Welcome to WWSU's 21st Century Skills Summer Institute: Emerging Technologies for the 21st Century classroom.
Designed to help educators learn more about integrating 21st century skills into teaching and learning
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New Dates to Remember:
• By September 29, schedule a time to meet with Kay or Susan
•Engage in threaded discussions:
1. Posted August 30, respond by Sept. 8
2. Posted Sept. 20, respond by Sept. 27
3. Posted Oct 11, respond by Oct 18
4. Posted Nov 1, respond by Nov 8
5. Posted Nov 22, respond by Nov 29
6. Posted Nov 29, respond by Dec.1
• Prepare to share your unit/lesson plan at our final session (respond to the poll when it is sent, to determine the date).
Meeting Times:
- August 16th, 17th,& 18th (9:00-4:00)
- 10 hours of online collaboration
- 8 hours - follow up dates during the 1st semester of the upcoming school-year will be determined by participant
Course description and required text posted below survey...
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Location:
Waitsfield Elementary School
Instructors:
Kay Marcelle
Susan Hennessey
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COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Explore technology tools to enhance learning opportunities for students. We will examine current research about learning and explore technology use in our practice in a collaborative and supportive environment. Bring colleagues and a unit that you are interested in enhancing. With support, you will learn to identify opportunities for effective technology use, manage technology-rich learning, and embed technology in these units to help students master 21st century skills, such as communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving. Leave with a fully integrated unit and bring back a package of technology equipment to your school (fully sponsored by WWSU). Folks involved in last summer's institute are encouraged to return and attend new strands to include Learning Management Systems (Edu20) and other Web 2.0 applications. Participate as a workshop for professional development or for graduate credit from St. Michael's College.
REQUIRED TEXT(s):
Medina, John. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. Seattle: Pear Press, 2008.
We will use the book Brain Rules by John Medina as a supporting text for our work during the week. It is a fascinating and accessible book looking at what we do know about brain function and its connection to learning. Participants are required to read the text before arriving at the institute, since it will provide some continuity and research-based grounding for our learning. Additional articles on a variety of other relevant topics will be distributed for reading and discussion throughout the week.
Goals:
* Recognize how 21st century tools and resources enhance the learning process for students
* Identify uses for a variety of current technologies in the classroom
* Develop assessment rubrics and methods for assessing the impact on student learning
* Identify real and potential issues with integrating 21st century skills in education
• Design course content using NETS Standards and 21st century skills
SYLLABUS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyNt97Wj3P0
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