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Tammy Stephens, CEO The Stephens Group
Technology Matters
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Authenticity & Relevance Construction of Knowledge Disciplined Inquiry Value beyond School
Relevant & Applied CurriculumDeep Learning Shallow Learning
Relating key concepts Routine memorizing
Using evidence and developing schema
Following rote procedures
Focus is on growth and understanding
Focus is on the minimum requirements
Intention is to seek meaning for yourself
Intention is to get it done
Social & Emotional Connection
Creativity & Innovation High school graduates in jobs requiring the
highest degree of innovative thinking earn more than 50% more than those in jobs requiring the least innovation.
For college graduates the difference is 135%
Innovation & Creativity Intrinsic motivation is a necessary component
to creativity Extrinsic motivation diminishes or
extinguishes creativity
Real World Tools Connecting to the world Multiple representations of knowledge Augmenting knowledge Collaborative thinking
Traditional Classroom Classroom of the Read/Write Web
Textbook Staggering breadth and depth of content. Open-source type classrooms in which everyone contributes to the curriculum.
School Teachers Knowledge of primary sources such as authors, historians, and researchers.
Do Your Own Work Produce work in collaborative ways for larger audiences.
Lecture Conversation.
Textbooks are more “closed” sources of information
Create own texts from different content providers such as blogs, wikis, websites, discussion groups, and so on. Teachers and students employ the many ways to find information on the web.
Reading as passive and “trusted” process
Active engagement in reading for truth and accuracy.
Paper-based content Electronic learner portfolios.
Text-based writing Write in many different genres
Mastery of content as measured by passing a test
Electronic online portfolios
Handing in assignments Contribute ideas and work to larger body of knowledge that is the web
The Stephens Group Tammy Stephens http://www.thestephensgroup.com [email protected] (800) 408.4935
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Tomorrow- Today: Learning in the 21st Century. Retrieved September 17, 2009, from http://ali.apple.com/acot2/global/files/ACOT2_Background.pdf.
Villano. (2008). Make it count: Budget crunches are elevating he need for k-12 technology leaders to demonstrative a return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for. The Journal, 24-30.