Rob Clarke, Fendalton School The future, change & being professional learners…

Some observations… 1.Critical mass = more momentum… 2.I c T’s more about learning than ICT… 3.The technology of change… 4.Reflection is a tool… 5.Importance of constructivist approaches… 6.$ cost $ and speed are limitations… 7.Curriculum design is in our hands… 8.Evidence based practice- technology supported? 9.A new digital divide… >> Reflect

Reflect … What would you do differently? You:Classroom:Team/School: You as a learner Skills Thinking/ pedagog y pedagog y

…the deeper our conceptions of learning the more able we are to improve learning... Guy Claxton, quoting from the UK national school improvement network

The age of learning… Immersive, engaging and creative… Collaborative and information rich… School-home-leisure-work lines blurred… Is creation more important than acquisition? >> Reflect

Digital native or great learner?

“Like air and drinking water, being digital will be noticed only by its absence, not its presence." Nicholas Negroponte, on the future of ‘being digital’ >> Reflect

Reflect … What is required for the future? For students and teachers? ICT - learning - learning-design What are we doing right now to get what we want?

Live cooking demo… Some things you could try tomorrow: Set up a blog… Play with flickr… Try podcasting… What are the implications for learning if you try this? What are the implications for learning if you don’t?

The challenge of change… Beliefs… change slowly and stick Control… using ICT & inquiry The power of mistakes… Change takes time- how long? Move from learn more, to learning better TOWARDS cultivating better learners…

Building Professional excellence… Decreasing phobias… Teacher inquirers… Change the conversations… Modeling these attributes… Become a better learner… “…of all the factors a school can control, it is the quality of the pedagogy that most directly and powerfully affects the learning and achievement of students.”

Reflect … Moving beyond today… Do a brainstorm of the things you'd like to learn…..how you might go about learning them…..and prioritise them across next term or over the coming year… How will you share this learning?

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Two models… 1.Unconscious incompetence 2.Conscious incompetence 3.Conscious competence 4.Unconscious competence John Holt’s 4 Worlds… Inside me Know Directly Heard About Possibilities

Reflect … Habits of mind for teachers? Priority… How you would improve this aspect when using ICT or inquiry… What it would look like in your classroom, team or school… Persisting Managing Impulsivity Listening with understanding and empathy Thinking flexibly Thinking about thinking Striving for accuracy and precision Questioning and posing problems Applying past knowledge to new situations Gathering data through all the senses Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision Creating, imagining and innovating Responding with wonderment and awe Taking responsible risks Finding humour Thinking interdependently Learning continuously

Meet Team 14… What do teachers need to be great at helping kids in the future? In terms of ICT? In terms of inquiry teaching skills?