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Technology & Classrooms of the Future Appleton Area School District Spring 2011 Slide 2 Committees Charge Why are we here? By September 2011, a recommendation will go forward to the Board of Education specifying desired technology for the AASD including detail as to how and why it will improve the learning experience and engage today's learners. Slide 3 What Are Our Guiding Questions? What do we know about the nature of change? What do we know about the nature of technology? What do we know about the nature of changes in student brain physiology? What do we know about the nature of 21 st century learning? What do we know about what schools offer to support learning with technology? What technology is recommended to meet the student learning needs of today? Slide 4 Welcome Back! Tonights Agenda: Review of first session Committees charge Exponential change A brief history of technology in education Exponential change In technology In society In education Slide 5 Resources Were you able to access the sharepoint site with materials from our sessions? http://sharepoint.aasd.k12.wi.u s/Docs/COF/default.aspxhttp://sharepoint.aasd.k12.wi.u s/Docs/COF/default.aspx Slide 6 Sharepoint Site Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Exponential Change Video Clip Living on the Future Edge (Part 1) Slide 10 Tonights Agenda Change in student learning Physiological change in the brain Technology enhanced methods of learning Slide 11 Who is the Student of Today? What changes do they face? Is their brain physiology the same as ours? What is digital bombardment and what is it doing to our students? What examples illustrate this change? Slide 12 Ian Jukes Futurist/focused on change Educational researcher Ties brain research to learning Slide 13 Digital Bombardment (13 min) Video Number 1 This clip may be seen on the resources page of the AASD Classroom of the Future Sharepoint site Slide 14 Table Discussion React to what you heard about digital bombardment (physiological brain change). What learning implications do you see related to digital bombardment (physiological brain change) ? Slide 15 What are Attributes of this Change? (11 minutes) Video Number 2 This clip may be seen on the resources page of the AASD Classroom of the Future Sharepoint site. Slide 16 React to what you heard about physiological changes in the brain. What learning implications do you see related to digital bombardment (physiological brain change) ? Table Discussion Slide 17 Article Discussion How Technology Wires the Learning Brain http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/02/ho w-technology-wires-the-learning-brain/ Slide 18 The The Face of Today? Slide 19 Disclaimer Research exists that both supports and refutes the concept of multitasking. Our role here is not to judge whether or not we recognize and condone it. Our role is to acknowledge the perception of the student mindset when they come to school. Slide 20 Table Discussion React to what you heard about multitasking. Do you acknowledge the perception of multitasking from a students mindset? Slide 21 Concluding thoughts? (2 minutes) Video Number 3 This clip may be seen on the resources page of the AASD Classroom of the Future Sharepoint site Slide 22 What Might This Learning Look Like? A video clip of a teacher who is re-thinking possibilities around learning that technology may provide. Slide 23 Knowing what we know Now what? (4 minutes) Video Number 4 This clip may be seen on the resources page of the AASD Classroom of the Future Sharepoint site Slide 24 Next Steps - Meetings Topics Change Student learners of today The intersection of learning and technology Constructing the classroom supportive of teaching and learning with technology Recommendations to the Board Slide 25 Reminder of Next Meeting April 26, 2011 Roosevelt Middle School 6:00 8:00 pm Slide 26 Summarizer 3-2-1 List three key takeaways from our 2 sessions together. List 2 key questions that you feel need to be addressed yet. List one desired area you wish for us to explore Please leave sheets at front table and THANK YOU for joining us! See you April 26th! Slide 27 SEE YOU ON APRIL 26TH