Managing the 21st century classroom

Managing the 21st Century Classroom: How Technology’s

Hidden Perils Can Lead to Reduced Academic

Success

presented byWilly Wood

“If some pundits are convinced that kids today know nothing, it may well be because they know nothing about what kids today know.”

-Cathy N. Davidson

Instruction

“Memory is the residue of thought.” -Daniel Willingham

People don’t remember what we teach. They remember what they think about what we teach!

Strategies: General

• Games• Relevance / Inquiry• Projects / “Boss Level Challenge”• Ask the Students

Reading

“Better Attention Always Equals Better Learning.” -John Medina

Arousal

Medium Arousal Level is Best

Stimulus Driven Attention

Controlled Attention

“Multi-tasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth.”

-John Medina

“…A person who is interrupted takes 50 percent longer

to accomplish a task. Not only that, he or she makes up to 50 percent more

errors.” -John Medina

Four Ways Reading Differs on the Web:1. Interactivity2. Hyperlinking3. Searchability4. Multi-media

“To be everywhere is to be nowhere.”

-Seneca

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Strategies: Reading

• “No Link Clicking” Rule• Summarizing, Journaling,

Discussing, etc.• Before, During, and After Reading Activities to Scaffold Understanding

Writing

“A student typically writes research papers only in school, one per term, at an average…of forty-two pages of papers for each semester’s classes. During the same period, the average college student writes 500 pages of e-mail.”

-Cathy N. Davidson

Strategies: Writing• Ditch Academic-Only Writing and “Fake Genres”• Use Genres Found in the Discipline• Blogging About Content• Peer Response / Online Conversations• Wikipedia Articles

Classroom Management

Assessment

The “4 Cs” of the Internet

1. Creativity2. Critical Thinking3. Collaboration4. Communication

“The first rule of holes: When you’re in one, stop digging.”

-Molly Ivans

Strategies: Assessment

• Ditch EOC Tests and Standardized Tests• More Formative Assessment• Peer Feedback / Peer Grading• Assess the “4 Cs”• End Year with “Boss Level Challenge”

“If something is worth doing,

it is worth doing badly.”-G. K. Chesterton

“Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.” -Mae West

Thank you for your kind attention!