teaching and learning technology teachers meeting

Teaching and Learning Technology Teachers Meeting

November 13, 2009McLean School

Housekeeping & Introductions

WashroomsBreaksLunchTravel Forms

Adobe GroupsPhotoShop AM

Premiere PM

Lewis Christine JudsonNicole Ryan W Ryan HShelley M Cheryl TroyMike E Mike H AndreKristen Constance MelissaLisa Kurt ErinDoreen Sandy ReneCorralee Tom LarryDenise Val ReganDoug

TLT AgendaMorning9:00 – 9:10

Housekeeping TLT/Adobe group split

9:05 – 9:30 NECC 2009 Report “I Remember” TLT Reporting

9:30 – 9:45 SMART basics review

9:45 – 10:30 SMART assignments

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:15 Subscription overview edClass reviews (wiki)

11:15 – 12:00 IT News from Ron Holtby, IT

Manager

Afternoon12:45 – 1:30

IT News from Ron Holtby, IT Manager

1:30 – 1:50 NECC 2009 Report “I Remember” TLT Reporting

1:50 – 2:30 SMART basics review

2:30 – 2:15 Break

2:15 – 2:45 SMART assignments

2:45 – 3:15 Subscription overview edClass reviews (wiki)

3:15 – 3:30 Wrap-up

Today’s Objectives

To understand the changes that are occurring in educationyour role as a TLT Teacher

To learnstrategies to enhance the TLT Teacher role in

your schoolspecific activities which can be incorporated

into a variety of classroomsImproved technical skills

But first…Introduce yourself to someone across the

roomWhat do you teach?Why are you involved with technology?Know a good joke?

We’ll share the good, clean ones!

NECC 2009 ReportWashington DC

Convention Centre15000 @ opening

keynoteApprox. 20000

attendees overallBiggest EdTech

conference in the world

NECC 2009 Report"School needs to be a step

into the future -- not a step back in time.“

"Technology makes the world every student's library ...“

"We must create a future defined by an educational environment enriched with technology that will engage with students, challenge them, inspire them, and prepare them..."

ISTE President Helen Padgett

NECC 2009 ReportTipping Point, OutliersCanadian, NY Times"meaningful learning

environments"A long aside about the

formation of Fleetwood Mac

The growth of the band is a beautiful case study for "meaningful learning.“

Malcolm Gladwell

NECC 2009 ReportFuturistic vision – internet as

part of the body (“Unveiling the Sixth Sense”)

Ethics of web – by and for students (incl. outside of school time)

Use dissonance (American Revolution, Riel Rebellion)

“What are the 10 most difficult concepts in your curriculum?” – ask students how to teach them

“The teacher shouldn’t be the hardest working person in the classroom”

Alan November

NECC 2009 Report“Hot Topics” PVSD EdTech/TLT Podcasting, Wikis, Blogs, and

other Web 2.0 tools Leadership Digital Video Global Collaborations 21st-Century School Design Differentiated Instruction Mobile Devices Funding Open Source Online Professional Development Virtual Learning Serious Games and Simulations

Podcasting, Wikis, Blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools

Leadership Digital Video Global Collaborations 21st-Century School Design Differentiated Instruction Mobile Devices Funding Open Source Online Professional Development Virtual Learning Serious Games and Simulations

The Role of TLT TeachersTo be a Committed Sardine (Ian Jukes)

Are we there yet?

TLT ReportingWhy?What?How?

Date/Time Teacher/Class

Description Follow-up

Nov. 13-per.3 Wilson, Gr 8 activBook E37 – wanted help w. MSWord tables

Checked back, students now made tables for math assignment

SMART Basics Review (?)

Subscription OverviewReading A-ZDiscovery Education United StreamingedClass activBooksWhat are they?Who are they for?How can you use these with teachers?

Subscription OverviewYour task…Create an instructional video or review for a

subscription serviceReading A-Z: see sample, create video for a

particular bookUnitedStreaming: sample of how to use video

to support curriculum conceptsedClass: review of activBook, commentary on

book and hints or suggestions on how to use with students

Post finished video on PVSD-TLTTeachers wiki

21C Classroom KitWho?What?Where?When?http://

survey.pvsd.ca/edtech/21st_century_classroom.htm