TechnologyIntegrationCoach Report

January 2010

The State of21st Century Teaching and Learningat Whitehall

AN OLD JOB IN A NEW ERA

THE ROLE OF ATECHNOLOGYINTEGRATION COACH

The TechnologyIntegration Coach…

• Assists classroom teachers to successfully integrate the use of effective 21st Century teaching strategies and multiple technologies

• Provides “just in time,” embedded and ongoing professional development for teachers, staff, and administration

The TechnologyIntegration Coach…

• Facilitates school-based high quality professional development, working with teachers (in teams or individually)

• Models the effective use of technology integration strategies and multiple technologies into curriculum

• Co-teaches in order to help teachers using new strategies and technologies

THE TIC HELPS TEACHERS KEEP ONE OF THESE…

FROM BECOMINGA VERY EXPENSIVE…

… ONE OF THESE!

The Technology Integration Coach is a…

• Learner• Assistant• Researcher• Confidant• Co-lesson

planner• Co-teacher• Resource• Solution-finder

• First responder• Presenter• Developer• Dreamer• Long-range

Planner• Demonstrator• Facilitator• And more!

CHANGING THE WAY WE TEACH AND LEARN

INTEGRATING21ST CENTURY TEACHINGAND LEARNING STYLES

21st Century Teaching and Learning promotes skills necessary for survival in a global technological economy…

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Collaboration across Networks and Leading by Influence

• Intellectual Agility, Flexibility, andAdaptability

• Initiative and Entrepreneurialism

21st Century Teaching and Learning promotes skills necessary for survival in a global technological economy…

• Effective Oral and Written Communication Skills

• Ability to Access and Analyze Information

• Authenticity – working on real problems using real data to find real solutions

• Curiosity and Imagination

And more…

• Hardware knowledge

• Network navigation skills

• Ability to synthesize ideas from huge amounts of raw information

• Database skills

• Vetting skills – is it or is it not valid information

• Cultural awareness and interaction skills

And more…

• Excellent reading, math, and writing skills

• Navigating through, participating in, and creating content for global social networks

• Strong video, image, and audio production skills

• Working for a world-wide audience instead of a teacher or a boss

• The list goes on!

21st Century Teaching and Learning Utilizes 21st Century Tools

• Workstations• Laptops• Wireless networks• Public Wi-fi• Hand-held devices• Cloud computing• Global networks• Social networking• Online learning• Gaming devices

• Global partnerships

• Mash-ups• Blogs• Wikis• VoIP• A host of

Web 2.0 + tools• Global resources• And more

PLANNING FOR TOMORROWAS WE ADAPT TO TODAY

REVAMPING THEK-12 TECHNOLOGYCURRICULUM

SOLID CURRICULUMFLOWS FROM THE STANDARDS

PDE’s Standards Aligned System is making the curriculum creation and improvement cycle more efficient and effective every day!

pdesas.org

BUILDING CURRICULUMWITH 21ST CENTURY TOOLS

SOME THINGS WE ARE CONSIDERING AS WE BUILD A REVAMP THE TECH CURRICULUM…

– Addition of new skills and new knowledge into the curriculum

– How important will traditional skills actually be inthe 21st Century… keyboarding for example!

– How do we address an ever-increasing body of knowledge and incorporate numerous new skills in the time we have available?

WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW?

THE CHANGE IS UNDER WAY

Things Happening

• www.wcsd.wikispaces.net

– Purchase of Wikispaces Private Label account 9/09

– Includes Administrative oversight of all wikis and users

– 56 Teacher Wikis as of 1/8/10

– 1, 356 users registered as of 1/8/10

– Wikis are being used for everything fromclassroom wikis/web pages to Zephyr Radio and Club Wikis

Things Happening

• Moodle.CLIU.org

– Moodle = Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment

– Excellent platform for integrating 21st Century Teaching and Learning!

– Currently have 99 course spaces for many grade levels at Moodle.CLIU.org

– Moodle is being used for everything from providing links to Web 2.0 tools to preparing for and administering final exams!

Other Things Happening

• Laptops, Smart Board, and two projectors utilized heavily in the High School Library

• Computer carts based in TIC office used daily

• Computer carts and other technology scheduled completely online

• Numerous hardware and software trainings offered in groups and individually

Other Things Happening

• Classroom Performance Systems (the clickers) are being used more frequently

• More teachers engaging in self-directed training such as webinars

• Teachers throughout the district are working to incorporate 21st Century teaching techniques into their lesson plans

On the way…

On the way…

Wow!Do you see future discussions here?

On the way…

A WALK THROUGHTHE HIGH SCHOOLONE DAY LAST WEEK

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