Today's institute day included several professional learning sessions. Differentiated, personalized, and engaging, these sessions were designed to provide 60 minutes of learning a new tool, technique, or strategy, followed by 60 minutes of practical application; making something usable for students or staff. I facilitated a BreakoutEDU game for a dozen brave teachers looking to try something new. Modeled after " escape room experiences ", breakout games rely on collaboration, communication, and creative problem solving to achieve success. High energy, engagement, and interaction are the norm in a breakout game. The purpose of this BreakoutEDU session was to immerse participants in an " out of the box " learning experience. I had experienced breakout games during recent EdCamps, and each one was uniquely challenging and enjoyable. Using Will Richardson's popular book, " From Master Teacher to Master Learner ", we used the breakout game to ...
Ruminations about lifelong learning.