d.e.r: a genuine learning revolution
DESCRIPTION
This workshop aims to demonstrate what has been a successful model for teacher leadership of the Digital Education Revolution in secondary schools. Through informal discussion and demonstration of specific software and Web 2.0 applications, participants will be introduced to a variety of strategies that have been used to overcome barriers to success that confront teachers. The aim of this presentation is to facilitate discussion and provide participants with a toolbox of strategies to bring about a 21st Century shift in pedagogy, learning styles and learning environments. Both presenters are leaders of DER within their schools and have collaborated on a number of inter-school projects promoting the innovative integration of technology into the 21st century classroom.TRANSCRIPT
leaDERship
A GenuineLearning
Revolution
Typical
response to
professional
development…I hope
the lunch is good.
Response to leaDER’s
professional development!At last! Yay!
Is the Digital Education Revolution making your staff ...
Resistant?
Bored?
Over-it?
Technophobic?
Overwhelmed?
How can you motivate the troops?
Get yourself ready for the battle.
Rules of engagement:
1.Know your stuff2.Know your enemy3.Get back-up
RULE 1: KNOW YOUR STUFF(focus on WHY before the HOW)
Web 2.0
Communicate
Collaborate
Create
(more about this from Troy later!)
Constructivism
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
Andrew Churches
Taxonomy of Reflection
RULE 2: KNOW YOUR ENEMY(establish the needs of your learners – staff
and students)
Enemy #1: Teachers
Enemy #2: Students
Think like a
scientist and ...
Start with data!
Survey the staff on their:
thoughtsemotionsexperience willingness to use technology
www.surveymonkey.com
Use this data to shape the professional development you
offer.
AND target a group of enthused and capable staff to become
your DER ‘team’ – your in-school PLN.
RULE 3: GET BACK-UP(create a PLN)
What’s a PLN? I hear you say ...
Professional
Learning
Network
TWITTER?
Britney Spears
Tiger Woods?
Darcy Moore (who??)
mETAphor: PLN (Personal Learning Network)
Communication
Collaboration
Support
Life-long Learners
www.twitter.com
Follow us:@BiancaH80@TroyM7
140 CHARACTERS CAN CHANGE YOUR EDUWORLD ... WE PROMISE!
Your PLN should help you to get your head around the jargon and the theory –twitter is essentially immersive learning – it’s fun, it feels good, but you learn tonnes of stuff.
Now you are truly a DER convert with the support of a powerful PLN, you need to bring this to
others in your school.
You must start as a lone nut.
DER Survey
66.78.3
25
QN: Year 9 have been generally more engaged with learning in my
class since being issued laptops this term.
YesNoMaybe
DER Survey
YES
NO
QN: There are unresolved technical issues with the
laptops in class.
DER Survey
QN: The professional development I mostly need to improve teaching
and learning with laptops is about...Software
Pedagogy
Subject-specific programming
Web 2.0 and Online tools
Other
DER Survey
1. Subject-specific programming:◦TaLe◦Curriculum Support◦Networking with other schools
DER Survey
2. Software knowledge/experience:◦IWB and Smart Notebook◦Office 2007: Word & OneNote◦Adobe Creative Suite
DER Survey
3. Hands-on/ self-directed PD:◦DAGs in-services◦edmodo◦wiki◦vodcasts
DAGs – positive reinforcement
DAGs: DER Action Group
How would you like the DAGs to assist you?
Inspiration and empowerment
Share resources
By giving moral
support
DAGs: DER Action Group
DER Lunch & Learns: 15 mins play
GradedCross-curriculaAfter-schoolLunch-times
1 hour SDD Workshop
SDD workshops
1 hour SDD Workshop
Beginners
Email and MS Word:
Checking emailadding an attachmentusing track changesadding comments
1 hour SDD Workshop
Intermediate
OneNote basics:
open new notebook and name it insert image/audio/videoinsert information from the ‘netinsert table/tags
1 hour SDD Workshop
Advanced:
Web 2.0 tools
GlogsterWordleTagulWallwisherBubbl.us
DER Survey
4. Resource database/sharepoint:wiki edmodo
Davidson DER wiki
Edmodo DER group
Teacher Responses to Edmodo
Yeah Bianca, it rocks my world to.
