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Modernizing Education
Modernizing Education discusses the need to evolve schools and teaching for the 21st century. Technology is changing how people access and share information. To better prepare students, schools need strategic plans to incorporate new literacies, personalized learning, mobile technologies, and global collaboration into instruction. Effective models emphasize project-based learning, use of online tools, and developing skills like critical thinking across networks.
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Modernizing Education
- 1. Modernizing Education The Stateof Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century Lucy Gray AFSA The Association of French Schools in North America FEBRUARY 4, 2013 http://www.lucygray.org
- 2. All materials arelocated at: http://www.lucygray.org Download the PDF and click on pictures and hyperlinks to visit cited resources. Additional Resources: http://sg.sg/modernizingedu
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- 23. Tim Lauer Lewis Elementary,Portland Oregon
- 24. People and placesI’ve met along the way have enhanced my work in ways that I never expected.
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- 28. Experiences • Worked atUniversity of Chicago and in Chicago Public Schools • Apple Distinguished Educator • Google Certified Teacher • Founder, The Global Education Collaborative • Co-chair, The Global Education Conference • Project Director, The Consortium For School Networking, Leadership For Mobile Learning • Multiple Opportunities to visit and work with schools
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- 31. What do wevalue in schools? Poll Everywhere Question <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <poll url="http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/LTE5MTk1MTU5NDM"> <!-- This snippet was inserted via the Poll Everywhere Mac Presenter --> <!-- The presence of this snippet is used to indicate that a poll will be shown during the slideshow --> <!-- TIP: You can draw a solid, filled rectangle on your slide and the Mac Presenter will automatically display your poll in that area. --> <!-- The Mac Presenter application must also be running and logged in for this to work. -- > <!-- To remove this, simply delete it from the notes yourself or use the Mac Presenter to remove it for you. --> <title>If you could create the ideal school, what are some ideas, concepts, or characteristics that you would include?</title> </poll>
- 32. Are parents andeducators asking for more high stakes testing, standardized curriculum, and seat time? I think not. Click on the hyperlink for a Google Doc containing others’ ideas on this.
- 33. • Schools wherecontinuous improvement using a wide variety of criteria is the bottom line. • Schools that see their role is to educate, enlighten, and support kids and their families. • Schools where parents and students are authentically engaged in the community. • Schools that look beyond Common Core standards to prepare kids for a new world. • Schools that provide ample opportunities for hands-on, project and passion based learning during and after school.
- 34. • Schools whoencourage honest community dialogue by acknowledging what the do well and what they don’t do so well. • Schools where intellectual curiosity and variety is valued. • Schools where teachers and administrators have ample opportunities to observe each other, visit other places of learning, and to engage in activities that will promote their own growth as learners.
- 35. • Schools whereteachers have strong backgrounds in pedagogy, child development and in meeting the needs of diverse learners • Schools that see technology as essential to the learning process and use technology in thoughtful and engaging ways. • Schools that believe in raising global citizens.
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- 37. Another Nation atRisk Moment ? How do we improve teaching and learning? How do we effectively assess students? What is innovation?
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- 41. U.S Department of Education •Common Core Standards • New Assessments • Personalized Learning • Digital Textbooks • More Accountability
- 42. “The Highly Connected Teacher” TheNational Educational Technology Plan
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- 44. Students and Adults... •Content consumers • Content Creators • Content Evaluators • Connected and Networked
- 45. The Power ofSocial Media Flickr YouTubeTwitter Facebook LinkedIn Google+ Diigo SlideShare I’ve also added Pinterest to the mix: http://pinterest.com/lucygray2/.
- 46. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP ATBOARD RETREAT
- 47. The New MediaConsortium K-12 Horizon Report 2012 • 1 year or less • Mobile Devices and Apps • Tablet Computing • 2 to 3 years • Game-Based Learning • Personal Learning Environments • 4 to 5 years • Augmented Reality • Natural User Interfaces
- 48. NMC Megatrends The worldof work is increasingly global and increasingly collaborative.
- 49. NMC Megatrends People expectto work, learn, socialize, and play whenever and wherever they want to. The numbers of cell phone users and those with broadband access continues to skyrocket. We are global and mobile.
- 50. NMC Megatrends The Internetis becoming a global mobile network - and already is at its edges. The numbers of cell phone users and those with broadband access continues to skyrocket. We are global and mobile.
