Reading
- Adaptability, enGauge 21st Century Skills p. 34-35
- Life and Career Skills, Partnership for 21st Century Skills
- Teaching Decision Making to Students with Learning Disabilities by Promoting Self-Determination, Council for Exceptional Children
- Risk Taking, enGauge 21st Century Skills p. 42-43
- The Kids are Alright: Article
- Blog Posts
- Predisposed for risk taking? Wes Fryer, Moving at The Speed of Creativity
- Fishing Down the Hall: Creating a Culture of Innovation, Ryan Bregtag, TechLearning.com
- Additional resources are available on the topic intro page.
Note: Because of the number of readings in this topic, you may find it more beneficial to skim for the ideas that will be most helpful for Activity 3-B-1 or are of personal interest to you. Skimming for the most relevant information while filtering out the nonessentials is also a 21st century skill.
Learning Activity 3-B-1
Adaptability or Risk Taking Brainstorm
[Small Group Project & Discussion Forum]
29 points total
20 points: Group Project (using wiki rubric)
9 points: Discussion
Complete the reading for this topic and review the Key Information. Then follow the instructions below:
- Sign up for a free account on MindMeister.
- You will be assigned a group by the facilitator.
- As a group, decide whether to create a brainstorm about ways to help students develop adaptability or about ways to help students develop risk taking skills (or both if you so desire).
- Work together to create a mind map (or brainstorm) using MindMeister. One person in the group should create the the initial page and invite the other group members.
- You may wish to chat via text or audio using a program such as Skype or Sakai's chat while collaborating. Collaboration can also happen asynchronously.
- One member of your group should post a link to your collaborative brainstorm in the class discussion board.
- As an individual, respond to two other groups' posts.
Learning Activity 3-B-2
Small Group Self-Assessment
[Assignments]
15 points
- Use the Small Group Self-Assessment Rubric to assess your participation and contribution to 3-B-1: Adaptability or Risk Taking Brainstorm.
- Indicate the number of points you think you earned for each category (Contribution, Working with Others, and Time Management) along with a brief explanation. Cite specific examples as necessary.
- Post your self-assessment to Assignments for your facilitator to read.