John Lake’s Technology/Project JourneyOver 3 years

Realtime Boardhttp://realtimeboard.com/app

Libguide:http://elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/johnlake

Points to Consider around TechnologyThere are 3 Orders of Change

First Order Change – LITERACY - Efforts, Doing, Optional, Volunteerism, Quantitative

This is the WHATEVER phase – do anything, just DO something!

Consider: If we had something, what would we have? If we did have stuff, what would we

measure?

Second Order ChangeADAPTING

Second order Change – Results geared, Learning Targets evident, Pervasive, Everyone GOES!!

Projects are connected to learning but with broad goals

Are we doing the

same thing

but with a

different tool??

Third Order ChangeTRANSFORMING

Third order – Hard to achieve, and MUST be data driven

Technology is INTEGRATED across the curriculum

What level do you feel you are at?What level is your current staff at?What could you do in your current position to help others move forward?

Technology is only technology if it is new….

The ‘smart’ kids today are the ones that are able to sift/process information quickly and make meaning from it - - not the kids that can repeat it

What to Consider When Forming Essential Questions to Drive Inquiry Based Projects? Need to create specific, measurable outcomes

from curriculum around LEARNINGConsider: What do you want the student to be able to

do/show you? Are you creating efforts goals or results

goals? What would you measure? Are you counting

the doings or considering the RESULT of the doing?

Key Ideas Remember the HEAT (Higher order thinking,

Engaged Students, Authentic Tasks, Technology Uses)

Must be outcome driven We need to ask ourselves what we expect

students to learn/show us/be able to do from these outcomes

Always consider LAT (LITERACY, ADAPTING AND TRANSFORMING) and how it relates to HEAT

HEAT RUBRIC

http://slitech.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/are-you-turning-up-the-h-e-a-t-in-your-classroom/

http://coachingheat.wikispaces.com/home

Four Main Goal Categories Technology Efforts (counting the

doings) Techology Results (what’s going to

happen) Learning Efforts Learning ResultsKEYWORDS: LEARNING and STUDENTS

Trend - 2010 Our goals around technology (in our

system) – 80% tech efforts, 10% tech results, 10% learning efforts

Shift towards – 67% Learning Results – 19% Tech Efforts, 14% Tech results

Where is your levels at? What about your school/staff?

Multiple Intelligences

The person doing the most is learning the most

DI – Differentiated Instruction

Premise: All students can learn and achieve outcomes - - just may need a different path and TECHNOLOGY can assist with that

OUR FOCUS

Challenges All staff on board and open to change Survey of self and classroom needs Wish lists TIME Technology not working Difficulties with support

Direction Learning Driven goals/outcomes - -

choose to have our students be meaning makers THEN media makers

Students are Producers not simply consumers

Consider… Everyone is at a different starting point -

-honour that point and do our best to support them to move to next level

Take their strengths and move forward with those in mind

Everyone completes one project (minimum) that has a strong essential question driving work

Wallwisher, pirate pad, todays meet, anchor charts, Inspiration, bubble.us

Databases, advanced search, digital footprint, copyright, skype, various cited sources

Word, google docs, storyboards, organizersSpellchecker, word

tools, check ins, feedback

Feedback tools (pmi chart), self-assessments, checklists

Permissions, best place to show, is the learning shown, blogs ASSESSMENT

COACHING

OUR OWN PROCESS

LIBGUIDE

Projects Weather around the world Healthy Living, Good choices PSA’s Book Trailers Digital Stories Infographics Puppet projects Counting Books**The project is transformational/ technology is useful l if something is being created/displayed that CAN’T be done otherwise**

Tools used to reach outcomes in Projects PSA’s – i-movie, windows movie maker, animoto Infographics - Explaining thinking – audacity, educreations,

podcasts, videos Explaining learning – slideshare, prezi, comic

life, glogster Today’s Meets, wallwisher, organizers Various online tools (bubble.us) MANY MORE

Blogs http://

elementarylibguides.spsd.sk.ca/johnlakeGrade K-2 – Main Page – Theresa Dolgopol’s blogGrade 6-8 – Main Page – Mitch Lowe’s

Blog

Biggest challenges:Choosing best tool for the

purposeFeeling comfortable to open

projects up for students to use more than one tool

TIME

Next Steps - Discoveries We get tired of using technology - -

balance needed Continue to focus on covering outcomes

with technology integrated Explore best uses of our technology Collaborate more with other groups

outside of our school/board BLOGS (wider audience)

WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS?

You never know how far you’ve travelled until you stop, turn around, and take a look back.