21st Century Schools &
Technology Integration
Nevada CSD
Evan Abbey - Heartland AEA
My Hopes
• De-mystify Iowa Core
• Light a fire
• Put tech in perspective
• Show you a path
What do you know?
What do you need to know?
What are your hopes?
What are your fears?
Our world is changing
Our job market is changing
Our technology is changing
Our way to access information is changing
Our ability to contribute is changing
31
70
Which is more information than the library of Congress
518,000 times
3 networks x 24 hours x 365 days x 60 years = over 1.5 million hours
Has produced more in 6 months
165 million blogs in November of 2008
(which is about 165 million blogs more than in November of 2003)
Our world is changing
Our job market is changing
Our technology is changing
Our way to access information is changing
Our ability to contribute is changing
Our classroom is… changing?
Answer: 1978
(But could just as easily be 2008)
“What we are facing in education is a Crisis of Significance.”
- Michael Wesch
Of 2007 HS Graduates nationwide…
• 28% found school meaningful
• 21% found school interesting
• 39% said school will lead to success in their future
And those were the students who graduated…
What do your classrooms say?
• To learn is to acquire information
• Information is scarce
• Gather your information from the teacher
• Trust the authority of the information
• Follow along
Content
Assessment Instruction
Instruction
Assessment
The “What”
The “How”
The “How Well”
21st Century Skills
21st Century Teaching & Learning
Authentic Assessment
How are schools different in the 21st century?
21st Century Teaching and Learning
What are the “21st Century Skills” we are seeing here?
Teaching and learning in the 21st century is : Rigorous &
Relevant
Creative
Teaching and learning in the 21st century is :
Teac
hing
and
lear
ning
in
the
21st
cen
tury
is:
Colla
bora
tive
Teaching and learning in the 21st century is : Problem-
Solving
Teaching and le
arning
in the 21st
century
is:
Authentic
Teaching and learning in the 21st century is :
Data & Information Processing
21st Century Skills:
When do you teach hustle?
Fussing the Definition
Deep Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge:
Knowledge is deep when it concerns the central ideas of a topic or discipline with enough thoroughness to explore connections and relationships and to produce relatively complex understandings.
Depth is produced, in part, by covering fewer topics in systemic and connected ways. For students, knowledge is deep when they make clear distinctions, develop arguments, solve problems, construct explanations, and otherwise work with relatively complex understandings.
Deep procedural knowledge occurs when students have internalized the concepts, rules, and procedures required to carry out a task. They are then able to take their understandings, identify goals and plan and implement steps to reach goals that take into account all environmental factors that may impact them completing the task. Teaching for Understanding as well as a Balanced Assessment System are characteristics of teaching for acquisition of Deep Conceptual and Procedural Knowledge.
“Learning Barefoot”
• Learn By Doing
• Big Understanding
• Cross-Curricular
• Complex, More than 1 Solution
• Collaborative
• Share-able
Project Based Learning
5 Characteristics of Effective Instruction
Teaching for Understanding
Rigorous and Relevant Curriculum
Student-Centered Classrooms
Teaching for Learner Differences
Assessment for Learning
http://heartland-aea.wikispaces.com
Change goes deeper than technology use.
The common denominator is “What is the best for
learning?”
There is as much danger in doing too much technology during professional development as doing too little.
Successful schools have targeted goals and
coaching
Technology is a tool, not the end result.
Start with what is important
1)Tool, or technology used
2)Specific place in the curriculum
3)Overall purpose of teaching, or the “big skill”
Collaboration Tools
Writing ToolsCritical Research
Tools
Networking Tools
Organizational Tools
Data Collection/ Interpretation Tools
Presentation Tools
Graphical Representation
Tools
Visual Literacy Tools
Formative Assessment Tools
Oral/Aural Literacy Tools
Enhanced Opportunity to
Learn Tools
Wri
ting L
itera
cy
Visual Literacy
Oral/Aural Communication
Collaboration
Networking
Data Collection & Interpretation
Critical Research
Formative Assessment
Graphical Representations
Presentation
Organization
Enhanced Opportunity to Learn
Collaboration Tools
Writing ToolsCritical Research
Tools
Networking Tools
Organizational Tools
Data Collection/ Interpretation Tools
Presentation Tools
Graphical Representation
Tools
Visual Literacy Tools
Formative Assessment Tools
Oral/Aural Literacy Tools
Enhanced Opportunity to
Learn Tools
1)Look at the Core’s Essential Skills
2)Purpose, Place, Tool
3)Explore and Connect
4)Start Having Critical Conversations about 21st Century Teaching & learning
Evan Abbey
Professional Leadership and Learning Consultant
Heartland Area Education Agency
515-270-9030