plug them in

leveraging technology for student engagement

Shelley Paul & Sara Wilkie @lottascales | @sewilkie #blc11 #blcplug

BLC 2011 | July 29, 2011

This is not a se

ssion about tools.

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It’s about instructional design.

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It’s not about adding onto

your already full plate.

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It’s not about “fixing” curriculum. (that’s another session)

It’s about seeing with fresh eyes.

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It’s not about “integrating” technology.

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It’s about lighting up learners.

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What is engagement?

a willing immersion.

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Deeper Understanding

Better Retention Successful Transference

Engaged Learners...

http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/whitmer/

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TextYou, as a learner...

What motivates you to learn?

What must you have in order for your learning to be successful?

What causes you to pay attention, even if the topic you are studying is not your favorite?

What makes you shut down?

Adapted from: http://www.angelamaiers.com/2008/04/engagement-plea.html

How can we create/avoid those conditions in our classrooms?

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What motivates people?

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Not so much...

“When it comes to motivation, there’s a gap between what science knows and what education does. Our current school operating system–which is built around external, carrot-and-stick motivators–doesn’t work and often does harm. We need an upgrade. And the science shows the way.”

changes in red are ours

Autonomy Mastery Purpose

Land Use Conflict

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Engaged learners are

AMP’ed up!

Schlechty’s Five Types

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Authentic Engagement

Ritual Engagement

Ritual Compliance

Retreatism

Rebellion

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= Ritual Compliance

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= Ritual Engagement

What do you see?

Peer Consultant

Lego Design Expert

Skype Station

What do you see?

“Only engagement can produce mastery.”

- Daniel H. Pink (Drive)

http://blogs.birmingham

.k12.mi.us/hobloggers/

What do you see?

‣ Clear and compelling product standards‣ Protection for risk-taking ‣ Product focus‣ Affirmation of performance ‣ Affiliation ‣ Choice‣ Novelty and variety‣ Authenticity

Design Qualities of Engagement

“Effort affects learning outcomes at least as much as

does intellectual ability.”

- Phillip C. Schlechty

http://mrswilkie.edublogs.org/

Sharks!

http://9ar02bcs.edublogs.org/

“Memory is the residue of thought.”

- Daniel Willingham

Design Qualities +

Collaborative Environments & Processes

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It’s not about technology, but technology does matter...

...because our learners are ever more digital.

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...because now the world is our classroom.

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Technology Matters

Wikis

digital free low floor wide walls high ceilingcollaborative by designfor ALL learners

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If You’re Done... You’re Dead!

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“Teachers are leaders and inventors.”

- Phillip C. Schlechty

https://twitter.com/#!/mrscassidyclass

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Back Channels

Wrong Turns:“The rock, Becuase Garrett couldnt find the size that Richie needed to build it. So Garrett so he used a Harry-Potter book.We put a spring in the middle instead of a soccer cone but the spring wasnt stabble enough.”

Experience the Learning

Diana Laufenberg

http://www.ted.com/talks/diana_laufenberg_3_ways_to_teach.html

Teachers Learning Network Transparency

http://ignite.wikis.birmingham.k12.mi.us/

Sustained Dialogue Considering Critical Questions

http://blogs.birmingham.k12.mi.us/ignitebps/page/2/

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Student/Teacher “PD” (pedagogical development)

Collaborative Processing

“Like other leaders, great teachers understand

that best practice cannot be defined outside the context

in which it occurs.

What is best practice in one context may be malpractice in the next.”

P. Schlechty, Working on the Work

Pedagogical Grit

Stick-to-itiveness

Iterations

Tinkering

Failure

Reflecting

Reframing

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“Students’ work must have wings.”

- Marco Torres

Green Cup Challenge

Engagement concepts in this presentation are derived from the WOW framework.