Tie 2009 Conference Lp Final

LEARNING POWER:PREPARING TODAY’S HIGH-LEVEL LEARNERS FOR

TOMORROW

Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learnersLearning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners

LEARNING POWER:SPRING GATHERING 2009 – ONLINE COHORT

PRESENTERS:DR. JIM PARRY, DR. MARILYN HOFER, MARYLOU

MCGIRR, JUNE PRESZLER & MATT WIEBE

OutcomesParticipants will:

Collaborate to improve online teaching experiences.Develop clarity regarding expectations for 2009-10 school year.Advance content and technical skills as online instructors.

Learning Power: Meeting the needs of high-level learners

Mid-Year Cohort Survey Results2008-2009

Clarification of Roles

Anticipatory Actions

Themes


Mid-Year Cohort Survey Results

Totals:• 11• 9• 14• 16


Guide Survey Results2008-2009

Clarification of Roles

Anticipatory Actions

Themes


Guide Survey Results

Totals:• ?• ?• ?• ?


Gathering of the Minds

Creating the Perfect E-mentor



E-mentor


Gathering of the MindsE-mentor

Access at D2L site: https://d2l.sdbor.edu/index.asp

Nacol standards—c and d https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/ https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/NACOL%20Standards%20Quality%20Online%20Courses%202007.pdf

Gov report on connecting AP students online http://www.ed.gov/print/admins/lead/academic/advanced/report.html#6

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/advanced/coursesonline.pdf

https://d2l.sdbor.edu/index.asp

https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/

https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/NACOL%20Standards%20Quality%20Online%20Courses%202007.pdf

https://www.nacol.org/nationalstandards/NACOL%20Standards%20Quality%20Online%20Courses%202007.pdf

http://www.ed.gov/print/admins/lead/academic/advanced/report.html#6

http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/academic/advanced/coursesonline.pdf


A Look at 2009-2010• Important dates:– Courses begin August 24, 2009– Registration ends September 4, 2009– Registration process handled through NSU E-learning

• Status of courses:– AP Calculus, AP English Literature, AP English Language

and AP Physics B – NSU E-Learning Center– AP Biology, AP Chemistry and AP Statistics – APEX

• The goal is that the curriculum for these courses will be written by Fall, 2010.


Course RegistrationCourse Number of

Students

AP Calculus B 23

AP Statistics 3

AP English Literature and Composition 6

AP English Language and Composition 1

AP Physics B 3

AP Biology 3

AP Chemistry 6


Letter of Intent


Lunch provided by Learning Power, Rushmore Room

1:00-Reality of Online Education, Lincoln Room


Reality of Online Education

Online Communication Solutions


Disrupting Class Figure 4.2 (page 99)The pace of substitution of computer-based learning for monolithic learning plotted as S-curve

The data suggest that by 2019, about 50% of HS courseswill be delivered online.


FACTORS THAT WILL ACCELERATE THE SUBSTITUTION:

1) Computer-based learning will keep improving, as all successful disruptions do.

2) It will offer the ability for students, teachers, and parents to select a learning pathway through each body of material that fits each of the types of learners.

3) It will play a significant role in addressing the looming teacher shortage.

4) The costs will fall significantly as the market scales up.

Disrupting Class, paraphrased from pages 100-101


Reality of Online EducationWhat’s Different about Teaching Online?

How are Virtual Teachers Changing Teaching?Access at D2L site

Face to Face Instruction• Teacher is single biggest

factor of student success• Questioning techniques are

easier—can get the feel• Technology problems can

be overcome in shorter amt of time

• Online teaching can improve f2f teaching

Online Instruction• Be flexible to meet needs, goals• Teacher is single biggest factor of student success• Tone of voice carries over into online—be aware

of positive or negative. Be positive.• Questioning is difficult• Allows more time for reflection, ponder• Social dynamic is different—takes a long time to

get to know• 24-7 availability • Online teachers should be online students first• Be willing to call on phone• Be prepared by checking links, equipment• Discussion are online to go back to for reference• Need more professional development for online

instruction



Working harder not smarter?

Futurist Alvin Toffler described future shock as "the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time."


Reality of Online EducationWorking harder not smarter?

THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY1. SURRENDER TO YOUR PASSIONHow can I describe the kind of person who is on a path to mastery? First, I don’t think it should be so dead serious. I think you should understand the joy of it, the fun of it.

Being willing to see just how far you can go is the self-surpassing quality that we human beings are stuck with. Evolution is a whole long story of mastery. It’s being real. It’s being human. It’s being who we are. – George Leonard


Reality of Online EducationWorking smarter not harder

THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY2. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICEI started Aikido at age 47, got my first black belt at 52. In the process, I learned what this business of mastery is all about. For example, it once was thought that talent was absolutely important. The Greeks talk about this “divine spark.”That’s why you can become great. But I’ve learned that practice is the magic formula. Practice will make you good at anything you do. And here’s one of the insights I got after I wrote the book: we are practicing all the time.

