Community Partnerships for Authentic Learning Partnering with museums, parks, cultural organizations, and businesses to create innovative, authentic, and engaging learning opportunities for students.
Techneaux 21S Community Partnerships Dr. Mable Moore Chief Technology Officer Dr. Betsy Almerico Technology Integration Program Manager Sarah Rosedahl Technology Consultant
Techneaux 21S Program Objectives Create authentic, engaging, and cross-disciplinary learning opportunities for students using technology to promote 21st century skills including creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration. Create greater awareness of museums, cultural organizations, and parks among students and families.
Why Incorporate Technology? Authentic Learning Student Engagement 21 st Century Learning Skills Creativity and Innovation Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication and Collaboration Information and Media Literacy ICT Literacy
Technology Components TechnologyUses Wikis, Websites, Blogs, TwitterCommunication Podcasts, Narrated slide shows, GPS Oral Histories and Audio Tours Video and Digital PhotographyDocumentaries Skype and Video ConferencingCollaboration
Audubon InstituteLouisiana Restaurant Association Destrehan PlantationThe National World War II Museum Grand Teton National ParkNew Orleans Museum of Art Jazz and Heritage FoundationOchsner Health Systems Louisiana State MuseumThe Ogden Museum of Southern Art Louisiana Children’s MuseumRex Organization Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Smithsonian American Art Museum Partners
Who Can Participate? The program is open to all teachers and students, all grade levels. The Process The program is advertised through the technology department newsletter, s to principals, and videos on the technology department website. Teachers can contact the technology department to find out how to get involved The technology department offered PD to 160 teachers in June 2010 Word of mouth – the technology department recruits principals and teachers to participate in projects
Statistics School YearParticipating Teachers Participating Students 2010 – 2011 (estimate)
Professional Development Summer 2010 Workshop and Expo Grant Process Sample Lesson Plan +Community+Partnerships
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art Junior Curators Art History Podcasts Artist and Sense of Place Student Produced Documentaries
The National WWII Museum Student iReporters Project WWII History Projects Victory Gardens
Ochsner Health Systems Healthy Living Podcast PSA Project Clinical Trials Video PSA Project Health Care Careers Video Conference
Student iReporters Student iReporters cover events using photography, video, blogging, and Twitter. National WWII Museum Victory Theatre Grand Opening TedxNOLA Conference Battle of New Orleans Reenactment Destrehan Plantation Heritage Events Louisiana State Museum Living with Hurricanes Katrina & Beyond Opening Jefferson Chamber of Commerce West Bank Governor’s Luncheon Jefferson Chamber of Commerce State of Parish Luncheon
Louisiana State Museum Katrina Oral History Project Mardi Gras History Podcast Audio Tour Cabildo Podcast Audio Tour
Audubon Institute Aquarium, Insectarium, Zoo Animal Biographies techneaux21s.wikispaces.com/Audubon+Institute+- +Zoo%2C+Aqaurium%2C+Insectarium
The National Park Service Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve History, Culture, and the Environment Digital Traveling Trunk Chromatography Environmental Sciences techneaux21s.wikispaces.com/Jean+Lafitte+National+Park+- +Barataria Grand Teton National Park Park Wildlife Podcasts
Hermann Grima Gallier Historic Houses Archeology Dig Students participated in a dig and reported using digital photography, video, iPod Touch, blogs, and Twitter techneaux21s.wikispaces.com/Hermann+Grima+Gallier+Historic+Hou ses
Questions? Dr. Mable Moore Chief Technology Officer Betsy Almerico, Ed. D. Technology Integration Program Manager Sarah Rosedahl Technology Consultant