Maximizing the Impact : What School Leaders Need to Know About Technology and 21st-Century Skills

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Maximizing the Impact:What School Leaders Need to Know About Technology and

21st-Century Skills

Presented by Dr. Julie MathiesenTIE Director

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My Millennials

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Outcomes• Gain familiarity with recommendations in the

Maximizing The Impact report.• Discover technology solutions for student,

teacher & administrators for learning and productivity.

• Engage in discussion about common challenges related to technology usage in schools.

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What is our business?

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The mission of the ______ School District is to develop a desire and respect for lifelong learning by encouraging the academic, social, emotional, and physical development of each student.

or

TO BUILD KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLSFOR SUCCESS TODAY AND TOMORROW

The Mission of Schools

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What is our Business?

“..the invention of tasks, activities, and assignments that the students find to be engaging and that bring them into profound interactions with the content and processes they will need to have mastered to be judged to be well educated”.

- Schlechty (2001)

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What is our Business?

To design engaging knowledge work that students believe is

worth doing.

- Me (2010)

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Our “Customers”

• Our primary “customers” have been those students who come to school with a background that prepares them to learn.

• Our more challenging “customers” are not willing to jump through hoops for the sake of learning alone.

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• Most students in the U.S. are taught there are seven continents.

• In Europe, many students are taught about six continents, where North and South America combine to form a single America.

• Many geographers and scientists now refer to six continents, where Europe and Asia are combined (since they're one solid landmass).

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20TH CENTURY MODEL

Core Subjects

Assessment

Answers to mediocre questions.

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20th vs. 21st Century Skills• In a 20th Century learning environment we

taught kids the answers to mediocre questions.

• In a 21st Century learning environment we encourage students to ask questions and we empower them to find their own answers.

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21ST CENTURY MODEL

Core Subjects and21st Century Themes

Life and Career Skills

Information &Technology

Skills

Learning and Innovation Skills

These are the new “design specs” for a

21st Century education.

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21ST CENTURY MODEL

Core Subjects and21st Century Themes

Life and Career Skills

Information &Technology

Skills

Learning and Innovation Skills

Geography: Learning the names and locations of continents

21C Themes:Global AwarenessFinancial Literacy

Health Literacy

LearnGoogle Earth &

Real-timeData tools

Create your own meaningful data

in relation to the continents.

Health/career implications related to your geography.

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How do we break they cycle of “longest river” questions?

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The Gist

In a digital world, no organization can achieve results without incorporating technology into every aspect of its everyday practices. It’s time for schools to maximize the impact of technology as well.

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Three Recommendations:

#1#2

#3

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Front #1• Use technology comprehensively to develop proficiency

in 21st century skills. • Knowledge of core content is necessary, but no longer

sufficient, for success in a competitive world. Even if all students mastered core academic subjects, they still would be woefully underprepared to succeed in postsecondary institutions and workplaces, which increasingly value people who can use their knowledge to communicate, collaborate, analyze, create, innovate, and solve problems. Used comprehensively, technology helps students develop 21st century skills.

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Efficiency is a great first step .

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Wikis: Communication & Collaboration

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Classic High School Literature

• What book did you fake your way through in high school?

– Great Expectations– The Scarlet Letter

– Silas Marner– The Grapes of Wrath

– Heart of Darkness

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A Midsummer Night's Dreamis magical....

Until you

have to read it.

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Hippolyta pronunciation

Original Text:Now, fair Hippolyta, our nuptial hour draws on apace. Four happy days bring in another moon. But oh, methinks how slow this old moon wanes!

Modern Text:Our wedding day is almost here, my beautiful Hipployta. We’ll be getting married in four days, on the day of the new moon. But is seems to me that the days are passing too slowly.

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This is a “Wordle”

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Create & Innovate

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Video & Audio Recording

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Students in my school are fully engaged in relevant, deep learning that is preparing them for high-tech living, learning, and working in today's global society?

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Discussion – Front #1

• How does your school support teachers in using these types of technologies to develop 21st Century Skills?

• What barriers prevent full use of these technologies?

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Front #2• Use technology comprehensively to support

innovative teaching and learning.• To keep pace with a changing world, schools need

to offer more rigorous, relevant and engaging opportunities for students to learn—and to apply their knowledge and skills in meaningful ways. Used comprehensively, technology supports new, research-based approaches and promising practices in teaching and learning.

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Nonlinguistic Representations

Summarizing and Notetaking

CooperativeLearningCreate a

Wiki text book

Ex. Cell sizeCompare & Contrast

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Identifying Similarities and DifferencesWith Google Earth

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Avatar3-D Graphic

Representation of Yourself

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Everything in Second Life is created by its residents

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Van Gogh Island

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Virtual Professional Development

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Genome IslandSecond Life: A Virtual Learning Environment

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Genome Island

Second Life: A Virtual

Learning Environment

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SpatialLinguistic

LogicalKinesthetic

MusicalInterpersonalIntrapersonal

Naturalist(with accommodations

built in)

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monolithic instruction

student-centricindividualized instruction(enabled by technology)

Breaking the Time/Space Continuum

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Discussion – Front #2

• How do you model effective and innovative use of technology in your work?

• How can administrators communicate expectations to educators for effectively using technology for student learning?

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Front #3• Use technology comprehensively to create robust

education support systems.• To be effective in schools and classrooms, teachers

and administrators need training, tools and proficiency in 21st century skills themselves. Used comprehensively, technology transforms standards and assessments, curriculum and instruction, professional development, learning environments, and administration.

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DO YOU KNOW YOUR TWITTER FROM YOU BLOG FROM YOUR

RSS?

WHAT DOES YOUR DIGITAL FOOTPRINT LOOK LIKE?

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Learn with Video

jump

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Textbooks or Flexbooks

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ebook / apps

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Take and Think – Front #3• What are some viable strategies for building

proficiency among educators in 21st Century skills and 21st Century technology tools?

• How might you use technology tools to increase communication and support leadership efforts in your school?

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Outcomes - Revisted• Gain familiarity with recommendations of the

Maximizing The Impact report.• Discover technology solutions for student,

teacher & administrator learning and productivity.

• Engage in discussion about common challenges related to technology usage in schools.

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ConclusionCreating a 21st century education system is about making sure that all students are prepared to succeed in a competitive world

It’s about maximizing the impact of technology to develop proficiency in 21st century skills, support innovative teaching and learning, and create robust education support systems.

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Contact InfoDr. Julie Mathiesen, TIE Director

jmathiesen@tie.netwww.tie.net

605.394.1876

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