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Helping Educators Transform Their
Classroom Practice
Barbara TreacySETDA
November 2010
“It is the framework which changes
with each new technology and not just the picture within the
frame.” -Marshall McLuhan (1955)
“The illiterate of the 21stcentury will not be those who cannot read and
write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler (1990)
What needs to be “unlearned” to: Enable professional learning
for a student centered classroom
Transform how teachers teach;not “adding technology” to a laundry list of required classroom activities.
Encourage teachers and schools to utilize virtual professional learning communities
;
“Learning no longer needs to be one size fits all.The challenge for our education system is to
leverage technology to create relevant learning experiences that
mirror students’ daily lives and the reality of their futures.”
-National Educational Technology Plan, USED 2010
“In education…we have not really seized upon the power and the tools that are now available to us in the Internet age”
-Eric Schmidt, Google CEO
Web 2.0 is easy to use; Web 2.0 is hard to use well.
- Chris Dede, Harvard
Example CCSSO Core Teaching StandardsStandard 7: Panning for InstructionPerformances: (a) As an individual and as a member of a learning
community, the teacher selects and creates learning experiences that are appropriate for curriculum goals, relevant to learners, and based upon principles of effective instruction.
Essential knowledge: (h) The teacher knows a range of evidence-based instructional strategies, resources, and technological tools and how to use them effectively.
Standard 10: CollaborationPerformances: (e) The teacher actively integrates technological tools
and a variety of communication strategies to build local and global learning communities that engage students, families, and colleagues.
Essential knowledge: (h) The teacher knows how to work with other adults and has developed skills in collaborative interaction appropriate for both face-to-face and virtual contexts.
“Effective professional development is:
intensive, ongoing, and connected to practice; focuses on the teaching and learning of specific academic content; is connected to other school initiatives; and builds strong working relationship
among teachers.” – Linda Darling-Hammond, et al (2009)
Effective PD must also: Incorporate technology Address unlearning“Technology can help us build the capacity of educators by enabling a shift to a model of connected teaching.The best way to prepare teachers for
connectedteaching is to have them experience it.”
-National Educational Technology Plan, USED 2010
Ex.1: E-Learning for Educators Goal: build state online teacher PD programs focused
on content, pedagogy, student achievement 10 state consortium: AL, DE, KY,
MD, MO, MS, NC, NH, PA, WV Funded in 2005 by USED Unique state/PTV partnership Content sharing across states EDC facilitator training, developer training,
workshops Large-scale experimental research with significant
impact of online PD teachers and students
Ex. 2: Louisiana Algebra 1 Online PD program
11 online workshops in targeted Algebra 1 topics
State add-on certification for Algebra 1 teachers who complete all 11 workshops
Workshops include online applets and tools to support learning with students
Workshops are project and classroom based Online facilitator training for LA math
teachers
Teacher voice
“If we want our students to succeed in a global environment, then we, as educators, must be engaged in 21st century content, context, tools, thinking skills, and assessment… Thanks to online learning I am a 21st century life- long learner!”
-West Virginia facilitator and course developer
Thank you!
Contact:Barbara [email protected]
EdTech Leaders Onlinehttp://edtechleaders.org
Education Development Centerhttp://edc.org
