Teaching and Learningwhen everybody

has a computer

Teaching and Learningwhen everybody

has a computer Well, almost everybody. And a cell phone too.

Dakota by the numbers

Dakota by the numbers

1227 students 9-12120 teachers and EAs3 Vice Principals, and 1 Principal

Dakota: situation

Located in the St.Vital portion of Winnipeg.

Largest high school in Louis Riel School Division

Dakota: situation

Diverse student population: high and low SES, high newcomer population, EAL, special education programs, really, everybody goes here.

All 300 grade nines

started bringing their

own computers this

September

Yeah, web-enabled phones too.

Earphones: Ok.

How did we get here?

How did we get here?Does it work?

How did we get here?Does it work?

Is it good?

How did we get here?Does it work?

Is it good?But but but but but…what about

this? And that and you could never do THAT…and what about this concern and that problem and this danger and on and on

and on.

Living it out: how teaching and learning are changing (me) at

Dakota Collegiate

How did we get here?

How did we get here?Every story starts somewhere…

How did we get here?Every story starts somewhere…

…I got an email from my principal in April of 2010. That’s where my story starts.

How did we get here?Every story starts somewhere…

…I got an email from my principal in April of 2010. That’s where my story starts.

Work on a committee? Sure.

How did we get here?Every story starts somewhere…

…I got an email from my principal in April of 2010. That’s where my story starts.

Work on a committee? Sure.

Co-Lead the committee with Joel Shimoji? Sure.

Plan to check out a school in Arizona? Sure.

How did we get here?Every story starts somewhere…

…I got an email from my principal in April of 2010. That’s where my story starts.

Work on a committee? Sure.

Co-Lead the committee with Joel Shimoji? Sure.

Plan to check out a school in Arizona? Sure.

After the trip, we had a lot of meetings. We learned more about “21st Century Learning”

After the trip, we had a lot of meetings. We learned more about “21st Century Learning”

We read & discussed

After the trip, we had a lot of meetings. We learned more about “21st Century Learning”

We read & discussed

Pedagogy (I discovered Seymour Papert)

After the trip, we had a lot of meetings. We learned more about “21st Century Learning”

We read & discussed

Pedagogy (I discovered Seymour Papert)

Philosophy (like The Shallows & Dan Pink)

After the trip, we had a lot of meetings. We learned more about “21st Century Learning”

We read & discussed

Pedagogy (I discovered Seymour Papert)

Philosophy (like The Shallows & Dan Pink)

Practicality (how about bandwidth? Wifi?)

After the trip, we had a lot of meetings. We learned more about “21st Century Learning”

We read & discussed

Pedagogy (I discovered Seymour Papert)

Philosophy (like The Shallows & Dan Pink)

Practicality (how about bandwidth? Wifi?)

Our committee of teachers had a million questions. Then we helped to plan an inservice for our staff in May.

After the inservice we still had a million questions.

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

How did this apply at our school?

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

How did this apply at our school?

What would our students think?

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

How did this apply at our school?

What would our students think?

What would their parents think?

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

How did this apply at our school?

What would our students think?

What would their parents think?

Were we really going to have to change?

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

How did this apply at our school?

What would our students think?

What would their parents think?

Were we really going to have to change?

Was there really anything wrong with the way we were teaching?

After the inservice we still had a million questions.Were we going to try being a school like Poston Butte?

How did this apply at our school?

What would our students think?

What would their parents think?

Were we really going to have to change?

Was there really anything wrong with the way we were teaching?

And then it was June 30th.

I was given a cart of 24 netbooks to use to figure out how to try teaching in a blended learning environment.

Better learn to set up a website or three

I started to write a bit and post it on this site. I started to develop a web presence. This made it real for me.

Joining Twitter was a big

step. I only did it because

my Dad pressured me into

it.

Joining Twitter was a big

step. I only did it because

my Dad pressured me into

it. Thanks, Dad. Really.

TweetDeck helped me to

make sense of Twitter and

get more out of it. 1000’s of

teachers share ideas on

Twitter- I’d never find this

stuff in a Google search.

So I started to develop a Personal Learning Network out of necessity. I had no idea what a PLN was until I discovered someone “tweeting” about PLN’s one day.

So I started to develop a Personal Learning Network out of necessity. I had no idea what a PLN was until I discovered someone “tweeting” about PLN’s one day.

So I started to develop a Personal Learning Network out of necessity. I had no idea what a PLN was until I discovered someone “tweeting” about PLN’s one day.

And my own learning started to be layered- I started to feel like I knew a few things- had a few things to offer to others, and that was good, because the year at Dakota was all about experimenting and preparing the staff for changes that were on the horizon.

So my students started

handing in assignments on-

line as email attachments.

So my students started

handing in assignments on-

line as email attachments.

I struggled to figure out how

to grade & assess without

any paper handy.

I discovered the

power of a rolling

chair for formative

assessment.

I still teach like this for

the first bit of the period

But now most

of the period is

with individuals

But now most

of the period is

with individuals

That whole “guide on the side” thing.

2010-2011 Highlights

2010-2011 Highlights

2010-2011 Highlights

2010-2011 Highlights

A year to Prepare & Learn

How did we get here?

How did we get here?

Together

END OF PART ONE

Thanks!Find PART TWO at

http://roynorris.wikispaces.com/February+2012

A few credits, thanks, & references.

Thanks to Principal Jill Mathez for making this presentation possible.

Websites for screenshots:Poston Butte High School http://pbhs.fusdaz.org/Snow White’s Twitter Page http://twitter.com/#!/snowwhiteatdellWikispaces Entry Page http://www.wikispaces.com/Roy’s E Slot Page http://dci---e-slot-12-english---mr-norris.wikispaces.com/Roy’s D Slot Page http://dci---d-slot-12-english---mr-norris.wikispaces.com/Roy’s Homepage Wiki http://roynorris.wikispaces.com/Twitter Welcome Page http://twitter.com/TweetDeck Welcome Page http://www.tweetdeck.com/PLN Image http://blog.misterhamada.com/category/k12-learning-2-0/PLN Image Inspector Gadget http://21clc.wikispaces.com/PLNISTE 2011 http://www.isteconference.org/2011/Roy’s LRSD Landing Page https://mysite.lrsd.net/personal/roy_norris/Home/SitePages/Home.aspxG2G Extra Credit Social Network http://www.cbc.ca/kids/games/gtg/

Books to read that I might have mentioned:21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times (2009) Bernie Trilling & Charles FadelA Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future (2006) Dan PinkMindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas (1993) Seymour PapertThe Children's Machine: Rethinking School in the Age Of the Computer (1994) Seymour Papert

Three more worthwhile websites:Ian Jukes & the Committed Sardine http://committedsardine.com/blog.cfmAnywhere, Anytime Learning Foundation http://aalf.org/Manitoba Lit with ICT http://www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/tech/lict/resources/handbook/index.html

All photos by Roy Norris, and they shouldn’t be used again without permission.