SMS Teaching & Learning ExpoAgenda10:00-10:15ish: Pass out materialsReview Purpose and “Turning up the H.E.A.T.” Sessions overview and location10: 15-10:30: Choose sessions, travel10:30-10:45: Session 110:45-11:00: Session 211:00-11:15: Session 311:15 -11:30: Session 411:30-11:40: Individual Reflection11:40- 12:00: Sharing/discussionDOOR PRIZES!!!Thanks for being here!

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Rigor,Learning,EngagementGotta Hafta

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A Day Made of Glass……..(perfect children in a perfect Corning world)

According to Corning, most of this technology is just 1-2 years out….

We are in a technology tsunami. Whether you

love it or hate it, ultimately we have to

figure out how to survive it and make it

work for us….

 

 

The body of human knowledge is huge. It is estimated that in 12 years, teachers can present about .0000001 of what there is to know.

The Goal: Every child prepared for a world not yet imagined

The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher. – Elbert Hubbard

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Defining 21Defining 21stst Century Skills Century Skills

21st century skills are specifically defined for each content area

http://tinyurl.com/21stCenturySkillsDefined

Based on these content specific definitions, create a general definition for each 21st century skill.

21st Century Skills in Science Colorado's Description of 21st Century Skills Colorado's description of 21st century skills is a synthesis of the essential abilities students must apply in our rapidly changing world. Today’s students need a repertoire of knowledge and skills that are more diverse, complex, and integrated than any previous generation. These skills do not stand alone in the standards, but are woven into the evidence outcomes, inquiry questions, and application and are within the nature of science. Science inherently demonstrates each of Colorado’s 21st century skills, as follows:

Critical Thinking and Reasoning Science requires students to analyze evidence and draw conclusions based on that evidence. Scientific investigation involves defining problems and designing studies to test hypotheses related to those problems. In science, students must justify and defend scientific explanations and distinguish between correlation and causation. Information Literacy Understanding science requires students to research current ideas about the natural world. Students must be able to distinguish fact from opinion and truth from fantasy. Science requires a degree of skepticism because the ideas of science are subject to change. Science students must be able to understand what constitutes reliable sources of information and how to validate those sources. One key to science is understanding that converging different lines of evidence from multiple sources strengthens a scientific conclusion. Collaboration Science students must be able to listen to others’ ideas, and engage in scientific dialogs that are based on evidence – not opinion. These types of conversations allow them to compare and evaluate the merit of different ideas. The peer review process helps to ensure the validity of scientific explanations. Self-Direction Students in science must have persistence and perseverance when exploring scientific concepts. Students must generate their own questions, and design investigations to find the answers. Students must be open to revising and redefining their thinking based on evidence. Invention Designing investigations and engineering new products involves a large degree of invention. Scientists and engineers often have to think “outside the box” as they push the limits of our current knowledge. They must learn from their failures to take the next steps in understanding. Science students also must integrate ideas from multiple disciplines to formulate an understanding of the natural world. In addition to using invention to design investigations,

Can we teach students 21st Century Skills without using technology………..

…….yes

The Goal: Every child prepared

for a world not yet imagined

…….but can we prepare students for the 21st century without using technology?

….NO

STUDENT CENTRICownership = buy in =

engagement = teachable moment(s)

DEFINE ITno “clear” definition... (which is ok)blended learning combines online delivery ofeducational content with the best features ofclassroom interaction and live instruction topersonalize learning, allow thoughtful reflection, anddifferentiate instruction from student to studentacross a diverse group of learners. Michael Wacker, DPS

75 % of all learning is informal, peer & inquiry based. Blended Learning taps into into this.

Blended Learning = Interest based versus compliance learningHigh level of engagement

If everybody has a device, what do I want to have happen with the technology?

YES!YES! Use your phone, tablet, or touch device for learning

Use great digital citizenship skills: practice courtesy, responsibility and safety

Innovate, personalize, and take responsibility for your own learning

RespectLog on with your real nameBe on topicQuestionsResourcesIdeasShare Reflections, connections, wonderings, aha’s and insights

Interactive Technology? ………Use PROTOCOLS

Where's the beef? Don't get sucked into the idea that technology adds value beyond the rigor and value of the teaching.

Where's The Beef: Adding Rigor to Student Digital Products

Urgent! Human beings needed with effective communication skills in order to translate inert, raw information into valuable knowledge useful and beneficial to others. For students to be effective communicators in the 21st century, sophisticated skills in expressing ideas with multiple communication technologies will be needed. While every media has its own grammar and fluency, effective communication skills start with an author’s capacity to develop content that is worthy of sharing first! It is essential that we begin to peer past the technology glitz and begin asking questions about rigor. BernaJean Porter

DisclaimerWe are NOT what you call experts- just facilitators with experience*

* Because we're not experts, you are ENCOURAGED to try what you're about to see in your own classroom.

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………Today’s PROTOCOLS

SMS Teaching & Learning ExpoAgenda10:00-10:15ish: Pass out materialsReview Purpose and “Turning up the H.E.A.T.” Sessions overview and location10: 15-10:30: Choose sessions, travel10:30-10:45: Session 110:45-11:00: Session 211:00-11:15: Session 311:15 -11:30: Session 411:30-11:40: Individual Reflection11:40- 12:00: Sharing/discussionDOOR PRIZES!!!Thanks for being here!

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