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Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning From Static to Dynamic
>> It's Time to Shake Up Learning!
This isn't a book about technology, Google, silver bullets, or pie-in-the-sky thinking. This is a book about LEARNING!
Technology is not a magic solution for education. It is an opportunity! An opportunity to shake things up, to connect and grow, and to create dynamic learning experiences for our students!
In this three-part book, you will explore WHY it's time to Shake Up Learning, WHAT changes we can make in our classrooms to support dynamic learning experiences, and HOW to plan meaningful lessons for your classroom.
Rapidly evolving technology and the demands of the digital age are transforming not only the way we live but also the way we learn. The tools students are using are newer, sleeker, and faster than ever before. In some cases, the medium is even changing the message. One thing is certain: Educators cannot continue the status quo if they expect to equip young people for the world to come.
Here's the good news: With digital tools that are available 24/7, learning doesn't have to stop when the bell rings. Learning can take on a life of its own! Even better, technology can help you connect with students and empower them to grow and develop a lifelong love for learning--and it doesn't have to be scary or complicated.
Shake Up Learning is a powerful guide and planning tool to help educators at all grade levels make the most of technology. Educator and blogger Kasey Bell guides you through the process of using technology and proven techniques to make learning dynamic. You'll discover . . .
Practical strategies to help move from static teaching to dynamic learning
Straightforward and easy-to-use templates for crafting engaging learning opportunities
Tips and tricks for fearless implementation of powerful lesson plans
Advice for moving from one-and-done activities to learning that evolves and inspires throughout the school year--and beyond!
This is MORE than just a book! This is a full LEARNING EXPERIENCE!
This book is jammed packed with ideas, lessons, and resources, but you can bring it all to life with the companion website, ShakeUpLearningBook.com, and the companion online course, The Dynamic Learning Workshop!
Be dynamic! Shake up learning in your classroom this year.
This isn't a book about technology, Google, silver bullets, or pie-in-the-sky thinking. This is a book about LEARNING!
Technology is not a magic solution for education. It is an opportunity! An opportunity to shake things up, to connect and grow, and to create dynamic learning experiences for our students!
In this three-part book, you will explore WHY it's time to Shake Up Learning, WHAT changes we can make in our classrooms to support dynamic learning experiences, and HOW to plan meaningful lessons for your classroom.
Rapidly evolving technology and the demands of the digital age are transforming not only the way we live but also the way we learn. The tools students are using are newer, sleeker, and faster than ever before. In some cases, the medium is even changing the message. One thing is certain: Educators cannot continue the status quo if they expect to equip young people for the world to come.
Here's the good news: With digital tools that are available 24/7, learning doesn't have to stop when the bell rings. Learning can take on a life of its own! Even better, technology can help you connect with students and empower them to grow and develop a lifelong love for learning--and it doesn't have to be scary or complicated.
Shake Up Learning is a powerful guide and planning tool to help educators at all grade levels make the most of technology. Educator and blogger Kasey Bell guides you through the process of using technology and proven techniques to make learning dynamic. You'll discover . . .
Practical strategies to help move from static teaching to dynamic learning
Straightforward and easy-to-use templates for crafting engaging learning opportunities
Tips and tricks for fearless implementation of powerful lesson plans
Advice for moving from one-and-done activities to learning that evolves and inspires throughout the school year--and beyond!
This is MORE than just a book! This is a full LEARNING EXPERIENCE!
This book is jammed packed with ideas, lessons, and resources, but you can bring it all to life with the companion website, ShakeUpLearningBook.com, and the companion online course, The Dynamic Learning Workshop!
Be dynamic! Shake up learning in your classroom this year.
188 pages, Paperback
First published April 4, 2018
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About the author
Kasey Bell
8 books14 followersKasey Bell is part sparkling smile, part witty personality and a whole heap of passion as big as a Texas--go big or go home, y’all! She is a disruptor of the boring. An engaging, innovative, from the heart sharer who inspires educators while transforming their teaching with original, timely and use-tomorrow ideas for student choice, differentiation, and technology integration.
Whether it is learning from home through online courses, professional development, conference workshops or as a keynote speaker Kasey is a relentless innovator of ideas and a devoted transformer of classrooms and teaching.
