MICDS 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

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

Technology ToolKit

Supporting a 21st Century Curriculum

Antigone Graphic NovelsFrederick Douglass Speaker SeriesSudan ElectiveMath Research Projects/Scribe BlogsNing Reformers Role PlayPhotoEssaysWiki LabsHamlet VideosFitztoryDigital CitizenshipFlat Classroom

Instructional Tech and Media Specialist/ Librarian Collaboration

National/International Recognition•Teachers invited to NECC, NSTA, NCTM, Lausanne Laptop Institute

•Calls from schools to collaborate on projects with MICDS

•Outside Recognition

Homework: Brave New World

Post a reflective comment or a question. (Just kidding but notice the power of a short clip and some structured reflection- simple, technology enhancement

http://www.socialsignal.com/image/baby-bathwater