1. Theme #5: Shift… Or else
• The fact is, SHIFT or not, we do not have much of a
choice
• Schools, administrators, parents, students, etc expect us to adapt
• Sometimes, it is the law
• If we do not adapt, others will
(and we risk becoming irrelevant)
• Ex. New Tech High School – Project-Based Learning
and Technology…
• New Tech High – All over Indiana! (Watch until 4:41)
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2. Theme #5: Shift… Or else
Think-Pair Share (3 Minutes):
• If technology is making waves Indiana and
Mississippi, could you teach in a New Tech school?
• In the next 31-34 years (until you retire), what is going
to happen in schools? How are you going to keep up
with the SHIFTs that we have addressed?
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3. Summary
• In the weeks ahead, we will expand on each of these
themes
• As technology (and the world around us) changes, we as
teachers must adapt – not give in, not ignore, but adapt
and make good decisions
• This course is about navigating all of this SHIFT and
making good decisions as teachers
o And to learn that there are tech tools that can make our
classrooms better and lives easier – but that is your decision to
make
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4. summary
• This course is divided into three units:
o Unit 1: Focuses on the SHIFTs and expectations we as
teachers must navigate
o Unit 2: Looks at how technology can best facilitate learning,
depending on the task students are doing
o Unit 3: Looks at how technology can or should impact our
jobs as teachers as professions
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