21st Century Teachers
It Takes a Village to Raise a Child. ~African Proverb
To be a successful 21st Century Teacher, we need to know what our 21st Century Students look like... So what is a "future-ready student?"
Future-Ready Students For the 21st Century
Teacher Role for 21st Century Students
Effective Teachers
- Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
- Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
- Model Digital Age Work and Learning
- Promote and Model digital Citizenship and Responsibility
- Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
What Can You Do As School Board Members?
Materials
Money for the following materials: iPad carts for each classroom teacher ($6,000) WiFi buildings (price varies per district and school size)
Professional Development
Time provided for In-house Tech-30 Trainings on Google Docs/Groups, Edmodo, iPads, Smart Boards, etc. (Free with School Employee Instructors) 2013 STEM Forum and Expo- May 15th-18th ($250/teacher) Professional Learning Communities at Work Institute- June 3-5 ($649/team member) NCTIES Conference annually ($100/per person is register early)
Globally Connected
Time provided for Tech-30 and Team PLC time focusing on and exploring free Global Awareness Learning Opportunities such as: EPals, The Global Classroom Project, School Blogs, Skype, etc.
Imagine what we could do for our students by working together...
Picture Resources from Animoto:
Edudemic.com
Pendblog.typepad.com
Pwoessner.com
Nccollegeprep.csp.k12.il.us
Digitalliteracy.us
Earnestashleyedm310.blogspot.com
Googleeyedgirl.blogspot.com
Davidwarlick.com
Web.tech4learning.com
Sentimentsoncommonsense.com
Learning science.org
References
Barron, B., & Darling-Hammond, L. (2008). Powerful learning: Studies show deep understanding derives from collaborative methods. Edutopia. Retrieved from http://www.edutopia.org/inquiry-project-learning-research
Brunsell, D. E. (2009). Flattening classrooms through global collaboration. Pearson, Chapter 1, 1-17. Retrieved from http://ptgmedia.pearsoncmg.com/images/9780132610353/downloads/0132610353.pdf
Fiedler, M (2008) 'Teaching and learning about the world in the classroom: Development education in culturally diverse settings' in Policy & Practice: A Development Education Review, Vol. 7, Autumn 2008, pp. 5-17, Retrieved from: http://www.developmenteducationreview.com/issue7-focus1.
Roscorla , T. (2001, Febr 9). The impact of the ipad on k-12 schools. Center for Digital Education, Retrieved from http://www.centerdigitaled.com/classtech/Impact-iPad-K12-Schools.html?elq=24628383751440e3bd7213a6ab79014a