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Modernizing Education at #innov8ED
1. Modernizing Education
The State of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Lucy Gray
Avenues
The World School
InnovatED Conference
July 10, 2013
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Thank you for the invitation to speak to this audience today. My primary goal today will be to
share some thoughts and ideas inspired by my work with a variety of institutions. Each one of
you is or has the power to be an influencer or leader in your own buildings, and I hope you
will think about how your school can incorporate some of these ideas and share innovations
that perhaps you’ve already developed as a school community.
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are
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on
Twitter
#innov8ED
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All slides are available through these links. Please ask questions and share ideas and
resources in our Edmodo group and on Twitter using the hashtag #innov8ED.
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This is where Sunday school youth groups meet and play wii games in order to build
community.
6. 6
The teen youth pastor uses technology to engage kids in discussions about real world events.
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He even uses Facebook to conduct outreach. Our pastor understand that he needs to go
where the kids are and keep them connected to the church through multiple means.
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In order to alleviate anxiety before an MRI, my son was soothed by this machine that used a
Simon like interface to change the colors of this lava lamp machine. It also projected images
on the ceiling.
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I’ve traveled to a few countries and throughout the United States to work with educators and
companies.
27. Experiences
• Chicago Public Schools
• University of Chicago
• Apple Distinguished Educator
• Google Certified Teacher
• Founder, The Global Education
Collaborative
• Co-chair, The Global Education
Conference
• Project Director, The
Consortium For School
Networking, Leadership For
Mobile Learning
• Multiple Opportunities to visit
and work with schools
• Advising Corporate entities
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Here’s a list of some of the experiences that I bring to the table. While most educators are
silo’d in their school buildings, I’ve been very fortunate to visit a wide variety of institutions.
My favorite thing to do is to tell stories of the work and initiatives that I find inspiring.
28. Julia and Henry
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My biggest inspirations, however, are my two children. I often think about how I (and their
schools) are preparing them for a brave world. How can I nurture them to grow up to be
innovators? I think here at the Avenues that question has been addressed very
comprehensively.
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Because of my experiences, I feel that our perspectives need to expand. Continuous
improvement is a worthy goal as we try to navigate educational change.
30. Our perspectives
need to
E x p a n d
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Because of my experiences, I feel that our perspectives need to expand. Continuous
improvement is a worthy goal as we try to navigate educational change.
31. What do we value in
schools?
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32. Are
parents
and
educators
asking
for
more
high
stakes
testing,
standardized
curriculum,
and
seat
time?
I
think
not.
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There seems to be a societal disconnect between the national narrative for educational
improvement and what we know and desire based on our work with children.
33. 2010 - The Key School -
Annapolis MD
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So, let’s think about how your institution is going about grappling with educational change...
34. This I Believe
• Visionary Leadership
• Empowered Faculty
• Authentically Engaged Students
• Progressive teaching and learning practices
• Authentic school communities
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Based on my travels and conversations, these are the things I believe in and want to see more
of in our schools.
36. Schools
where
continuous
improvement
using
a
wide
variety
of
criteria
is
the
bottom
line.
Schools
that
see
their
role
is
to
educate,
enlighten,
and
support
kids
and
their
families.
Schools
where
intellectual
curiosity
and
variety
is
valued,
where
educating
for
compliance
is
not
the
norm.
Visionary Leadership
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38. Empowered Faculty
Schools
where
teachers
have
strong
backgrounds
in
pedagogy,
child
development
and
in
meeting
the
needs
of
diverse
learners.
Schools
faculty
have
ample
opportunities
to
observe
each
other,
visit
other
institutions,
and
to
engage
in
activities
to
benefit
their
own
learning.
Schools
where
professional
development
is
personalized
and
supportive
of
teachers.
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40. Engaged Students
Schools
where
student
voice
is
taken
into
consideration
throughout
the
school
culture.
Schools
where
students
are
encouraged
to
identify
and
pursue
their
passions.
Schools
that
show
evidence
that
their
faculty
really
knows
and
understands
their
students.
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42. Progressive Teaching
and Learning Practices
Schools
that
look
beyond
Common
Core
standards
to
prepare
kids
for
a
new
world.