- 51. NMC Megatrends The technologieswe use are increasingly cloud-based and delivered over utility networks, facilitating the rapid growth of online videos and rich media. Think YouTube and Facebook.
- 52. NMC Megatrends Openness —concepts like open content, open data, and open resources — is moving from a trend to a value for much of the world. Authoritative sources are losing their importance; increased need for validation and curation.
- 53. NMC Megatrends Legal notionsof ownership and privacy lag behind the practices common in society. The cloud is blurring these lines.
- 54. NMC Megatrends Real challengesof access, efficiency, and scale are redefining what we mean by quality and success. Solutions that scale are very important. Look to other parts of the world for innovations in this area.
- 55. NMC Megatrends The Internetis constantly challenging us to rethink learning and education, while refining our notion of literacy. Think Henry Jenkin’s New Media literacies. Traditional literacies are not enough.
- 56. NMC Megatrends There isa rise in informal learning as individual needs are redefining schools, universities, and training. Politically, socially and intellectually. Traditional authority is also being challenged in academia.
- 57. NMC Megatrends Business modelsacross the education ecosystem are changing. Everyone is re-thinking their missions. Look to libraries, colleges, and the publishing industry.
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- 61. Project Tomorrow Recommendations • Un-tetherlearning and leverage mobile devices to extend learning beyond the school day and meet all learners in their own world • Create new interactive, participatory learning spaces using tools such as online classes, gaming and simulations, online tutors, and virtual reality environments • Incorporate Web 2.0 tools into daily instruction especially those that develop collaborative or social-based learning and provide unique opportunities for students to be content developers • Expand digital resources in the classroom to add context and relevancy to learning experiences through new media tools • Get beyond the classroom walls and make learning truly experiential such as using high tech science instrumentation and creating podcasts with content experts
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- 64. U.S Public Schools •Increased pressure via Race to the Top, AYP, RTI • Less funding • Less Time • Emphasis on standards and high stakes testing • Teacher Proof curricula • Less instruction in the arts, World Languages, etc. • Longer school days • Technology seen as a content delivery Mechanism • Constant seeking of silver bullets
- 65. Independent Schools • Time •Resources • Streamlined bureaucracy • Organizational vision • Community Consensus • Administrative and collegial support • Authentic curriculum • Recognition of the Importance of 21st century skills • Professional development • Teacher autonomy • Prepared students • Commitment to developing the whole child • Parental support
- 66. What do effectiveschools seem to have in common? • A WIDE RANGE OF EFFORTS TOWARDS CULTIVATING 21ST CENTURY SKILLS AND IMPLEMENTING ROBUST TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS • THE SUCCESS OF ANY PROGRAM DEPENDS ON: • VISIONARY LEADERSHIP • STRATEGIC PLANNING • COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT • THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SCHOOL IS PRESSURED TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR A CHANGING WORLD
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- 70. The School atColumbia New York, NY • K-8 • Columbia University faculty and local kids • Innovation driven • 1 to 1 laptop program • 3 technologists plus tech staff • Extensive Google Apps for Education and new media use • Other: field trip guides, computer programming, robotics, conference
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- 107. A Pedagogical Shift •New models of teaching and learning are emerging • Rigorous content + 21st century themes • “Sage on the stage” to “guide on the side” • New literacies need to be taught strategically • Examples: • developing a search mentality • Student personal learning networks (PLNs) • Standards and accountability still are important; assessments need revision
- 108. The Partnership for 21stCentury Skills
- 111. The Global Achievement Gap Critical Thinkingand Problem- Solving Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence Agility and Adaptability Initiative and Entrepreneuri alism Effective Oral and Written Communication Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination
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- 113. MAKER MOVEMENT • MakeMagazine • Maker Faire • Maker Education
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- 116. Teachers and Students •Adults have different learning styles. How are we taking this into account in terms of professional development and human capital? • Baby Boomers • Gen Xers • Gen Yers • Kids have had different levels of exposure to technology. The period of time at which our schools have been wired is fairly short.
