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The Promise of 1:1 LearningPresenters:Shawn McCusker & Ryan Quinn

October 24, 2013

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The Promise of 1:1 LearningRyan QuinnDirector of MarketingHerff Jones | Nystrom

Shawn McCuskerEducational Thought Leader & 1:1 Expert

Herff Jones | Nystrom• 100+ yr old publisher• StrataLogica, hands-on programs, atlases, maps &

globes

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The Promise of 1:1 LearningJoin the conversation• Send us your questions• Twitter: @HJNystrom

#1to1Promise• Facebook: “herffjonesnystrom”

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RESOURCESBlog:herffjonesnystrom.com/blog

Whitepapers:herffjonesnystrom.com/whitepapers

Product:StrataLogicaNew lessons built to CCSS

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Shawn McCusker• High school SS teacher at William Fremd High School in Palatine, IL• 19th year of teaching

• Junior high• High school • Parochial, public, and alternative schools

• Currently teach in a 1:1 iPad environment• Founder and co-leader of #1to1techat• Served for 3 years as a co-leader of #sschat • Organizer for combined English and Social Studies CC chat #engsschat • #edcampchicago and #edcampsocialstudies organizer• Presented nationally at NCSS (2011, 2013) , IMSA/NCHE (2011), the iPad

Summit Harvard 2012• Featured speaker at The iPad Summit Atlanta and IPad Summit Boston

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Why 1:1 ?

What are the effects of 1:1 Learning?

What is the future of 1:1?

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Why 1:1?

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What are the effects of 1:1 learning?

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Myths are Revealed

“Digital Natives”

“Better Teachers”

“Instant Engagement”

“Saving Time”

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Benefits

Student ChoiceCreationConnectionStudent directed unitsSelf modification

-Engagement-Validity

Redefining LearningAn example of student creation:Adam Smith vs. Karl Marxs w/ 10,000 views

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Some Keys to Success

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Know your “why?”

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CONTENT

ToolsTools

SkillssSkills

WHY?The Big Picture

Course Objectives

SkillsContent

SkillsToolsToolsContent

School

values

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Socialize Appropriate Norms

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High Quality Professional Development

Share your successes and your FAILURES.(Failure is not an option, it’s mandatory!)via @brholland

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Focus on the

process of creation

rather than solely on the

product

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Rethinking “On Task”

Extending the Lesson

The Learning Objective

Tangental interests

Necessary background info

Off Task On taskOff task

Remediation

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What is the future of 1:1?

Blended Learning

Paperless 2.0

Redefining Learning Spaces

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A video by Don Orth (@finddonorth) demonstrating a redefined learning space.

A blog post about the “Death of the Student Desk” by Carl Hooker (@mrhooker)

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A readlist of articles written by Shawn about the transition to a 1:1 classroom

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RESOURCESBlog:herffjonesnystrom.com/blog

Whitepapers:herffjonesnystrom.com/whitepapers

Product:StrataLogicaNew lessons built to CCSS

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The Promise of 1:1 Learning

Special Thanks to Shawn McCusker@ShawnMcCusker