1. Enhance, Enrich, Engage, Empower and Envision The Future Presented By: Cheryl Capozzoli Instructional Technology Specialist/Educational Consultant CAIU ccapozzoli@caiu.org

2. CHANGING TIMES It’s time to retool education and better prepare our students for success in the global skills race. Critical to our present and future economic competitiveness, is our dedication to a redefined personalized instructional delivery through a strategic and relevant use of technology.

3. New Skills for Present & Future Workforce The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking. The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking. What are the skills needed to be successfully competitive? What are the skills needed to be successfully competitive?What are the skills needed to be successfully competitiveWhat are the skills needed to be successfully competitive – effective communicators that listen and can convey information verbally or in written form. – analytical thinkers that can identify, scrutinize, improve, and streamline complex work processes. digitally literate with extensive software proficiency encompassing various applications and hardwares – digitally literate with extensive software proficiency encompassing various applications and hardwares – team players that can effectively with others while prioritizing and completing several concurrent tasks. Educational experiences must provide learning opportunities for students to attain and excel in all of these areas. Educational experiences must provide learning opportunities for students to attain and excel in all of these areas. ACT, INC., Workplace Essential Skills: Resources Related to the SCANS Competencies and Foundation Skills http://wdr.doleta.gov/opr/fulltext/00-wes.pdf http://wdr.doleta.gov/opr/fulltext/00-wes.pdf

4. Today’s Skills For New Age Success Create Access, evaluate and use information Exercise critical thinking Technology fluency Displays Originality Uses various forms of media to present ideas Learn Access and evaluate information Critical thinking Fluent with technology Collaborate Demonstrates cross cultural awareness Works successfully as a team Communicates complex ideas effectively

5. Skills For A New Economy

6. American Workforce

7. US DATA Collection How Do We Rate?

9. US Problem Solving Skills Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2003, Test Results 15-Year Olds, Problem Solving

10. PISA Math Literacy Results - 2006

11. PISA Science Literacy Results - 2006

12. HOW DO WE GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE?

13. 21 st Century Instructional Framework http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/efp/range/efpranin.htm

14. 21 st Century Skills Framework What are 21 st Century Skills What are 21 st Century Skills21 st Century Skills21 st Century Skills What are the NETS What are the NETSNETS – Student Profiles Student Profiles Student Profiles – Essential Conditions for leveraging technology in education Essential Conditions Essential Conditions – ISTE NETS Wiki collaborative effort ISTE NETS Wiki ISTE NETS Wiki US Dept. of Ed. Report - Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success Using Technology to Personalize Education US Dept. of Ed. Report - Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success Using Technology to Personalize Education Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success Using Technology to Personalize Education Harnessing Innovation to Support Student Success Using Technology to Personalize Education

15. What Is Instructional Technology and Why use It? Instructional technology Relevant technology resources, when effectively integrated and utilized, can differentiate instruction, support content, improve data collection, and maximize levels of student engagement, learning, and performance outcomes. When relevant technology is used effectively for learning it will: – Enhance & Enrich – Engage – Empower – Envision

16. It’s Not About The Bells and Whistles It's not about the “technology” it’s about “the use of technology” It's about “Best Practice” paired with relevant and meaningful instructional technology resources

17. Are Integration Efforts Really Worth It? YES, if we want to successfully compete in our global economy YES, if we want to successfully compete in our global economy Research on Technology in Education Research on Technology in Education – Marzano at the 2009 CUE Conference and the Use of Interactive White Boards during instruction Marzano at the 2009 CUE Conference Marzano at the 2009 CUE Conference – Howard Gardner suggests that we regard technology as a tool, neither positive nor negative. It's merely a tool we can use to educate, but one that shouldn't dictate educational goals. – Bruce and Levin (1997), tools, techniques, and applications of technology can support integrated, inquiry-based learning to "engage children in exploring, thinking, reading, writing, researching, inventing, problem-solving, and experiencing the world.“ – More Resources - Ed. Tech and Student Achievement - ETAN Data ETAN DataETAN Data

