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Jennifer Volpato

Three Challenges for Education Leaders - 0 views

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    "This article considers three essential challenges for education leaders who are grappling with the challenges of fostering 21st century skills: the assessment gap, the teaching gap, and the leadership gap."
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    This article considers three essential challenges for education leaders who are grappling with the challenges of fostering 21st century skills: the assessment gap, the teaching gap, and the leadership gap.
Randy Ziegenfuss

TeacherTube Videos - Challenge Based Learning in the Elementary Classrm - 0 views

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    An example of challenged -based learning in the elementary classroom.
Jennifer Volpato

Apple - Challenge Based Learning - Process - 0 views

  • What makes up a productive design team? How do we capitalize on everyone’s skills? In today’s workforce, individuals with various skill sets typically work together in teams on specific projects or challenges. During this team formation stage, it is important to consider roles and responsibilities and discuss the developmental nature of teams.
    • Jennifer Volpato
       
      This was another aspect that I found crucial in my attempt at collaborative teams and challenge questions this year. The make-up of the teams was very crucial. Careful observation of accountable talk, engagement, and student roles through the use of observation charts helped me group the students in more appropriate groups and still give them some choice as to who they could work with. Heterogeneous vs. homogeneous groups were key. I hope to explore this in more depth through this challenge based model.
Jennifer Volpato

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Kevin's Multimedia Essay - 0 views

  • they were being tested everyday.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Wow....amazing. And obviously "tests" of the wrong kind.
  • As a AP US History teacher I constantly find myself pitted in a struggle against content memorization versus using 21st century skills within the classroom
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      I think this is the one of the challenges we hope to address in this course - do we see the challenge as an opportunity to change what we do, or do we feel like vicitims.
    • Jennifer Volpato
       
      I agree, it's that cross between covering the material versus really learning it, or in the case of history living it.
  • College Board recently changed their policy of letting students know what the topic of the DBQ would be, students going into the DBQ had no idea what it would be the day of the test students had to complete a DBQ on the Puritans, a subject last covered in 8th grade. I found myself asking how well students possibly could do on a question like this, a question which was covered before students were even accepted into the honors track
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      This is the secrecy that Reeves talks about in the article we read yesterday. I wonder what the Board's rationale is for this decision. Clearly, a bunch of dusty academics feel they need to impose their outdated definition of learning on high school students.
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  • Bring technology to every student, closing the digital divide needs to be a national goal, it can't be a program that waits five years. Forget about immigration, partisan divisions, tax policy, gays in the military, and healthcare, our national needs to make it a priority that by August every student will have access to technology and every teacher will get the training to use that technology effectively within the classroom.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      I am always amazed at how little our country cares about education. We focus too much on reacting to problems instead of attacking root causes. If we developed a world-class education system, we would be able to solve more of our problems, in better time.
    • Jennifer Volpato
       
      The reaction component is signifcant. I guess that reaction is easier than the problem solving but certainly not as effective.
  • research about how people learn
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      We need to pay more attention to the learning sciences: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_sciences
  • Develop assessments that test the students ability to create authentic learning experiences that demonstrate their growth as an individual.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      So why don't we do this? THE TRUTH ABOUT TESTING will hopefully shed some light.
    • Jennifer Volpato
       
      Great challenge. I was thinking after my article review this morning about how this can be achieved in a national way. There must be a way to incorporate a measurement of authentic knowledge into the measurement of our school and student success. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as just creating test questions it would involve other means of data collection
  • Kevin's Multimedia Essay
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Nice outline of the challenges we face with developing skills and balancing requirements of assessment. It's our problem. So what will we do about it? Hopefully we'll develop some potential answers.
Jennifer Volpato

Challenge Based Learning - 1 views

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    "Challenge Based Learning applies what is known about the emerging learning styles of high school students and leverages the powerful new technologies that provide new opportunities to learn to provide an authentic learning process that challenges students to make a difference."
Jennifer Volpato

