Comments on: The Release http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/ Made to Stick Blog by Dan and Chip Heath Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:10:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Stan Garfield http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-845 Thu, 24 May 2007 20:27:58 +0000 http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-845 Hi, Chip and Dan. Made to Stick is the <a href="http://h20325.www2.hp.com/blogs/garfield/archive/2007/05/23/3473.html" rel="nofollow">book of the week</a> in my blog. I enjoyed reading your book have already applied some of the ideas. Regards, Stan Hi, Chip and Dan.

Made to Stick is the book of the week in my blog.

I enjoyed reading your book have already applied some of the ideas.

Regards,
Stan

]]> by: Dave http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-15 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:06:04 +0000 http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-15 Since I can remember, vocational education (shop) was thought of as a class to warehouse those who could not "cut it" in academic programs. Even some dedicated career technical teachers thought of their programs as "dumping grounds." Nothing could be farther from the truth. Career Tech turns out to be a great way to contextualize learning, allowing students to explore, problem solve, discover, work together in teams...you get the idea. More than that, though, it turns out that career tech is a place where students can investigate fairly high level math, science, and literacy concepts. It turns out that all we have to do , in some cases, is use a common vocabulary and help the students make the connections between so-called academic concepts and career tech knowledge and skills. We call is "Inquiry-Based Learning" but it's nothing new. It goes by problem-based, project-based, discovery method...you name it. Since I can remember, vocational education (shop) was thought of as a class to warehouse those who could not “cut it” in academic programs. Even some dedicated career technical teachers thought of their programs as “dumping grounds.” Nothing could be farther from the truth. Career Tech turns out to be a great way to contextualize learning, allowing students to explore, problem solve, discover, work together in teams…you get the idea. More than that, though, it turns out that career tech is a place where students can investigate fairly high level math, science, and literacy concepts. It turns out that all we have to do , in some cases, is use a common vocabulary and help the students make the connections between so-called academic concepts and career tech knowledge and skills. We call is “Inquiry-Based Learning” but it’s nothing new. It goes by problem-based, project-based, discovery method…you name it.

]]> by: Dan Heath http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-14 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:27:29 +0000 http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-14 Dave, that's exactly the kind of challenge we had in mind when we wrote the book. Any stories you can share about the work you've done with teachers? Dave, that’s exactly the kind of challenge we had in mind when we wrote the book. Any stories you can share about the work you’ve done with teachers?

]]> by: Dave http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-10 Wed, 03 Jan 2007 15:47:14 +0000 http://www.madetostick.com/blog/2007/01/02/the-release/#comment-10 I've never awakened in an icy bathtub, but I have suddenly become aware that the class or crowd of teachers I'm addressing is going somewhere else -- a no less chilling prospect, as I'm sure you know. The connection of your concept to the world of education seems obvious, and I'm anxious to see if the book bears that out. I'm in the business of trying to present teachers with teaching alternatives that will help their students connect with the idea at hand. So, not only is this interesting from a presentation angle, but also I'm looking for its potential use in the classroom. I’ve never awakened in an icy bathtub, but I have suddenly become aware that the class or crowd of teachers I’m addressing is going somewhere else — a no less chilling prospect, as I’m sure you know. The connection of your concept to the world of education seems obvious, and I’m anxious to see if the book bears that out. I’m in the business of trying to present teachers with teaching alternatives that will help their students connect with the idea at hand. So, not only is this interesting from a presentation angle, but also I’m looking for its potential use in the classroom.

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