18. Preparing Our Students Dispelling Misconceptions Assumption that today’s students know how to effectively utilize technology to learn and achieve in school All students are digital natives, however, mainly native to technology for their own personal digital interests and priorities The internet is a dangerous place for students and all Web 2.0 resources should remain blocked Technology increases student achievement Every learning activity must include technology

19. 21 st Century To Do List 1.Do not stop what you do well – it’s all about moderation 2.Model responsible, ethical, productive uses of technology resources 3.Create collaborative options for learning 4.Provide choice for learning – identify learning styles and readiness 5.Develop assessments and task performance indicators with students 6.Learn and grow together – trial and error, problem solve 7.Integrate relevant Web 2.0 tools to maximize levels of participation and productivity 8.Take risks, try something new, and have Fun not Fear!

20. Relevant Tools That Work Web 2.0 Resources – Writing, reading, listening, speaking Blogging, Wikis ScrapblogScrapblog Podcasts Itunes U, librivox, lit2go, spokenwordlibrivoxlit2gospokenword Concept Mapping -WisdomapWisdomap – Collaboration Google Docs a virtual office Google Docs Nota – digital web design Nota Mixbook – online ebooks Mixbook – Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Classtools Game Creator Classtools Cartoon Network Game Creator Secret Builders IMMEX – Science simulations and experiments IMMEX DoInk – simple flash animations DoInk Fluxtime, Animasher, Dvolver - create animations and movies for demos FluxtimeAnimasherDvolver BrainyFlix – create vocabulary videos BrainyFlix Amap – create quality arguments Amap – Networks Ning – create classroom or professional networks Ning Bloust – online classroom learning environments Bloust Hotchalk – online classroom learning environments Hotchalk Visit For more resources And integration strategies

21. Sustaining Practice Take responsibility for ongoing Professional and Personal learning opportunities – Alison, Edweek – Free webinarsAlisonEdweek Work collaboratively with colleagues to build interdisciplinary activities Instructional Coaching - PIIC Include parents and community to build awareness Create or join Personal Learning Networks (PLN) – ISTE NingISTE Ning – Classroom 2.0Classroom 2.0 – PA EducatorsPA Educators – CFF ConnectionsCFF Connections – TwitterTwitter – PBS Teachers ConnectPBS Teachers Connect – ETAN – Ed. Tech Action NetworkETAN

22. Suggestions For Next Steps? 1.Develop comprehensive K-12 Integrated Curriculum 2.Focus on 21 st Century Skills and assessment of 21 st Century Student Proficiencies21 st Century Skills 3.Participate in ongoing professional development opportunities that support 21 st Century instruction and learning 4.Assess current technology resources and build a consistent robust infrastructure to support teachers and students 5.Create collaborative learning models – Collective intelligence of all teachers and students 6.Assess integration strategies and design quality – Capacity for IT in your pedagogy and ISTE’s ICOT Capacity for IT in your pedagogy ISTE’s ICOT – LOTI Lounge – survey, project plans, resourcesLOTI Lounge Matrix with examples of exemplar integration practices

23. Resources 1.Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, 21 st Century Skills Education and Competitiveness Guide.pdf, 2008; Route 21Route 21 2.Jenkins.Clinton, Purushotma, Robison, Weigel; Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century; at Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.Ed Coughlin, Cheryl Lemke, et al. enGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age (Los Angeles, CA: The Metiri Group, 2003) 4.ACT, INC., Workplace Essential Skills: Resources Related to the SCANS Competencies and Foundation Skills http://wdr.doleta.gov/opr/fulltext/00-wes.pdf http://wdr.doleta.gov/opr/fulltext/00-wes.pdf 5.OECD - The OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 US ResultsOECD The OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 US Results 6.U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences – PISA 2006U.S. Department of EducationInstitute of Education Sciences 7.NAP – Technically Speaking, 2002NAP – Technically Speaking, 2002 8.EdutopiaEdutopia 9.PearsonFdtn ; Youtube; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHiby3m_RyMPearsonFdtn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHiby3m_RyM