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Michael Wacker

Blended Learning's Impact on Teacher Development | Innosight Institute - 1 views

  • Responding to student data in real-time is a paradigm shift for today’s teachers and a rich area of exploration for training and development.
  • Relationships will evolve as students spend less time in large impersonal classes and more time in small, personalized groups where they can have higher-quality interactions with adults.
  • They will help create learning playlists and/or learning paths
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  • Blended learning operators will disaggregate the teacher role in new and interesting ways that support novice teachers, make the profession more sustainable and increase the impact of expert teachers. 
  • First, technology is not a panacea, it enables schools to provide greater individualization which is the focus of much of the above.  Learning how colleagues effectively individualize through technology will just be part of “the work,” not a stand-alone discipline.  Second, social networking is creating communities of “early adopter” teachers beyond the walls of your organization.  Teacher preparation programs can help connect their educators to the best “influencers” of education technology in the field via Twitter and other communities.  EdModo, for example, has done a good job getting teachers to blog about their experiences with emerging tools.
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    A couple of quick takeaways for me are that it's nice to see professional development called out as something we need, but we really have to get away form the paradigm of thinking it's something we do "to" teachers or is done "to" us.  The other takeaway I have after reading this is around a question I've asked before. If we're truly "blending" our teaching and environment, what does the space look like? How can we professionally develop as teachers to be better prepared to adapt and modify our existing learning spaces to better meet the needs of a flexible, student centric, tech infused learning environment? If shifting the ENTIRE teaching model paradigm upside down is NOT an option, what is? Is this something that needs to be built, modeled, and then iterated? I culled some nuggets from the reading.
Michael Wacker

sigve - home - 0 views

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    This Special Interest Group welcomes educators, administrators, and educational technologists who are interested in the development of any 3D Virtual Environment platform for connection and collaboration. We intend to be a valuable pivot point for all things virtual environment.
Michael Wacker

DPS Communications - About Denver Public Schools - 0 views

  • he Denver Plan outlines the following goals: Ensuring that all children learn from a highly skilled faculty in every school that is empowered by robust professional development and timely assessment data; Highly trained principals and assistant principals who will serve as instructional leaders of the faculty in DPS schools; and Collaboration among the Denver community and all DPS stakeholders who will support all children in a safe, orderly, and enriching environment in every school
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    he Denver Plan outlines the following goals: Ensuring that all children learn from a highly skilled faculty in every school that is empowered by robust professional development and timely assessment data;Highly trained principals and assistant principals who will serve as instructional leaders of the faculty in DPS schools; and Collaboration among the Denver community and all DPS stakeholders who will support all children in a safe, orderly, and enriching environment in every school 
Michael Wacker

Parents - Animal Jam - 0 views

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    "Safety Feel confident that your family will have fun learning about animals and discovering new worlds in a safe and monitored online environment."
Michael Wacker

It's Not Just A Tool: Technology As Environment | always learning - 0 views

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    I often say that technology is just a tool to use when it meets our needs (like a pencil), but hearing this sentence made me re-evaluate my own perceptions. After all, what is a tool? * something I use when it suits me * something I control *
Michael Wacker

Free Technology for Teachers: Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration - 0 views

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    Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration My school is going to a 1:1 environment with netbooks next year. I'm one of the people that teachers will be coming to for help when the netbooks are distributed next. Therefore, I've been trying to compile a
Michael Wacker

Always On - 0 views

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    Always On Teaching, Learning, and Living with laptops both in and out of the classroom. Whether you're a teacher just starting out with mobile laptop carts or working in a 1:1 environment, find the tips and techniques you need to succeed when learning goes 24/7. Join Katie Morrow and Michelle Bourgeois as they share ideas and resources for teaching and learning with laptops.
Michael Wacker

Educational Networking - List of Networks - 0 views

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    A listing of social networks used in educational environments or for educational purposes. Please add to this list (alphabetical by category and within categories).
Michael Wacker

Kathy Schrock's Kaffeeklatsch: Google Apps for Education overview - 0 views

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    Google Apps for Education overview I receive lots of questions and see lots of posts about the effective use of Google Apps for Education in the K-12 environment. Following are some of my thoughts.
Michael Wacker

Technology Integration for Teachers - Home - 0 views

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    The purpose of this site is to take an extensive list of websites that are considered high quality, reliable, and valuable and organize them in a way that even "non-techy" teachers can utilize them. It took around 10 years to collect these resources, but new ones are found every day. All of these websites have been recommended by other teachers and educational organizations and qualify as "the best". You'll find support for all core curriculum areas. In addition, you will find lesson plans, multimedia, and primary sources to enhance your students' learning environment.
Michael Wacker

DIGITAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms - 1 views

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    TPCK is a framework that does an excellent job of explaining technology integration. In my mind, it moves technology from an integrated role to an integral one. It acknowledges the expertise associated with technology, content, and pedagogy and demonstrat
Michael Wacker

Explore climate change in Google Earth - 0 views

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    Explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet Earth and find out about possible solutions for adaptation and mitigation, ahead of the UN's climate conference in Copenhagen in December (COP15).
Michael Wacker

edReformer: 21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020 - 1 views

  • 1. Desks The 21st century does not fit neatly into rows. Neither should your students. Allow the network-based concepts of flow, collaboration, and dynamism help you rearrange your room for authentic 21st century learning.
  • 4. Homework The 21st century is a 24/7 environment. And the next decade is going to see the traditional temporal boundaries between home and school disappear. And despite whatever Secretary Duncan might say, we don’t need kids to ‘go to school’ more; we need them to ‘learn’ more. And this will be done 24/7 and on the move (see #3).
  • 11. IT Departments Ok, so this is another trick answer. More subtly put: IT Departments as we currently know them. Cloud computing and a decade’s worth of increased wifi and satellite access will make some of the traditional roles of IT — software, security, and connectivity — a thing of the past. What will IT professionals do with all their free time? Innovate. Look to tech departments to instigate real change in the function of schools over the next twenty years.
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