1. SUNY COETAIL @ QA Session 2 John Turner March 2010 Session 2: What defines a School in the 21st C? nowness.comdidyouknow

2. Admin and Assessment  Twitter (#qasuny) Ning (qaning: Suny group) eportfolio wiki page  7: 6+ adding valued ideas / initiatives 6: 5+ recognized as having contributed valued ideas (B-A) 5: 4+ reflecting / responding on others (B) 4: 3 tools are regularly active (C-D) 3: off and on communication 2: occasional evidence 1: hard to find evidence [relevant to 21stC Literacy issues]  Progress report: every 2 weeks  Project: Use Action Research to report on teaching in light of course experiences with an identified 21st Century Literacy idea, question or issue.  5 min movie / multimedia (Voice overlay) 1200 words text (with photos)  Criteria (Ex, VG, G, S, Nwork) 1. Description of initial situation What are we looking at? 2. Objective of research What will you be doing? 3. Identification and explanation of relevant 21 st C (Literacies) What is the relevance? 4. What do we know about this already? What has gone before 5. Research Referencing and intended methodology How will you do it? 6. Research Report (Use Action Research) What happened? 7. Reporting of Knowledge Outcome and reflection What did we learn and what questions does this raise for next time?  Due: tba Friday 26 March 8am - 11am Gary Stager Seminar Rec Centre Bring Laptop and bring Friend

3. Recap  21 st C Literacy Development of skills in: Problem Solving Communication Collaboration Creativity Information Digital Skills Digital Citizenship  Authentic  Personally Relevant  Student Direction  Visual Issue is – how do we in schools Do justice to the development of such skills? Moving Beyond Teacher to Student Transmission and Direction

4. Recap  Twitter My Lists  Ning SUNY COETAIL Group  eportfolio

5. Readings  2009 MILE Guide: Milestones for Improving Learning & Education www.21stcenturyskills.org www.21stcenturyskills.org  ICT Trends in Education (Gerry White ACER June 2008) research.acer.edu.au research.acer.edu.au  Bain and Weston (2009) Future of Computers and 1-1 Laptop initiatives.pdf Future of Computers and 1-1 Laptop initiatives.pdf  Mark E. Weston and Alan Bain (2009) The End of Techno- Critique: The Naked Truth about 1:1 Laptop Initiatives and Educational Change  MILE Guide provides self-assessment for schools to see if they at Early Stage, Transition Stage, or at 21 st Century stage  White’s article highlights the “dearth of documentation in Australia on good practice implementing ICT in education in large scale systems” at a time of accelerating rates of change and diversity. It also points to “the spreading use of so called Web 2.0 ICT applications may well change the manner in which people connect and interact.  Bain and Weston highlight a growing body of research on 1:1 laptop that raises serious concerns about the ‘conceptualization, implementation, and unresolved expectations associated with computers in school.’ They contend that the way forward lies in: 1. Agreed upon “simple rules” that the entire school community “believes about teaching and learning.” 2. School communities “deliberately and systematically using its simple rules” to design and implement school tasks and actions. 3. All members of community “engaged in creating, adapting, and sustaining the … design of the school.” 4. Real-time feedback from all community members that “drives bottom- up change,” and makes each member accountable. 5. The interaction of rules, design, collaboration, and feedback leading to a shared conceptual framework for daily classroom and school activities that is self-organized and ever changing. 6. A self-organized, dynamic community that “demand(s) systemic and ubiquitous use of technology” (p.13) to use “cognitive tools” everyday in classroom practice. Keeping up with what’s going on Diigo: www.diigo.com/user/jturner

6. Issue 1 Schools in the 21 st Century?  “If you think you are doing enough, think again” “Cognitive jobs are being outsourced” (Scott McLeod)  Describe Education in the 21stC - a melting pot? - a treadmill? - a river Video: Did you know?Did you know?

7. Today’s task Visual Report on 21stC Schools  Respond to: What schools like QA are doing or should be doing to be a leading 21 st Century school Include “simple rules” we all should be following Work as Group (4-7) covering 21stC Literacy list  Create a visual report (drawing) - mindmap - diagram - use drawing package, web2 (such as Dabbleboard) Dabbleboard  Post drawing to Ning (as graphic file) - comment on what you learn from others  Add to your eportfolio To help thinking use1940s video, media literacy video use1940s video, media literacy video And use MILE Assessment tool http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/mileg uide/ If away join with others also away - Twitter if here, or not