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How To Use Technology To Increase Student Achievement Is Not a Mystery! -- THE Journal - 0 views

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  • redesigning the curriculum to take advantage of the affordances of the 1-to-1 mobile devices that were being used. The technology was not bolted onto an existing curriculum
  • Most importantly, they developed into a community of practice — a professional group of educators who work with each other, who support each other
  • Adding technology to direct-instruction, paper-and-pencil-based pedagogy, will have little impact
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  • the school had a vision
  • emphasized inquiry pedagogy along with the development of key 21st century skills such as self-directed learning and collaborative learning
  • One-to-one is the only way to go
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Professional Development for Teachers - Developing a "PLN" - Part 1 - 1 views

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  • “My God man…where do you find all this stuff?” “I don’t know how you keep up with all this…technology.” “You must spend all day in front of a computer…”
  • Discover what you need to know, and also what you don’t know – all at the same time
  • big issue for so many teachers like me is where do you find the time to test out new stuff.
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  • Imagine getting all these people together in the same room to personally help you become a better teacher!
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Teachers Inspiring Teachers in a New Age of PD - Getting Smart by Susan Lucille Davis - - 0 views

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  • A major shift in the force of education has emerged as teachers have become self-directed, independent designers of their own learning.
  • My professional development occurs every day,
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Getting Teachers and Parents Comfortable with BYOT | Inside the classroom, outside the ... - 0 views

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  • 1. Professional Development (PD) is the most important.
  • 2. Modeling is very important because teachers can see how technology is a tool and that the real ‘meat’ is the content
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A Principal's Reflections: Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology - 2 views

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  • Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology
  • Control: For technology to be not only integrated effectively, but also embraced, a culture needs to be established where teachers and administrators are no longer fearful of giving up a certain amount of control to students.  T
  • Lack of training: With the integration of technology comes change.  With change comes the inevitable need to provide quality professional development. 
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  • We are beginning to see some schools across the country take the lead in merging sound pedagogy with the effective integration of technology.  These schools and educators, whether they realize it or not, are not only enhancing the teaching and learning process, but they are also providing their learners with essential skill sets pivotal for success in today’s society.  These skill sets include critical thinking/problem solving, media literacy, collaboration, creativity, technological proficiency, and global awareness.  The ultimate result with this shift has been increases in engagement as well as a sense of relevancy and meaning amongst learners, all of which are foundations for improving achievement.
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iPads in Class | Scholastic.com - 2 views

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  • Roslyn's rush of attention obscures how the district has undertaken this pilot systematically. "We've been studying 1:1 programs and what's made them successful," says Edward Salina Jr., assistant superintendent for human resources and administration. Both he and Brenner have closely aligned themselves with this project, including overseeing teacher professional development and seemingly small details such as consulting with students about the best iPad covers to buy.
  • Jody Bowie, a high school physics and earth science teacher at Putnam City High School in Northwest, Oklahoma, uses this program to push his students to write their own textbook. He uses an iPad in the classroom, taking advantage of the long battery life and his ability to import Google documents into the program for maximum flexibility.
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Do Teachers Need to Relearn How to Learn? - Redefining my role: Teacher as student - 1 views

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  • So how did I learn all of the technology I use in my instruction and in my online collaborations with teachers? I learned it on my own.
  • So, I started using the internet to learn how to do what I wanted to do – blog, make videos, make podcasts, publish student work, etc. Of course it wasn’t easy, but I wanted to learn it so I did. (That is key – my learning was self-directed.)
  • are we independent learners?
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  • teachers need PD on how to be self-directed learners
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