The document discusses how teachers must adapt to shifts in technology and expectations from schools and students in order to remain relevant. It notes that teachers are expected to change and adapt to new technologies, and if they do not, others will take their place. The course will help teachers navigate these shifts and learn how technology tools can enhance learning and teaching.

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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