Schools
that
provide
ample
opportunities
for
hands-‐on,
project
and
passion-‐based
learning
during
and
after
school.
Schools
that
view
technology
as
essential
to
the
learning
process
and
thoughtfully
plan
for
integration.
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44. Authentic Communities
Schools
where
parents
and
students
are
authentically
engaged
in
the
community.
Schools
that
provide
a
multitude
of
means
for
parents
to
get
involved.
Schools
who
encourage
honest
community
dialogue
by
acknowledging
their
strengths
and
areas
targeted
for
improvement.
Schools
that
educate
their
parents
and
community
members
about
what
it
means
to
be
a
21st
century
learner.
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45. Political
Context
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So, let’s talk context. What are we dealing with here?
We’re operating in a political context comprised of many stakeholders with differing
priorities.
46. Another Nation at Risk
Moment ?
How
do
we
improve
teaching
and
learning?
How
do
we
effectively
assess
students?
What
is
innovation?
40
We are all struggling with these important questions. How do we reach consensus and act in
the best interest of children?
50. Education
Policy
Context
44
We also need to think about the impact of educational policy.
This affects independent schools... I read an article recently about how some parents are
dissatisfied about current public schools and are opting for private schools. I also think that
independent schools can serve as models for how any type of school can get education right.
51. U.S Department of
Education
• Common Core Standards
• New Assessments
• Personalized Learning
• Digital Textbooks
• More Accountability
• Increased broadband connectivity
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Here are a few themes addressed by the current administration.
52. “The Highly Connected
Teacher”
The National Educational Technology Plan
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Highly connected teachers are connected to data, to resources, and to each other.
53. Connected Educator
Month
47
Out of this interest in connections, CEM was born. It will take place this year in October. Free
activities are available to educators from around the world.
54. ConnectED
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This is the most recent initiative put forth by the Obama administration. Obama recently
traveled to Mooresville NC to announce new efforts to upgrade connectivity, train teachers,
and build on private-sector innovations.
56. Students and Adults...
• Content consumers
• Content Creators
• Content Evaluators
• Connected and Networked
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Many of my peers in education are doing these things. I would argue that to be successful in
our rapidly changing world, adults and kids must be proficient in creating and analyzing
digital media in addition to learning to leverage learning networks.
57. The Power of Social
Media
Flickr
YouTubeTwitter Facebook
LinkedIn Google+
Diigo
SlideShare
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I’ve also added Pinterest to the mix: http://pinterest.com/lucygray2/.
58. EdSurge
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EdSurge is an start up co-founded by a friend and their goal is to present information about
the current ed tech bubble that is growing.
60. Teachers and Students
• Adults have different learning styles. How
are we taking this into account in terms of
professional development and human capital?
• Baby Boomers
• Gen Xers
• Gen Yers
• Kids have had different levels of exposure to
technology. The period of time at which our
schools have been wired is fairly short.
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61. Basic online entertainment
(online videos, playing games)
E-commerce
(online shopping, banking, and travel reservations)
Research and information gathering
(product research, news, health and religious information searches)
Email and search
Active engagement
with social media
(visit SNS, create SNS profile,
create blogs)
More advanced online
entertainment
(download videos, music and
podcasts)
More advanced communication and
passive social media use
(instant messaging, visit SNS, read blogs)
From: State of the
Internet 2009: Pew
Internet Project
Findings and
Implications for
Libraries
The vast majority of
online adults from all
generations uses email
and search engines.
While there are always
exceptions, older generations
typically do not engage with the
internet past e-commerce.
The majority of teens and Gen
Y use SNS, but fewer maintain
blogs. Online adults older than
Gen X are less likely to use
SNS.
Online
activity
pyramid: by
generation
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63. 0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
K-12 Classroom Internet Connectivity
Classroom Internet Connectivity
2007
Coming Soon to Campus: The New "Free
Agent" Learner
Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow Campus
Technology 09
Jul 27, 2009
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64. Class of 2012 – recently graduated seniors
! ! ! ! 7th Grade
Class of 2014 – current juniors
! ! ! ! 5th Grade
Class of 2016 – current freshman class
! ! ! ! 3rd Grade
How digitally “native” are these students?
