digital kids edu 2013: brett somers, mit-stanford vlab edtech forum
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Disruption in the marketTRANSCRIPT
Techie becomes Teacher
Techie becomes Teacher
Brett SomersMIT-Stanford VLABEdTech Team [email protected]: @somers_brett
1.Common Core Tracking Tools
2.Real-time adaptive learning tools
3.Student individual/group productivity
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5.High and sustained student engagement
6.Common Core Alignment
K-12 Teachers Need
Need Common Core Tracking Tools
• Teacher Challenge:
Too many students
To much data
No time to track progress
• Developer Opportunity:
Collect data from all computing actions
send this data to a central repository
report this data to a teacher dashboard
Need Common Core Tracking Tools
Need Real-Time Adaptive Learning Tools
Teacher Challenge:
Not 35 of Mr. Somers
Santa size bag of realia
10 seconds to chaos
• Developer Opportunity:
Use CC tracking data to reteach
Students work at their pace (home ext.)
New trust in Games that teach Curriculum
Need Real-Time Adaptive Learning Tools
Need Student Indiv/Group Productivity
Teacher Challenge:
Terrible two’s all over again
Bully = Cool : Smart= tool
Leader without a team
• Developer Opportunity:
Relevant Virtual with a “real” feel
Collaborative with clear team roles
Rebrand smart as cool, bully the fool
Need Student Indiv/Group Productivity
Teacher back to Techie
To disrupt Ed
Teacher back to Techie
To disrupt Ed ... In a good way that is. No bullies allowed.
Brett SomersMIT-Stanford VLABEdTech Team [email protected]: @somers_brett