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What is 21st Century Learning all about? Why should educators care? This presentation is intended to provide some steps to creating a 21st Century Learning School Board or District. @TDOttawa
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- 1. 21st Century Learning It’s more than technology that needs to change… Let’s get started! CASA July 2011, T. D’Amico
- 2. 21st Century Learning •The World has Changed •21st Century Learning •Steps to become a 21st Century Learning School Board •Professional Learning Network •Websites and Resources •Research and Advocacy Agenda
- 3. “House Keeping” items Throughout the presentation if you see this symbol – click on it to either visit a website or to download a copy of the referenced document. Full source information is available on each website. Source You have permission to copy and share this presentation with others. Link
- 4. Kids should learn - like I learned! “I see no hope for the future of our people if they are dependent on the frivolous youth of today, for certainly all youth are reckless beyond words. When I was a boy, we were taught to be discrete and respectful of elders, but the present youth are exceedingly wise and impatient of restraint.” (Hesiod, 700 B.C.) (Hesiod, 700 B.C.)
- 5. Help me to understand what we are creating
- 6. The New / Next Generation Don Tapscott – Is this the Smartest or the Dumbest Generation?
- 7. The World is Changing … rapidly 2 Billion Internet Users Over 10 Billion “App” downloads in iTunes 3 Billion searches on Google daily 3 Billion YouTube Videos watched daily
- 8. Schools - Change? Why? The Canadian Education Association (CEA) By grade 12 only 45% of students report being engaged!
- 9. Information – easily available “If acquiring and retaining information are no How should school longer the fundamental goals of the staff adjust? educational system, there are serious implications for our beliefs about learning, teaching, and the role of students, teachers, and schools… Technology is an important tool but alone will not create reformed schools or prepare students for their future.” Technology for Learning – pg 10
- 10. Why Change? What’s the rush! 1971 – 25,000 students in England accessing content via T.V. 1989 - 12 students taking online courses with Phoenix University
- 11. Why Change? What’s the rush! 2004 – Khan Academy is founded by Salman Khan – non-profit, free, online educational organization ... For anyone in the world
- 12. Why Change? What’s the rush! 2011 – There are 250,000 students in the UK’s Open University – most instruction and learning occurs online
- 13. Why Change? What’s the rush! 2011 – There are now more than 500,000 students taking courses at over 200 campuses world- wide with Phoenix University
- 14. Why Change? What’s the rush! The Khan Academy videos have been watched more than 41 million times!
- 15. Why Change? What’s the rush! Facebook Khan Academy iTunes U School Apps The education landscape has changed!
- 16. The Internet has Global Impact Where “Freedom of expression do the right to and we communicate are, in start? ways, being many redefined by the development of and access to new technologies” (UNESCO 2011, Freedom of Connection, pg. 75)
- 17. We can’t ignore technological changes impacting the World Moving from what students should We need to know… to what move from… students can do This is true for Face to Face, Blended, and Online Learning
- 18. Becoming a 21st Century School Board 21st Century Where Learning School do Board we start?
- 19. Becoming a 21st Century School Board Where It’s a do dynamic we process, start? not a linear process.
- 20. Focus on Students Where do we start?
- 21. Creating a 21 stCentury Learning Environment Board Priorities and Vision
- 22. Board Priorities
- 23. What does 21st Century Learning mean to you? Your Turn
- 24. 1 Minute Timer End 1:00 1:01 1:02 1:03 1:04 1:05 1:06 1:07 1:08 1:09 1:10 1:12 1:13 1:14 1:15 1:16 1:17 1:18 1:19 1:20 1:21 1:22 1:23 1:24 1:25 1:26 1:27 1:28 1:29 1:30 1:31 1:32 1:33 1:34 1:35 1:36 1:37 1:38 1:39 1:40 1:41 1:42 1:43 1:44 1:45 1:46 1:47 1:48 1:49 1:50 1:51 1:52 1:53 1:54 1:55 1:56 1:57 1:58 1:59 2:00 0:01 0:02 0:03 0:04 0:05 0:06 0:07 0:08 0:09 0:10 0:12 0:13 0:14 0:15 0:16 0:17 0:18 0:19 0:20 0:21 0:22 0:23 0:24 0:25 0:26 0:27 0:28 0:29 0:30 0:31 0:32 0:33 0:34 0:35 0:36 0:37 0:38 0:39 0:40 0:41 0:42 0:43 0:44 0:45 0:46 0:47 0:48 0:49 0:50 0:51 0:52 0:53 0:54 0:55 0:56 0:57 0:58 0:59 1:11 0:11
- 25. Keep students as the focus Changes in Teacher Practice • Focus Groups • Work with Partners Increased Increased Student Student • Environmental scan Engagement Achievement • Inter-departmental
- 26. Creating a Vision • Focus Groups • Work with Partners • Environmental Scan • Inter-Departmental
- 27. Some of our Partners • Focus Groups • Work with Partners • Environmental scan • Inter-departmental
- 28. Align Vision to Board Improvement Plans Our Vision . . . Our vision is one where all staff and students in the Ottawa Catholic School Board have the skills they need to excel in the 21st century. We will achieve student success by meeting the diverse needs of 21st century learners.