Challenge-based learning: José Garcia's innovative approach to student inquiry - 1 views

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    This article discusses the instructional strategies of Greene County Middle School science teacher José Garcia. Mr. Garcia employs challenge-based learning, which marries project-based learning with student inquiry and makes effective use of technology.
Kevin Bush

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Persuasive Essay Draft - 1 views

  • threat of graduation and remediation classes
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Are there "penalities" for not doing well on these tests? Can a student be denied graduation? I know this is coming in PA with the Keystone Exams. I also believe remediation (in 12th grade) is a requirment if you are not proficient on the PSSA in 11th grade.
  • Test-Prep
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      One thing we didn't talk about it class....we should indicate where we got the images from.
  • esult meaningfu
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      result in meaningful
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  • has creativity, critical thinking skills, communication skills, collaboration skills, information and media literacy, and life skills.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      I would suggest "demonstrates" rather than has. I also think that one of our greatest challenges in schools - teachers, leaders and students - is coming to some common understanding of what these terms mean, especially in the 21st century. For example, our understanding of collaboration is probably all over the board from "works in groups" to uses social networking sites to connect with other experts.
  • Apple, Inc
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Does Apple really define this? While they funded the study, I wonder if attaching their name may give the impression that the corporate world is now identifying what we as educators ought to be doing. Maybe...Through research funded by Apple Computer...
  • is outlined below:
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      includes the key areas of...
  • this approach
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      the challenge-based approach to learning....
  • an individuals
  • an critical
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      a critical skills
  • we began on a
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      we began a
  • And the great majority of teachers participating in the study believed that students engaged in high level work and benefited from extensive learning.
    • Kevin Bush
       
      While I agree with this as well, the challenge is how do we prepare teachers to engage in this instruction. Also, as I was reading I kept thinking, this sounds much like differentiated instruction...how do the two fuse together?
Jennifer Volpato

Rising to the Challenge - 1 views

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    Collaborative Space created for O'Neill Public School's Challenge Based Learning projects
Randy Ziegenfuss

Weblogg-ed » New Assessments for New Learning - 0 views

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    Blog post by Will Richardson regarding the challenges of new assessments for new models of learning.
Randy Ziegenfuss

Buck Institute for Education | Project Based Learning - 1 views

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    "In Project Based Learning (PBL), students go through an extended process of inquiry in response to a complex question, problem, or challenge. While allowing for some degree of student "voice and choice,""
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    In reviewing this I found that you can sign up for select topics that you will be sent e-mails with updated or new info. in those focus groups. I also like that this gives worksheets and other planning/organizational tools Perhaps others may find this helpful.
Jennifer Volpato

Apple - Challenge Based Learning - Key Components - 0 views

  • Challenge Based Learning process begins with a big idea
    • Jennifer Volpato
       
      videos are a bit unusual but do give a definite visual connection that may be helpful to some in understanding each component
Randy Ziegenfuss

Serious Games Initiative - 0 views

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    "The Serious Games Initiative is focused on uses for games in exploring management and leadership challenges facing the public sector. Part of its overall charter is to help forge productive links between the electronic game industry and projects involving the use of games in education, training, health, and public policy. "
Randy Ziegenfuss

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Gaming in Education - 0 views

  • challenge based
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      challenge-based
  • a historical
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      A historical what?
  • accept, let
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      accept. Let
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  • standards and
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      standards, and
  • In the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania critical
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      Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
  • embrace changing
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      embrace the changing
  • Through gaming students
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      Through gaming,
  • alternative in schools
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Alternative to what?
  • From wikipedia (excerpted)
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      Provide the link.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      And the article title
  • fun, games
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      fun. Games
  • completed by Project Tomorrow more
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Good use of external data.
  • There are online
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Fix this sentence.
  • Immersed in their learning, it will happen without their realizing it.
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      Fix this sentence.
  • World of Warcraft.
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      Add a link to explain?
  • He says:
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Can you link to the speciic post? Good use of other sources.
  • level which
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      levels that
  • require to co
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      require who?
  • While playing Benjamin
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      While playing, Benjamin
  • 1. freedom to fail; 2. freedom to experiment; 3. freedom to fashion identities; 4. freedom of effort; and 5. freedom of interpretation
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Great synthesis and explanations below.
  • How gam
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      I'm sure you know this, but it should be fleshed out more.
  • Gaming as an Alternative
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Here is where you take everything you've said and make your case as a an alternative to the way teachers traditionally prepare students for standardized tests.
Jennifer Volpato

