Keynote for the NREA Convention 2014

1. imagine
empowering rural schools for tomorrow
Katie Morrow NREA 2014

3. teach42morrow.com

5. O’Neill Public School
O’Neill, Nebraska

6. OPS 24/7 Learning
v2.0

7. students
7
400
7-12
8
1:1
24/7
numbers...
grades
years
the Macbook ratio
by access to learning

8. How do you measure success?

9. What can we do now that we
couldn’t do before?

10. Opened Opportunities

11. Changing
ecosystem brings
opportunity.
Authors Artists Programmers

12. ADDED PROFICIENCIES

13. http://eagleeyebroadcasting.com

14. BROKEN DOWN BARRIERS

15. CULTIVATED A CULTURE OF PRIDE

16. How did we do it?
Our process

17. Access
24/7
Access

18. Choice in Device

21. “We need to move beyond the idea that
an education is something that is
provided for us, and toward the idea that
an education is something that we
create for ourselves.”
~Stephen Downes

22. Student Choice &
Involvement
Bottom-up

23. Meet Addie

24. Creators, not just Consumers of Content
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25. Community Commercials and
Public Service Announcements
25

26. 4th Grade Nebraska History

27. http://tinyurl.com/followtheedge

28. “The whole purpose of education
is to turn mirrors into windows.”
~Sydney J. Harris

29. Community of Learners
Community

30. Break down classroom walls

31. iTunes u courses
iBooks Author

32. http://tinyurl.com/patriotismibook

33. Publish and Promote

34. OHS YOUTUBE CHANNEL
https://www.youtube.com/user/ONeillPublicSchool

35. Eagle Genius Bar

36. "Learning must be lifelong,
life-wide, and available on
demand."
~National Educational Technology Plan

37. Do things differently?
Do Different
Things

38. Challenge Based Learning
1. Real problems.
Learn together.
Do something!
2.
3.

39. http://challengebasedlearning.org

40. Reduce your school’s paper waste
Design an app to improve communication on your campus.
Make your town more energy efficient
Change a policy in your school.
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Increase recycling in your community
Cultural Shift: Disprove a misconception about your generation
Improve the online behaviors of youth in your community
Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year.
Transform apathy into engagement
Create cross-cultural connections in your school and/or community.
Increase the number of healthy food choices served at school (or at home).

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43. Making
a
Difference...
CBL is effective in building 21st Century Skills
90% of teachers reported significant improvements in twelve key 21st century
skill areas
CBL Engages Students in Learning
Over 75% of students, across every age group, felt they learned more than
they expected, worked harder than they normally do, and were part of solving
a big problem.
Teachers find CBL engaging, effective,
& a good use of time.
Over 90% of teachers, across every grade
level, felt that CBL was a good use of their
limited time and would use it again.
2009 CBL Pilot Report, New Media Consortium; 2011 CBL Implementation Report, New Media Consortium

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nelovesps.org

45. Never
stop
learning!

46. iPad Action Research
English 8 at OHS

48. Video Reflections

49. reflection
What simple but powerful things can you
imagine would promote technology-impacted
learning in your school?

51. Entrust our Students
Shift some of the control

52. Start with the “WHY”
Focus on the verbs, not the nouns

53. Stay in the Question

54. Publish and Share!
Transparent learning process

55. Take Responsible Risk
Celebrate failure!

56. Be the Change
Small steps towards progress

57. Don’t Just Do Things Differently...
... Do Different Things

58. Stay hungry. Stay foolish.

60. “A clear explanation of the problem engages the
mind. The solution will engage the imagination.
But a compelling reason will engage the heart.”
~from Visioneering by Andy Stanley
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61. “It’s about the journey,
not the destination.”