Mon, Aug 31 @6:30PM Mike Yates on Rethinking Edu

On Monday, August 31 at 6:30 PM, we will hold an online-only club meeting.  Our speaker will be Mike Yates an educator, public speaking coach and host of the School Sucks podcast.

 

 

One of the sneaky assumptions about the American industrial school system is that it's lack of relevance, efficiency, and effectiveness is a new discovery. The truth is that scholars and educators have long seen the American school system as broken. Horace Mann, the father of American Public Education, only began working on and promoting education as a public service because he believed the system of the day was flawed as it did not reach enough children. Unfortunately, today many have settled for tiny improvements to a system that has now become deeply flawed and deeply rooted in American society. During this chat we will discuss how to start to fix and break free from a school system that has always been broken.  

 

 

  

To join the meeting, go to  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84684272677

 

If you have not used Zoom before, see the instructions under Zoom and SET UP below.

 

 

 

Mike Yates is on a mission is to transform the k-12 education experience by focusing and fighting for equity, innovation, and action! He is a team leader at Alpha, an innovative, independent school that uses adaptive learning software in place of direct instruction. Mike is also working alongside Teach For America, the Austin Urban Technology Movement, and Mayor Steve Adler’s office to create an Austin School Reinvention Lab where educators can learn new methods of teaching and learning in order to transform their classroom. The lab also serves to help educators dream up and build new models of school.

 

He is a husband to an amazing wife, a father of 4 amazing kids, a poet, writer and TEDx speaker. 

 

 

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Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change – across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves. The Rotary Club of Austin University Area has a special focus on education - thru providing books, tutoring and scholarships for those kids who need a helping hand. You can find out more about us at https://austinuniversityrotary.org/

 

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CONNECT via Zoom - Computer, Tablet, Smart Phone

 

To join the meeting, go to  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84684272677

 

If you cannot connect by from that link: 

 

AUDIO ONLY

 

You can connect this way if you just want to talk and hear, but not be seen. This is also an option if you are having difficulties with the audio connection on your computer - you can connect to the video via the Internet, and connect to the audio by dialing in on your phone.

 

Dial the number below and then enter the Meeting ID.

 

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SET UP

 

Web Meetings (or web conferences) differ from watching videos on line (YouTube, Facebook Live, Netflix, etc.) because our club members can interact and participate in the meeting. Thru the use of your camera and microphone on your desktop or smart device, people in the web meeting can see you (if you allow) via the camera on your desktop or smart device, and you can speak up in the meeting via the microphone on your desktop or smart device.

 

Our meetings will be conducted with Zoom. Zoom is free, and runs on desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones. You can also dial in on an old school phone or cell phone if you just want to listen in on the meeting (and talk.)

 

INSTALLATION

 

We recommend installing the app on your computer, tablet or smart phone BEFORE the meeting.

 

You can install the app by visiting https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting and following the instructions.

 

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