Raising the Bar with LoTI

Presented byKathy Andrzejewski

Cindy O’DwyerSonia Saunders

“Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one’s levels of aspiration and expectation.”

Jack Nicholas

Today’s Jump

• Overview of LoTI Levels• Lessons that make the high jump• Raising the Bar for your instruction

LoTI Review

• How much do you know about LoTI?

• Pink-Have heard of LoTI before but not really sure what it is all about

• Yellow-Familiar with what LoTI is and the levels of the LoTI framework

• Green-Familiar with LoTI and make it a part of my lesson planning

Levels 0 and 1

• Level 0 Nonuse

• Level 1 Awareness Technology presented in pull out programs Used mostly by the teacher for classroom

management tasks Used to enhance teacher directed lessons

Level 2-Exploration

• Technology instruction provided via pull out programs not by classroom teacher

• Technology used mostly by the teacher for teacher productivity or classroom management

Level 3-Infusion

• Technology based tools used include:

databases

spreadsheets

graphing programs

multimedia resources

internet usage to support curriculum instruction

• Learning activities emphasis the use of higher level critical thinking skills: problem solving

decision making

experimentation

reflective thinking

Level 4a Integration (Mechanical)

• Emphasis placed on technology based tools that rely on prepackaged materials and supplementary support resources for the teacher

• Technology is viewed as a tool to provide resources to support students in making real world connections related to curriculum topics

• Emphasis placed on projects that require student action and higher level thinking skills

Level 4b-Integration(Routine)

• Technology tools are integrated into curriculum in a routine manner

• Teachers design learning experiences that allow students to make real world connections with the curriculum topic

• Emphasis placed on student action and higher level thinking skills

Level 5-Expansion

• Technology access goes beyond the classroom

• Teachers utilize networking resources to expand student experiences

• Technology resources are now

more diverse and spontaneous

based on higher level critical thinking

Level 6-Refinement

• Technology is a resource for solutions to real world problems

• Technology and curriculum are no longer divided in the classroom

• Technology provides a seamless resource for problem solving

• Technology is readily available for students• Instructional curriculum is learner based• Curriculum content is based on learner needs

How to raise the bar to the next level?

• Turn on the H.E. A.T.

What is H.E.A.T?

H.E.A.T It Up and Raise the Bar

• H-Higher order thinking• E-Engaged learning• A-Authenticity• T-Technology use

H-Higher Order Thinking

• Utilizes thinking processes from Bloom’s Taxonomy

• Engages students in the content, process, or product stages of critical thinking

E-Engaged Learning

• Students are actively engaged in the learning process

• Students are involved in identifying the problem and finding the solution

• Students generate their own essential questions

A- Authenticity

Curriculum that:

• is based on real world themes or problems

• varies based on student age and background knowledge

• allows for varying solutions

Authenticity Continued

• challenges learners

• utilizes higher level thinking

• integrates one or more of the

21st Century themes

(Global awareness, economic literacy, health and wellness awareness, or civic awareness)

T-Technology Use

• Technology use should improve student learning increase student engagement improve authenticity provide a variety of resources

If the technology does none of the above… it is nothing more than an add on

 

Third Grade LessonsPresented by Sonia Saunders

• Water Cycle• Glaciers• Iditarod Race• Where I Live

ClassroomText

Periodicals

WebsiteVideo

InformationGames

ResearchSynthesize

Report

Connect w/Real World

Issues

Raise the Bar with LOTI

Water CycleText

Periodicals

United Streaming Video

Research Water Cycle Water Cycle in Inspiration

Write a Creative Story

Connect w/Real World

Water Cycle

Water Cycle Bulletin Board

Inspiration Web

Inspiration Web and Story

GlaciersText/Periodicals

Photographs

Group Research

SynthesizeReport

Connect w/Real World Issues

Glaciers

GlacierWebsiteVideo

Information

Text/Periodicals Classroom

WebsiteVideo

Information

GroupResearch

Report

TrackMushers

Iditarod

Where We LiveText

Periodicals

WebsitesVideo

InformationGames

Group ResearchResearch-

Houses Around the WorldNatural Disasters

Real WorldPower of Satellites

Mapquest

Where We Live

As

Ask an Expert

ClassroomText

PeriodicalsLevel 0

WebsiteVideo

InformationGamesLevel 2

ResearchSynthesize

ReportLevels 3&4

Connect WithReal World

IssuesLevel 5

Raise the LOTI Level !

Turn up the H.E.A.T!

First Grade Weather UnitPresented by Cindy O’Dwyer

• Based on Smithsonian Weather Kit

• Based on 3 year progression

• Has grown from a level 2 to a level 5

How’s the weather?The way it used to be

The Original Plan

Paper & pencilObserve and record

Watch a Unitedstreaming video on weatherunitedstreaming

Look up weather on InternetWeather

How’s the weather?Next steps

Weather Unit

Interactive weatherActivity Online

Weather WebquestRegional

Everyone did the same

Daily Weather Report

using Power Point

Weather Now

How it looks now

Doodle Splash orPhoto Draw

Doodle Splash

New webquest(See next slide)

Weather BlogBlog

New Webquest

CloudsTask

ReadHow Clouds form

Read

How Clouds FormVideo

Show What You Learned

Activity

Weather Term-Photo Draw

Weather Term-Photo Draw

Weather Term-Doodle Splash

Weather Term –Doodle Splash

Weather Bulletin Board

International Connections

Weather Blog

So How Do We Know It Works?

We won aDelaware State Chamber of

Commerce Superstars Winner for 2008

Results from 2003-2004 LoTI Survey Results from the 2004-2005 Survey

Results from the 2005-2006 Survey Results from the 2006-2007 Survey

Our Data Proves It!

Our Challenge to You

• Raise the bar with LoTI!

• Turn up the H.E.A.T!

• For classroom instruction

• That can’t be beat!!!!!!

Exit Ticket

Please write on your file card

• Something you learned from today’s presentation

• How you will apply it to your own instruction