Priscilla+McLarty

Your do-now: Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects:

1. a brick: throwing, building, cooking, a measurement, propping, taking up space in a toilet, elevating, holding things, pain management,

2. a blanket: first aid stretcher, warmth, picnic, beach, clothing, drying, throwing, bouncing, block light, fire fighting, tent, burn it, soak up water, break a window, carring,

Check out after 10 min. Why are we moving away from rote memorizing if it is important. Learn when not stressed, so you can apply it when you are: military, crisis, exam

I noticed that there were many questions about the questions. Open questions can be great, however they can cause people to stray from the original task or goal.

How can you fix a lighted candle on a wall (a cork board) in a way so the candle wax won't drip onto the table below. To do so, one may only use the following along with the candle:

1. are you fixing the candle or afixing the candle? It makes a difference. Put the empty box under the candle.

movie MIT - If you have to think, a __reward does not work__ India - higher incentive - worst

If then works for easy, not for real thinking PAY PEOPLE ENOUGH SO THAT THEY ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT MONEY, THEN YOU GET GOOD RESULTS.

Give them freedom and you will gets the results you want.

Paws will work for holding a door, not for learning.

DON'T TEACH, LET THE STUDENTS LEARN

Each person choose a seat that they were comfortable with and began working. While the computer was processing, people were disucssing choices and sharing results. The presenter was greeting people and making sure that they were getting to the pages that we needed.

I am orange and green, which describes me quite well.

Exit card, group sharing, moving in response to a question, calling on one student and having them "tag" the next student to answer.