1. 1 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Bob Pearlman Director of Strategic Planning, New Technology Foundation bobpearlman@mindspring.com http://www.bobpearlman.org Future Schools, Future Learning Conference Manchester, England October 12, 2004 Getting and Assessing 21 st Century Knowledge and Skills

2. 2 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills New Technology High School Napa, California http://www.newtechhigh.org/  Integrating technology into every class  Interdisciplinary and project-based  Internship class consisting of classroom curriculum and unpaid work in technology, business or education  Digital Portfolio http://www.newtechfoundation.org/nthlearning.html

3. 3 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills New Technology HS LEARNING OUTCOMES TECHNOLOGY LITERACY COLLABORATION CRITICAL THINKING ORAL COMMUNICATION WRITTEN COMMUNICATION CAREER PREPARATION CITIZENSHIP AND ETHICS CURRICULAR LITERACY (CONTENT STANDARDS)

4. 4 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills ‘ Fulfilling the Potential – Transforming Teaching and Learning through ICT in Schools’ The aims for the next stage of development will be to ensure that for all schools: ICT makes a significant contribution to teaching and learning across all subjects and ages, inside and outside the curriculum; ICT is used to improve access to learning for pupils with a diverse range of individual needs, including those with SEN and disabilities; ICT is used as a tool for whole-school improvement; ICT is used as a means of enabling learning to take place more easily beyond the bounds of the formal school organisation and outside the school day; and ICT capabilities are developed as key skills essential for participation in today’s society and economy. Department for Education and Skills May 2003

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6. 6 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR …  Learning  Curriculum  Communication  Assessment  Scalability* Computerized Tutorials On-Line Curriculum E-Library Academic Systems Document Libraries Project Design Template Project Standardization Digital Textbooks Student E-Mail Parent E-Bulletin Online Curriculum Internship Coordination Digital Gradebooks Student Journals Collaboration Database Learning Logs PBL Unit Library Customizable Templates Support Databases Account Management

7. 7 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Target Tech 1 -- Ubiquitous 2 to 1 or less 100% or more; Direct connectivity and Adequate Bandwidth Large numbers of Computers for both teachers and students. Use in most classes and subjects on a daily basis. Target Tech 2 -- Early Network Effects 1 to 1 Widespread use of common platforms like student lessons and administrative applications. Common network folders. Target Tech 3 -- Significant Network Effects 1 to 1 100% or more; Direct connectivity, Adequate Bandwidth, Home Access Managed e-Learning Environment. Schoolwide Intranet for all programs and access from home for students and parents. Integration across courses and common development of student’s 21 st century skills. Target Tech 4 -- Replication and Dissemination 1 to 1 100% or more; Direct connectivity, Adequate Bandwidth, Home Access, Web Hosting Mature managed e-Learning Environment. School instructional and communication resources available 24/7 to students, teachers, and parents. Ready for replication to and use by other schools. Stages of Educational Technology Implementation http://www.bobpearlman.org/BestPractices/Stages.htm

8. 8 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills At the core is a student centered, project and problem based teaching strategy that is tied to both content standards and school wide learning outcomes.

9. 9 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills PROJECT BASED LEARNING PBL vs. Doing Projects The Project is the Curriculum Creating a “Need to Know” Teacher Acts as a Coach Focus on Skills (ESLRs)

10. 10 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The Buck Institute for Education Novato, California www.bie.org TRAINING DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH

11. 11 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Project Management Teamwork

12. 12 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Oral Communication/Presentation Exhibition Assessment and Feedback

13. 13 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills THE BIG PICTURE LEARNING OUTCOMES EVALUATION RUBRICS CURRICULAR UNITS (PBL) REPORTING/STUDENT FEEDBACK PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

14. 14 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills CHALLENGE PBL instruction is not as linear as traditional instruction. How can we organize our project materials for student access, action, self- direction, and project management?

15. 15 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The Project Briefcase allows teachers to put all project materials in one spot for easy student access and to share with other teachers.

16. 16 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills All items are immediately and dynamically published to the web for access to the curriculum anywhere, anytime.

17. 17 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills They include everything from the entry document that launches the project to the rubrics used to assess the student’s performance.

18. 18 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Teachers can easily lock items from the student view.