What are their expectations for learning?
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65. Implications for Schools
• Need for strategic human capital planning
• Need for increased targeted, sustained,
personalized and thoughtful professional
development
• Need for long range planning for students’
use of technology
• Requires schools to think of skills sets
needed by students at various points in their
academic careers while gauging the future of
technology
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66. The New Media Consortium
K-12 Horizon Report
2013
• 1 year or less
• Cloud Computing
• Mobile Learning
• 2 to 3 years
• Learning Analytics
• Open Content
• 4 to 5 years
• 3D Printing
• Virtual and Remote
Laboratories
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For additional verification on trends that are emerging in adoption horizons, please take a
look at the 2013 K-12 Horizon Report. These recommendations come with concrete
examples of how these technologies are manifested in education.
67. NMC Megatrends
The
world
of
work
is
increasingly
global
and
increasingly
collaborative.
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NMC also identified megatrends at its Horizon Report anniversary summit in 2012.
68. NMC Megatrends
People
expect
to
work,
learn,
socialize,
and
play
whenever
and
wherever
they
want
to.
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The numbers of cell phone users and those with broadband access continues to skyrocket.
We are global and mobile.
69. NMC Megatrends
The
Internet
is
becoming
a
global
mobile
network
-‐
and
already
is
at
its
edges.
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The numbers of cell phone users and those with broadband access continues to skyrocket.
We are global and mobile.
70. NMC Megatrends
The
technologies
we
use
are
increasingly
cloud-‐based
and
delivered
over
utility
networks,
facilitating
the
rapid
growth
of
online
videos
and
rich
media.
64
Think YouTube and Facebook.
71. NMC Megatrends
Openness
—
concepts
like
open
content,
open
data,
and
open
resources
—
is
moving
from
a
trend
to
a
value
for
much
of
the
world.
65
Authoritative sources are losing their importance; increased need for validation and curation.
72. NMC Megatrends
Legal
notions
of
ownership
and
privacy
lag
behind
the
practices
common
in
society.
66
The cloud is blurring these lines.
73. NMC Megatrends
Real
challenges
of
access,
efficiency,
and
scale
are
redefining
what
we
mean
by
quality
and
success.
67
Solutions that scale are very important. Look to other parts of the world for innovations in
this area.
74. NMC Megatrends
The
Internet
is
constantly
challenging
us
to
rethink
learning
and
education,
while
refining
our
notion
of
literacy.
68
Think Henry Jenkin’s New Media literacies. Traditional literacies are not enough.
75. NMC Megatrends
There
is
a
rise
in
informal
learning
as
individual
needs
are
redefining
schools,
universities,
and
training.
69
Politically, socially and intellectually. Traditional authority is also being challenged in
academia.
76. NMC Megatrends
Business
models
across
the
education
ecosystem
are
changing.
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Everyone is re-thinking their missions. Look to libraries, colleges, and the publishing
industry.
80. Project Tomorrow
Recommendations
• Un-tether learning and leverage mobile devices to extend
learning beyond the school day and meet all learners in their
own world
• Create new interactive, participatory learning spaces using
tools such as online classes, gaming and simulations, online
tutors, and virtual reality environments
• Incorporate Web 2.0 tools into daily instruction especially
those that develop collaborative or social-based learning and
provide unique opportunities for students to be content
developers
• Expand digital resources in the classroom to add context and
relevancy to learning experiences through new media tools
• Get beyond the classroom walls and make learning truly
experiential such as using high tech science instrumentation
and creating podcasts with content experts
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83. U.S Public Schools
• Increased pressure
via Race to the Top,
AYP, RTI
• Less funding
• Less Time
• Emphasis on
standards and high
stakes testing
• Teacher Proof
curricula
• Less instruction in
the arts, World
Languages, etc.
• Longer school days
• Technology seen as
a content delivery
Mechanism
• Constant seeking of
silver bullets
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84. Independent Schools
• Time
• Resources
• Streamlined
bureaucracy
• Organizational vision
• Community Consensus
• Administrative and
collegial support
• Authentic curriculum
• Recognition of the
Importance of 21st
century skills
• Professional
development
• Teacher autonomy
• Prepared students
• Commitment to
developing the whole
child
• Parental support
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85. What do effective schools
seem to have in common?
