MICDS Upper School

Curriculum and Technology Understanding the Possibilities

"If we teach today like we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”

-John Dewey, Educator and Philosopher

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0_WhSdsgBo

•Visual/Media Literacy•Information Literacy•Global/Cultural Awareness•Digital Citizenship•Network Literacy•Basic Literacy•Self-Directed, Adaptable, Flexible Learners

Emerging Literacies

•Information Explosion•Participatory Culture•Social Networking•Shift from Consuming Knowledge to Evaluating, Constructing, and Creating Knowledge •FlatWorld IdeologyUCaPP World (ubiquitouslyconnected and pervasively proximate

Cultural Drivers

•Intentional•Curriculum is the Driver•Appreciation and Understanding of 21st Century Skills•Opportunities and Possibilities •Responsive •Proactive

MICDS Approach

Student PLEPersonal Learning Environment

Lenovo X61 TabletDyKnow

Instructional Tech and Media Specialist/ Librarian Collaboration

Supporting a 21st Century Curriculum

Antigone Graphic NovelsFrederick Douglass Speaker SeriesSudan ElectiveNing Reformers Role PlayHamlet VideosFlat Classroom