Through teacher empowering publications and award-winning educational resources at ShakeUpLearning.com, learner-driven workshops and presentations and co-hosting Google Teacher Tribe weekly podcast, Kasey proves why we should never settle for the boring when it comes to bringing out the very best in our students, and we should always strive to Shake Up Learning!
Co-host of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast
Author of Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic
Google Certified Innovator
Google Certified Trainer
Digital Innovation in Learning Award Winner in “Sharing is Caring”
One of 20 TrustED Educational Thought Leaders
Award-winning blogger and social media influencer
#3 EdTech Blog
#2 Female Influencer in EdTech
#3 EdTech and E-Learning Influencer
Must Read EdTech Blog
Edublog Awards Finalist
ShakeUpLearning.com provides teachers and educators with easy to understand, use tomorrow resources for Google and G Suite for Education, mobile learning and classroom technology integration through digital learning resources, technology tips and tricks, in-depth e-courses, books, resources, cheat sheets, blog publications. and podcasts.
Whether it is learning from home through online courses, professional development, conference workshops or as a keynote speaker Kasey is a relentless innovator of ideas and a devoted transformer of classrooms and teaching.
Through teacher empowering publications and award-winning educational resources at ShakeUpLearning.com, learner-driven workshops and presentations and co-hosting Google Teacher Tribe weekly podcast, Kasey proves why we should never settle for the boring when it comes to bringing out the very best in our students, and we should always strive to Shake Up Learning!
Co-host of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast
Author of Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic
Google Certified Innovator
Google Certified Trainer
Digital Innovation in Learning Award Winner in “Sharing is Caring”
One of 20 TrustED Educational Thought Leaders
Award-winning blogger and social media influencer
#3 EdTech Blog
#2 Female Influencer in EdTech
#3 EdTech and E-Learning Influencer
Must Read EdTech Blog
Edublog Awards Finalist
ShakeUpLearning.com provides teachers and educators with easy to understand, use tomorrow resources for Google and G Suite for Education, mobile learning and classroom technology integration through digital learning resources, technology tips and tricks, in-depth e-courses, books, resources, cheat sheets, blog publications. and podcasts.
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March 22, 2018
"Technology is NOT a Solution."
As a technology teacher reading this chapter title in the TOC the first time in Kasey Bell's new book I will admit she had me not scared but hooked. Where was she going with this topic since I know she is not only a Google Trainer but also a Google Innovator? She has to train yearly on Google products just like I do to keep her trainer status. Google products are technology. Heck! Her whole blog shakeuplearning.com is practically about how teachers can become Google Certified Educators and Trainers just like her. Why was she doing a 180 in her book and saying technology is not a solution? Finding out the WHY is the main reason that I jumped at the chance to read her book before it got published. I just had to know the answer to my WHY.
Kasey has built a website around her new book at shakeuplearningbook.com. I encourage everyone to go grab the FREE Quick-Start Guide to Shake Up Learning first. Read through the guide. Mark it up! If you stay hooked, like I did, then definitely get her book now during pre-sales to take advantage of the free online workshop that she is offering alongside the book.
Technology is NOT a solution. It is an opportunity to move learning from static to dynamic! In my classroom, technology is not allowing the children to play games in class so I can grade papers. It is allowing children to build games in groups or solo then create a Google Docs evaluating both the finished product and the learning experience. Using technology to create a digital version of your worksheet that grades itself is not the solution either (even I have been guilty of doing this one!). Rather technology should be the stop motion Google Slides explaining a hot topic; the collaborative flyer that will be hung throughout school for a fundraiser-Docs, Slides or Drawings for this one; the coding to learn a digital language; the e-book that will be given to a foster child-Slides; or the interactive Google Drawings to give your interpretation of the story you are reading.
If you aren't comfortable even attempting one of the aforementioned lesson ideas, then you need this book as part of your PD library shelf (It won't be collecting dust though!) Kasey breaks her first book into three parts: the WHY, the WHAT, and the HOW.
I like that she begins with the why, probably my analytical mind wanting to solve the problem. We need to shake up learning and this is not just by integrating technology into the classrooms. As she says in the book if all the tech is going to do is collect dust in your classroom sometimes not even out of the box, has it met the needs of the students. The job world that our students are entering changes every day, but unfortunately education has not kept up due to lots of reasons. Read why we have to do something in the book.
