vitalsession03

February 19, 2008
MY blog: [|http://witchyrichy.wordpress.com]

National Center Educational Statistics: [|http://nces.gov]

PowerPoint Archive: http://jc-schools.net/ppt.html

Our ideas

Digital Kids + Digital Tools + Digital Skills = What does this look like in the classroom? What's your vision?

Please use the discussion tab to share your thoughts as we go into the last session.

"Technologically literate students not only know how to operate hardware and software, they can also analyze the information flowing through it, evaluate that digital content's relative merit and relevance, and use it creatively and ethically in communicating with others."//**
 * //From Education Week, January 30, 2008:

Then, you can take a peek at what we'll be doing next Tuesday.


 * Here's a quick introduction to 21st Century Assessment from Edutopia:** [|Assessment for Understanding]

Karen's Question: Aren't we really assessing leadership skills?

20th Century vs 21st Century Assessments:
 * 20th century are content-oriented and summative.
 * 21st century are process-oriented and formative.

Karen's Question: Are they mutually exclusive?


 * Assessing Where You Are in Terms of 21st Century Skills:**
 * Analog: More Dots...
 * Digital: [|The MILE Guide]


 * Other Ways to Assess 21st Century Skills:**
 * [|View the Framework]
 * Database of 21st Century Skills Assessments: http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/assess21/
 * The Rainbow Project: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2005-03-05-sat-rainbow_x.htm
 * Ennis' Critical Thinking: http://faculty.ed.uiuc.edu/rhennis/index.html
 * TechLiteracy Assessment: http://www.learning.com/tla/
 * Remember, some of these are 20th Century Skills and we already assess them; especially the [|Life and Career Skills].
 * Initiative and Self Direction
 * Productivity and Accountability
 * Some of these are easier to assess than others
 * They have a counterpart in the 20th Century
 * They can be taught by one person in isolation although research shows that it's better to incorporate them into content area classes.
 * Information skills: Librarian/Media Specialist
 * Media Literacy: English/Journalism Teacher
 * ICT Literacy: Media Specialist/Lab Teacher
 * They have pre-packaged curriculum that can be adopted.
 * Information Literacy: [|http://www.fiu.edu/~library/ili/ilicurr.html]
 * Media Literacy: http://www.medialiteracy.org/reading_room/article551.html
 * ICT Literacy: http://cnets.iste.org/

Media Literacy Video from Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/media-literacy-skills

The View from the Classroom
First, Make It Relevant:

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Initial Discussion
 * [|Engauge Range of Use Chart]
 * Exercise: Getting Inside the Black Box (4th Grade Weather)
 * [|Technology and Teaching Strategies]
 * Our Weather IdeasDecision Making Model
 * [|TPACK Model] THE TPACK Game


 * Integrating 21st Century Skills:** Think 20th Century Skills on Steroids (Remember Friedman? digital mobile virtual personal)
 * This is where the Learning and Innovation Skills come in
 * Creativity and Innovation
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
 * Communicating and Collaborating
 * E-Portfolios: Read [|Harry Grover Tuttle's Article]
 * Check out this very cool example of a student teacher portfolio: http://martymaines.blogspot.com/
 * Reading Wiki: http://kublerreading.wikispaces.com/
 * Videos from Goochland: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=GMSedwards
 * Podcasts from Floyd County: http://www.camsbentley.net/2.html
 * Please add your own examples to the VSTEOnline Ning Site: [|http://vsteonline.ning.com]


 * Some Professional Development Resources:**
 * From Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/techintegration
 * From Ivy Run: [|http://www.ivyrun.com]
 * Video Resources:
 * Teaching NOW! http://www.videoclassroom.org/
 * Netfiles: http://www.netfiles.org/programs.shtml
 * Annenberg CPB Project: [|http://www.learner.org]