Thanks for modelling it for us
all!
I am still really excited that some of my kids are using this platform to ask me questions but even more excited that they are asking EACH OTHER pertinent questions about our work. I'm a convert!!!! Thanks, Bianca for setting this up.
Teacher Responses to Edmodo
Bianca, do you know what one of my Year 10s said to me today? I showed them a PowerPoint on dating and we
were drilling things. Then she said: "Is this up on Edmodo?" "Oh," I replied. "That's a good idea. Do you want me to put it there?" "She said: "I hate it
when teachers don't put it on Edmodo, so we can access it to revise. In
English they always put things up there for us...." You are revolutionising us. Just think where we were this time
last year.......
Teacher Responses to Edmodo
The best thing about edmodo I found is for the seniors helping each other and being able to support them and them support each other particularly when assessments are due.
It is a great way to engage all the
learning styles and introverts into your lesson. Also a great
way to extend students with
stimulating extra stuff to support or extend their class
work. I love it and it is so fast- no
photocopying!
STUDENT REFLECTIONS
Genuine Student Feedback
I have enjoyed using my Netbook at school. It has instant information on the internet and lots of good programs.
The positives of having a Netbook for school are: you don’t need to carry any books, all my work can be filed in folders, I can’t lose any worksheets as long as I save them and instant information on the internet.
Genuine Student Feedback
I think it is good to have a Netbook for school. We can find out over the internet when our assignments are due and hand them in over the internet too.
TEACHER FEEDBACK
I'm looking forward to Yr 9 having the laptops, whereas I was dreading it with
Yr 10.... How times change!
TROY, THE LONE NUT ...
‘I understand HOW, I don’t understand WHY.’ Winston – 1984
George Orwell
My Edutopia ...
“I taught them, but they just didn’t learn!”
... centres on:
Creativity and innovation
Critical thinking
Problem-solving
Communication
Collaboration
Information fluency
Technological literacy
“I taught them, but they just didn’t learn!”
http://ictpd.net/2008/08/things-that-make-a-difference/
‘Constructivism, in a nutshell, says that if you create the right learning environment then
students will build (or construct) knowledge and learning for themselves. Constructivism takes the focus off “teaching” and places it on “learning”. It sometimes means teachers have to take their hands off the controls, let go a little, and realise
that the best kind of learning happens when students work things out for themselves and not
always when they get “taught”.
You may have heard the phrase:
By being active users of technology we aim to build rapport and enhance student/teacher engagement.
What about eGATs?Extension and assessment activities can include ICT based activities including:
Film making, visual presentations including PowerPoint, vod and podcasts, recording of audio, designs of websites, advertisements, posters, DVD/Book/CD covers and publication of extended writing tasks using ICT.
English Faculty ICT Statement
The English faculty of Lisarow High School values the role of ICT as another tool of learning and teaching.
These statements live within the framework of Stage Four and Five English. From 2010, year 9 and 10
students will have access to DER laptops, however, these statements also highlight the need to
prepare teachers and students of years 7 and 8, as years 9, 10, 11, 12 will all have DER laptops
by 2012.
We embrace the ability of ICT as a means of enhancing student communication and the composition of original pieces of creative and factual writing. Within every unit
of work, students and teachers can enhance their learning by employing various means of delivery.
Flow chart of developing ICT skills
STAGE YEAR SKILLS
Stage 4:Edmodo, edublogs/BlogED, Moodle/Loodle, Skoolbook, Student SharePoint and DET email.
Year 7 - Spell and grammar check, sending attachments, changing font type, colour, size and positioning. Turning auto correct off.- PowerPoint presentations using video, animation, sound and themes.- Use of synonyms and thesaurus. - Read online text and navigate around websites. Follow verbal and written instructions to navigate.- Using DET email.- Publication of extended writing tasks using ICT.- Design and representation tasks using ICT.