In the what, Kasey explains to the reader what dynamic learning vs. static learning is all about. I like how she gives the reader a quote at the beginning of each chapter to ponder as they read through the chapter. I found myself highlighting when I found the answer to support the quote. Then at the end of every chapter the reader gets access to online resources very beneficial to me because these will be updated staying dynamic. There are discussion questions, action steps, and even a reflection space lined page because after all we are teachers and we need a plan to carry out. She is not simply telling you the what but showing you how to implement the what.
Which brings me to the final part in the book...the how. Kasey realizes that not all school teachers are equal. Some of you have every bell and whistle technology you can imagine in your classroom. Be blessed if you are one of these teachers. Get the training every chance you can and utilize the tech but utilize it in a way that it is dynamic with the students and not static. For those of us that don't have all the technology we still benefit because Kasey doesn't ever mention a specific named technology but shows us how we can become dynamic in our classrooms with or without technology.
I recently lost access to technology in my classroom and I'm the technology teacher. Rather than "freak out" I took it as an opportunity to teach offline paired coding. The students were still learning coding but they were also seeing that the computer literally does exactly what the programmer tells it to do. It taught them to give clearer instructions and that you can't ever assume the machine knows what you are talking about.
I encourage you to take the time to not just buy but read Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic. As the title says, the ideas are indeed practical, they are able to be accomplished by even the novice teacher, but the experienced teacher will benefit learning new things too. I know I did. Mark this book up with highlighting and post it notes. Get the e-book when it's available, like I will, to have ready access to it at any time.
Kasey gave me the opportunity to be among the first to read the book. If I wasn't doing active reading I would say her first book is a quick read. I can see her ELA background and love of technology integration in the classroom to help the students stay ahead of the game.
As a technology teacher reading this chapter title in the TOC the first time in Kasey Bell's new book I will admit she had me not scared but hooked. Where was she going with this topic since I know she is not only a Google Trainer but also a Google Innovator? She has to train yearly on Google products just like I do to keep her trainer status. Google products are technology. Heck! Her whole blog shakeuplearning.com is practically about how teachers can become Google Certified Educators and Trainers just like her. Why was she doing a 180 in her book and saying technology is not a solution? Finding out the WHY is the main reason that I jumped at the chance to read her book before it got published. I just had to know the answer to my WHY.
Kasey has built a website around her new book at shakeuplearningbook.com. I encourage everyone to go grab the FREE Quick-Start Guide to Shake Up Learning first. Read through the guide. Mark it up! If you stay hooked, like I did, then definitely get her book now during pre-sales to take advantage of the free online workshop that she is offering alongside the book.
Technology is NOT a solution. It is an opportunity to move learning from static to dynamic! In my classroom, technology is not allowing the children to play games in class so I can grade papers. It is allowing children to build games in groups or solo then create a Google Docs evaluating both the finished product and the learning experience. Using technology to create a digital version of your worksheet that grades itself is not the solution either (even I have been guilty of doing this one!). Rather technology should be the stop motion Google Slides explaining a hot topic; the collaborative flyer that will be hung throughout school for a fundraiser-Docs, Slides or Drawings for this one; the coding to learn a digital language; the e-book that will be given to a foster child-Slides; or the interactive Google Drawings to give your interpretation of the story you are reading.
If you aren't comfortable even attempting one of the aforementioned lesson ideas, then you need this book as part of your PD library shelf (It won't be collecting dust though!) Kasey breaks her first book into three parts: the WHY, the WHAT, and the HOW.
I like that she begins with the why, probably my analytical mind wanting to solve the problem. We need to shake up learning and this is not just by integrating technology into the classrooms. As she says in the book if all the tech is going to do is collect dust in your classroom sometimes not even out of the box, has it met the needs of the students. The job world that our students are entering changes every day, but unfortunately education has not kept up due to lots of reasons. Read why we have to do something in the book.
In the what, Kasey explains to the reader what dynamic learning vs. static learning is all about. I like how she gives the reader a quote at the beginning of each chapter to ponder as they read through the chapter. I found myself highlighting when I found the answer to support the quote. Then at the end of every chapter the reader gets access to online resources very beneficial to me because these will be updated staying dynamic. There are discussion questions, action steps, and even a reflection space lined page because after all we are teachers and we need a plan to carry out. She is not simply telling you the what but showing you how to implement the what.
