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Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.00,0:00:14.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have one of the best jobs in the world
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.50,0:00:18.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I get to work\Nwith people who are fun, funny,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.22,0:00:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,energetic, creative and insightful.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.88,0:00:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they happen to be 14\Nto 18 years of age.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.43,0:00:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really do think\Nkids keep a person young,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.63,0:00:32.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I think that's probably\Nwhy when I'm in the presence of adults,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.77,0:00:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sometimes don't know how to act,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.05,0:00:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you'll forgive me.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.48,0:00:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, inspiring the students of the future.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.71,0:00:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What really works?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.33,0:00:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,37 years of teaching experience\Nhave taught me that two things are needed:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.94,0:00:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,research-based teaching techniques\Nand relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.56,0:00:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relationship is huge,\Nbut we'll talk more about that later.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.26,0:01:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I'd like to look at first\Nare the techniques.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.33,0:01:07.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think probably most of us remember\Nthe teacher-centered classroom;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.47,0:01:10.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is probably what we\Nare familiar with from our youth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.46,0:01:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You remember the teacher\Nwas up front in the center,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.83,0:01:17.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the students were in nice neat rows,\Nnot allowed to talk to each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.29,0:01:22.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the teacher, the source of authority,\Ndownloaded information to the kids,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.21,0:01:24.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who regurgitated it back up on a test
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.97,0:01:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed to measure\Nhow much content they could remember.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.50,0:01:31.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I have to admit, I love lecturing,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.31,0:01:35.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but my students don't always love it;
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.28,0:01:37.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it does not always inspire.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.53,0:01:42.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was thinking, what really inspires?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.85,0:01:45.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, I was doing\Nlunch duty at school,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.67,0:01:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,standing in the lunchroom, being visible,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.23,0:01:52.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watching kids go through\Nthe cafeteria line,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.11,0:01:54.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as I watched the kids\Ngoing through the line,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.43,0:01:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it occurred to me\Nthey love having choices.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.90,0:02:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I said to myself, "Self,\Nmaybe that would work in the classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.00,0:02:05.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let the kids have choices."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.14,0:02:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so that's what I did.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.36,0:02:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I converted my classroom
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.81,0:02:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a situation where student choice\Nwas a big part of the room
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.56,0:02:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,along with four other Cs:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.89,0:02:20.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Collaboration, communication,\Ncritical thinking and creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.78,0:02:24.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, over ten years ago,\Nthe National Education Association
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.90,0:02:28.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,identified those last\Nfour Cs on the list
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.51,0:02:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as essential 21st century skills\Nthat kids should learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.61,0:02:34.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I agree wholeheartedly.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.58,0:02:37.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've added choice to the top of the list
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.52,0:02:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not as a skill for kids to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.03,0:02:43.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather as a characteristic\Nof the classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.75,0:02:46.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By choice, I mean a situation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.13,0:02:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where many learning activities\Nare available to students,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.25,0:02:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,designed to meet the many\Ndiverse learning styles that they have.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.77,0:02:59.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the kids love it as much\Nas they love choices in the cafeteria.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.72,0:03:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.76,0:03:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we're made for learning this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.76,0:03:14.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine our early hominid ancestors\Nout looking for food.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.73,0:03:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't you know that finding\Nand tracking that woolly mammoth
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.91,0:03:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,required critical thinking\Nand problem-solving?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.13,0:03:26.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It definitely required\Ncollaboration, teamwork.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.02,0:03:28.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, you wouldn't want\Nto do this by yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.24,0:03:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.45,0:03:33.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And collaboration required communication.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.81,0:03:38.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I imagine those people\Nsitting around the campfire at night,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.80,0:03:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reliving the adventures of the day's hunt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.44,0:03:44.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They must have had smiles on their faces
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.27,0:03:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they were retelling\Nthe story of the hunt.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.36,0:03:48.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I know they smiled
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.70,0:03:51.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they put those cave\Npaintings up on the wall
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.14,0:03:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because creativity is a uniquely human,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.90,0:03:59.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pleasurable, satisfying activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.13,0:04:03.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I believe our brains\Nare wired for the five Cs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.72,0:04:05.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since they're wired for the five Cs,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.87,0:04:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that authentic learning will happen
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.82,0:04:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when kids are allowed\Nto engage in the five Cs.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.78,0:04:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And not just learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.90,0:04:17.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think kids will enjoy\Na classroom setup like this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.04,0:04:20.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and even be inspired in this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.67,0:04:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this requires -
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.44,0:04:29.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A classroom setup based\Non the five Cs requires a shift
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.75,0:04:34.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a teacher-centered classroom\Nto a student-centered classroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.57,0:04:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this requires the teacher to remove\Nhim or herself from front and center,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.39,0:04:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,becoming more of a guide on the side\Nrather than a sage on the stage.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.10,0:04:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But this opens up opportunities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.88,0:04:49.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to not merely teach,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.29,0:04:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but to coach,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.82,0:04:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mentor,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.16,0:04:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to nurture and inspire,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.86,0:04:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why I love it so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.72,0:05:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, time out.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.49,0:05:05.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's important for me to mention\Nthese are not my original ideas;
