21st Century Teaching and Implementation Training: From Consumers to Producers

Nortel LearniT is … an educational initiative supporting teachers and students modeling effective use of 21st century communication tools through innovative, peer-oriented, project based activities About Nortel LearniT

NIA is … an independent and non-profit research and graduate education institute formed in 2002 by a consortium of six Universities and the AIAA Foundation conceived by NASA Langley Research Center and established to serve as its collaborative partner About the National Institute of Aerospace

Today’s Goals … Experience 21st century teaching and learning Increase comfort levels using technology as a tool for teaching and collaboration Review available resources and best practices in the use of these resources Establish goals and identify ways to develop new resources

Digital Imaging as a Tool and Strategy Find a partner (or make a team of three) You have 5 minutes to take a minimum of 10 pictures that will tell a story about YOUR TEAM. Who you are … Special interests … Where you are … Why you’re here …

Comfort Level Check Are you comfortable using digital cameras? Do you use digital cameras in your classroom? Why? Why not?

Who are the Millennials? Are you a digital native … or a digital immigrant? Are your students digital natives or digital immigrants? How can you speak their language?

Are you ready to answer? The 21 st Century Challenge

Pre-assessment … Think about your classroom …

Toward 21st Century Skills: The Traditional Classroom Teacher directed; teacher lecturing Rows of desks Students working alone on assignments Focus of instruction on memorization of facts and concepts All students doing the same assignment No technology usage Focus on getting the right answer Textbooks rule Paper-and-pencil tests, often multiple choice Courtesy of Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research

Toward 21st Century Skills: The Transitional Classroom Teacher guidance Focus of instruction is on understanding concepts Students problem-solve, problems are contrived Teacher is using technology Textbooks still the central resource, but hands-on resources are also used Assessments are more problem-solving based, but still summative and mostly paper-and- pencil Courtesy of Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research

Toward 21st Century Skills: The 21 st Century Classroom Students choose strategies to solve problems Students collaborate on projects and assignments Both students and teachers use technology Focus of instruction on understanding and applying concepts Classroom arranged in clusters to facilitate interaction Students learn facts and concepts in the context of solving relevant, real-world problems (personal, local, national, global) Focus on exploring possibilities and testing hypotheses Focus on producing quality products Focus on communication Assessments are ongoing with feedback throughout Courtesy of Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research

1. Integrate Technology 2. Lead with ‘Hands-on’ 3. Build ‘Hard Skills’ 4. Involve Students 5. Connect Students With Real World 6. Showcase Student Work 6 Principles for 21 st Century Classrooms:

 Our students are Millennial Learners!Millennial Learners  The Millennial generation has grown-up with computers and other 21 st Century communications technologies; they are digital natives!  They expect a high degree of technology integration – Be confident of your skills!  “Know your students! – Digital Natives” 1) Integrate Technology … … throughout the learning experience

Technology Curriculum Nortel LearniT provides educators and students with the tools to develop skills that help them advance their technology expertise. Our technology curriculum currently includes: Discovering the Internet PowerPoint Presentation Video Production Imaging Online Safety Digital Ethics Web Content Creation Networks to Knowledge (N2K)

 Engage Engage and ExciteExcite: Most Millennial students, do not like being lectured to  Millennials are accustomed to multi-tasking, teamwork, collaboration and activity  Don’t just tell (lecture) students; show them and lead them to discovery too ! “Learning comes from passion.” 2) Lead with Hands–On … … Activities and Authentic Learning Experiences

Supporting Teachers We Offer: Free technology Professional Development Engaging online skill videos, 24/7 Curriculum relevant and classroom-ready learning resources One stop for technology learning and integration. Goal To provide teachers with access to professional development and classroom- ready resources that will facilitate the integration of technology as a teaching and learning tool.

 Technology allows real-time tracking of student progress on skills and standards.  Use e-Portfolios as a tool to connect student projects with lesson plans and the competencies and standards of learning required to succeed.  Track student skill competencies with online tools like TaskStream or the OpenSource CanDo 3) Build Hard Skills... … and Academic Standards into Lesson Plans

 They are technology “natives”, as opposed to their teacher “immigrants”  Teachers become facilitators, and escape the bottleneck position  Retention soars as students teach each other “We are all learners; we are all teachers.” 4) Involve Students… … As Assistants and Encourage Them to Teach Others

Student Explorers Ancient Observatories – Timeless Knowledge → Step One : Watch the NASA video & Creating Digital Images videosCreating Digital Images → Step Two : Research and Analyze → Step Three : Build/Use Sundial and Snap away → Step Four : Use freeware Irfanview → Step Five : Create presentation / Create presentation / web site and share your findings!

