Feeling Curious? WPPS 2014
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The document discusses inquiry-based learning and how it can incorporate 21st century skills and technology. It provides examples of authentic inquiries students can undertake, such as investigating alternatives to plastic bags. It also discusses frameworks that support inquiry learning, such as challenge-based learning, and how technology can be meaningfully integrated at the transformation level of the SAMR model. The document advocates for promoting student curiosity through collaborative projects using web 2.0 tools that encourage communication, creativity and information sharing.
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- 3. The Basic Process Question Investigate Answer Action Share
- 5. The Basic Process critical thinking, creativity & problem solving Question Investigate Answer Action Share communicating & collaborating Using 21st Century Skills ICT & information literacy
- 6. My inquiry into home made ice-cream... Was it a successful inquiry? Did it satisfy my curiosity? Why did I do the inquiry into home made ice cream?
- 7. interest! There is no difference for the students we teach!
- 8. The bottom line is.... AUTHENTICITY! Why am I doing this?
- 11. Web Quests A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web.
- 13. Using Web 2.0
- 23. Communication & Collaboration Information Literacy Creativity ICT Authenticity Life & Career Skills Citizenship/ Global awareness Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Personal & Social Responsibility Related to students Forced students to communicate with their family and peers. Student had to lead their own learning to produce their own book and create their own book signing The action/solution is already decided for them
- 24. Creating authentic inquiries ‘Say No to Plastic Bags’
- 29. Setting up the challenge
- 30. Setting up the challenge What would happen if we keep on using plastic bags (use thinking hats)
- 31. Setting up the challenge
- 32. The challenge ‘We should use calico bags instead of plastic bags” “Could we share the message with the school at assembly?”
- 33. Investigating
- 34. Ideate
- 39. Communication & Collaboration Information Literacy Creativity ICT Authenticity Life & Career Skills Citizenship/ Global awareness Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Personal & Social Responsibility Was the experience authentic? Were the students engaged? Did the experience relate to their lives? Was it student led?
- 40. How did these inquiries link to SAMR?
- 41. Transformation R Technology allows for creation of new tasks previously inconceivable. Integrated movies, hot links, software, apps... Skype with experts, compare, combine and results via wikis and blogs, publish world wide online. M Technology allows for significant lesson redesign. Integrated email, graphs, images, spreadsheets.. Spreadsheets, graphs, email with others, redesign lab, hand in. Technology is a tool substitute with some improvement Word processing with spell check, cut and paste... Grammar, spell check, cut, paste, print, hand in. Technology is a tool substitute with no functional change Word processor used as a typewriter. Word process, lab report, print out, hand in. Redefinition Modification A Augmentation S Substitution Enhancement
- 42. Inquiry Frameworks & 21st Century Skills Challenge Based Learning! Seamlessly incorporates technology at the redefinition stage as well as incorporating all 21st Century skills within their framework.
- 43. CBL in Action!
- 44. Your thoughts?
- 45. Are you feeling CURIOUS?
- 46. The Big Idea Curiosity The Essential Question How can we enhance curiosity by integrating technology within the transformation stage of SAMR? The Challenge Let's promote curiosity by using web 2.0 tools that promote communication, collaboration and creativity!
- 47. Guiding Questions Brad and I had a few questions about what we thought the staff at WPPS would like to know about technology applications that promote communication, collaboration and creativity. We thought about web 2.0 tools and thought up some guiding questions...
- 49. Guided Activities and Resources wikispaces edmodo google docs audioboo pinterest diigo 9 curious people for each team
- 50. Guided Activities and Resources take photos as evidence, during your entire learning process! results 20 minutes
- 51. SO LU TIO N! Propose Solution Teach a group of 5 colleagues about your web 2.0 tool in 2 minutes
- 52. Implement Solution Time to put your 1-2 minute lesson plan together. Try to be creative and remember to include your results! 15 minutes
- 53. Implement Solution Time to teach REMEMBER IT IS A MAXIMUM OF 2MINUTES EACH. 2 minutes MAX each
- 54. Publish Solution Build a 3-5 minute solution video with your original team. The video should include a description of the challenge, a brief description of the learning process, the solution and the results of the implementation. 10 minutes
- 55. Reflect Reflect on the challenge thinking about the learning process on Google Docs.
- 56. Publish Reflection Evaluation of web 2.0 will be published by Brad!
- 58. Thank you I hope you enjoyed your day. Please take a few moments to evaluate the workshop to help me to continue to improve my work.