1. February 28, 2015 St. Georges Technical High School #RTCWorkshop

2. Elementary Michele Johnson Michelle Wilson Tricia Dallas

3. Session Agenda Group Activity – 9:30 – 9:45 Discussion about Personalized Learning – 9:45 – 10:00 Technology Exploration/Q & A – 10:00 – 10:15

4. Session Agenda Group Activity – 10:30 – 10:45 Discussion about Personalized Learning – 10:45 – 11:00 Technology Exploration/Q & A – 11:00 – 11:15

5. Group Activity Working as a group – draw a picture. – Each person in your group will draw for 30 seconds and be instructed to “switch” at the sound of the chime. – Each person in the group will draw twice. Do not to talk, share, discuss during the drawing process! When finished, we will discuss the final product as a group How does this activity illustrate personalized learning? Based on your grade level, what activity could you do next that would encourage further learning in a personalized context?

6. Discussion Questions What do you know about personalized learning? What are your perceptions? Are you already trying to personalize learning in your classroom? What has been successful? What would you like to do? What are the barriers you see to implementing personalized learning in your classroom? – How could we change those barriers? – Could this be a platform that helps us achieve our goals for the future of education? Empowering students and teachers to take the lead in the learning process…

7. Technology Exploration Handouts – The Best of the Web Exploration – Hour of Code How do we elevate the use of technology to be more than digital worksheets/repetitive practice? How do we encourage students to have choice and ownership of learning in an online environment? How do we as teachers recognize the learning that occurs outside of the classroom?

8. Thank you! Where do I go from here? – 9:30 Session – 15 minute break and then attend next session – 10:30 Session -