1. Week 6 Learning in Reflective, Collaborative Communities E-126 Week 6

2. Week 6 Goals for this Week  Understand the characteristics of UPs  Understand how to design a sequence of UPs  Understand how to use technology to support UPs  Appreciate how understanding relies on the social construction of meaning  Understand the importance of classroom culture that supports collaborative learning and safe, responsible use of technology.  Understand how technology can provide exposure to diverse cultures, experiences and perspectives.

3. Week 6 Activities for this Class  Debrief from virtual class experiment  Discuss Understanding Performances and Technology- -case work/Dynamic Earth  Project Assessment Rubric  Midcourse feedback  Reflective, collaborative communities  Case exercis: In-depth look at UGs UPs, technology & RCC in Heroes Unit  Cybercitizenship WebQuest

4. Week 6 Debrief  How did the experiments work:  Organizing the readings assignment  Jigsawing the readings  Blog  Working with partners

5. Week 6 Understanding Performances Understanding Performances How do learners develop understanding? Characteristics of UPs... PLearning activities that help students build and demonstrate understanding in an observable way. PRequire using what they already know in new ways or situations:reshape, expand on, extrapolate from, and apply PChallenge misconceptions, stereotypes, and tendencies toward rigid thinking. P A performance may also be an assessment

6. Week 6 Designing UPs... Understanding Performances Understanding Performances How do learners develop understanding? Scaffolding = Sequencing activities to “ramp up” towards goals Introductory performances (“messing about”) Guided inquiry performances Culminating performances Other kinds of activities that make a unit cohesive Direct instruction Metacognitive activities Assessment activities

7. Week 6  How can new technologies support performances of understanding? With your learning partner: Discuss how Shamsa used technology to support UPs in her design. Discuss how you each will use technology to support UPs in your designs. Understanding Performances Understanding Performances How do learners develop understanding?

8. Week 6 Project Assessment What criteria should be used to assess your curriculum designs?criteria

9. Week 6 Mid-course Feedback Please take 10 minutes to provide the mid-course feedback Link to the survey form is in this week’s course materials: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=167202787078

10. Week 6 Reflective, Collaborative Communities Reflective, Collaborative Communities How can technology support reflection and collaboration for learning? Tinzmann, et al “It is primarily through dialogue and examining different perspectives that students become knowledgeable, strategic, self-determined, and empathetic. Moreover, involving students in real- world tasks and linking new information to prior knowledge requires effective communication and collaboration among teachers, students, and others.” Characteristics of a collaborative classroom-- 1. Shared knowledge 2. Shared authority (for goals, tasks, assessment) 3. Teacher as mediator, facilitator, modeler 4. Heterogeneous grouping How does this discussion of the collaborative classroom help us design UPs?

11. Week 6 Reflective, Collaborative Communities Reflective, Collaborative Communities How can technology support reflection and collaboration for learning? Norton & Wiburg Classroom as microcosm of diverse democratic society Classroom as community for learning to learn Cognitive apprenticeship-immersed, active owners of knowledge Collaborative Cooperative Connections to broader community beyond school walls

12. Week 6 Features of RCC Reflective, Collaborative Communities Reflective, Collaborative Communities How can technology support reflection and collaboration for learning? Reflection--standing back from and examining experience to generate meaningful knowledge Collaboration--co-construction of understanding Community--diversity and commonality Benefits?

13. Week 6 Understanding Performances Understanding Performances How do learners develop understanding? Case exercise: Mythic Heroes WebQuest -Identify introductory, guided and culminating performances -How does Ms. Hiller address diverse learning styles -How is reflection and collaboration represented in this unit? How is technology used to support UGS, UPs &RCC?

14. Week 6 Preparing for Next Class  Address cybercitizenship in your unit design  Address RCC in your unit design  Notify your learning partner  Complete the Cybercitizenship WebQuest and post your response in the discussion board  Complete readings for next week & prepare questions!