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MassCUE MASS Fall Conference:
Tackling 21st Century Learning
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Dennis Richards & John Heim, innovation3 llc
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Introductions
Dennis
Assumptions
Motivation
John
Technology
Writing
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One of the most difficult
problems for me in school
has always been my
writing. Other things seem
to come more naturally to
me.
John’s Research Paper
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I seem to see the connections in
math quite easily, and I also
understand science - its
applications and how they
affect our world.
John’s Research Paper
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Today, the fact that technology
pervades almost every sphere
of life – from home to work to
play – results in Profound
implications for learning, both
in schools and throughout life.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills,
The Intellectual and Policy Foundations
John’s Research Paper of the 21st Century Skills Framework
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Mike Wesch
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Seven Survival Skills
1. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
2. Collaboration & Leadership
3. Agility & Adaptability
4. Initiative & Entrepreneurialism
5. Effective Oral & Written Communication
6. Assessing & Analyzing Information
7. Curiosity & Imagination
http://www.schoolchange.org/articles/rigor_redefined.html
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Whole Child: Engaged, Challenged & Inspired
(wholechildeducation.org)
Way It Must Be
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Schools must embrace new designs for
learning based on emerging research
about:
> how people learn,
> effective uses of technology, and
> 21st century skills in the context of
> rigorous academic content (2003)
enGauge: 21st Century Skills for
21st Century Learners, NCREL, Metiri Group
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The Way It Is
Learning is passive.
Learning is acquired information.
Potential & capability are finite and
bounded.
Intelligence is fixed.
Content is our priority.
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Competition & external rewards motivate.
Stephanie Pace Marshall, Does Education and Training Get in the Way of Learning? 1997 14

Digital & Web 2.0
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Digital & Web 2.0
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Now there is Buzzword, an online
writing tool by Adobe, that allows
anyone to type a paper and
receive comments from someone
they invite to read or comment on
your work.
John’s Research Paper
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Buzzword
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Text
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John’s Research Paper 23

… the number one benefit of information
technology is that it empowers people to do
what they want to do.
It lets people be creative.
It lets people be productive.
It lets people learn things they didn't think
they could learn before, and
so in a sense it is all about potential.
John’s Research Paper Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer's
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The coin of the realm will be
do you know how to find information,
do you know how to validate it,
do you know how to synthesize it,
how to leverage it,
how to communicate it,
collaborate with it, and
do you know how to problem solve with it?
John’s Research Paper Daniel Pink in “Learn to Change, Change to Learn”
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… transfer from school to the everyday
environment is the ultimate purpose of
school-based learning. ‘Research
indicates that students are more
successful at doing this when instruction
explicitly emphasizes the
process of transfer by using real world
context.’
Partnership for 21st Century Skills,
The Intellectual and Policy Foundations of the
John’s Research Paper 21st Century Skills Framework
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Teachers [and administrators] continuously
improve their professional practice, model
life long learning, and exhibit leadership in
their school and professional community
by promoting and demonstrating the
effective use of digital tools and resources.
ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
NETS-T (National Educational Technology Standards - Teachers)
John’s Research Paper
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Recommendations
Transition to Co-creators of Knowledge
Move to Connect, Communicate, Collaborate,
Create, & Contribute Locally & Globally
Move from Compliance to Personal
Ownership of Learning
Promote and demonstrate the safe, effective
use of digital tools and resources
Offer digital alternatives for assignments
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2009 National Writing Project
A Series of three Podcasts
Teachers Teaching Teachers
www.EdTechTalk.com
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www.tr.im/newwriting
dennisar@gmail.com
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