STAGE YEAR SKILLS
Stage 4:Edmodo, edublogs/BlogED, Moodle/Loodle, Skoolbook, Student SharePoint and DET email.
Year 8 - Spell and grammar check, sending attachments as PDFs, changing font type, colour, size and positioning. Turning auto correct off.- Using track changes, inserting images and film into documents.- Online chat and responses to texts via online interaction,- Publication of extended writing tasks using ICT with use of header, footer, page numbers and text boxes.- Use of online dictionary, synonyms and thesaurus. - Read online text and navigate around websites. Follow verbal and written instructions to navigate.- Using DET email.- Design and representation tasks using ICT.- Posting of completed tasks online to share with peers.
STAGE YEAR SKILLS
Stage 5:Edmodo, edublogs/BlogED, Moodle/Loodle, Skoolbook, Student SharePoint and DET email.
Year 9 - Spell and grammar check, sending attachments as PDFs, changing font type, colour, size and positioning. Aligning text, using dot points, bullets and numbering. Changing themes and styles. Turning auto correct off.- Using track changes in multiple drafting, inserting images and film into documents.- Online chat and responses to texts via online interaction,- Publication of extended writing tasks using ICT with use of header, footer, page numbers, using word count and text boxes. Drafting, tracking changes and publication of original creative and factual texts, including workplace/employment related texts.- Use of online dictionary, synonyms and thesaurus. - Creating hyperlinked glossary.- Read online text and navigate around websites. Follow verbal and written instructions to navigate.- Using DET email.
STAGE YEAR SKILLS
Year 9 (cont.) - Daily writing tips, word of the day or daily lit delivered via email. - Design and representation tasks using ICT.- Posting of completed tasks online to share with peers.- Film making: use of cameras, audio equipment, editing using MS Moviemaker or Premiere, publishing short films.- vod and podcasts, recording of audio.- Designs of website, advertisement, poster, DVD/Book/CD covers.
STAGE YEAR ICT SKILLS
Stage 5:Edmodo, edublogs/BlogED, Moodle/Loodle, Skoolbook, Student SharePoint and DET email.
Year 10 - Spell and grammar check, sending attachments as PDFs, changing font type, colour, size and positioning. Sending group emails. Aligning text, using dot points, bullets and numbering. Changing themes and styles. Turning auto correct off.- Using track changes in multiple drafts, inserting images and film into documents.- Online chat and responses to texts via online interaction,- Publication of extended writing tasks using ICT with use of header, footer, page numbers, using word count and text boxes. Drafting, tracking changes and publication of original creative and factual texts, including workplace/employment related texts.
STAGE YEAR ICT SKILLS
Stage 5: Year 10 - Use of online dictionary, synonyms and thesaurus. - Creating hyperlinked glossary.- Read online text and navigate around websites. Follow verbal and written instructions to navigate.- Using DET email.- Daily writing tips, word of the day or daily lit delivered via email. - Design and representation tasks using ICT.- Posting of completed tasks online to share with peers.- Vod and podcasts, recording of audio.- Designs of website, advertisement, poster, DVD/Book/CD covers.
TAKE-HOME TIPS
Get Groovy With It
Technologic: Daft Punk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPZJYQXQsm8
Empower beginners
Help staff to review their pedagogy:
◦Rearrange the furniture◦Have a routine◦Make the rules explicit◦Encourage creativity ◦Provide choice◦Remember ‘lids half-down’!!
Blended Learning
All kids MUST have netbook AND workbook.
We MUST have students using BOTH – remember that examinations are still pen and paper based PLUS young people require face-to-face communication skills
Blended Learning
A netbook is NOT for typing up answers to comprehension questions – this is boring, uninspiring and does not help students to learn.
That Lenovo sure is an ugly paperweight ..
.
Blended Learning
Encourage:◦Communication between students, staff, school
and regions◦Collaboration with many◦Creativity in the form of problem-solving, group
work and project-based learning.
... and if all else fails ...
Give them a push!!
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.”
W.B. Yeats