– George Leonard



THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY3. GET A GUIDEWhat if you are practicing wrong? Then you get very good at doing something wrong. If we don’t get good instruction, then we don’t notice when it’s a little out of round. Surrender yourself to your teacher. That doesn’t mean you turn over your life to the teacher – you don’t want a guru. You have to keep the autonomy within yourself. You are finally the ultimate authority of your own practice. The best teachers are those who model the whole thing. They give immediate feedback, it’s generally positive, and they avoid lectures.

– George Leonard


Reality of Online EducationWorking smarter not harder.

THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY4. VISUALIZE THE OUTCOMEYou want to make it real and present in the realm of your consciousness. You don’t say “I’m going to do such and such.” – it already has happened.

Now, is consciousness real? It exists and it is very powerful. The idea is to have this mesh between your consciousness – your visualization – and the so called material world.

– George Leonard



THE 5 KEYS TO MASTERY5. PLAY THE EDGEThere is a human striving for self-transcendence. It’s part of what makes us human. Wit all of our flaws we want to go a little bit further than we’ve gone before and maybe even further than anyone else has gone before. So we want toplay the edge. – George Leonard

http://www.the5keystomastery.com/305/pdfs/The5KeystoMasteryPressKit.pdf



Online Communication Solutions

Name Week 1, 4.7.09 Week 2, 4.14.09 Week 3, 4.21.09 Etc.

Joe College

Amy Advanced

Harry High-Level

Etc.



Online Communication SolutionsWeek 6 Mar16-22

MonMar16TR1LaToya

TuesMar17TS2KellyTR1Lucia

WedMar18TR1MelissaTS2KristenD

ThurMar19TS2LakeshaTR1MichaelG

Frimar20TR1MichaelRTS2Lashana

Satmar21TS2LilacTR1Michelle

Week8Mar30-April5

MonMar30TS2BrianPauTr1Curtis

TuesMar31TR1DenTS2BrianPriceCarla

ThurApr2TS2CarlaTR1Dennis

FriApr3TR1GordonTS2Christine

SatApr4TS2DianaTR1Hazel

Week 9April6-12

MonApr6TR1

TuesApri7TS2JacobTR1Irene

WedTR1JasonTS2Jenny

ThurApril9TS2JillTR1Julie

FriApr10TR1LatashaTS2Jim

Sat

Etc.



Online Communication SolutionsWhat’s in your grid?Dot by DDN roster


Student Panel Discussion with Online Teachers Process

1. Student introductions2. Opening questions3. Welcome questions from online teachers4. Chart and sort by themes5. Summarize


Student Panel Discussion with Online Teachers

1. What might have been some of the benefits of taking the AP course online?

2. What might have been some of the challenges of taking the AP course online?


Student Panel DiscussionBenefits Challenges Other

•More organized•More homework•Intense writing•Less nervous for college--//•Grown as a writer-//•Research, self- improvement•Self-learner•Class sessions taped•“Web assign” gives more than one chance

•Access to laptop-/•Principal didn’t have complete info, materials•Time management-/•E-mentor involvement -/•Class schedule interrupted-/•Self-discipline•Scary, overwhelming first two weeks•Needs self-discipline and hard work•Relationship with f2f teachers

•Comments are written directly on the paper•Snail mail is guaranteed to work•Can some grades be exempted?•Can learn from mistakes•Wants the rigorous curriculum•Students need to seek out the courses


Benefits Challenges Other

•“Cohort” of learner to collaborate, question•Great opportunity•Opportunity to meet new people•Use of ellumiante helps connect with students and teachers

•Access to laptop-/•Principal didn’t have complete info, materials•Time management-/•E-mentor involvement -/•Class schedule interrupted-/•Self-discipline•Scary, overwhelming first two weeks•Needs self-discipline and hard work•Relationship with f2f teachers

•Teacher encourages student to participate•Will have informational meeting at school•No one mentioned the dollar incentive •Can schedule AP class during the day•Friends ask about the course•Parent may be nervous about GPA•Students feel pretty confident taking the exam•Connections within course •Try to meet teacher in person

Student Panel Discussion Cont.


Student Panel Breakout SessionsMondayRushmore Civic CenterRushmore Hall E

9:45 a.m. – 10:40 a.m.

MondayRushmore Civic CenterRushmore Hall E

1:15 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.


Small Group Meetings

Better Courses

Challenges

Solutions Resources

Brainstorms


5 Minute List

Challenges

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Content Triads

Share the challenges and solutions you listed with your Triad.

Record the challenges that have yet to be solved by anyone in your Triad.

Identify the “Unsolved Mysteries” as either:“My List” OR “Learning Power’s List”

Report-out your Triad’s challenges and solutions


Whole Group Discussion

Better Courses

Challenges

Solutions Resources

Brainstorms

“My List” “LP’s List”


•Summarize today’s work•Expectations for 2009 summer•Expectations for 2009-2010 school year•Next steps•Letter of Intent

•Monday and Tuesday TIE Conference•Rushmore Civic Center•Learning Power tagged sessions

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