2013

20:21Mattie Kannard: Am I in the right spot for the ed tech talk?
20:58Mattie Kannard: ?
20:59karen (@kfasimpaur): Greetings! This is the place.
20:59Mattie Kannard: Great!
21:00unnamedYes
21:01Mattie : Is this the only window we'll use?
21:02karen (@kfasimpaur): This is the chat window. Above is the video. And to the left is a note pad where we can post links, etc.
21:02Mattie : Okay. Thanks!
21:03karen (@kfasimpaur): You should be hearing the pre-webinar banter in the video window.
21:03Mattie : Got it now.
21:03David Loitz: Yes
21:04karen (@kfasimpaur): chat seems good here
21:08David Loitz: feel free to chime in
21:09karen (@kfasimpaur): never seen that before :)
21:10Peggy George: hi everyone! my chat window is weird! one inch wide and have to scroll to read or type. :-(
21:11karen (@kfasimpaur): Hi Peggy
21:12karen (@kfasimpaur): I was really impressed with the transparency at MH that I saw in the first few video segments
21:13carey: Hi all! Agreed, Karen. I like what I've seen on their site.
21:14karen (@kfasimpaur): more g+ issues than usual tonight....
21:15Peggy George: after a reload, now I can see the full chat window and Titanpan but the video is last week's show. Hmmmm
21:15karen (@kfasimpaur): hmmm...video is good here
21:16Peggy George: before I could see the video and not the chat window
21:17karen (@kfasimpaur): "teachers as a cohort of learners"...powerful
21:18karen (@kfasimpaur): If you're in the hangout and here, don't play the video on this page :)
21:20Mattie : Relationships. That's important. Relationships value each member. Relationships aren't one-way. So important!
21:21karen (@kfasimpaur): IDEA ->http://democraticeducation.org/index.php/index/
21:22Mattie : When I watched the episodes, I felt at home. It felt just right.
21:22karen (@kfasimpaur): We need to see more models of great schools like this. They are out there. Making movies about them is powerful.
21:23rach: They are very important and people forget that which is sad
21:25David Loitz: great comment
21:26David Loitz: can you all see the video?
21:26karen (@kfasimpaur): Not really.
21:26Peggy George: giving up! I can see the chat but the only video I can see is last week's recording. So sorry. I'll have to watch the recording.
21:26karen (@kfasimpaur): Is there a YouTube link for it? (Or maybe it's not public yet.)
21:26karen (@kfasimpaur): Sorry, Peggy. See you next time.
21:27Mattie : I can't find it on YouTube, so it must not be public.
21:30karen (@kfasimpaur): I'm going to go see if we can get a link... brb
21:30Mattie : YouTube video is not showing... got the audio.
21:32David Loitz: http://youtu.be/9Efoj38lp2w
21:32Mattie : Thanks for the link!
21:32karen (@kfasimpaur): Thanks, David!
21:32karen (@kfasimpaur): Let's pause and all watch the video for a few minutes.
21:32Mattie : I'm going to YouTube to watch. THANKS!
21:32karen (@kfasimpaur): Yes! Thanks.
21:34David Loitz: Thanks everyone for being flexible
21:38Mattie : "academics don't exist in a vacuum" :-)
21:38karen (@kfasimpaur): That was so powerful.
21:38karen (@kfasimpaur): Thank you.
21:39Mattie : AWESOME!
21:39karen (@kfasimpaur): If you are back and haven't, you can skip back to the "live" part of broadcast above.
21:40karen (@kfasimpaur): I've been at schools where teachers aren't permitted to hug (or otherwise touch) the kids. That makes me sad.
21:40Mattie : Kids are people. It's that human factor that is key. We're all together in this, and it's important to invite kids into it as human beings. We all need that empathy piece to thrive, to collaborate, to grow.
21:40unnamedwhere is the live video of this broadcast?
21:41karen (@kfasimpaur): It's at the top of this page. (embedded G+ window) Click play an then click ahead to "live"
21:41karen (@kfasimpaur): David, thanks for going between the g+ and our chat here. That's helpful. :)
21:42karen (@kfasimpaur): @unnamed, did you get to the live video?
21:43carey: I love what she's saying right now. There has to be a pretty safe teaching environment for that kind of collaboration to happen.
21:43unnamed@Karen how do I click ahead to live?
21:44karen (@kfasimpaur): bottom left corner (next to volume button)
21:45Mattie : "that emotional piece" ... the human piece
21:45karen (@kfasimpaur): True...Separation of all these issues is a problem.
21:45David Loitz: Your welcome!
21:46karen (@kfasimpaur): Being able to articulate understanding + empathy at that age is wonderful.
