Questions+to+Address+(by+the+Agenda+Activists)

Based on April 26 discussions, these are the main questions we must discuss:


 * What is our goal?
 * What do we need to accomplish during the planning/collaboration sessions?
 * What do we want our online instruction to accomplish? How will it be better/different from "traditional" instruction?
 * How do we design assessment? //individual formative, group formative, individual summative, group summative. Assessment verse grading-JB)//


 * Online Infrastructure
 * Should we Dream Big and have the option of a totally online class?
 * Who should pay for and host the server? Schools? AEAs? Iowa?
 * Who will troubleshoot for staff and students? //(we are our best troubleshooters-we need a FAQ section we can search so we have discussions to read about problems people have had and how the community helped or who outside the community can be contacted. JB)//


 * Inspire Accountability in Students -- //this was the topic of the booth picture posted below//
 * How do we encourage the development of self-directed learners?
 * Relevance is a must!
 * We must teach the skills of independent thinkers. What skills are those?
 * We should use self-directed language when communicating expectations and deadlines to students.
 * After projects/assessments we provide students with self-assessment and reflective questions (ie: What are you most proud of with this project? What could you do better for the next project?).
 * We must develop relationships with our students so they are motivated to work for us and so we know their strengths/weaknesses and personal issues.
 * Investigate [|Transformative Learning]
 * //Students are born self-directed it's just not always is their direction the one we want/need because they are naive and don't have the formative assessment data to realize their choices JB//
 * How do we break the cycle of memorization and regurgitation?
 * If we have students memorize information it must be because we will ask them to APPLY it in a useful way.
 * Part of this is responding to student questions with probing questions NOT answers (a crucial part of the Modeling curriculum)- //who are you? WE so need to chat! Jbecker modeler too!//
 * But then how do we make students more comfortable with us not "answering" their questions?
 * How do we develop the habit of good questioning?
 * //I have found when you let go to the community of your scholars and they can only get assistance by asking questions. Then I limit how many they can ask- so they realize they have to have high quality questions. A yes or no question will not get you very much help. JB//
 * How do we get "buy-in" from all stakeholders?
 * We must have a seamless online interface!
 * We must educate students, families, and administrators about our methods and why we don't give students the answers.
 * //Once you get the scholars those who love and care about them will be come around. Have the scholars make their work public celebrate them by them celebrating themselves to the stakeholders.// jb

If you have additional questions or if you have answers PLEASE add to this page! Especially if you have all the answers! ;-) ~Holly Hinkhouse