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This presentation is the final presentation given by Dr. Leigh Zeitz in the Educational Technology and Design course at the University of Northern Iowa. The intention of this presentation was to bring closure to our educational technology course. It was exciting to see how many student felt that they could become change agents in their teaching.
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Being a Change Agentin Your School
Dr. Leigh ZeitzEducational Technology and Design
Change to Learn, Learn to Change
What Have You Learned in ETD?
Projects?
Thematic Unit WebQuest Inspiration Spreadsheet Video Project Digital Portfolio Blog Extra Credit
What else?
Technologies?
Processes?
Organizational Techniques?
Ideas? 3.bp.blogspot.com
What . . .
do you want to integrate into your teaching when you get your own class?
might be a barrier for integrating new ideas into your teaching?
Barriers to Tech Integration
Environmental
Curriculum
Personal Beliefs of Educators
Bauer & Kenton, 2005Flickr.com/clairity
Environmental Barriers
Time
Administration
Money
Curriculum Issues
Curriculum doesn’t use technology
Technology used as an add-on, not to support learning
Tech standards are not used
Personal Beliefs
Teaching is going well, don’t need tech
Value success over adventure
Teachers feel vulnerable and ignorant
Teachers fear unreliable technology
We need to teach our kids for their futures . . .
. . . not our pasts.Daniel Pink
How Can YOU Effect Change?
Become a
Change Agent
What is a Change Agent?
Movies-update.com
Toonpool.com
A Change Agent . . .
Lives in the future, not the present.
Is fueled by passion and inspires others
Has a strong ability to self-motivate
Must understand people
Dennis StevensonToolbox for IT
Build Vision
Some men see things at they are and ask “Why?”I dream things that never were and ask “Why Not?”
Robert F. Kennedy, 1968flickr.com/digitalmedia
Look for a New Paradigm
Student-centered education
Project-based learning
Authentic learning Technology-rich
learning environments
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Learning Can Be Different
High Tech High San Diego
Use the Technology Yourself
Get a laptop
Use your laptop
Use it in class
Use it in your everyday life
Become “one with your laptop”
Technology for Your Students
1-to-1 computing
Cameras
Science probes
Heart monitors
Assistive technology
Work with the System
Get Involved! Get on the Curriculum Committee Get on the Technology Committee Meet with your principal
Listen to Your Students
Pay attention to their responses
Examine their successes
Ask them what is working
Assess them formatively as well as summatively
It’s OK Not to Know
Don’t be the Sage on the Stage
Ask for student assistance
Empower student experts
Push the Limits
It’s not about preparing them for the office anymore.
It’s about preparing them for their lives
Look for Resources
Explore closed closets
Talk with your teacher-librarian
Talk with your technology coordinator
Talk with your principal
Look for grants tinyurl.com/edtechfunds
Grants
Accessing resources Funding solutions Every foundation has a personality Match to that personality Find a measurable project Develop a usable plan Have a tangible outcome Publish your results
Experiment
Build on the work of others
If you aren’t failing once in a while, you aren’t trying hard enough
Be Accountable
You are responsible for your students’ success
Align with standards Develop your learning
environments meaningfully
Measure outcomes to measure success
Learn Continually
Read books, blogs, tweets . . . Listen to podcasts Watch lectures at iTunes University Attend classes, seminars, webinars Discuss with your colleagues Discuss with your students Write about what your learn
Moving Beyond Your Classroom
What is the process?
How do you approach it?
Is any task too tall?
How much change can we handle
Are YOU a Change Agent?
10 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself
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