identifying conditions for an effective educational technology program innovative technologies

Identifying Conditions for an Effective Educational Technology

Program

Innovative Technologies

Innovative Technologies: Overview

InET Consortium Incentive Grant

List 5 conditions from Brian Cambourne’s Conditions for Learning

Identify 3 Conditions for implementing a viable educational technology program

Explain Blended Learning and Flipped Classrooms

Reflect on how to implement educational technology at your respective site

Outcome of Today’s Webinar



Conditions for Learning via Educational Technology



Implementing Educational Technology

Thinking

Planning

Collaborating

Budgeting

Designing Implementation

Steps

Evaluating and Adjusting

Not a singular,

simple process



Steps to Consider

Listing best conditions for learning via educational technology

Identifying technology tools, devices and resources that are applicable to meet the identified needs

Making technology tools available and accessible



Steps to Consider

Providing professional development to understand how to use these tools appropriately

Evaluating results of the tools and the professional development

Adjusting and modifying the process to enhance the results

Can you think of others?



Brian Cambourne - 1988

Children acquire early learning when certain conditions are present in their environments, both at home and at school

He cites eight conditions for learning

Research on Conditions for Learning

Conditions for

Learning



Students need to be surrounded with interesting, high-quality books and different kinds of text

Generate lively engagement for learning (games, dance, read-aloud, singing, word games)

How does educational technology fit into this frame?



Model reading and writing Let students see you writing notes,

letters, stories, recipes, lists Make sure they see you reading for

pleasure, for information, for directions, and other purposes

How do we model the use of educational technology?



* Set realistic, yet high expectations* Be familiar with developmental stages of

emergent literacy* Provide ongoing support in appropriate

tasks* What are our expectations related to

instructional technology?



Listen to children (learner) Welcome their comments and questions Provide ongoing non-threatening feedback Celebrate their learning on a daily basis How are we responding to students

engaged in learning via educational technology?



Accept student’s mistakes when learning new tasks

Congratulate them on their accomplishments Guide them into accuracy toward a self-

correct mode How are we supporting educational

technology learning?



Create climate for functional and meaningful uses of learning

Engage in conversations and model learning activities for students

How meaningful and functional is educational technology?



Provide choices and access to learning materials

Promote self-direction How do we promote student

responsibility related to instructional technology?



Help children become active learners Setup a risk-free learning climate to

experiment with various activities Provide access to instructional tools –

technology, included How are we engaging students in

educational technology?



Reflection

1) How do these “Conditions for Learning” apply to educational technology and the binational migrant student?

2) What else would you add to the list?



Identifying Available Instructional Technology

Tools

Review sample list from InET Website Share those currently utilized and how they support

binational migrant students Avoid supplanting based on those already funded by

other sources Focus on innovative uses to support binational migrant

students Identify barriers to providing essential technology

tools How can we collaborate to ensure these are accessible

to the binational migrant student?



Building Capacity to Effectively Implement Educational Technology

Review unique needs of binational migrant students

Review current implementation programs and practices

Become familiar with how different technology tools and devices can be applied through hands-on demonstration

Seek professional development on use of instructional technology from identified

Coaches and via Webinars



Understanding Blended Learning

Traditional Classroom Instruction

Online and Educational

Technology Labs

Blended Instruction

Teacher-directed learning

Students enroll in online classes in a self-paced manner

Classroom instruction is connected to online learning which enhances classroom learning

Limited use of technology

Students access campus technology lab on a scheduled basis

Student and teacher are partners in the connected learning process



Students watch lectures at home on their own pace Communicate with peers and teachers via online

discussions Engage in more concept mastery exercises and collaborative work classroom

Moves the homework into the classroom

The “Flipped Classroom”



Assessing the Results

How do you currently assess the results of program implementation?

Review the conditions for implementing a successful educational technology program for binational migrant students

Use InET Form 4 to evaluate the outcome of a specific educational technology tool



Outlining Improvement Efforts

Review areas that indicate educational technology goal has been met

Review areas where educational technology goal has not been met and cause for not meeting goal

Outline strategies for meeting goals



Contact – Insert the individual State, regional, or local contact information in here.

Visit – www.inet-migrant.org

Further Information

http://www.inet-migrant.org/

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