A Practical Experiment Regarding Time Dilation

When occasionally looking in the rear view mirror this year, I can’t believe how quickly time has flown by!  It keeps accelerating to speeds that would make Einstein scratch his head.  I have been doing some reading to try and understand how this is even possible.  I think I’m on the verge of some serious discoveries in physics with a deep experimental understanding of time dilation and spacetime.

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I have spent the last while pulling together all of my notes and observations regarding my Action Plan.  It has been interesting to see how my plan has grown (and shrunk) and changed over the course of the year.  Most interesting is how I have a (relatively) focused lens on how my class has changed over the year.  Or maybe the class has stayed the same and I’m the one who has changed.  Most likely, we have all changed together.

This is not the end of my Cohort 21 journey, it is simply the end of the first chapter.  I can’t wait to see how I continue to grow along with my follow Cohort family.  With that, you can find my Action Plan.  It is definitely a work in progress and I think I am okay with that.  Every answer I find results in more questions.  And I’m becoming better for it.

3 thoughts on “A Practical Experiment Regarding Time Dilation

  1. David, I love the Star Wars theme here. I can appreciate how you began with one lens on the Action Plan and then had to pivot as you dove deeper in that initial question. I’d love to hear more from you about, perhaps, which lens helped you get to this conclusion: was it TPACK or was it SAMR, or something else?

    Also, what tools have you experimented with to allow students to collaborate with each other, and with you? I am trying to leverage the collaborative nature of OneNote Classroom to enhance student and teacher interaction to shrink the time-warp continuum of assessment feedback.

    Thanks, and looking forward to reading more 🙂
    garth.

  2. Hey Dave,
    @gnichols poses some great questions, I’m curious as well! I like your actionplan theme and I wondered if you’ve come across Slide Carnival http://www.slidescarnival.com/ – it’s a whole new world is themes for presentations – fun to use in class with students or have students use for presentations.

    Collaborating is key and having a supportive community around is as well. You’ve got that community and so don’t afraid to lean on it and ask questions. We can start to feel like we’re in a silo at times and when you’re stuck reach out on Twitter or through your blog!

    In terms of your change, would you say you’re a bigger risk taker? Has your whole outlook on education shifted? Who has changed more – your students or you? I think it would be great if you asked them!

    Looking forward to chatting on Friday!

  3. Hi David,

    This is a great summary of your Cohort 21 experience. I appreciate your dedication to the theme of communication as your action plan focus. What would you say was the most-favoured tool by your students? Is it the same for you?

    I love that one of your key learning moments with your action plan as well as your ‘take-away’ from Cohort 21 is collaboration. We all know that it is central to any successful, engaged learning environment. Yet, it is easy to underestimate the impact that positive and productive collaboration has on mindset and willingness to take risks.

    Congratulations on taking this risk and exploring your action plan! I look forward to reading more about your experiences in future blog posts.

    Christina

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