Deeper Thinking, the Common Core and
Integrating Technology to Ensure
Success
Chromebook Seminar
Today’s conversation
Look at landscape of education today
Look at what is being required/expected of students, teachers and administrators
Where does technology fit in
Today’s Education Landscape
Common Core curriculum and assessments
APPR
Shrinking budgets
Research that challenges education models that were used when we were in school
Horizon ProjectCharts the landscape of emerging technologies for teaching, learning, and research, creative inquiry
Purpose - to help educators build upon innovation taking place at their institutions by providing them with expert research and analysis
- New Media Corporation
Horizon Report – Key Trends
Focus of assessments shifting from “what you know” to “what you can do”
Social media is changing the way people interact, present ideas and information, and communicate
New emphasis in the classroom on more challenge based, active learning
Horizon Report - ChallengesFaculty training does not acknowledge
that digital media literacy continues its rise in importance as a key skill in every discipline and profession
Innovating pedagogy is a complex process requiring research into impacts, responsive state of mind to technology changes, and understanding what strategies can make innovation in pedagogy possible
K-12 must address the increased blending of formal and informal learning.
PISA ReportProvides a snapshot of a nation’s performance
Provides important insights into policies and practices that can inform education leaders as they refine their education systems
Provide guidance to U.S. as states move to implement standards for college and career readiness
PISA Questions
Test whether students can apply their knowledge to real-world problems and to “analyze, reason and communicate effectively as they pose, interpret, and solve problems in a variety of situations.”
PISA FindingsNations with top performers
have clear expectations for student learning that include emphasis on using knowledge to solve real-world problemsensure that teachers are deep learners, and can lead classrooms where students think critically, solve problems, and communicate effectively
A Tale of
Two Schools
Gray SchoolPrincipal meets daily for one period with one grade level - occasionally does formal observations, rest of the day in her office
Knows some students by name
Purchased $350,000+ of technology equipment based solely on input from vendors
Teachers vocalize that expectations are not clear - procedures change very often, with little or no warning
Red SchoolPrincipal meets daily for one period with one grade level - rest of the day spent doing informal observations, formal observations, has lunch in her office with students
Knows just about every student by name, greets students and teachers everyday at front entrance
Has concrete, clear, well-articulated expectations of students and teachers
School Environment4 computer carts housed in a “Staff development” classroom -hardly if ever used
Smartboards in every room - more than half not used at all
Computer lab - students go once a week use drill and practice software
Two classroom computers used for word processing and drill and practice
Google Apps for Education school
4 computer carts in use continually - teachers decide among themselves when used
Smartboards in every room - used continually
No computer lab
Two classroom computers used for word processing
Google Apps for Education school
It’s not about technology it’s
about learning and teaching
Our accepted beliefs?
Schools need to provide and create opportunities for students to engage in deeper thinking
Teaching and engaging in deeper thinking is hard work - (can’t be done with an app!)
The skill and knowledge of teachers critical to the process of student learning and achievement
“Can we change our traditional culture of teaching and learning so that students are empowered to take more responsibility for making important contributions to their own learning and to their learning community.” - Alan November
Not one path to change
Culture and environment of each school/district is unique
It needs to be considered and honored
Important to plan and strategize
Develop action and plan and implement
Less is more - although plan can envision many changes implement one or two at a time
Include constituents in planning
Teachers need to be deeper thinkers too!
Need to engage in deeper thinking activities
Need to see what deeper thinking lessons and activities look like
Need professional development
Need to be supported in taking risks to try new approaches
show some video clips from Ed Leader 21 youtube
Some paths to consider
Using data to inform instruction
Alternative classroom settings e.g. flipped classroom
Students taking responsibility for their learning
Access to equipment and network connectivity
What should student learning
include?Students need to deal with information to construct new knowledge
Find - Analyze - Manage - Present -Share/Collaborate
21st century skills
Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking
Important to think about how you can and want to use
technology
Technology in the Common Core
http://commoncore.fcoe.org/sites/commoncore.fcoe.org/files/resources/SPIRAL%20FINAL.pdf
Google Can Be a Support Tool
Find - Google Search and Google Scholar
Analyze - Google spreadsheets and forms
Manage - Google Drive organizing filessocial bookmarking sites (not Google!)concept mapping software (not Google!)
Present - Google presentations
Share / Collaborate - Google Suite
Using Google Docs in the Classroom
Google Drive Enables Students
toAccess their work from any computer, anywhere, with an Internet connection
Create and submit work electronically to teachers
Work collaboratively
peer editing
collaborative projects
Organize and analyze data
Collect information
Google Drive Enables
Teachers/Admins toAccess their work from any computer, anywhere, with an Internet connection
Teachers can create and submit content to students
teachers comment directly on student work
Provide student feedback and extra-help
Work collaboratively
curriculum writing
data analysis, and more!
Collect information
from various constituencies
Role of AdministratorsModel what we believe in
Provide an environment of communication and collaboration
Support (reasonable!) risk taking
eSchool News Article - 5 Qualities of a Tech Savvy Administrator
Role of Leaders in 21st Century Education
What does this look like in your
school?Access to technology
Professional development Is it available?Are you evaluating its effectiveness?
Technology plan Do you have one?Are you using it?Do your constituents know about it?
“The world as
we have created it is a process of our
thinking.
It cannot be changed without changing our
thinking.”
- Albert Einstein
Questions ???
For info on this presentation
and resources cited
http://tinyurl.com/custom-june-2014
Example of Deeper Thinking Student
Activity“Tools not as important as the connections made possible by them”
Hallmarks of Connected Classroom1.Reliable broadband and Wi-Fi
internet access
2.One-to-one and/or bring-your-own-device
3.Teachers who give up control
4.Students and teachers learn together
5.Administrative support
6.Communication and collaboration between IT and curriculum leaders
•eSchool News article
What Educators Want from Digital
ToolsDeliver instruction
Diagnose student learning
Vary delivery method
Tailor learning experiences
Support student collaboration and interactivity
Foster independent practice•Survey results from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
College and Career Ready Students
Demonstrate independence
Build strong content knowledge
Respond to varying demands of audience, task, purpose, discipline
Comprehend and critique
Value evidence
Use technology strategically and capably
Come to understand other perspectives and cultures
http://coretaskproject.com/2013/04/12/wagners-21st-century-learning-skills-and-the-ccss/
Collective Intelligence
• “How can people and computers be connected–so that collectively–they act more intelligently than individuals, groups, or computers have ever done before?”
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
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