21:46karen (@kfasimpaur): (I know adults who can't do that. :)
21:48Mattie : That education is not preparation for life, but that it IS life. Deweyism.
21:48karen (@kfasimpaur): Yes, this is progressive education, but some of this could be done in any school
21:49Mattie : Hard to create this atmosphere when we're tied to weekly "target skills" that don't place value on emotional growth...
21:49karen (@kfasimpaur): I would love to hear folks address the film making process -- how it came about, how it's worked, what the future plans are...
21:50karen (@kfasimpaur): Getting the msg out about this to the general public seems incredibly important.
21:50Mattie : Challenging, but not impossible. We have to think beyond barriers... and shrug off some of the constraints we feel limit us. They don't have to limit us.
21:50karen (@kfasimpaur): I agree, Mattie
21:50Mattie : @karen -- just watching these episodes would be so empowering for teachers feeling all of the "can'ts"
21:51karen (@kfasimpaur): yes...there are so many barriers and challenges that it's esy to get bogged down in them
21:52karen (@kfasimpaur): We don't need "permission" to care about every student
21:53Mattie : Word! Is that David? Learning IS messy... and unpredictable... and hard to see the end of ... it's a minute-by-minute experiential thing that has a life of its own.
21:53carey: exactly, Maddie (and David) :)
21:53Mattie : Embracing that is risky for some. It can be scary.
21:53carey: Mattie, sorry - spelling... yeesh :)
21:53karen (@kfasimpaur): It is scarey...but less so when it's acknowledged
21:54David Loitz: Let me know if you want to aska question
21:54Mattie : Right. The culture. The climate. The school leadership and colleagues can embrace and support it or build walls.
21:54karen (@kfasimpaur): @David, thx. See above about the film making process itself
21:54Mattie : What's so special at Mission Hill is that there's a shared vision.
21:55karen (@kfasimpaur): Every school that I've been to that has this kind of special environment says it's an issue of deep culture
21:56Mattie : We. We. We. :-)
21:56Mattie : Empowered by collective caring.
21:57karen (@kfasimpaur): and "we as a community" not just a staff or a school
21:57Mattie : Yes, @Karen. Deeper, isn't it?
21:58karen (@kfasimpaur): definitely
21:58karen (@kfasimpaur): I hear a lot of schools pitting themselves agains the community instead of thinking of themselves as a part of it
21:59karen (@kfasimpaur): I loved the video where someone said "Our job is to help raise these kids to be a part of a democratic society."
22:00Mattie : What is often missing is that true, genuine valuing. Valuing of the human quotient, the community.
22:00David Loitz: please tweet some of theses comments using the #yearatMH
22:00karen (@kfasimpaur): Yes, blaming others doesn't fix the problems.
22:02Mattie : "Each child as unique" -- so much more layered than "Student as data point"
22:02Mattie : instagrammed it ... @David. Not on twitter.
22:03karen (@kfasimpaur): Mattie, I'll retweet you :)
22:03Mattie : :-)
22:04karen (@kfasimpaur): You're indirectly on Twitter now :)
22:04David Loitz: I am @dloitz on twitter
22:04karen (@kfasimpaur): Farm to Table is a great program for this too.
22:04Mattie : :-) thanks, @karen :: I think I have an account... I've just never used it.
22:04karen (@kfasimpaur): (I *live* on Twitter.)
22:05karen (@kfasimpaur): again, teacher as learner...powerful
22:05Mattie : Question: How do you bypass the testing and data trap? Is there pressure and how do you counter it? Do you have support from your district?
22:05Mattie : This is honey bee poetry right now. :-)
22:08karen (@kfasimpaur): well said
22:08Mattie : Hooray! :-) I read that book every year before testing! :-)
22:10Mattie : :-) Is there an emoticon for "inspired"? Thanks so much for this.
22:10rach: I don't know if you touch on this but how do the teachers grade the students?
22:12Mattie : SHIFT! Earthquake! :-)
22:12karen (@kfasimpaur):http://augusttojune.com/
22:13Mattie : Went right to it, too, @karen! Another way to keep my fire going. :-)
22:14karen (@kfasimpaur): Thanks so much to all of you for the great conversation. Inspiring indeed!
22:14Mattie : Ongoing conversations, lasting commitment. I'm in. Muchas gracias.
22:15karen (@kfasimpaur): Good night, all.
22:15Mattie : Love the clap. Goodnight.

