21st Century Tools to Support and Challenge our 21st Century Learners 2009

Presentations posted at tonitheisen.wikispaces.com Look at the menu on the left Click on conference and workshop information on the left Scroll down to IDAHO, 2009

tonitheisen.wikispaces.com

Look at the menu on the left

Click on conference and workshop information on the left

Scroll down to IDAHO, 2009

What about rigor? Bloom’s Taxonomy Higher Level Questioning

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Higher Level Questioning

Critical and Creative Thinking Higher-level thinking skills

Critical and Creative Thinking

Bloom’s Taxonomy Evaluation Synthesis Analysis Application Comprehension Knowledge Higher Lower

Evaluation

Synthesis

Analysis

Application

Comprehension

Knowledge

Activities What type of question is it? Apply questioning techniques to content topic. A little creativity and fun….

What type of question is it?

Apply questioning techniques to content topic.

A little creativity and fun….

Activities

Circumlocution Exercise Partner A looks at overhead and tries to explain the word without using it. (No hand movements) Partner B doesn’t look at overhead, listens and tries to guess the word. Second round reverse roles.

Partner A looks at overhead and tries to explain the word without using it. (No hand movements)

Partner B doesn’t look at overhead, listens and tries to guess the word.

Second round reverse roles.

Circumlocution Exercise First round- 3 different words-remember-- NO HAND MOVEMENTS!!!!!!! 1. whale 2. boundary 3. irony

First round- 3 different words-remember--

NO HAND MOVEMENTS!!!!!!!

1. whale

2. boundary

3. irony

Circumlocution Exercise Second round- 3 different words-remember-- NO HAND MOVEMENTS!!!!!!! 1. technology 2. awesome 3. scroll

Second round- 3 different words-remember--

NO HAND MOVEMENTS!!!!!!!

1. technology

2. awesome

3. scroll

Create Categories melon artichoke corn peach coffee mango-guava chocolate tomato yams cherry garcia café au lait onions butter pecan zucchini chamomile rocky road peas latté bubble gum tea squash expresso avocado mocha steamer vanilla strawberry swirl beets cabbage double expresso latt é

melon

artichoke

corn

peach

coffee

mango-guava

chocolate

tomato

yams

cherry garcia

café au lait

onions

butter pecan

zucchini

chamomile

rocky road

peas

latté

bubble gum

tea

squash

expresso

avocado

mocha steamer

vanilla

strawberry swirl

beets

cabbage

double expresso latt é

ART START

“ Gut” guessers

Activities Find a person with the answer game Vocabulary Team Brainstorming Activity

Find a person with the answer game

Vocabulary Team Brainstorming Activity

Grocery Shopping Math

The Tree of Life

Types of Writing Descriptive Expository Narrative Argumentative or Persuasive

Descriptive

Expository

Narrative

Argumentative or Persuasive

R.A.F.T. writing (provides purpose for writing) R-role of the writer A-audience F-format T-topic (+strong verb )

R.A.F.T. Assignment French 2--Traveling in France

R.A.F.T.

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/ Partnership for 21st Century Skills

21st Century Themes Core Subjects Global Awareness Finance, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy Civic Literacy Health Literacy

Core Subjects

Global Awareness

Finance, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

Civic Literacy

Health Literacy

Are they really ready to work: p. 49 http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

How do teachers make learning engaging, compelling and challenging for our 21st century students?

How do teachers make learning engaging,

compelling

and challenging

for our 21st century students?

How do teachers reach learners in the 21st century?

How do teachers reach learners in the 21st century?

The Networked Teacher Source: Alec Couros: http://twitterforeducation.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Fluency

21 st Century Tools

How do teachers align instruction 21st century tools?

How do teachers align instruction 21st century tools?

How do teachers make good instructional decisions?

How do teachers make good instructional decisions?

How do teachers develop their own PLN? (personal learning network)

How do teachers develop their own

PLN?

(personal learning network)

www.mediabistro.com

Facebook Group-ACTFL

Facebook Group-Discover Languages

Twitter.com Tweet-a new language

lhsfrenchclasses.wikispaces.com

http://nevers-loveland2.wikispaces.com

Vocaroo.com- make free podcasts

Voxopop-Make a talkgroup: http://www.voxopop.com/

Voicethread.com

www.voki.com

voki.com

Wordle.net

www.wordle.net

www.toondoo.com

www.toondoo.com www.toondoo.com

Piclits.com

Capture youtube videos-put on your computer

Google maps and directions in many languages

Poll Everywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com/

XtraNormal: Text to speech movie making. Choose set, characters and a voice from a range of international accents .

The Networked Teacher Source: Alec Couros: http://twitterforeducation.wikispaces.com/21st+Century+Fluency

Toni Theisen [email_address] .org http: //tonitheisen . wikispaces .com Loveland High School Loveland, CO 80538