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CONNECTING THE DIGITAL DOTS Creating 21 st Century Learning Environments
CONNECTING THE DIGITAL DOTS
Creating 21st Century Learning Environments
CONNECTING THE DIGITAL DOTS
LEARNING
21st Century
Skills
ToolsLearning
Environment
GUIDING QUESTION FOR THE WORKSHOP
How can we create environments that support student learning for today
and tomorrow?
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TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION THE WORKSHOP WILL BRIEFLY EXPLORE:
the concept of 21st century teaching and learning,
the changing world and globalization, skills students will need to be
successful now and in the future, current and appropriate tools and
resources to continue to learn and apply 21st century promising practices
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PARKING LOTUse sticky notes to write
comments and feedback throughout the workshop.
A virtual tool to use for this purpose can be found at www.wallwisher.com
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NAME THAT TUNE!Think about the first format of music you
remember listening to. What was it? 78 rpm LP 33/ 45 rpm 8 Track Audio Cassette CD Mp3 (digital music i.e.. iTunes)
Stand next to the item/picture you chose.4
WHAT WAS THE WORLD LIKE FOR YOU GROWING UP?
What events shaped your life?
What are the most significant changes from then to now?
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VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne7BLwrFS2I&feature=player_embedded
Don Tapscott - 2020 Shaping Ideas
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ATA Publication - Changing Landscapes for Learning our Way to the Next Alberta
http://www.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/ATA/Publications/Albertas-Education-System/Changing%20Landscapes%202010-2030.pdf
CHANGING LANDSCAPES
QUOTE # 1: “We are preparing students
for jobs that don’t exist, using technologies that
haven’t been invented, to solve problems we haven’t
begun to think about.”
- Thomas Friedman in The World is Flat8
QUOTE # 2: “Students today are partly shaped by their environment,
which is media rich, immediate, fast, engaging, dynamic and instant. It is electronic and digital, a communication medium
implying instant gratification”9- Education for the 21st Century: The Basics
QUOTE # 3: “ The future is not some place
we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making
them changes both the maker and the destinations.”
10 – John Scharr
QUOTE # 4: Charlie Brown, on the
cruise ship of life…
Lucy: Which way is your deck chair facing?
Charlie Brown: (ponders and replies) I don't know, I've never been able to get one open.
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QUOTE # 5:
“Change is like dancing with a gorilla - you can't stop
because you're tired!”
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– Anonymous
QUOTE # 6:
“ The principle goal of education is to create men
and woman who are capable of doing new things, not
simply repeating what other generations have done.”
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– Jean Piaget
QUICK QUOTATIONSStand by a quotation that is especially meaningful to you.
What important insights can be gained from performing an activity such as this?
What is the importance of enhancing critical thinking skills within our classrooms?
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CONNECTING THE DIGITAL DOTS
LEARNING
21st Century Skills
ToolsLearning
Environment
21ST CENTURY SKILLS
What skills and attributes are necessary for student success now and in the future?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ehGLqzBVM
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PORTRAIT OF A 21ST CENTURY LEARNERCreate a representation of the skills and attributes students will need to be successful now and in the future.
Choose a reporter to share with the large group
PORTRAIT OF A 21ST CENTURY LEARNER
Learner
Communicator
Collaborator
Innovator
Critical Thinker
Problem Solver
Media Literate
Digitally Literate
Civically Engaged
Globally Engaged
Environmentally Aware
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ENGAUGE 21ST CENTURY SKILLS FOR 21ST CENTURY LEARNERS
Go to “21st Century Skills Brief” for the summary of the longer article (NCREL/ Metiri Group) www.metiri.com/features.html
What was the most interesting or surprising to you?
Why is it important to foster 21st century skill building in schools?
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WHAT ARE THE SKILLS STUDENTS NEED NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE?
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HOW CAN WE ASSESS WHERE WE ARE?NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS (NETS)
Yes In ProgressNot Yet
http://www.iste.org/standards.aspx A6
HOW DO YOU IMPLEMENT NETS FOR YOUR STUDENTS? Go to the NETS Wiki and choose your
grade level.Select a lesson that interests youHow does it fit with the NETS standardsHow might you use it in your classroom?How might you change it?
http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net
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CONNECTING THE DIGITAL DOTS
LEARNING
21st Century
Skills
ToolsLearning
Environment
WITH YOUR TABLE GROUP…
What does a 21st century learning environment look like? Sound like?
Feel like?
ELEMENTS OF A 21ST CENTURY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Student Learnin
g
Design
Management
Tools
21st Century Classroom Wiki –http://21stcentury-classroom.wikispaces.com/Resources
ELEMENT 1: DESIGNCURRICULUM AND LEARNING DRIVES TECHNOLOGY
UBD (Understanding by Design/ backwards design)
UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Project Based Learning Inquiry Based Learning Curriculum Mapping
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BLOOM’S REVISED TAXONOMY
What are the similarities and differences?How might the new taxonomy support 21st century learners?
ELEMENT 2: MANAGEMENTWhat might be important to
consider when managing a classroom focused on 21st century learning?
MANAGEMENT Student Centered Teacher as Facilitator Adaptive and Flexible Community Environment Digital Citizenship
* Explore more information on the wiki - http://21stcentury-classroom.wikispaces.com
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LEARNING
21st Century
Skills
ToolsLearning Environmen
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TOOLS – EXAMPLES Personal Reflection and Seeking
Feedback- blogs Collaborative Knowledge Building -
wikis Making Connections – social
networking Expressing Creativity – multi media Personal Connection – VoIP (e.g.
Skype)
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Explore the NETS wiki - http://21stcentury-classroom.wikispaces.com B6
TOOLS – EXAMPLES
Source:
• What tools have you heard of?• What tools have you used ?• How can this model be used to
consider student learning?
YOUR TOP TEN LISTBased on your experiences and
learning today, what are your top tips for building 21st century skills and environments?
TEN TIPS FOR CREATING A 21ST–CENTURY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE1. Pull, Don’t Push2. Create from Relevance3. Stop calling them “soft skills”4. Allow for variation5. No more sage onstage6. Teachers are designers
TEN TIPS FOR CREATING A 21ST–CENTURY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE7. Build a learning community8. Be an anthropologist, not an
archaeologist9. Incubate the future10. Change the discourse
Source: IDEO’S Ten Tips for Creating a 21st Century Classroom Experience - http://www.metropolismag.com/story/20090218/ideos-ten-tips-for-creating-a-21st-century-classroom-experience
GUIDING QUESTION FOR THE WORKSHOP
How can we create environments that support
student learning for today and tomorrow?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
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