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.56,0:05:08.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stand on the shoulders of giants.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.12,0:05:09.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember Plutarch?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.08,0:05:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said it a long time ago:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.52,0:05:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The mind is not a vessel\Nthat needs filling,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.18,0:05:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but wood that needs igniting."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.57,0:05:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And more recently, Albert Einstein:
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.28,0:05:25.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Education is not the learning of facts,\Nbut the training of the mind to think."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.98,0:05:28.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right. You're going\Nto have to bear with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.46,0:05:31.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm going to get real\Ngoose-bumpy for a minute.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.05,0:05:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the absolute,\Nmost exciting moments of my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.67,0:05:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my professional life\Nwas meeting Albert Einstein
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.56,0:05:41.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just a few years ago,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.60,0:05:43.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.26,0:05:44.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,changed my life,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.74,0:05:47.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,bumping into him in that wax museum.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.50,0:05:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.86,0:05:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a moment it was.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.21,0:05:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I stand on the shoulders of giants,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.68,0:05:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,giants like Montessori and Piaget,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.81,0:05:59.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Dr. Sam Postlewait,\Nwho was doing a lot of these things
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.60,0:06:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in his biology classes\Nat Purdue University,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.23,0:06:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,back in the 1960s.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.40,0:06:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm a product of the Purdue\NBiology Department;
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.68,0:06:09.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's where I fell in love with biology.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.39,0:06:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stand on the shoulders of giants,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.49,0:06:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like Tom Watts and Steve Randak,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.11,0:06:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who were doing this back in the 1970s\Nin their high school biology classes.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.43,0:06:23.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I stand on the shoulders of many giants\Ncalled elementary school teachers
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.47,0:06:25.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and special ed teachers.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.47,0:06:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I'm a product of all of those mentors.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:30.43,0:06:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, collaboration, communication,\Ncritical thinking, creativity
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.59,0:06:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and student choice,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.96,0:06:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's it look like?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.65,0:06:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I could just share with you briefly\Nthe experiences that I've tried with this:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.80,0:06:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've taken my ninth-grade biology classes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.08,0:06:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and divided the school year\Nup into two to three-week units.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.77,0:06:51.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the beginning of each unit,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.20,0:06:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the students are given a menu
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.27,0:06:57.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of all the smorgasbord activities\Nthat are available on the menu.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.98,0:06:59.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, this has been challenging
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.42,0:07:02.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I've had to write\Nall of these activities
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.65,0:07:07.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that no matter what combination\Nof activities a student chooses to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.01,0:07:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,based on their learning styles,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.32,0:07:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and no matter what order\Nthey choose to do them in,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.41,0:07:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they'll still achieve\Nthe required objectives for the unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.79,0:07:18.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's been fun; it's been a challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.54,0:07:21.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the kids love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.52,0:07:23.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They love having the choice,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.39,0:07:27.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are many times when they\Nforget that I'm even in the room,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.21,0:07:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's okay.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.57,0:07:34.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One of the things that is not required,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.77,0:07:39.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are two activities normally\Nin every unit that are not required.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.07,0:07:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One is the test at the end of the unit,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.34,0:07:43.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the other one\Nis the computer tutorial.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.82,0:07:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've taken several summers
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.91,0:07:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and written these self-paced,\Ninteractive computer tutorials
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.67,0:07:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the kids work through.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.89,0:07:58.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're designed to take the place\Nof the stuff I used to lecture on.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.66,0:08:00.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Kids have told me in private,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.51,0:08:03.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Mr. Ruhl, we like the tutorials\Nbetter than your lectures."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.39,0:08:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's okay,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.15,0:08:07.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's perfectly okay,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.55,0:08:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's all about them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.46,0:08:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so if you came to visit\Nmy class on a typical day,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.99,0:08:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would see some kids\Nworking through the computer tutorials.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.52,0:08:20.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would very likely see some kids\Nworking on some website activities online.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.56,0:08:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's possible you would see some kids\Nin a corner of the room with headphones on
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.68,0:08:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watching a video related to the unit,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:28.14,0:08:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,writing out answers to questions\Nthat accompany the video.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.84,0:08:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm sure you would see students\Ndoing laboratory activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.69,0:08:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You would probably notice some kids
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.37,0:08:43.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tending to their ongoing\Nscience fair projects,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.09,0:08:45.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I know for sure,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.20,0:08:48.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would probably find\Na group of kids off in another corner
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.55,0:08:51.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,around an educational game\Ndesigned to teach them
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.56,0:08:54.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about some biological concept\Nrelated to the unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.58,0:08:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you would likely see some kids
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.44,0:09:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doing some hands-on, minds-on simulations,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.92,0:09:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,learning about some other\Nbiological phenomena.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.82,0:09:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know you would see\Nsome kids off in a corner
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.67,0:09:09.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,filling out what are called\N"reflection sheets,"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.11,0:09:11.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are designed to get them\Nto think about their learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.98,0:09:13.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,self-evaluate their efforts,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.30,0:09:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,take past knowledge\Nand connect it to new knowledge.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.73,0:09:23.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there's one other activity on the menu\Nthat a lot of kids really enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.43,0:09:25.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's called "Arts and Entertainment."
