1. Standards, Standards Everywhere WEMTA March 18, 2010 WEMTA March 18, 2010

2. Shift from Knowing and Doing

3. Creating and Innovating

5. AASL Standards for the 21 st Century Learner The standards are based on 9 common beliefs that recognize the importance of skills that lead to productive behavior and provide points of connection with other educators. Reading is a window to the world. Inquiry provides a framework for learning.  Ethical behavior in the use of information must be taught.  Technology skills are crucial to future employment needs.  Equitable access is a key component for education.  The definition of information literacy has become more complex as resources and technologies have changed.  The continuing expansion of information demands that all individuals acquire the thinking skills that will enable them to learn on their own.  Learning has a social context  School libraries are essential to the development of learning skills.

6. Four Standards 1. Inquire, think critically and gain knowledge. 2. Draw conclusions make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. 3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society. 4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth. Four Strands SkillsDispositionsResponsibilities Self-Assessment Strategies

7. Dispositions The learning behaviors, attitudes and habits of mind that transform a learner from one who is able to learn to one who actually does learn.

8. http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm

9. Leslie Conery-ISTE Deputy CEO Understanding the Global Marketplace:Expanding Your Reach

10. "What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world …”

11.  Creativity and Innovation  Communication and Collaboration  Research and Information Fluency  Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making  Digital Citizenship  Technology Operations and Concepts NETS Students

12. Comparison Between AASL Standards and NETS AASL 1. Learners use skills, resources, & tools to inquire, think critically and gain knowledge. AASL 2. Learners use skills, resources, & tools to draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge. ISTE 4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making ISTE 1. Creativity and Innovation: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

13. Comparison Between AASL Standards and NETS AASL 3. Learners use skills, resources, & tools to share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society. 2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. ISTE 3. Research and Information Fluency: Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. ISTE 5. Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. technology.

14. Comparison Between AASL Standards and NETS AASL 4. Learners use skills, resources, & tools to pursue personal and aesthetic growth. 2. Communication and Collaboration: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. ISTE 5. Digital Citizenship: Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior. technology.

15. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

16. Digital Resource Animoto Animoto creates short videos with special effects and music. Exceptionally easy to use. The educational account allows you to make full length videos without the usual subscription fee. Aviary Aviary is a online suite of creative tools that allows you to create original works and share them collaboratively. Includes Image editors, audio editors, special effects editor and more. Gabcast easy-to-use podcast creation and hosting site; allows you to even use your cellphone to record the podcast

17. Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Communication and Collaboration

18. Digital Resource ePals-Global Community ePals-Global Community -email -blog -online collaborative projects iEarn the world's largest non-profit global network that enables teachers and youth to use the Internet and other technologies to collaborate on projects that enhance learning and make a difference in the world. Rock Our World Uses music as the international language to connect students in online projects around the world

19. Digital Resource Voicethread Ed Voicethread is an easy to use to for you to create short online multimedia slideshows. Yugma a "free web collaboration service that enables people to instantly connect over the internet to communicate and share content and ideas using any application or software"

20. Digital Resource Blogger -top rated online blog-creation sites; easy to use, with many privacy features. Class Blogmeister -set up specifically for educators and students with many privacy controls built-in edublogs -free blog-hosting site for educators and students of all ages EtherPad -a helpful collaboration tool that is easy to use. It has a synchronous shared notepad that stores revision history

21. Digital Resource PB Works an easy-to-use wiki site that allows you to create a classroom wiki Wikispaces create a public, online wiki free for education great for class collaboration Diigo Online bookmark: Organize by tags or lists Archive: Archive pages forever! Search feature is available Annotate: Provides annotation, highlighting and sticky note features.

22. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.

