Intense conversation!

The thing that struck me first as I walked into the Orange room a little late - was the intensity of the conversation among the group. You never know how people are going to take to structure applied to conversation ("list 5 reasons," "list 3 approaches," etc) - it can seem arbitrary and artificial. But this group - discussing ways learning can be optimized in learning communities -was really into it! And I picked up a really major new idea (to me): that teaching to the tests in K-12 is antithetical to the way we expect students to learn in higher education. A light bulb went on!

So I'm off to the re-mixed groups - see how these ideas work when taken through a somewhat different lens.

Fun stuff! The creativity and focus portends a terrific day!