I am sad to see #ISTE2014 come to an end. What an amazing experience, with so much to absorb and carry home with me. I’m working on a blog post to be shared on the IntelEDU website soon…. But, in the meantime, I thought I would share something super cool created by the folks at Copernicus Education in the ISTE Expo Hall.
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One of the first things ISTE attendees saw when they walked into the Expo Hall was this shiny Volkswagen Westfalia Camper. Beep Beep!!
Hanging above the Westy was a sign:
At any given time during the conference, I would see folks writing their messages somewhere on the van. I loved stopping by several times a day to read the thoughts of others. However, I never picked up a pen. The question really stretched me as a thinker – as I wasn’t sure what answer I could envision.
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The responses I saw were:
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Inspiring…
Funny:
Honest:
And, depending on the location on the van…. creative:
and some were a call to action:
So, in the last hours of the conference, I was reading new posts when one of the friendly folks from Copernicus Education came over and offered to take a picture of me. I took him up on his offer and posted with Westy:
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After snapping the photo, he handed me a paint pen and asked if I would like to add a message of my own. Here was the chance I hadn’t taken. The pen was full of possibilities. So, I plopped myself down behind the vehicle and started thinking. Because I had chosen a tail-light, I was trying to be clever with my language. I had just started writing when another teacher plopped down beside me and contemplated her post for the other tail light.
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We chatted a bit, and soon we were done. Here are our results!
I followed the Twitter feed mentioning @CopernicusEd and was able to see lots of photos from Westy – be sure to check it out! Their website even posted a heartfelt thank you to the amazing folks who attended ISTE and contributed to a powerful message.
So, how would YOU answer the question? What WILL education look like in 25 years??? Feel free to leave a comment below. If you wrote on Westy and snapped a picture, be sure to share that, too!!
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Dream Big,
