The 21things Project Bringing 21things4Administrators, 21things4Teachers, and 21things4Students to your building Dr. Jennifer Parker-Moore Melissa White
History of the 21things Project Project Partners: Clinton RESA/Shiawassee RESD - Carolyn McCarthy Ingham ISD- Melissa White Macomb ISD - Dr. Jennifer Parker-Moore, Frank Miracola – RDI Grant recipient – REMC Grant recipient
Project Timeline 21things4teachers – – – Based on NETS-T – Personnel Skilled in Technology Assessment – May, 2009 – 21things4teachers launched Cohort1 – Now on Cohort 5 – Currently, 30 ISD/RESA/RESD’s are Agencies who provide feedback – National and International use 21things4Administrators – – Based on NETS-A – Focus group of 15 administrators – launch in January 2011 by 30 Agencies. 21things4students – – Based on NETS-S – Fall, 2011 launch by 30 Agencies – 8 th Grade Tech Assessment
21things4 teachers PERSONNEL SKILLED IN TECHNOLOGY REPORTING FREE ONLINE TOOLS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, SBCEUS, GRAD CREDITS Aligned to NETS-T JUST IN TIME TRAINING AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS 2-3 hours per thing; hours completion time
The 21things4Administrators
Five Pillars of NETS-A Visionary Leadership Digital Age Culture Excellence in Professional Practice Systemic Improvement Digital Citizenship
Visionary Leadership
Digital Age Learning Culture
Excellence in Professional Practice
Systemic Improvement
Digital Citizenship
5 Assignments NETS-A Hands-On Activities Links to Things Videos and Tutorials Additional Resources Virtual Session Recordings Collaboration and Feedback
Completion Time 3-5 hours per/15-20 hours total for assignments hours on 21things
Coming Fall, 2011
21things4students Meets requirements for 8 th grade technology assessment Portfolios and hands-on activities Completion time: 21 lessons designed around a 9 week course Two levels: Basic (6-8) and Advanced (9-12) grade targeted lessons Fall, 2011 launch
The 21things4Students 1.Self Directed Learning 2.Navigating online learning 3.Tech Savvy 4.Productivity Suite 5.Project Collaboration 6.Web Presence 7.Interactive 8.Digital Media 9.Project Planning 10.Presentations 11.Vai Casting 12.Career Prep 13.PLN 14.Information Literacy 15.Data Quest 16.Staying Organized 17.E-Commerce 18.Digital Citizenship 19.Trouble Shooting 20.Virtual Programming 21.Mobile Computing
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