EduProtocol: Iron Chef
The Iron Chef EduProtocol is revolutionizing classroom dynamics, promoting collaboration, critical thinking, and dynamic presentations. Students work together, race against the clock, and distill their research into engaging, concise presentations. This fast-paced activity mimics the excitement of the "Iron Chef" TV show, turning learning into an exhilarating challenge. By transforming the presentation process, students avoid common pitfalls like overloading slides with text. Instead, they focus on highlighting key points and enhancing their speaking skills. Weekly practice with the Iron Chef EduProtocol builds confidence, teamwork, and presentation prowess, creating an energetic and engaging classroom environment where students thrive.
EduProtocol: Fast and the Curious
The Fast and the Curious EduProtocol is ideal for teaching new information such as math facts or vocabulary words. Anything that with repetition would improve understanding and more to long term memeory. This protocol spans five class days, using just 15 minutes each day. It is perfect to start at the beginning of the school week.
Another EduProtocol: Bookakucha
Imagine transforming the traditional book talk into an engaging, student-driven experience. Welcome to BookaKucha, a dynamic book presentation format inspired by the popular Pecha-Kucha style, crafted by Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern in their book EduProtocols. What is BookaKucha? BookaKucha is a streamlined, classroom-friendly adaptation of PechaKucha, the world-renowned storytelling format known for its brevity and impact. In a typical PechaKucha session, presenters share their stories through 20 slides, each accompanied by 20 seconds of commentary. It’s the perfect blend of efficiency and creativity, often described as what “Show and Tell” always aspired to be. BookaKucha simplifies this even further…
Engaging Students with EduProtocols
What are EduProtocols? EduProtocols are instructional lesson frames designed to engage students in learning through critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity. EduProtocols can be used with any subject and any grade level, from kindergarten through adult education. The key to the success of EduProtocols is repetition. The original creators are Marlena Hebern and Jon Corippo, and several other authors have since added their voices to the EduProtocol movement. A recent addition is “EduProtocols for Primary,” which fills an important gap that was previously missing. I was lucky to receive an advanced reader’s copy, and it was fabulous! Any content can…