1. Curriculum & 21st Century Skills Week 4: Whole Group Summary Fawn Brunson
2. ~John Dewey "If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow." John Dewey, the 20th century philosopher and educational reformer made this comment about the state of education in the early 1900’s. Today, 21st century educators are still trying to address the needs of their learners with “antiquated mission statements reminiscent of the past century” (Jacobs, 2010, p. 8). Source: Google Images
4. Essential Question 1 How can administrators support the growing need to prepare students with the necessary 21st century skills to be successful digital citizens? Support Provide Promote Model Change Encourage Implement
5.
6. How can school administrators include Common Core Standards in all curriculum development, and closely align local curriculum goals and objectives to state educational technology standards or NETS for Students? Identify Include Utilize Assess Conduct Allow Expect Essential Question 2
7. Key Points Identify CCS and NETS that are already integrated in current curriculum, adjust as needed Allow time for learning, expect learning curve Include teachers in the planning, development, and aligning of curriculum Utilize curriculum mapping and development tools ISTE Curriculum Planning Tool
8. More Key Points Start with transforming assessments Conduct a curriculum needs assessment Assess teacher’s level of technology understanding and NETS usage
9. Essential Question 3 As a school leader, how would you motivate teachers to use and become proficient in the NETS? Model Share Build Assess Establish Determine
10. Key Points Model best practices daily Provide authentic blended professional development: online, face-to-face, mentoring, teacher observations… Share best classroom practices of the NETS in your school and challenge teachers to build on those successes
11. More Key Points Teachers assess their own implementation of NETS using digital tools: NETS Profiler Pro School 2.0 Reflection Tool for NETS-T Establish personal learning communities and give teachers time to collaborate Establish school-wide goals for implementing NETS Determine a starting point (where are teachers) build from there
12. Unanswered Question How to transform district leaders, directors, CEOs, and board members into digital leaders and supporters of 21st century skills?
13. Shared Resources Carnegie Foundation's Reading in the Disciplines A New Essential Curriculum For a New time Reflection Tools for NETS-S-Ts Profile for Technology-Literate Teachers Library Media Matrix Outcomes MTLSS VSC Alignment
14. ~Albert Shanker “As teachers, we must constantly try to improve schools and we must keep working at changing and experimenting and trying until we have developed ways of reaching every child."
