Classrooms For The Future

Farrell is Seeking Teachers to Change Teaching and Learning in the High School

What should students know and learn to live

productively in an increasingly digital

world?

What Students Should Be Doing in Today’s Classrooms• Students should demonstrate creative thinking,

construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

• Students should use digital media to communicate and work collaboratively

• Students should apply digital tools to gather, evaluate and use information

Classrooms for the Future Program

• Transforms your classrooms into learner-centered environments that are authentic and relevant to your students.

• Prepares all students to become creative thinkers, collaborators, problem solvers and life-long learners for the global workplace and evolving society of the 21st Century.

• Improves student achievement through the use of research based technology solutions and technology rich classrooms tied to curriculum that is rigorous and relevant and supports 21st Century Learning.

To Accomplish These Goals Teachers Will Be Provided

One teacher laptop One laptop cart with up to 25 student laptops and 2 wireless

access points One printer/ scanner

One web cam One electronic whiteboard

One projector Productivity software

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Free Equipment

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Teacher Responsibility

Teachers commit to adopting practices that

regularly integrate technology with teaching

and learning.

How Am I Going to Learn How to How Am I Going to Learn How to Implement Technology Into My Implement Technology Into My Lessons?Lessons?

Participate in a minimum of 2 days of vendor-sponsored Participate in a minimum of 2 days of vendor-sponsored Classrooms for the FutureClassrooms for the Future hands-on professional hands-on professional development. development.

Participate in a minimum of 30 hours per year of Participate in a minimum of 30 hours per year of additional professional development on PDE-mandated additional professional development on PDE-mandated content through the content through the “21st Century Teaching and “21st Century Teaching and Learning”Learning” Series Courses, a job-embedded, on-line and Series Courses, a job-embedded, on-line and face-to-face program deployed at the participating face-to-face program deployed at the participating school level. school level.

Use their professional development experiences to Use their professional development experiences to integrate the technology appropriately into their integrate the technology appropriately into their practices. practices.

What’s the Catch?

PDE Professional Development Requirement

Teachers involved in or impacted by CFF including

teachers who will be getting fully equipped rooms and

teachers who will receive some equipment are required to take a thirty hour course per year.

Teaching in the 21st Century- The Need for Change

Year One Course

The framework for changing teacher practice through sustained professional development with technology integration.

Completely Online. Facilitator is provided for support.

It is not a technology training but instead how to use technology in your classroom. Course can be taken for college credit.

College Credit will apply toward Master’s Degree in Education at Wilkes University. After Five years of the required CFF courses half of the master’s program will be

complete at Wilkes University. Fee is Required for College Credit.

Role of FacilitatorRole of Facilitator Support learner Support learner

progress throughout progress throughout the online coursethe online course

Provide feedback as Provide feedback as learners complete learners complete activities and apply activities and apply the concepts in their the concepts in their instructioninstruction

Facilitate online or in-Facilitate online or in-person end of unit person end of unit discussions for each discussions for each study group.study group.

Your Partner in the CFF Your Partner in the CFF ProgramProgram

The CoachThe CoachThe coach will The coach will provide “just in provide “just in time,” time,” imbedded and imbedded and ongoing ongoing professional professional development for development for teachers, staff, teachers, staff, and and administration.administration.

You Are Not AloneYou Are Not Alone

The coach will ensure that school staff The coach will ensure that school staff acquire the understanding and skills to acquire the understanding and skills to

develop the on-site capacity of schools to develop the on-site capacity of schools to sustain and deepen teachers’ capacity to sustain and deepen teachers’ capacity to

integrate technology into classroom integrate technology into classroom instruction in core academic areasinstruction in core academic areas

The Role Of The Coach

1. Resource Provider

2. Curriculum Guide

3. Instructional Guide

4. Mentor

5. Classroom Supporter

Curriculum Guide

The “what of teaching” Helps teachers use the national, state and district curriculum standards to plan instruction

and assessment Helps teachers use the curriculum to analyze students’ strengths and target areas

Instructional Guide The “how” of teaching

Shares multiple instructional strategies Coordinates with other specialists in the school Helps teacher manage the pacing of instruction.

Mentor• Supports all teachers, novice and experienced

• Focuses on teachers’ strengths

• Provides guidance and structure where needed

Classroom Supporter

• Co-Planner

• Co-Teacher

• Feedback Provider

What a Coach is Not

• Evaluator

• Supervisor

• The expert

• The fixer

Final Question

Do you want to be a part of an innovative and exciting high

school reform program designed to change teaching

and learning in Pennsylvania’s high schools?

It is not about what I want you to do in your

classroom but about what you want to do in your

classroom to better integrate technology

Go to

http://www.farrellareaschools.com/mathematics/CFF

Click Volunteer for CFF Link

Thank You