TechKnowlogy

TechKnowlogy

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Its not about theTechnology

Before anything else, the educational community (including state and national organizations, teacher preparation programs, and local systems) must recognize the need to change an overall approach to teaching and learning. The tools mentioned earlier, like netbooks, 1:1 initiatives, and web 2.0 tools, will not be effective vehicles for instruction without these evolutions in mindset. Here is a list of four things that every teacher must recognize in order to effectively and positively impact students in a new generation of learning.

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Our Expectation

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Teachers must be learners

Teachers today must be perpetual learners who are invested in their professions.

Teachers must be up to date on current trends, research and tools.

Teachers must know what their students are doing and where they are coming from when they enter our classrooms

This learning cannot just include mandated workshops and occasional required readings. Teachers who want to be truly successful must be voracious and self-motivated in their pursuit of evolving understanding.

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Learning and Teaching are not the same thing.

If an object does not move, no matter how much force has been applied, no work has been done.

Therefore, if a student has not learned, not matter how much effort has been exerted, no teaching has been done. Teaching in the 21st century is going to be about working smarter and not harder. It is not about adding to our proverbial plates. We must look at learning as the product of a successful day. Learning will not look the same to all students or all teachers, but it must be the goal.

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Technology is useless without good teaching.

It is about proper training and mindset of a teacher who is already willing and eager to do amazing things

State of Practice Vs. State of Art

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Be a 21st Century Teacher without the technology.

Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes2. Learning and Innovation SkillCreativity and InnovationCritical Thinking and Problem SolvingCommunication and Collaboration3. Information, Media and Technology Skills Information Literacy Media Literacy ICT Literacy4. Life and Career Skills

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The teacher is a learner. The teacher teaches with learning in mind. 21st century skills are highlighted through facilitative leadership. These foundational components of a quality classroom experience will ensure that students value experiential and focused learning.

Now if you take this teacher and introduce them to the wonders that technology offers for students, the possibilities are endless

Now imagine a classroom where the teacher has embraced these principles.

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