June26

EDG 646 Wednesday, June 26
8:30 AM - 4:55 PM

// Educational Administrators create, promote, and sustain a dynamic, digital-age learning culture that provides a rigorous, relevant, and engaging education for all students. //
 * Topic: Digital Age Learning Culture **
 * 1) Ensure instructional innovation focused on continuous improvement of digital-age learning
 * 2) Model and promote the frequent and effective use of technology for learning
 * 3) Provide learner-centered environments equipped with technology and learning resources to meet the individual, diverse needs of all learners
 * 4) Ensure effective practice in the study of technology and its infusion across the curriculum
 * 5) Promote and participate in local, national, and global learning communities that stimulate innovation, creativity, and digital age collaboration


 * Wednesday POA **

1. Social media/blogs check-ins 2. "Goodnight, gadgets everywhere."

3. The Networked Student

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4 . What the Internet is doing to our brains media type="custom" key="23281784"

5. Pay attention! //[|Attention, and other 21st Century Social Media Literacies] // media type="custom" key="23281786" the work of Howard Rheingold

6. //[|6 Channels of 21st Century Learning]// and // [|9 Characteristics of 21st Century Learning] //



7. NETS*S and curricular frameworks - how are we ensuring our students demonstrate proficiency in these areas? NETS*S and Student Profiles [|ISTE NETS Implementation Wiki] [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills]

8. Small group work explorations - technology integration topics- [|create a group presentation here]
 * "The 4 Cs" -Stephanie & Chris
 * [|The 21st century classroom: where the 3 Rs meet the 4 Cs]
 * [|The 4 Cs]
 * [|Teaching the 4Cs in BYOT]
 * [|The 4Cs, project-based learning and technology]
 * [|An educator's guide to the 4Cs]
 * [|SAMR Model] - Sue and Mike
 * [|The SAMR model] - one educator's experience using it
 * [|Examples of use]
 * [|SAMR model explained for teacher]s (in 120 seconds!)
 * LoTi
 * [|LoTi Digital Age Framework] reference
 * [|LoTi resources]
 * Design Thinking in Schools - Ron and Jordan
 * [|Design Thinking in Schools] from Edutopia
 * [|Design Thinking for Educators]-toolkit from IDEO
 * [|Design thinking won't save your school]
 * PBL and Innovation Deana & Josh
 * [|A Crash Course in Innovation] Suzie Boss
 * [|What is PBL, Really?] by Peter Skillen
 * [|The Buck Institute]
 * [|Could PBL be the solution to education reform?]
 * [|PBL Diigo bookmarks]
 * [|Project-based learning from start to finish]

9. Designing and equipping our learning environments - partnering with IT
 * Guest Speaker - [|Tom Murray], Director of Technology & Cyber Education, Quakertown SD
 * Blended learning, cyber/charter schools, AAL, BYOD/BYOT
 * Backchannel during our guest speaker time - ask questions and share ideas here! []

Wednesday's Assignments
// Locate an article or blog post online written about the importance of digital citizenship, including perhaps a topic of controversy surrounding the use of technology in schools. Your blog post should include: // // 1. Summary of the article/post content, include author/publication/blog information. // // 2. Key points of the article, how the article/post influences your thinking about your future role as an ed leader, how you will be able to use the information shared in your future role, what further information you will seek as a result of reading the article/post. // // 3. Include a hyperlink to the article/post in your blog post. //
 * ** Assignment Description ** ||  || ** Due Date ** ||
 * ** Blog Assignment -Article/Blog Post Review **

Bonus: Add the blog post/article to our [|EDG646 Diigo group]. Tweet the article and post as well as your reflective post using the #edg646 hashtag. ||  || Thursday 6/27 by 8:30 AM ||
 * **Blog Commenting** - Provide thoughtful comments on at least **two** of your classmates' blog posts submitted earlier in the week. ||  || Thursday, 6/27 by 8:30 AM ||
 * Continue project work ||  || Presentations during Friday's class ||
 * Continue Smackdown research ||  || Share during Friday's class ||