managing the 21st century classroom
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New technologies give us wonderful possibilities for our teaching, but they also present a host of new challenges to attention, working memory, and long-term learning. In this presentation, Willy Wood shares how to maximize learning in the 21st century classroom environment.TRANSCRIPT
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!