- 29. Policies – Procedures - People Governance • Multi- - Support - Policies and dimensional Where Procedures process do • Support of Trustees we • Support of Executive team start?Social Media Policy • • Decrease Filtering (YouTube access etc.) • Remove “Barrier” practices • Change title of Superintendent of IT to Learning Technologies • Re-align departments – Organization chart changes
- 30. Infrastructure Stability Reliable • Flexible Where Network Implementation do • Network Stability we • Increased Bandwidth start?Enterprise Wireless • • Bring Your Own Device • Support to VPs and Ps • Parent Presentations • Information to Trustees (WiFi research summary)
- 31. Re-tool our schools Mobile Devices • Curriculum Where and Digital integration • Laptops / SmartBoards / Resources do LCD projectors we • Link to Numeracy and start?Literacy - goals • 21st Century Learning contest and pilot projects • Innovation fund • Digital resources budget (Discovery Education / DreamBox Math K-3) • Learning Commons transformation
- 32. Leadership and Capacity Building Building Capacity Focus • Importance Where Groups, of role models Modelling, In-service do • use of Technology Team Senior Leadership we • 21st Century Learning start?Course(s) • Board-wide 21st Century Learning PD day focus • Variety of training and in- service opportunities – respect generation differences
- 33. Capacity Building Opportunities … not just for teachers 21st Century Learning MENTORSHIP – ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS AND OFFICE An overview of Where ADMINISTRATORS learning in the 21st Century do we INTRODUCTION TO Developing 21st Century Leaders start? LEADERSHIP PART 1 You, Your Students MENTORSHIP – EDUCATIONAL and Technology ASSISTANTS Part II: Great ideas for using technology to support you in Building supporting your Capacity Focus Groups, students Modelling, In-service
- 34. Online Course TEACHING AND LEADING IN THE 21st CENTURY Students and Learning in the Teaching and Learning in the 21st 21st Century Century Who are the students we are Where What do teachers need to know to teach teaching? What defines their and learn in the 21st Century? How do do generations? Do they need 21st they effectively grow professionally? - Century learning? - Adobe Skype we Connect start? Leading for Education in the 21st Century What does leadership look like in the 21st Current System Century school environment and how do What are some of the we lead the change? characteristics of the current education system? What is 21st Century learning? What needs to Sharing be in place to allow for change and What were you able to accomplish in your move to a system that supports schools to affect change and move 21st Century learning? - Google towards 21st Century learning?
- 35. Professional Development Community
- 36. Politics and Literature Review Literature Review – • Learn from Where Political Context others do • Learn from other Boards we • Review your provincial directions start? • Learn from other provinces New Brunswick 21st Century Leadership
- 37. Teaching and Learning In a Digital World Ontario: 10 Emerging Themes 1. Vision, guidelines and expectations 2. Learning: How does it help and what do kids need to learn? 3. Privacy, rules of use and digital citizenship 4. Teaching practice and teacher preparation 5. Assessment 6. Digital media and content 7. Access and equity 8. Infrastructure 9. Innovation 10. Community involvement
- 38. Transformational Change is expensive (time and money) Budget • Show me Where the money do • Prioritizing – refresh cycles we • Cancelling programs not aligned with Board priorities start? • Over 1 million per year from cancelled initiatives • Transitioning teacher resource centre • School councils and school funds • Grants and Vendor rebates • Reserves
- 39. 21st Century Learning is a Hot Topic
- 41. Resources to help along the journey A free toolkit for change Where • A toolkit developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, to help with the do implementation of 21st Century Learning we start? Self Assessment Tool : • Knowledge and Skills • Education Support Systems (e.g., curriculum, assessment, etc.) • Education Leadership • Policy making • Partnering • Continuous Improvement
- 42. Resources to help along the journey Comprehensive free guide Where for change (123 pages) do Topics include: we • Understanding technology start? • Planning for eLearning • Establishing policies and procedures • Driving effective leadership • Creating professional development systems • Using digital content in curriculum • Employing a sustainable infrastructure … and much more!
