It's All About the Learning
ECIS Technology Conference 2015 - Sonya terBorg
Five Classroom Tasks Every Modern Teacher Should Know
A PDF, created from Pages or Word
Being Digital Isn't Just About Technology
- Technology should never isolate us
- Talk less and listen more
- Enable collaboration
- "Care for" means more than "Care about"
- Unlocking passions
Qualitative Formative Assessment Toolkit
- Making photos
- Taking screenshots
- Filming videos
- Screencasting
25 Essential Questions
There is also a whole lot of other Understanding by Design resources including Grant Wiggins blog - add that to your feed reader.
Dozens of Essential Questions from a Vital Source
The Five Keys to Successful Comprehensive Assessment in Action
- Meaningful unit goals and questions
- Summative assessment through writing
- Performance assessment through presentation and portfolio
- Formative assessment and feedback along the way
- Student ownership of the assessment process
Worksheets or iPads?
A New Culture of Teaching for the 21st Century
The Invisible iPad
5 Big Ways Education Will Change By 2020
- Students will interact with others remotely
- The success of tech will still rely on skilled teachers
- We'll think differently about the diploma
- Students will have a voice
- Educators and institutions will be forced to adapt
The Biggest Mistakes Made When Integrating Technology
- Technology being used to substitute an analog activity
- Technology use being seen as an add-on to allow students to use devices, the Internet, a program or an app as a reward, for entertainment, as a time filler for students who finish early
- Technology use as a separate subject area
- Technology as a $1000 pencil initiative
- Technology seen as the solution to motivate and engage students
Questions To Ask About Ed-Tech At Your Kids' School
If your school says ...
"We're raising money so we can put a tablet in the hands of every kid."
Think about asking questions like ...
- What training and development resources are you providing to teachers so they can use the devices effectively?
- Where are you getting the curriculum?
- What do we know about how successful this curriculum has been in the past?
- Who's reading the privacy policies on the apps my kids will be using?
- What percentage of the money you're raising will go toward evaluating the outcomes of the new systems?
"We're moving toward a blended learning model."
- Walk me through what my kid's day will look like.
- How will expectations of my child change?
- How will expectations of me as a parent change?
- How will I be able to know what's going on?
- How will you use information collected outside of the classroom?
"We want to experiment with a flipped classroom."
- How are you going to use in-class time if you use video lectures as homework?
- What are you going to assign out of class?
"We think games are the way forward. We're going to be using lots of games."
- What kind of games? What's the actual engagement for kids?
- What concepts are the games trying to evoke?
"We're partnering with Google to get coding into our schools, so kids can make tech — not just use it."
- Why is this right for my kid and this school?
- What will coding classes do in terms of critical thinking skills that, say, a cooking class wouldn't?
Determining Prior Knowledge
If It's Good Enough for Finland...
Sonya terBorg
I am an international educator located at the intersection of innovation, creativity and passion – I look forward to meeting you there!
I have been teaching for 18 years in 7 countries, located in 4 continents. I am passionate about finding a significant opportunity to make a positive change wherever I am working. I enjoy learning more about the challenges and triumphs in education and believe in sharing ideas in order to deepen understanding.
I am the Learning Technologies Teacher in the Junior School at Munich International School. My job is to work with teachers, teams, and students to integrate technology into our units of inquiry.
Email: sonya.terborg@gmail.com
Website: www.sonyaterborg.com
Location: Munich, Germany
Twitter: @terSonya