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Most underlined links are clickable and will take you right to the named resource!
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1. Modernizing Education
The State of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
Lucy Gray
Midwest Educational Technology Conference
February 2013
http://www.lucygray.org
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28. Experiences
• Worked at University 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
35. Schools
where
continuous
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
intellectual
curiosity
and
variety
is
valued,
where
educating
for
compliance
is
not
the
norm.
Visionary Leadership
36. Empowered Faculty
Schools
where
teachers
have
strong
backgrounds
in
pedagogy,
child
development
and
in
meeting
the
needs
of
diverse
learners.
Schools
faculty
have
ample
opportunities
to
observe
each
other,
visit
other
institutions,
and
to
engage
in
activities
to
benefit
their
own
learning.
Schools
where
professional
development
is
personalized
and
supportive
of
teachers.
37. Engaged Students
Schools
where
student
voice
is
taken
into
consideration
throughout
the
school
culture.
Schools
where
students
are
encouraged
to
identify
and
pursue
their
passions.
Schools
that
show
evidence
that
their
faculty
really
knows
and
understands
their
students.
38. Progressive Teaching
and Learning Practices
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.
Schools
that
view
technology
as
essential
to
the
learning
process
and
thoughtfully
plan
for
its
use.
39. Authentic Communities
Schools
where
parents
and
students
are
authentically
engaged
in
the
community.
Schools
that
provide
a
multitude
of
means
for
parents
to
get
involved.
Schools
who
encourage
honest
community
dialogue
by
acknowledging
their
strengths
and
areas
targeted
for
improvement.
Schools
that
educate
their
parents
and
community
members
about
what
it
means
to
be
a
21st
century
learner.
54. 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.
55. Basic online entertainment
(online videos, 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
57. 0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1994 1996 1998 2000 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
58. 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?
59. 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
60. The New Media Consortium
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
64. NMC Megatrends
The
technologies
we
use
are
increasingly
cloud-‐based
and
delivered
over
utility
networks,
facilitating
the
rapid
growth
of
online
videos
and
rich
media.
65. 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.
74. Project Tomorrow
Recommendations
• Un-tether learning 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
77. 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
78. 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
79. What do effective schools
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
84. The School at Columbia
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
121. 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
125. The Global Achievement
Gap
Critical
Thinking and
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
140. The Global Education Conference and
Network
http://globaleducationconference.com
141. Mission
The Global Education Conference 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.
144. GEC Network Features
• Groups
• Searchable member list
• Latest activity
• Discussion forums and
blogs
• Links to resources
• Events
• Project database
• Videos and photos
151. WHY NOW?
@oline73: Can you distill why globally connected classrooms are vital in 2010?
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152. We
have
urgent
problems
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.
153. So what?
21st
century
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.
159. Ideas
• Administrators can encourage experimentation
by awarding small innovation Grants.
• Consider adding a Year of Innovation theme to
your PD efforts (H/T to Don Buckley)
• Attend and host EdCamps, Playdates and
other informal unconferences.
• Leverage informal learning opportunities.
• Consider using after school time to experiment
with Maker Spaces, CoderJojos, etc.