- 43. Check your progress along the way Free online tool to Where check your progress do towards becoming a we 21st Century Learning School start? Board or District
- 44. 21st Century Professional Learning Network New community - Where with links to teacher do resources we start?
- 45. 21st Century Professional Learning Network Online community Where for educational do leaders we Over 2300 start? educators
- 46. 21st Century Professional Learning Network A community of Where educators who are using social do networking to we share information, create resources, start? and create online communities of practice to improve teaching and learning Free Webinars
- 47. 21st Century Professional Learning Network A social network Where for those interested in Web do 2.0 and Social we Media in education start? A large variety of special interest groups that you can join for free
- 48. 21st Century Professional Learning Network Weekly interviews Where and discussion groups on topics do related to we transformational practices in start? education
- 49. 21st Century Websites Free tip sheets Where on a variety of do Web. 2.0 tools we start?
- 50. 21st Century Websites Key 21st Where Century Skills: do we Critical Thinking start? Communication Collaboration Creativity
- 51. 21st Century Websites Key 21st Century Fluencies: Creativity Information Collaboration Media Solution
- 52. How do you stay current with educational technology? Your Turn
- 53. 1 Minute Timer End 1:00 1:01 1:02 1:03 1:04 1:05 1:06 1:07 1:08 1:09 1:10 1:12 1:13 1:14 1:15 1:16 1:17 1:18 1:19 1:20 1:21 1:22 1:23 1:24 1:25 1:26 1:27 1:28 1:29 1:30 1:31 1:32 1:33 1:34 1:35 1:36 1:37 1:38 1:39 1:40 1:41 1:42 1:43 1:44 1:45 1:46 1:47 1:48 1:49 1:50 1:51 1:52 1:53 1:54 1:55 1:56 1:57 1:58 1:59 2:00 0:01 0:02 0:03 0:04 0:05 0:06 0:07 0:08 0:09 0:10 0:12 0:13 0:14 0:15 0:16 0:17 0:18 0:19 0:20 0:21 0:22 0:23 0:24 0:25 0:26 0:27 0:28 0:29 0:30 0:31 0:32 0:33 0:34 0:35 0:36 0:37 0:38 0:39 0:40 0:41 0:42 0:43 0:44 0:45 0:46 0:47 0:48 0:49 0:50 0:51 0:52 0:53 0:54 0:55 0:56 0:57 0:58 0:59 1:11 0:11
- 54. White Papers and Research Free downloads of Where industry white papers on a do variety we of 21st Century Learning topics start?
- 55. University Research – Stay Current with Trends Critical Review Trends and Analysis of 1. Open Source “Skills, Technology 2. Adaptive and Assistive Technologies and Learning” 3. Engaging Parents Themes 1. Digital Naifs 2. Computers in Schools – still underused 3. Environmental Impact of ICT
- 56. Trends – Horizon Report Horizon Report – The report helps to 2011 K-12 Edition describe emerging technologies that are likely to have an impact on teaching and learning around the world. New Media Consortium (NMC) Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
- 57. The New 3 E’s of Education Speak Up 2010 The 3 E’s of Education National Findings K- 12 Students & 1. Enabled Parents 2. Engaged (April 2011) 3. Empowered The 3 Trends 1. Mobile Learning 2. Online and Blended Learning 3. E-textbooks
- 58. The New 3 E’s of Education Speak Up 2010 Role of Librarians and National Findings K- Technology Coordinators: 12 Teachers, To enable student use of the Librarians & emerging technologies Administrators (May Role of Classroom Teachers: 2011) To engage students in rich, compelling learning experiences Role of Administrators: To empower both teachers and students to creatively envision the future of digital learning, and to provide opportunities for exploring the elements of a new shared vision for learning
- 59. Research and Advocacy Canadian Education Association …influencing educational transformation in Canada “The most powerful thing teachers do to engage students is to design engaging, meaningful, and authentic work and technology-enhanced learning experiences.”
- 60. Research and Advocacy Advanced Review the document Broadband Enabled Learning (ABEL) See the section entitled Participate in “Leading Education in Leadership Forums a Digital World Valuable Web Sites” Canadian Perspective
- 61. Questions? T. D’Amico Twitter: TDOttawa Thomas.DAmico@ottawacatholicschools.ca