Extreme Makeover School Technology Edition Jerry Crisci and Ken Holvig

School Technology Edition

Critical and Creative Thinking in Action

Critical and Creative Thinking in Action

Assignment #1 Student Writing Assessment

“ Honor what’s presented” Makeover Step #1

“ Make Learning Personal and Authentic” Makeover Step #2

“ Create Activities that Foster Critical and Creative Thinking” Makeover Step #3

“ Use Technology to Help Students See Connections” Makeover Step #4

Makeover Step #5 Help Student Learn Anywhere, Anytime, from Almost Anyone

“ In a recent study, university students who downloaded a podcast lecture scored significantly higher on a content exam than kids who actually attended the same lecture.” NEAToday Magazine, Oct./Nov. 2009

Mobile Devices

“ Present Student Work to an Audience Beyond their Classroom” Makeover Step #6

“ Give Students Powerful Tools to Help them Demonstrate their Understanding” Makeover Step #7

Assignment #2 Does Our Educational System Need an Extreme Makeover?

Class Schedule Oct. 1: Course Overview/Project sharing Oct 8: Online activities Oct. 15: Share progress on project makeovers/More ideas Oct. 22: Online activity and unit design Oct. 29: Share project makeover updates/More ideas/WIBNI Nov. 5: Final project sharing, “Move that bus!”

Oct. 1: Course Overview/Project sharing

Oct 8: Online activities

Oct. 15: Share progress on project makeovers/More ideas

Oct. 22: Online activity and unit design

Oct. 29: Share project makeover updates/More ideas/WIBNI

Nov. 5: Final project sharing, “Move that bus!”