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.23,0:09:28.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's on the menu in every unit,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.13,0:09:32.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is where the students take\Nany concept they've learned in the unit
Dialogue: 0,0:09:32.86,0:09:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at home, develop some kind\Nof a project presentation
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.03,0:09:39.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then present it\Nto the rest of the class
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.34,0:09:41.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the last day of the unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.43,0:09:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Arts and Entertainment
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.91,0:09:44.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has to be nontraditional;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.57,0:09:48.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's only limited by their imagination.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.11,0:09:50.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they can come in and perform a song,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.45,0:09:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a skit,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.75,0:09:53.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,present a movie,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.62,0:09:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,present a model that they've built,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.08,0:09:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,poetry,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.18,0:10:00.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any nontraditional way\Nof demonstrating their knowledge
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.29,0:10:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of something they've learned in the unit.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.39,0:10:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, these two young ladies\Nin our biochemistry unit
Dialogue: 0,0:10:05.71,0:10:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,took it upon themselves to build\Na model of a chlorophyll molecule
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.03,0:10:12.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using gumdrops to represent the atoms.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.22,0:10:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These two young ladies - they're sisters -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.10,0:10:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they happened to decide\Nto demonstrate in a very creative way
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.43,0:10:25.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the fact that they each inherited\Nhalf of their genes from mom
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.75,0:10:27.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and half of their genes from dad.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.62,0:10:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.58,0:10:31.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Got to love them.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.94,0:10:36.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This method of teaching,\Nfor me, I have found -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:36.16,0:10:37.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,37 years experience -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.100,0:10:40.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not only effective, but it's fun
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.86,0:10:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it allows me to sit down\Nwith small groups of students
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.54,0:10:49.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while I'm team-teaching\Nwith that fleet of ten computers;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:49.78,0:10:52.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it gives me the opportunity to sit down
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.04,0:10:55.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a group of two,\Nthree or four or five kids
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.18,0:10:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and respond to questions\Nthat they initiate.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:59.14,0:11:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It allows me the opportunity\Nto listen to their thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.39,0:11:08.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and, teachers, when you do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.02,0:11:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.88,0:11:15.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the whole situation creates\Nsomewhat of a teacher paradox.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.40,0:11:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because by removing yourself\Nfrom front and center,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.28,0:11:21.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you seem to become less important,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.44,0:11:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but paradoxically,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.37,0:11:27.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in reality you become more important
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.52,0:11:29.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because when working\Nas a guide on the side,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.32,0:11:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're freed up to use\Nthe most powerful teaching techniques
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.98,0:11:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have ever run across in 37 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.11,0:11:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're as old as the hills;
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.98,0:11:45.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't matter\Nwhat techniques are used,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.100,0:11:48.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these two always work.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.83,0:11:50.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about two loves.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:51.21,0:11:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, the teacher's love for the subject\Nand passion for the subject.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.61,0:12:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And secondly, the teacher's\Ngenuine love for the kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.71,0:12:02.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, let's talk about the passion.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.15,0:12:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know what I remember\Nabout third grade?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.09,0:12:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember Jenny on the bus.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.73,0:12:10.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not kidding.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.76,0:12:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Third grade.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.43,0:12:16.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, the thing I remember most\Nabout the classroom in third grade
Dialogue: 0,0:12:16.65,0:12:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is I remember our teacher\Nevery day after lunch
Dialogue: 0,0:12:21.54,0:12:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would read to us for 10 to 15 minutes;
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.20,0:12:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,she would read to us "Tom Sawyer."
