5. Personalized Questions
• What do you want to get out
of this training?
• What do you want to do with
what you learn during this
training?
• How are you going to do that?
6. Today’s learning goals
• To understand the impact of
21 st century learning
• To analyze essential skills in
of 21 st century learning
• To examine some new tech
tools
7. Poll #1: Students should be able
to use their cellphones in class.
A. Always with appropriate guidelines.
B. Sometimes if the lesson calls for it.
C. Never. Cell phones disrupt learning.
8. Poll #1: Teachers should be able to
“friend” students on Facebook.
A. Yes
B. No
C. Not sure
40. The Twelve 21st Century Skills
• Communication: Collaboration; Critical
Thinking and Problem-Solving; Creativity
and Innovation; Information Literacy;
Media Literacy, Technology Literacy,
Flexibility and Adaptability; Initiative and
Self-Direction; Social and Cross-Cultural
Skills; Productivity and Accountability;
Leadership and Responsibility.
http://actfl21stcenturyskillsmap.wikispaces.com
41. Reach out to the disenfranchised.
Show relevance to life outside school.
Indoctrinate passion into the system.
Try using the schoolwide enrichment model.
Digital media is key.
Tap into the wisdom of your trusted peers. (PLN)
Become a digital citizen.
Passion is infectious.
Connect with parents.
42. Five reasons why teachers need to
integrate technology into learning
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/05/5-reasons-why-educators-need-to-embrace-internet-technologies
.
43. Five reasons why teachers need to
integrate technology into learning
• Technology motivates learners and connects
them to their passion.
• Learners want to create content, not consume it.
• Learners already use it.
• Technology authentically connects students to
the world.
• Technology will be a part of any learner’s future:
both personal and in the world of work.
.
45. Five important guidelines for integrating
technology into instruction
• Use technology when it truly enhances and
impacts student learning.
• Integrate technology into a well-designed lesson
or unit: aligned with standards, clear outcomes
and purpose and supported with appropriate
assessments.
• Put the tools in the learners’ hands.
• Make sure that the learners have a real
audience-more than just the teacher.
• Always have a backup plan.
46. A good lesson
is a good lesson!
And a bad lesson is a bad lesson!