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.
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