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.24,0:12:32.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What an adventure!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.37,0:12:36.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We had black-and-white TV,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.86,0:12:38.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we had cartoons on TV,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.43,0:12:39.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but this was different.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.57,0:12:44.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was obvious to us\Nthat Miss Hershey loved reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.01,0:12:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and she was passionate\Nabout reading to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:47.33,0:12:50.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tom Sawyer! What an adventure!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.83,0:12:53.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the 10-minute\Nreading period,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.32,0:12:55.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't wait until the next day
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.27,0:12:58.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to find out what would happen\Nto Tom and his friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:59.27,0:13:01.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if Miss Hershey\Nrealized it or not,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.58,0:13:04.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should have written her a letter\Na long time ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.58,0:13:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She inspired me to be a reader.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.69,0:13:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you see, she wasn't saddled\Nwith state-mandated standards
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.20,0:13:20.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and state-mandated,\Nhigh-stakes standardized testing,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.58,0:13:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so she was free to teach and inspire.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.39,0:13:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll never forget her.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.52,0:13:29.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She means the world to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.08,0:13:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I should have written her a long time ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.14,0:13:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then for that other love.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:36.31,0:13:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Teacher's love for the kids.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.98,0:13:41.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If there are any teachers\Nin the audience, don't get nervous.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.37,0:13:46.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not talking about warm,\Nfuzzy, emotional love.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:47.43,0:13:53.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about genuine, decisional,\Nput-the-other-person-first kind of love.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.14,0:13:55.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It motivates;
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.57,0:13:58.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it inspires in a powerful way.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.63,0:14:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm talking about the kind of love that -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:01.47,0:14:04.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,C.S. Lewis wrote about it\Nin his book "The Four Loves."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:05.24,0:14:09.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He described it as "agape love,"\Nthe highest level of love known,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.28,0:14:13.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a self-sacrificial kind of love,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.03,0:14:17.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a love that's passionately committed\Nto the well-being of the other.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.24,0:14:22.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This kind of love is not always emotional,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:23.08,0:14:25.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is always decisional.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.39,0:14:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, teachers, great news.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.02,0:14:32.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This means you can love your kids\Neven when they're not likable.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.20,0:14:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does that ever happen?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:34.21,0:14:36.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because this kind of love\Nis not emotional,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.30,0:14:38.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's decisional,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.34,0:14:43.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it motivates and inspires\Nin a powerful way,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.74,0:14:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it's as old as the hills.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.89,0:14:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, teachers ...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.21,0:14:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an airtight lesson plan is important.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.83,0:15:04.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A well-organized, consistent\Ndiscipline plan is important.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.72,0:15:11.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Effective use of technology is important.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.60,0:15:16.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The standards are important,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.05,0:15:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but, please, don't let them\Nstifle your creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:20.74,0:15:23.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All these things are important,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.20,0:15:27.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what the kids\Nare going to remember most of all
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.18,0:15:30.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is you.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.52,0:15:33.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't forget that sixth C:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.62,0:15:34.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Caring.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:34.78,0:15:40.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the most effective, most powerful,\Nmost inspiring way of teaching:
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.57,0:15:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting their attention,\Nmotivating them, inspiring them.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.45,0:15:51.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember most\Nis that you looked them in the eye
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.77,0:15:55.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and asked them about\Ntheir extra-curricular activities
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.05,0:15:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their part-time jobs.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.45,0:15:59.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember most
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.22,0:16:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you just asked them in the hall\Nhow they were doing.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.27,0:16:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember most
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.96,0:16:08.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is you've worked really hard\Nin the first couple weeks of school
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.94,0:16:11.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn their names\Nin the first couple days.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.80,0:16:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember most
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.49,0:16:16.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you went to their athletic events
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.46,0:16:18.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their concerts.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.33,0:16:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember most
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.04,0:16:22.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that you led the class
Dialogue: 0,0:16:22.06,0:16:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in loud, off-key choruses\Nof "Happy Birthday."
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.36,0:16:30.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember most\Nis that when they made the newspaper,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:30.82,0:16:34.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you put their newspaper clippings up\Non the wall in the classroom,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.39,0:16:37.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you told them to autograph them,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:37.75,0:16:39.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you told them to do that
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.51,0:16:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that some day when their autographs\Nwere worth lots of money,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.86,0:16:44.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would fund your retirement.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:44.96,0:16:46.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.98,0:16:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What they're going to remember\Nis that you were transparent,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.12,0:16:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you were real,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.01,0:16:54.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you had the ability\Nto laugh at yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.29,0:16:55.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and laugh with them.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.44,0:17:03.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, what's really important?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.26,0:17:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we motivate?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:06.20,0:17:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do we inspire?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.49,0:17:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Allow kids to involve themselves\Nin the classroom
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.62,0:17:15.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in student-choice collaboration,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.100,0:17:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,communication,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:17.62,0:17:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,critical thinking and creativity.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:21.60,0:17:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don't forget that sixth C.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.64,0:17:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's probably the most important one
Dialogue: 0,0:17:27.64,0:17:30.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because the greatest of these is love.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:31.24,0:17:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:32.50,0:17:35.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)