- 117. Basic online entertainment (onlinevideos, playing games) E-commerce (online shopping, banking, and travel reservations) Research and information gathering (product research, news, health and religious information searches) Email and search Active engagement with social media (visit SNS, create SNS profile, create blogs) More advanced online entertainment (download videos, music and podcasts) More advanced communication and passive social media use (instant messaging, visit SNS, read blogs) From: State of the Internet 2009: Pew Internet Project Findings and Implications for Libraries The vast majority of online adults from all generations uses email and search engines. While there are always exceptions, older generations typically do not engage with the internet past e-commerce. The majority of teens and Gen Y use SNS, but fewer maintain blogs. Online adults older than Gen X are less likely to use SNS. Online activity pyramid: by generation
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- 119. 0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1994 1996 19982000 2002 K-12 Classroom Internet Connectivity Classroom Internet Connectivity 2007 Coming Soon to Campus: The New "Free Agent" Learner Julie Evans, CEO-Project Tomorrow Campus Technology 09 Jul 27, 2009
- 120. Class of 2012– recently graduated seniors ! ! ! ! 7th Grade Class of 2014 – current juniors ! ! ! ! 5th Grade Class of 2016 – current freshman class ! ! ! ! 3rd Grade How digitally “native” are these students? What are their expectations for learning?
- 121. Implications for Schools •Need for strategic human capital planning • Need for increased targeted, sustained, personalized and thoughtful professional development • Need for long range planning for students’ use of technology • Requires schools to think of skills sets needed by students at various points in their academic careers while gauging the future of technology
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- 132. A world classeducation system should call for globally connected schools
- 133. Apple Distinguished Educators GlobalAwareness 2006 • The World is Flat • A Whole New Mind • Berlin & Prague • Rethink. Global Awareness.
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- 135. The Global EducationConference and Network http://globaleducationconference.com
- 136. Mission The Global EducationConference Network is a community of practice where people connect and build the professional relationships necessary for effective collaboration across borders. Via this social network, educators and organizations from all over the world share conversations, resources, projects, and initiatives with a strong emphasis on promoting global awareness, fostering global competency, and inspiring action towards solving real-world problems. Our ultimate goal is to help prepare students for a rapidly changing and complex world.
- 137. Over 600,000 uniquevisitors
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- 139. GEC Network Features •Groups • Searchable member list • Latest activity • Discussion forums and blogs • Links to resources • Events • Project database • Videos and photos
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- 143. 2010 - CatlinGabel School • Program Information
- 144. CCSSO and Asia Society’sPGL • New resource on global competence! • Download a copy here.
- 145. From Educating forGlobal Competence: Preparing our Youth to Engage the World
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- 149. WHY NOW? @oline73: Canyou distill why globally connected classrooms are vital in 2010? Photo source
- 150. We have urgentproblems that need to be addressed and, in order to prepare our students to work on these problems, we must connect them globally. We must teach them how networked learning leads to networked problem solving.
- 151. So what? • 21stcentury Skills: The art of teaching comes through via the weaving of 21st century themes into core content. Focus on inquiry and the thoughtful use of technology in classrooms. It is not about the tools. • Learning Environments: There has been emphasis on educating the whole child. Shift the discussion to address the whole learning environment. Personalized learning for both students and teachers is important. • Global Collaborations: It’s so easy to connect classrooms today. It’s essential that we bring the world into our classrooms and inspire students with the possibilities.
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- 153. ISTE Standards Students, Teachers,and Administrators
- 154. Various Approaches to TechnologyIntegration • LoTI • University of South Florida Matrix • Arizona matrix • Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works • Challenge Based Learning • TPACK • SMAR
- 155. University of SouthFlorida’s Tech Intergration Matrix
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- 158. Esther Wojcicki andMichael Levine Teaching for a Shared Future: American Educators Need to Think Globally EdWeek: Global Learning blog by Tony Jackson
- 159. Tips • Have aplan. • You don’t need to be the tech expert in the building; empower others. • Build infrastructure first. • Consider hiring a person for IT and another for academic technology. • Put people on your board that have a technology background.
- 160. Poll Everywhere question <?xmlversion="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <poll url="http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/LTEzMjUxNDkzMjM"> <!-- This snippet was inserted via the Poll Everywhere Mac Presenter --> <!-- The presence of this snippet is used to indicate that a poll will be shown during the slideshow --> <!-- TIP: You can draw a solid, filled rectangle on your slide and the Mac Presenter will automatically display your poll in that area. --> <!-- The Mac Presenter application must also be running and logged in for this to work. -- > <!-- To remove this, simply delete it from the notes yourself or use the Mac Presenter to remove it for you. --> <title>What idea(s) presented today intrigued you and potentially warrants further exploration by you and your leadership team?</title> </poll>
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