Last year, our 20% Time experience with the kids was amazing. We are building on that experience this year by tweaking what we did last year, introducing some new elements to the project process, and learning as much as we can from others. One part of that learning was attending the MOREnet technology conference in Columbia, MO in October. Melissa and I had the good fortune to have our presentation "Harmonized Learning: A 20% Time Learning Environment" accepted for the MOREnet conference.
On the morning of our first day at the conference, we presented, to a nearly full conference room, the philosophy behind 20% Time, the process we developed for the project over the course of the year, and the learning that the kids experienced. We know we are a bit ahead of the curve but the audience seemed very interested in how to incorporate some of the 20% Time philosophy into their own teaching situations. We received a lot of positive feedback after the session and it is those kinds of experiences, along with the everyday experiences with the kids, that continue to convince us that we are on the right track when it comes to the kind of learning environment where kids learn best.
Next on our presentation schedule is EdCampSTL in February. There is also a possibility that we will be presenting at the METC Conference in St. Charles in February and the RCET Conference in Springfield in March.