19. 19 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Teachers can easily lock items from the student view. The Briefcase holds individual project documents. It can contain text, images, web links, and links to other NTH tools.

20. 20 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills CHALLENGE How can we help students stay on task and develop self-direction?

21. 21 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The Course Agenda helps keep complicated projects organized.

22. 22 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Teachers enter activities for each day including links to resources and homework assignments.

23. 23 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Like the other tools, this agenda also publishes to the web for students and parents to view anywhere they have a web connection.

24. 24 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills CHALLENGE How can we better hold students accountable for their collaboration skills while working in a group?

25. 25 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills At the end of each project, students evaluate their group members using this collaboration rubric database.

26. 26 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Students submit evaluations using a standardized rubric for the whole school.

27. 27 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Students can view how their peers rated them (although the evaluations are anonymous). Teachers can view, edit, and delete evaluations as necessary. They can also print a report that averages the evaluations for a given project.

28. 28 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The evaluations are accessible on the web. Students have the option to “publish” the evaluations for use as evidence of their collaboration skills. This is the key to allowing students to demonstrate their performance of our learning outcomes.

29. 29 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills CHALLENGE How can we capture evidence for skills such as Oral Communication so that students have something to put on their portfolios?

30. 30 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The Presentation Database is a place to record and display evaluations of student performance on presentations. Collecting data on our learning outcomes is critical for the student’s Professional Portfolio.

31. 31 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The evaluations are accessible from the web after the student has marked the evaluation “public”.

32. 32 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills CHALLENGE How can we give students and parents clear feedback on student performance that better reflects our authentic assessment practices?

33. 33 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills What do traditional teachers do with a major research paper that has been turned in late?

34. 34 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills More than likely, the teacher will take off points for each day the paper is late. ASSESSMENT

35. 35 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills More than likely, the teacher will take off points for each day the paper is late. As soon as the teacher puts that lowered grade in the grade book, we lose important data about the skills and abilities of the student. ASSESSMENT

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37. 37 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Using the NTH Gradebook, teachers can enter multiple grades for each assignment. They can accurately record that the paper was late without losing data on how well the student understood the content. Research Paper3850 / / / Spelling and Grammar 4250 / / / Content 1820 / / / Critical Thinking 50100 / / / Work Ethic Sample Student NTH GRADEBOOK

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39. 39 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills CHALLENGE How can we give students a way to demonstrate their proficiency on the learning outcomes and then how can we assess them?

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41. 41 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The resulting portfolios are as diverse as the student body but with similar layouts and organization to aid in evaluation by staff and community members. To see student portfolios under construction… Go to http://www.newtechhigh.org and click on “Students and Parents” http://www.newtechhigh.org

42. 42 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills The Professional Portfolio is the capstone of the NTHS Learning System. NTHS’s entire curriculum serves eight overall learning outcomes. In their portfolios, students demonstrate their proficiency in all eight outcomes.

43. 43 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills TOOLS: DIGITAL PORTFOLIO GUIDELINES These guidelines provide structure around what is otherwise a student-managed collection of projects, evaluations, and documents organized into a web site.

44. 44 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills COMMUNICATION TOOLS STUDENT DATA COLLECTION CURRICULUM LIBRARY DIGITAL PORTFOLIO NTHS GRADEBOOK COLLABORATION EVALUATOR DISCUSSION BULLETIN BOARDS What is the Learning System? The NTH Learning System ™ is a set of tools and technologies that support a student-centered, project- and problem-based learning environment.

45. 45 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Personalization Projects Exhibitions Digital Portfolios Internships Technology Reinventing the Secondary School Experience

46. 46 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills THE BIG PICTURE LEARNING OUTCOMES EVALUATION RUBRICS CURRICULAR UNITS (PBL) REPORTING/STUDENT FEEDBACK PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO

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48. 48 108319_Macros Getting and Assessing 21st Century Knowledge and Skills Bob Pearlman bobpearlman@mindspring.org http://www.bobpearlman.org "New Ingredient for Student Success: Social Networks" http://www.bobpearlman.org/Articles/Student_Success.htm http://www.bobpearlman.org/Articles/Student_Success.htm “Reinventing the High School Experience“ http://www.ascd.org/readingroom/edlead/0204/pearlman.html