plug them in
leveraging technology for student engagement
Shelley Paul & Sara Wilkie @lottascales | @sewilkie #blc11 #blcplug
BLC 2011 | July 29, 2011
This is not a se
ssion about tools.
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It’s about instructional design.
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It’s not about adding onto
your already full plate.
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It’s not about “fixing” curriculum. (that’s another session)
It’s about seeing with fresh eyes.
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It’s not about “integrating” technology.
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It’s about lighting up learners.
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What is engagement?
a willing immersion.
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Deeper Understanding
Better Retention Successful Transference
Engaged Learners...
http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/whitmer/
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TextYou, as a learner...
What motivates you to learn?
What must you have in order for your learning to be successful?
What causes you to pay attention, even if the topic you are studying is not your favorite?
What makes you shut down?
Adapted from: http://www.angelamaiers.com/2008/04/engagement-plea.html
How can we create/avoid those conditions in our classrooms?
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What motivates people?
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Not so much...
“When it comes to motivation, there’s a gap between what science knows and what education does. Our current school operating system–which is built around external, carrot-and-stick motivators–doesn’t work and often does harm. We need an upgrade. And the science shows the way.”
changes in red are ours
Autonomy Mastery Purpose
Land Use Conflict
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Engaged learners are
AMP’ed up!
Schlechty’s Five Types
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Authentic Engagement
Ritual Engagement
Ritual Compliance
Retreatism
Rebellion
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= Ritual Compliance
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= Ritual Engagement
What do you see?
Peer Consultant
Lego Design Expert
Skype Station
What do you see?
“Only engagement can produce mastery.”
- Daniel H. Pink (Drive)
http://blogs.birmingham
.k12.mi.us/hobloggers/
What do you see?
‣ Clear and compelling product standards‣ Protection for risk-taking ‣ Product focus‣ Affirmation of performance ‣ Affiliation ‣ Choice‣ Novelty and variety‣ Authenticity
Design Qualities of Engagement
“Effort affects learning outcomes at least as much as
does intellectual ability.”
- Phillip C. Schlechty
“Memory is the residue of thought.”
- Daniel Willingham
Design Qualities +
Collaborative Environments & Processes
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It’s not about technology, but technology does matter...
...because our learners are ever more digital.
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...because now the world is our classroom.
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Technology Matters
Wikis
digital free low floor wide walls high ceilingcollaborative by designfor ALL learners
Check!
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If You’re Done... You’re Dead!
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“Teachers are leaders and inventors.”
- Phillip C. Schlechty
https://twitter.com/#!/mrscassidyclass
http://voicethread.com/?#q.b334997.i2942065
http://missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/
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Back Channels
Wrong Turns:“The rock, Becuase Garrett couldnt find the size that Richie needed to build it. So Garrett so he used a Harry-Potter book.We put a spring in the middle instead of a soccer cone but the spring wasnt stabble enough.”
Experience the Learning
Diana Laufenberg
http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html
Teachers Learning Network Transparency
http://ignite.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/
Sustained Dialogue Considering Critical Questions
http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/ignitebps/page/2/
http://brainyard.wikispaces.com/sepsd251
Student/Teacher “PD” (pedagogical development)
Collaborative Processing
“Like other leaders, great teachers understand
that best practice cannot be defined outside the context
in which it occurs.
What is best practice in one context may be malpractice in the next.”
P. Schlechty, Working on the Work
Pedagogical Grit
Stick-to-itiveness
Iterations
Tinkering
Failure
Reflecting
Reframing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ableman/144374418/
“Students’ work must have wings.”
- Marco Torres
Green Cup Challenge
Engagement concepts in this presentation are derived from the WOW framework.