Supporting Students Access to online technology learning via streaming video Engaging career videos Videos showcasing women in technology related fields Fuels desire to create new and unique media projects to share with other users Goal To help students develop 21 st Century technology skills that will provide a basis for their ongoing engagement in learning and personal achievement.

 Technology allows students to breach the wall dividing school and the world of work  Partnering with businesses to engage their workforce with educators  Authentic learning  Empower students by recognizing them as experts “Be ready for change and tool switching.” 5) Connect … … Students to the Real World

Built into the Nortel LearniT Lessons Career Bytes = an online video catalog of short videos produced by students for students. Materials World Modules = inquiry based STEM materials Resources

… Student Work  Encourage them to document their findings and present their work  Finished projects can become components of best practices for others to learn from  Scientists publish; students and teachers can publish too! 6) Showcase …

This collection of student produced media represents the best practices of the technology skill tutorials. Real Tech contains three sub-collections: 5-in-5, Tech Talk and user submitted programs, Kids Science News Network Resources

BBB (Blog Before Break) Go to (blog url)… Take a few minutes to answer this question … When most workshops begin, participants are asked to introduce themselves to each other. Today … you did this through digital images. How did this change the experience?

Let’s Review  We led with hands on  Let’s improve our skills by looking at a tutorial that can help polish your skills –”The Rule of Thirds”The Rule of Thirds  We integrated technology  And now, let’s showcase your work

Technologizing Lessons How do you add “technolog- zing” to your lessons?

Digital Documentaries – Digital Fieldtrips Fieldtrips through specific lenses Example: Great Women in the War Choose a “lens” to help “focus” your fieldtrip Use a storyboard to help plan your documentary Shoot images to fit the storyboard Create your digital documentary

BBL (Blog Before Lunch)  Go to (blog url)  T ake a few minutes to answer this question … What’s been the most challenging, yet rewarding, part of making your own digital field trip movie?

Toward 21st Century Learning: Low Level of Implementation Note taking, drill and practice Lessons designed just to learn to use technology Typing up written assignments Static use of SmartBoards & other technology Basic online research Gratuitous use of technology to show glitziness PowerPoint or other Multi-Media presentation without a clear emphasis on content/concepts Courtesy of Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research

Toward 21st Century Learning: Intermediate Level of Implementation Simple calculations Data collection Data management Using computers to assist in the writing process Straightforward presentation of data Interactive use of technology Desktop publishing Courtesy of Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research

Toward 21st Century Learning: High Level of Implementation Online research, focusing on the ability to identify sources Virtual collaboration Artistic creation and expression Simulations and modeling Utilizing alternate ways to approach problems, technologically Using multiple technologies in the solving of a problem or the completion of an assignment, e.g., online research, managing the data, processing the data, using technology to present the data, etc. Courtesy of Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research

How Nortel LearniT Works 1. Free online resources at 2. Collaboration with teachers and students 3. Partnerships

Using, Producing & Publishing Navigate to Core Areas Easy Access to Technology Tutorials New and Featured Content

What We Deliver … 1… 2… 3… Lesson plans using hands-on projects that integrate technology Lesson plans aligned to state standards Streaming video tutorials and support materials

Online Lesson Plans That Integrate

To Get Started … 1… 2… 3… Choose your topic to see a list of lesson plans Select a technology skill for streaming video tutorials Use these other support materials in your lessons...

Virtual Learning Communities Collaboration Tools Multimedia Communications System (MCS)

Re-Cap: 21 st Century Education Integrates technology into authentic, project- based learning Supports various learning styles Engages learners in higher level thinking skills Enhances team building and collaboration skills Enables access to content when & where needed Empowers distance learning delivered professional development and teaching

Until we meet again … Let’s Stay Connected Using MCS we’ll have a web talk August 19 4:00 PM ET Call (919) Passcode: #) Challenge: Play “Where’s Waldo” with us

Where’s Michael … Where’s Sharon? Add photos …

FBT (Final Blog for Today)  When your family asks about today’s workshop, what will you tell them?

References Marc Prensky – Digital Natives; Digital Immigrants Susan Frierson from The Bach Center for Evaluation & Research. usanFrierson.html

Using Core Subject Resources

The Process of Transition Anxiety Can I cope? Happiness At last… something’s going to change! Fear What impact will this have? How will it affect me? Guilt Did I really do that? Depression Who am I? Gradual Acceptance I can see myself in the future Moving Forward This can work and be good! Hostility I’ll make this work if it kills me!! Threat This is bigger than I thought! Denial Change? What Change? Disillusionment I’m off!! … this isn’t for me!