23. Digital Resource Zotero Zotero is a powerful, easy-to-use research tool that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources and then share the results of your research. ClipMarks Allows you to clip and save parts of websites. It also allows you to see what other people are saving. Pageflakes A Web-based aggregator that allows you to create a page for you and a page for students, and includes "flakes" to add in, such as a calculator

24. Critical Thinking, Problem- Solving and Decision Making Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

25. Digital Resource With the Seeing Reason Tool students create visual maps of the factors and relationships in a cause- and-effect investigation. These maps make thinking visible and promote collaboration as students work together to refine their understanding.Seeing Reason Tool Intel Seeing Reason Tool : Mindful Mapping of Cause and Effect

26. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

27. Digital Resource Digital Citizenship: Keep Smart Netsmarts Kids PBS Web License Ethical Use of Content: Creative Commons

28. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

29. Digital Resource Technology Operations and Concepts: Growing With Technology Dance Mat Typing Learn to Type for Kids Free Typing Game

30. Process How do we infuse the AASL Standards, NETS-S, and 21st Century Skills district curriculums? -Include as an active part of curriculum planning in all content areas -recognize that digital tools and the information process aid learning but the goal should be based on content learning first -make sure there is a clear understanding of what the standards mean and provide examples -professional development should focus on the standards in practice

31. Web 2.0 Resources  Go to Web 2.0 Go to Web 2.0 Extensive index of Web 2.0 tools Consider Use AUP Appropriate for age levels and goals Ease of Use  Go to Web 2.0 Go to Web 2.0 Extensive index of Web 2.0 tools Consider Use AUP Appropriate for age levels and goals Ease of Use

32. Lesson Plans Student and teacher materials Interactive resources Panel reviewed web links Search engine IDE@S Links to lesson plans and online resources reviewed by Wisconsin educators Planning Resources

33. Project Based Learning Experiences

34.  was based on 21 st century learning standards  had clear goals and expectations  was child centered and provide authentic experiences The Making History Snow Adventure Project

35. The Process  included a collaborative community of learners  had at its core open communication of learning, using 21 st century tools  provided for authentic assessment which was child centered using formative and summative assessment for future learning  included a collaborative community of learners  had at its core open communication of learning, using 21 st century tools  provided for authentic assessment which was child centered using formative and summative assessment for future learning

36. The Projects  Authentic, timely and relevant to the developmental age of the students -Making History Snow Adventure -Making History Natural Connections  Authentic, timely and relevant to the developmental age of the students -Making History Snow Adventure -Making History Natural Connections

37. Connections 21st Century Learning Themes  Writing projects-writing with voice journaling, letter writing  Collaboration through electronic communication  Learning to locate and use information in effective ways  Wise land use, predicting and adapting to community events  Writing projects-writing with voice journaling, letter writing  Collaboration through electronic communication  Learning to locate and use information in effective ways  Wise land use, predicting and adapting to community events

38. Communication  Learning is most meaningful when it is actively communicated using 21st Century tools Webpage Parent Newsletters Blogs e-mail Videos Student written letters Digital photography Voicethread  Learning is most meaningful when it is actively communicated using 21st Century tools Webpage Parent Newsletters Blogs e-mail Videos Student written letters Digital photography Voicethread

39. Evaluation  Formative Evaluation  student project samples  rubrics  student reflections  personal narratives  teacher observation  parent feedback  Formative Evaluation  student project samples  rubrics  student reflections  personal narratives  teacher observation  parent feedback

40. Evaluation  Summative Evaluation MAP Scores Fall and Spring  Summative Evaluation MAP Scores Fall and Spring

41. Resources  American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21 st Century Learner http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/le arningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/le arningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf  Hord, Shirley M. "Professional Learning Communities: What Are They and Why Are They Important?" Issues About Change 6.1 (1997): Web. 25 Oct. 2009..  International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS  Partnership for 21 st Century Learning http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php  American Association of School Librarians Standards for the 21 st Century Learner http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/le arningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/le arningstandards/AASL_Learning_Standards_2007.pdf  Hord, Shirley M. "Professional Learning Communities: What Are They and Why Are They Important?" Issues About Change 6.1 (1997): Web. 25 Oct. 2009..  International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS  Partnership for 21 st Century Learning http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php