• A WIDE RANGE OF EFFORTS TOWARDS
CULTIVATING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND
IMPLEMENTING ROBUST TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMS
• THE SUCCESS OF ANY PROGRAM DEPENDS ON:
• VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
• STRATEGIC PLANNING
• COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
• THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SCHOOL IS PRESSURED
TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A CHANGING WORLD
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90. The School at Columbia
New York, NY
• K-8
• Columbia University faculty and local kids
• Innovation driven
• 1 to 1 laptop program
• 3 technologists plus tech staff
• Extensive Google Apps for Education and new
media use
• Other: field trip guides, computer programming,
robotics, conference
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The School uses social media extensively throughout its school, providing real life digital
citizenship experience for kids. They develop their own profiles and avatars in a school-run
social network. These profiles are archived each year, so that everyone has a fresh start and
numerous opportunities to practice the skill of establishing a digital footprint.
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They even create profiles for historical figures, and tag clouds allow them to see connections
between real and historical figures in terms of interests.
95. 89
They use Google Sites for reviewing books and commenting on the reviews of others. It is
organized by class so that you can see the reading habits of kids throughout their time at the
School at Columbia.
135. A Pedagogical Shift
• New models of teaching and learning are emerging
• Rigorous content + 21st century themes
• “Sage on the stage” to “guide on the side”
• New literacies need to be taught strategically
• Examples:
• developing a search mentality
• Student personal learning networks (PLNs)
• Standards and accountability still are important;
assessments need revision
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139. The Global Achievement
Gap
Critical
Thinking and
Problem-
Solving
Collaboration
Across
Networks and
Leading by
Influence
Agility and
Adaptability
Initiative and
Entrepreneuri
alism
Effective Oral
and Written
Communication
Accessing and
Analyzing
Information
Curiosity and
Imagination
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154. The Global Education Conference and
Network
http://globaleducationconference.com
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155. Mission
The Global Education Conference Network is a community of
practice where people connect and build the professional
relationships necessary for effective collaboration across
borders. Via this social network, educators and organizations
from all over the world share conversations, resources, projects,
and initiatives with a strong emphasis on promoting global
awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action
towards solving real-world problems. Our ultimate goal is to help
prepare students for a rapidly changing and complex world.
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158. GEC Network Features
• Groups
• Searchable member list
• Latest activity
• Discussion forums and
blogs
• Links to resources
• Events
• Project database
• Videos and photos
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165. WHY NOW?
@oline73: Can you distill why globally connected classrooms are vital in 2010?
Photo source
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166. We
have
urgent
problems
that
need
to
be
addressed
and,
in
order
to
prepare
our
students
to
work
on
these
problems,
we
must
connect
them
globally.
We
must
teach
them
how
networked
learning
leads
to
networked
problem
solving.
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167. So what?
21st
century
Skills:
The
art
of
teaching
comes
through
via
the
weaving
of
21st
century
themes
into
core
content.
Focus
on
inquiry
and
the
thoughtful
use
of
technology
in
classrooms.
It
is
not
all
about
the
tools.
Learning
Environments:
There
has
been
an
emphasis
on
educating
the
whole
child.
Shift
the
discussion
to
address
the
whole
learning
environment.
Personalized
learning
for
both
students
and
teachers
is
important.
Global
Collaborations:
It’s
so
easy
to
connect
classrooms
today.
It’s
essential
that
we
bring
the
world
into
our
classrooms
and
inspire
students
with
the
possibilities.
This
is
where
you
apply
the
tools!
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175. Moving Ideas Forward
• Work as a school to set goals and to develop a
multi-year innovation plan.
• Administrators can encourage experimentation by
awarding small innovation Grants.
• Consider adding a Year of Innovation theme to your
PD efforts (H/T to Don Buckley).
• Attend and host EdCamps, Playdates and other
informal unconferences.
• Leverage informal learning opportunities.
• Consider using after school time to experiment with
Maker Spaces, Coderdojos, etc.
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