Which brings me to the final part in the book...the how. Kasey realizes that not all school teachers are equal. Some of you have every bell and whistle technology you can imagine in your classroom. Be blessed if you are one of these teachers. Get the training every chance you can and utilize the tech but utilize it in a way that it is dynamic with the students and not static. For those of us that don't have all the technology we still benefit because Kasey doesn't ever mention a specific named technology but shows us how we can become dynamic in our classrooms with or without technology.
I recently lost access to technology in my classroom and I'm the technology teacher. Rather than "freak out" I took it as an opportunity to teach offline paired coding. The students were still learning coding but they were also seeing that the computer literally does exactly what the programmer tells it to do. It taught them to give clearer instructions and that you can't ever assume the machine knows what you are talking about.
I encourage you to take the time to not just buy but read Shake Up Learning: Practical Ideas to Move Learning from Static to Dynamic. As the title says, the ideas are indeed practical, they are able to be accomplished by even the novice teacher, but the experienced teacher will benefit learning new things too. I know I did. Mark this book up with highlighting and post it notes. Get the e-book when it's available, like I will, to have ready access to it at any time.
Kasey gave me the opportunity to be among the first to read the book. If I wasn't doing active reading I would say her first book is a quick read. I can see her ELA background and love of technology integration in the classroom to help the students stay ahead of the game.
April 4, 2018
Shake Up Learning is about taking student learning to a whole new level. It is not about reinventing the wheel or jumping in with two feet, but taking small, thoughtful steps to increase student engagement. And the book’s structure makes the steps easy to take, with reflection questions, action items, and real life examples.
I really enjoyed this book. I did not want to put it down and at times, I wish I was a classroom teacher so that I could try out new ideas. I can’t wait to share this with the teachers I support and get them to try dynamic learning!
One of my favorite parts of this book is at the end of each chapter. The reader is asked to reflect on their reading and answer some questions to get them thinking and motivated not only for upcoming chapters, but possibly for tomorrow's lesson! Kasey also includes action items, a link to online resources, and discussion questions (for book studies).
Another favorite part is the concrete examples that Kasey shares. I've heard and read the criticism of a lot of other educational books where they give lots of ideas or suggestions, but not any concrete examples to guide your way. Kasey is gone one step further and actually given real life examples from fellow educators to demonstrate what she is promoting.
Overall, I highly recommend this book to any teacher or support personnel. It will definitely inspire you to take your students’ learning from static to dynamic!
I really enjoyed this book. I did not want to put it down and at times, I wish I was a classroom teacher so that I could try out new ideas. I can’t wait to share this with the teachers I support and get them to try dynamic learning!
One of my favorite parts of this book is at the end of each chapter. The reader is asked to reflect on their reading and answer some questions to get them thinking and motivated not only for upcoming chapters, but possibly for tomorrow's lesson! Kasey also includes action items, a link to online resources, and discussion questions (for book studies).
Another favorite part is the concrete examples that Kasey shares. I've heard and read the criticism of a lot of other educational books where they give lots of ideas or suggestions, but not any concrete examples to guide your way. Kasey is gone one step further and actually given real life examples from fellow educators to demonstrate what she is promoting.
Overall, I highly recommend this book to any teacher or support personnel. It will definitely inspire you to take your students’ learning from static to dynamic!
June 20, 2019
Shake Up Learning is an excellent book and the author did an amazing job of delivering the content and getting the reader interactively involved from the very beginning. The author’s intent was to help the reader make sense of what technology is and is not capable of doing. The book is intended not only to inspire the reader, but to help educators implement all the great ideas and strategies that may be overwhelming for teachers who truly want to make a difference. The companion website, tools, resources and lesson plans make this a must read.
October 31, 2022
l was already a big Kasey Bell fan; I follow her on multiple platforms and love her ideas. They're fabulous! So, it made sense for me to buy this book. I was hoping it would be a continuation of her fabulous online presence—and a jolt in the arm after 3 exhausting years of a COVID Teaching & Learning.