On this episode of TTT we discuss the video series, "A Year at Mission Hill" http://ayearatmissionhill.com.

Ten videos. One year. A public school trying to help children learn and grow. The national conversation we need to be having.

Monika Hardy monika hardy's profile photoand Chris Sloan Chris Sloan's profile photo host David Loitz David Loitz's profile photo who welcomes director, Amy ValensAmy Valens's profile photo along with the series narrator and education activist, Sam Chaltain Sam Chaltain's profile photo. Mission Hill teacher, Jenerrad Williams Jenerrad Williams's profile photo and Mission Hill parent, Bob Goodman Bob Goodman's profile photojoin the conversation as well. And that's not all. We are also joined by IDEA organizers and educators, Jabreel Chisley Jabreel Chisley's profile photoand Awo Okaikor Aryee-PriceAwo Okaikor Aryee-Price's profile photo.

Our friends at the Institue for Democratic Education in America http://democraticeducation.org/index.php/features/missionhill/ write:

At IDEA, we're proud to be one of the partners behind "A Year at Mission Hill." The project began when filmmakers Tom and Amy Valens spent a year filming at the school community of Mission Hill, with plans for a full documentary release in fall 2013. The web series came together when Tom and Amy reached out to educator and news commentator Sam Chaltain. Sam brought together http://Ashokaashoka.org, IDEA http://democraticeducation.org/index.php/index/, and the NoVo Foundation http://novofoundation.org around the idea of making a series of short episodes to highlight a year in the life of Mission Hill. Under IDEA's leadership, the concept grew into a larger opportunity to share the story across an eclectic coalition of education organizations, schools, and nonprofits. Currently, more than 40 community partners http://ayearatmissionhill.com/index.php/partners will be sharing the film series and offering their own resources to deepen viewers' learning around each chapter.

Maybe you are like Chris Sloan who says, "I'm hooked on the videos A Year at Mission Hill, looking forward to Part 4!"

Or maybe you're just learning of this effort to reimagine public education.

Either way, we invite you to join this important conversation by listening to this episode of TTT.


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TTT#302 Creating a National Collective Voice of Young People with Charlie Kouns, David Loitz and amazing young voices! 6.13.12

On this episode of Teachers Teaching Teachers we talk with Charles Kouns and David Loitz and a wonderful panel of students about the listening sessions Charlie and David create for teens to raise their voices on school change. The student voices you hear on this podcast are Sierra Goldstein, Jay Smith Chisley, Mackenzie Amara, Nikhil Goyal, Kelsey Shelhart

Sierra Goldstein's profile photoDavid Loitz's profile photoCharles Kouns's profile photoJay Smith Chisley's profile photoMackenzie Amara's profile photoNikhil Goyal's profile photoTrevor Shelhart's profile photo

We invite you to be reminded of the importance of starting with youth voices when we consider what to do next as educators.

https://www.facebook.com/imagininglearning
(Quickest way to get in touch with David and Charlie)

Our conversation on this podcast is about how important it is to listen to students, and we learn more about David and Charlie's methods of doing that. David Loitz writes:

Charlie's focus is in helping to bring the voices and visions of youth people to a national stage. He is both a teacher and an visionary. He is a dear friend and mentor. He created Imagining Leaning four years ago, and has traveled up and down the west coast and as far as New Zealand to host listening session with groups of young people.

http://www.imagininglearning.us/
(Many amazing images here, and a place to donate.)

David Loitz [ http://about.me/dloitz ], a passionate lover of education, film, basketball, food and life. He is currently working towards his Masters in Holistic Elementary Education at Goddard College. He writes and organizes at Adventures In Learning [ http://adventuresinlearning.tumblr.com ] and on the Cooperative Catalyst [ http://coopcatalyst.wordpress.com/author/dloitz ], @dloitz.

Charles Kouns [ http://www.imagininglearning.us/#%21our-stewards], @Penthias, the Founding Steward of Imagining Learning, an educator and the father of three. Imagining Learning [ http://www.imagininglearning.us ] is creating a national portrait of young people’s wisdom on the reinvention of education. Learn more about Charlie's vision on the Cooperative Catalyst.

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