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Category: Integrative Thinking
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About my students …
Collaboration, Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking, Knowledge Building, NPDL, Problem Solving

About my students …

By Heidi Siwak March 25, 2015 March 25, 2015 0

I know it’s only March, but already I am thinking about the end of the school.  Our school year ends sooner than most.  It’s grade 6 and EQAO looms. In a few weeks our focus

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Rapid Fail in Action
Collaboration, Creativity, Design Thinking, Inquiry, Integrative Thinking, Knowledge Building, NPDL, Problem Solving

Rapid Fail in Action

By Heidi Siwak March 14, 2015 March 14, 2015 0

“I want to be a really great IDEO thinker.”  Students are embracing the practice of testing ideas as soon as possible and “rapid fail” has entered the classroom lexicon in a meaningful way.  One group

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Improving My Practice in Real Time
Collaboration, Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking, NPDL, Problem Solving

Improving My Practice in Real Time

By Heidi Siwak March 13, 2015 March 14, 2015 0

This week during our Design Thinking Challenge I’ve tweeted and blogged about our work in progress.  Jennifer Chan of Exhibit Change and Nogah Kornberg of Rotman Ithink chimed in with comments and suggestions that caused

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Design Thinking in Action
Collaboration, Creativity, Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking, Problem Solving, Uncategorized

Design Thinking in Action

By Heidi Siwak March 12, 2015 March 14, 2015 0

This week marks the culmination of our work to date in thinking, problem-solving and creativity. Students are trying to create a better MRI experience for children. I first heard about this idea from Rotman Ithink

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When Students Understand Collaboration Theory
Collaboration, Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking, Knowledge Building, NPDL, Problem Solving

When Students Understand Collaboration Theory

By Heidi Siwak March 7, 2015 March 14, 2015 0

It is one thing to have students work in groups. It is another to have students strategically seek feedback so that their own ideas can be improved. It is entirely another to watch students who

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Seek the Tension!
Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking

Seek the Tension!

By Heidi Siwak February 27, 2015 March 2, 2015 0

Today we continued to work on shifting how we perceive tensions and conflict.  Integrative thinkers embrace tensions as they represent opportunity for new ideas.

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The Great Disconnect
Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking

The Great Disconnect

By Heidi Siwak February 25, 2015 February 27, 2015 0

This week we are involved in a precursor to integrative thinking.  Students are exploring bad ideas and looking for value.  We follow a process that

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How is it possible?
Collaboration, Design Thinking, Integrative Thinking

How is it possible?

By Heidi Siwak February 19, 2015 February 21, 2015 6

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Rise Above: What does it mean to be in a knowledge building community?
Inquiry, Integrative Thinking, Knowledge Building, Uncategorized

Rise Above: What does it mean to be in a knowledge building community?

By Heidi Siwak February 4, 2015 February 21, 2015  knowledge building, rise above 0

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Allowing students to deeply understand assessment.
Inquiry, Integrative Thinking, Knowledge Building, Problem Solving

Allowing students to deeply understand assessment.

By Heidi Siwak January 29, 2015 January 31, 2015 7

Make sure you make it to the end of this post to see the rubrics students create. For most students, assessment can be a bit of a mystery, which is really unfortunate given how much

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Quest 2015: Deep Learning in a Digital World
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November 18 and 19, 2015

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Science Teachers Association of Ontario Conference
November 13, 2015
Workshop Bringt IT Together 2015
November 4, 2015
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November 6, 2015

Spring Workshop, Hamilton
May 23, 2015

Rotman School of Management
December 3, 2014
Association for Media Literacy, Toronto
October 18, 2014
Bring It Together, Niagara Falls
November 6, 2014

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