This is Year 26 for me in the HS classroom. I’ve been paperless for 5+years and was using PBL before it was an acronym. If I were still assigning nightly reading and comprehension questions and giving traditional tests, this would be a good resource to try to persuade me otherwise. The Why here is strong.
However, I felt a little misled. This book didn’t seem like it was marketed toward technology beginners or more traditional teachers. I was hoping it would help me shake up what I already do, hoping it would make me more current.
I wasn’t looking for specific digi tools and knew it wasn’t that kind of book. But I was hoping for a fresh perspective, suggestions for how to be a more dynamic teacher to these dynamic students sitting in front of me.
This isn’t that kind of book. For me, there wasn’t anything new here.
If you already use technology as a vehicle rather than a shiny tool that you build an entire lesson around because it's, like, really cool, this book won't be for you either.
However, this would be a good resource for traditional teachers that need help moving in that direction. But it also should be marketed as such.
This is Year 26 for me in the HS classroom. I’ve been paperless for 5+years and was using PBL before it was an acronym. If I were still assigning nightly reading and comprehension questions and giving traditional tests, this would be a good resource to try to persuade me otherwise. The Why here is strong.
However, I felt a little misled. This book didn’t seem like it was marketed toward technology beginners or more traditional teachers. I was hoping it would help me shake up what I already do, hoping it would make me more current.
I wasn’t looking for specific digi tools and knew it wasn’t that kind of book. But I was hoping for a fresh perspective, suggestions for how to be a more dynamic teacher to these dynamic students sitting in front of me.
This isn’t that kind of book. For me, there wasn’t anything new here.
If you already use technology as a vehicle rather than a shiny tool that you build an entire lesson around because it's, like, really cool, this book won't be for you either.
However, this would be a good resource for traditional teachers that need help moving in that direction. But it also should be marketed as such.
April 4, 2018
Shake Up Learning is a three-part book that helps educators understand the why, what, and how behind shaking up education. Each chapter in Shake Up Learning starts with a quote and ends with discussion questions, actions, and space for reflection. Kasey Bell helps educators understand how to shift classrooms from static to dynamic using the Dynamic Learning Framework which focuses on dynamic learning experiences. I’d recommend this book to any educator looking to transform teaching and learning.
March 13, 2021
Have you ever felt like school is pointless? A game to master? A waste of time?
I know I felt like this MANY times as a student. I learned so much about the history of education from this book that I never knew before.
Times have changed and opportunities have grown. We need to do better for our children and our students and teach them to become problem solvers and critical thinkers. I’m so excited by the ideas I’ve incorporated into my classroom already because of this book.
I know I felt like this MANY times as a student. I learned so much about the history of education from this book that I never knew before.
Times have changed and opportunities have grown. We need to do better for our children and our students and teach them to become problem solvers and critical thinkers. I’m so excited by the ideas I’ve incorporated into my classroom already because of this book.
January 10, 2020
I very much enjoyed this book and all of the fantastic ideas, plans, strategies etc. Kasey Bell gave us. It makes me excited to try new things and shake up learning! I read this book for the Indiana Department of Education book study program and very much enjoyed it. Kasey Bell has a ton of resources through her blog.
June 22, 2021
I only gave this book two stars because I thought I may have been too hard on it while reading it. It was the third book I read from books the teachers were given to read over summer.
Throughout the book, the author seems to be trying to use just buzz words without enough actual content. The authors overused"dynamic." Her constant plugs for her blog made it hard to read.
Throughout the book, the author seems to be trying to use just buzz words without enough actual content. The authors overused"dynamic." Her constant plugs for her blog made it hard to read.
October 28, 2019
A fairly quick read encouraging educators to think outside of the box while creating our next generations of "thinkers." Bell emphasizes that times have changed but our educational system is desperately lagging behind.
July 21, 2020
4 stars - I really found things I could use for the next school year during my read of this professional title. And the website was an excellent resource. My biggest complaint was no source list in the back.
July 8, 2018
Amazing book!! A must read for any teacher looking to "shake up learning" with technology in their building!
July 12, 2018
Great ideas to start in your classroom tomorrow! Perfect book for any classroom teacher.
July 12, 2019
Love her and this book. Great for teaching!
August 9, 2019
So motivating! A great perspective on the future of education, and great ideas to try. Goals!!!
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