Challenge Based Learning Project (Extra-Curricular Activities) - 0 views

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    Example of Kansas State Challenge Based Learning Project video
Jennifer Volpato

Kids to Kids International - 0 views

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    Project example of a global challenge based learning project.
Randy Ziegenfuss

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Jamie's Multimedia Essay - 0 views

  • This is how I was taught and tested so this is how I teach and test
    • Kevin Bush
       
      How do we break this cycle? If this is true, then wouldn't it be reasonable to say that the future teachers in our classes would continue this, I mean besides those of us in this class, aren't we just preparing a new wave of teachers to continue following our bad models.
    • Jennifer Volpato
       
      Good point. When our only references are those based in our own learning experiences how do we get away from that? I guess constant reflection on our own process and close attention to our students.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Yes, Jen. I think reflection is the key. And hopefully that is what we are doing here. Through reflection, you'll be able to gather some new knowledge to move your own classroom toward better alternatives to test preparation.
  • How might we meet the needs of the system and the needs of the learners
    • Kevin Bush
       
      Great picture. The first thing that came to my mind however was what does this look like at a high school setting where students are competitive or on the other extreme, just going through the motions. How do we bring the enjoyment of learning to the high schools and continue a model of creativity?
  • Through collaboration, creativity, exploration, and sharing students can be assessed in a real world way.
    • Kevin Bush
       
      I think you are right, this is a good summation of your ideas, we need to continue rewarding those who go outside the box of the traditional testing model and recognize the possibilities of engaging students at a new level and making assessment just a brief stop and a progression in a longer journey of learning the 'big ideas'.
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      Agreed, Jamie. Now your challenge is to take this lofty goal and figure out how to actually achieve it in your classroom!
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  • In what ways do we assess learning?
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      You mentioned "negative" modes of testing. If assessment is a valuable part of learning - I believe it is...valuable feedback - what are the postive ways we assess student learning?
  • and skills
    • Randy Ziegenfuss
       
      But do those standardized tests really reflect the skills students are learning? Generally, I would say no.
Kevin Bush

Digital Alternatives to Test Preparation - Bridget's Multimedia Essay - 0 views

  • Once they're made, tests are easy to give and easy to score.
    • Kevin Bush
       
      They are also cut and dry, right or wrong, no in between. The assessments I think we will be looking at examine not only what students know but what they don't and see learning as a progression.
  • same test they've been giving for years
    • Kevin Bush
       
      Like the teacher I talked about who went into the filing cabinet and pulled out the same numbered tests every year without changing the ways because 'it worked in the past.'
  • leadership, open-mindedness, and motivation
    • Kevin Bush
       
      This is the greatest challenge, administrators understanding the disconnect between what is going on in the class and what alternatives are out there. How to demonstrate how more effective teaching and alternative assessments can best prepare students for these standardized tests.
Bridget Doklan

2010 Education Leadership Summit - 4 views

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    "Call to Action: Challenge Based Learning in Action"
Jennifer Volpato

Designing Schools for 21st Century Learners - 0 views

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    The Mobile Learning Institute's film series "A 21st Century Education" profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are part of a 21st century experience. "A 21st Century Education" compiles, in short film format, the best ideas around school reform. The series is meant to start, extend, or nudge the conversation about how to make change in education happen. In this film, architect Randall Fielding demonstrates the connection between where and how students learn in the 21st century.
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