Curriculum 2.0 - A 21st century literacy curriculum

Justin Medved CAIS Best Practices Conference Technology , Teaching and Learning Specialist The York School

“ You have to admire schools’ ability to resist change.” – Alan November

C ollaborate Com m unicate Speak another language Independently learn Manage information Creative Global Be safe Critical thinker

What are the obstacles to a successful embedded I.T. curriculu m?

IT’s broke.

How/w hen do you learn to use technolog y?

Ho w/ when do our students learn to use technolog y? When they need it.

Our students are Digital Natives. - Mark Prensky

Our students are Digital Captives. - Jamie McKenzie

The great myth is that these “digital natives” know more about this new information environment than we do . But here’s the reality : they may be experts in entertaining themselves online, but they know almost nothing about educating themselves online . Michael Wesch Professor of Digital Ethnography Kansas State University

Why should Technology be differen t?

IT should n’ t be.

Good curricular design

Good curricular design Enduring Understanding Fro m “ Understanding by Desig n” , Wiggins and McTighe Worth being familiar with Important to know and do

What is a successful 21s t Century Learne r?

What is a successful 21st Century Learne r? What are the Essential Questions that a 21 st Century Learne r needs to ask?

What are the Essential Questions that a 21 st Century Learne r needs to ask?

So where are the Technology skill s?

“ It is a real focus of this embedded curriculum, that the skills of using technology become the habits of students and teachers - that technology is called upon when needed the same way a dictionary or pencil has been in the past.”

This is not something that we teach in the 3r d grade, check it off, and go on. It’s not a skill. It’s habit. … and it needs to be a part of almost every conversation that we have in our classrooms. -David Warlick “2 Cents Worth ” It needs to be the way schools do business. -Will Richardso n, Learning 2.0 Conferenc e, Shanghai

“ It is our goal in developing an integrated curriculum to ensure that the way students learn with technology agrees with the way they live with technology.”

Making it happen (aka “Don’t Skip the Conversations”)

Effective Learner Effective Global Collaborator Effective Communicator

The Essential Questions for a 21st Century Learner How do I find and use information to construct meaning and solve problem s? How do I responsibly use information and communication to positively contribute to my worl d? How do I effectively communicat e?