State of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

+ Teacher Net 2009 State of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Lucy Gray Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1

+ 2 Presentation Resources  Slides can be found at http://lucygray.org  Links to sources mentioned here can be found at: http://delicious.com/elemenous/teachernet09 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2

+ Experiences to Inform Your Work  Chicago Public Schools  University of Chicago  Apple Distinguished Educator  Google Certified Teacher  Other Recent Activities  School Talk  Schoolhouse 3.0  Breakthrough Learning in a Digital Age Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3

+ Another Nation at Risk Moment? Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4

+ Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today Contented 37% Disheartened 40% State of Mind Idealists EdWeek 23% Wednesday, October 21, 2009 5

+ Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today DISHEARTENED teachers are more Disheartened likely to: Contented 40% • give their principals poor ratings for 37% supporting them as teachers • express concerns about working conditions, student behavior, and Idealists testing 23% Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6

+ Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today IDEALIST teachers are more likely to: • say they became teachers to help Disheartened disadvantaged students Contented 37% 40% • believe their students’ test scores have increased a lot because of their teaching • say that good teachers can lead all students to learn, even those from poor Idealists families or who have uninvolved 23% parents Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7

+ Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today CONTENTED teachers are more likely to: • report excellent working conditions Contented Disheartened • be experienced in their profession 37% 40% • work in middle- or higher-income schools • believe their students’ test scores have Idealists increased a lot because of their 23% teaching Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8

+ Be the Change Piano Stairs Wednesday, October 21, 2009 9

+ Convergence of Themes  Social Media “Generational Diversity” 4   21st Century Skills  Learning Environments Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10

+ 11 The School at Columbia Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11

+ X Wednesday, October 21, 2009 17

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+ The Social Media Explosion Wednesday, October 21, 2009 31

+ Defining Social Media  “Online technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other.”  “Social media are works of user-created video, audio, text or multimedia that are published and shared in a social environment, such as a blog, wiki or video hosting site.” Wednesday, October 21, 2009 32

+ Implications for Education? http://searchenginewatch.com/3634651 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 33

+ Do You Know All of These ? Wednesday, October 21, 2009 34

+ Implications for Schools Wednesday, October 21, 2009 35

+ “Managing Generational Diversity”/ Looking to the Future Wednesday, October 21, 2009 36

+ Think About Students & Teachers  Adults have different learning styles.  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. Wednesday, October 21, 2009 37

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+ 24 Online activity pyramid: by generation Active engagement with social media The majority of teens and Gen Y use SNS, but (visit SNS, create SNS profile, fewer maintain blogs. Online adults older than create blogs) Gen X are less likely to use SNS. More advanced online entertainment State of the Internet (download videos, music and podcasts) 2009: Pew Internet Project Findings and More advanced communication and passive social media use Implications for (instant messaging, visit SNS, read blogs) Libraries Basic online entertainment (online videos, playing games) While there are always exceptions, older generations typically do not engage with the internet past e-commerce. E-commerce (online shopping, banking, and travel reservations) Research and information gathering (product research, news, health and religious information searches) The vast majority of online adults from Email and search all generations uses email and search engines. Wednesday, October 21, 2009 39

+ Project Tomorrow Speak Up Day 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 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 40

Let’s add some context: 2007 K-12 Classroom Internet Connectivity 100% 75% 50% Classroom Internet Connectivity 25% 0% 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 Coming Soon to Campus: The New "Free Agent" Learner Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow Campus (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Technology 09 Jul 27, 2009 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 41

Let’s add some context: Thinking about your students: How did they use technology within learning and instruction in their K-12 lives? Based upon those experiences, what are their expectations for your classrooms? (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 42

What grade where they in . . . when we reached the 90% Internet access in K12 classrooms? Class of 2009 – just graduated seniors 10th grade in high school Class of 2011 – your current 3rd year students 8th grade in middle school Class of 2013 – your current incoming freshman 6th grade in middle school Are they really “digital natives?” (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 43

Let’s think about your future students: Class of 2015 – incoming to 11th grade Class of 2017 – incoming to 9th grade Class of 2019 – incoming to 7th grade How digitally native are these students? What are their expectations for learning? (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 44

What grade where they in . . . when we reached 90% Internet access in K12 classrooms? Class of 2015 – incoming to 11th grade 4th grade in elementary school Class of 2017 – incoming to 9th grade 2nd grade Class of 2019 – incoming to 7th grade Kindergarten Are you ready for these students and their expectations for you? (c) Project Tomorrow 2009 Wednesday, October 21, 2009 45

+ Implications for Schools  Increases the need for targeted, sustained, and thoughtful professional development.  How are you meeting the needs of adult learners with very different learning styles?  Necessitates strategic human capital planning  Requires schools to think of skills sets needed by students at various points in their academic careers while gauging the future of technology.  How are you preparing to students in relation to changing technology?  How is your school changing to meet the new needs and desires of students?  How are you balancing student engagement and rigor? Wednesday, October 21, 2009 46

+ 21st Century Skills Buzz Wednesday, October 21, 2009 47

+ The 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 aren’t going away  Assessments need improvement  A return to constructivism  Going global is easy Wednesday, October 21, 2009 48

+ The Partnership for 21st Century Skills Wednesday, October 21, 2009 49

+ MacArthur Digital Media and Learning Initiative Wednesday, October 21, 2009 50

+ Learning Environments Re-defined Wednesday, October 21, 2009 53

+ Learning Anywhere & Everywhere  Personalized instruction  Personal learning networks  Mobiles  School Design Wednesday, October 21, 2009 54

+ NYC’s The School of One  Summer school pilot  Middle school math  Flexible space  Personalized curriculum  Regular assessments  Variety in delivery of instruction  Lesson plan bank  Partnered with publishers Wednesday, October 21, 2009 55

+ The Third Teacher Wednesday, October 21, 2009 56

+ Impact on Schools  How does physical space affect learning?  How space be used flexibly in your classroom or school?  What will schools of the future look like? Wednesday, October 21, 2009 57

+ So What ?  Social networks: You must be open to at least letting your kids drive the technology use in your classrooms. Be willing to engage them in the ways that they learn best.  Generational diversity: Change is not going to happen without schools working as teams to look at longitudinal goals.  21st century skills: The art of teaching comes through via the weaving of 21st century themes into core content. You need to give guidance and thought to classroom activities.  Learning environments: Just as we’ve looked at the whole child, we need to start emphasizing the whole learning environment. Personalized learning for both students and teachers is important. Wednesday, October 21, 2009 58

+ Recommended Reading  A World is Flat  A Whole New Mind  Disrupting Class  The Global Achievement Gap Wednesday, October 21, 2009 59

+ 45 Contact Information Lucy Gray elemenous@gmail.com Skype: elemenous iChat/AIM: elemenous Blog: http://lucygray.org Delicious, Flickr, YouTube etc: elemenous Wednesday, October 21, 2009 60

State of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century

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