1. Week 8 E-126 Week 9 Planning Curriculum and Instruction with Technology in Context

2. Week 8 Goals for This Week  Understand challenges associated with changing practice  Understand contextual factors that may affect implementation of teaching for understanding with technology  Understand how to support your own continuing learning about curriculum design, teaching for understanding, and technology integration

3. Week 8 Activities for this Class  Continue Discussion of Assessment in Precious Water Unit  Discussion of contextual factors that may affect unit implementation  Cultivating technology literacy skills in the context of teaching for understanding  Case Exercise: How did reality bite in Dynamic Earth?  Preparing for project presentations

4. Week 8 Planning Curriculum & Instruction with Technology in Context  NETS: What technology skills should students develop when?  What technology skills do teachers need in order to cultivate students’ technology literacy?

5. Week 8 Planning Curriculum & Instruction with Technology in Context Kleinman: Myths & Realities  Teacher training & stages of proficiency  Access to necessary HW & SW  Technical support  Number & locale of computers (classroom vs lab)  Purchase & distribution of resources often disconnected from educational goals  Students’ different levels of technology proficiency

6. Week 8 Planning Curriculum & Instruction with Technology in Context Planning Implementation in YOUR Setting Technology : What do you need? (think equipment, SW. supplies, space...) What is available at your school or workplace? What advance arrangements or setup are necessary? How/where will work be saved, stored, transported, etc. Will you run into problems with blocking or filters? What could go wrong? What is your backup plan for worst case scenario? Instructor preparation: What training or practice do you need to be comfortable? What tech support do you require? Student preparation: How will you assess students’ technology skills and readiness? Will students need home access? Do any students need special assistive technologies? What permissions will you need from parents?

7. Week 8 Planning Curriculum & Instruction with Technology in Context Case Exercise: Reality Bites in Dynamic Earth  How did reality bite in Dynamic Earth?  Identify the contextual issues that affected Shamsa’s implementation  What unexpected situations did Shamsa encounter and how did she deal with them?  How were NETs for teachers and NETs for students addressed in Shamsa’s unit?  Look for direct and indirect evidence  Do you think Shamsa succeeded in cultivating 21st century literacies? How? Work in pairs...you have 20 minutes

8. Week 8 Planning Curriculum & Instruction with Technology in Context Preparing your Project Presentation 1. Clearly summarize the goals and the design of the unit and explain its rationale in relation to the most relevant readings from the course. 2. Focus on the way technology is used to improve teaching and learning about a particular “ target of difficulty ” and specific understanding goals. 3. Highlight dilemmas or insights from the design process. 4. Make a well-crafted succinct presentation in no more than 10 minutes and leave time to discuss the dilemmas or insights posed. 5. If you choose to use technology to support your presentation, take care to demonstrate its affordances as a teaching technology in the way you use it.

9. Week 8 Looking Ahead...  No class next week! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  To prepare for Week 10 (November 30 class)  Refine all elements of your design--it should be close to finished-- Use the project rubric as a guide to what should be completed  Begin to prepare your project presentation  Think about paper topic ideas  Reading (one measly chapter!)  Weeks 11 and 12 classes --Project Presentations & Paper Consultations;......For homework you will REVIEW YOUR PARTNER’S DESIGN USING OUR RUBRIC....  Final paper outline due Week 12  Week 13 class--Tech rationale; Read to prepare for debate; Complete designs  Week 14 class--Keeping up your knowledge  Final papers due by January 11

10. Week 8 No class next week....