Dr. Camille Rutherford Twitter - @crutherford www.drcamillerutherford.com

@ Brock University

Rationale

• Every province has created a plan to transform their students into 21st century learners, but few have a plan to transform their educators into 21st century teachers.

• The stand-alone educational technology course still serves as the primary means of preservice teacher preparation in technology" (Lambert & Gong, 2010).

Rationale

Digital natives are NOT intrinsically inclined to integrate technology or embrace 21st century teaching.

•The integration of 21st century skills, technology and learning has not yet been addressed in a systematic way in either preservice or in-service teacher education (Jensen, 2010).

EdTech Cohort Components

✦ Speciality Cohort + extra course credit

✦ Hands-on Technology Training - 20 hours

✦ Computers in the Classroom (TPACK) - 20 hours

✦ Professional Development Curriculum Design - 12 hours

✦ EdTech Leadership - 40 hours

Computer & Digital Technologies

✦ Social media: Twitter, Blogger, Google+✦ Web 2.0 resources: YouTube, Google Docs✦ SMART Notebook 1 & 2✦ LCD projectors✦ Livescribe pens✦ Digital video camera✦ iPads & iPods✦ Classroom response system (Clickers)✦ Xbox Kinect✦ Classroom amplification system (Front Row)

21st Century Learning Competencies

✦Computer & Digital Technologies

✦Creativity

✦Critical Thinking

✦Collaboration

✦Communication

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Creativity

Critical Thinking• Google docs

Collaboration

Communication

Lessons Learned

COURSE REQUIREMENT OUTCOME

Blogging & Twitter requirementFostered an open & collaborative professional learning network (PLN)

Blogging & Twitter requirementEstablished a PLN beyond the university campus

Workshop & coaching requirement

Enhanced individual learning

Workshop & coaching requirement

Enhanced dissemination of knowledge

Review of educational leadership literature

Commitment to being an EdTech leader

Open & Collaborative PLN

PLN Beyond Brock

Teacher candidates must understand how to use a technology in a classroom setting well enough to convey their knowledge to others.

Enhanced Learning

Dissemination of Knowledge

Over 9,735 video views on the EdTech Teachers YouTube channelDelivered workshops to hundreds of educators.

Leadership Commitment

"It is suggested that technology training go one step further and explicitly help teachers develop a personal philosophy that persuades them that technology can make teaching and learning more effective and provide and conduit to allow students to practice 21st century skills (Lambert & Gong, 2010 p. 67)."

Personal Philosophy

Leadership Mission Statement

As an EdTech Teacher Leader, I seek to model instructional leadership within school communities by enabling collaboration, taking risks, and supporting colleagues in their quests to enhance student engagement and achievement through 21st century teaching/learning tools and strategies.

Conclusion

Open & collaborative PLN +PLN beyond Brock +

Delivering workshops/coaching +

Leadership focus 21st Century Teachers

Dr. Camille Rutherford Twitter - @crutherford www.drcamillerutherford.com

@ Brock University