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Class Sept. 26th CSL and Ed. Technology Combined (NOTES)

Activity I: Your Do Now

CSL Syllabus Review (Martha- CSL) & (REVO-Ed. Technology)


 * // There are two overarching umbrellas for the CSL and Ed. Tech courses: //**

// 21 Century Teaching and Learning // // AND // // Student Engagement //

Opener: Dropout Nation Frontline: __ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/dropout-nation/ __ (update)

DROPOUT ENGAGEMENT

Martha describes James (interests/characteristics): Observer, explorer… etc. // “The person I am describing is James.” - // shows a picture of James, hanging it right in the middle of the two words on the board.

// [|http://learningwiththeipad.weebly.com/] //

DROPOUT picture of James ENGAGEMENT

// “James hangs right in the gap between dropping out of school and engagement in school unless… the landscape of teaching and learning changes drastically.” //

We have heard a lot about the 21st Century Learner What have we heard? (Dropout Statistics)

// What about the 21st Century Teacher? //

What are the characteristics we would expect to see in a 21st Century Educator?

**ACTIVITY II**

Students brainstorm a list of characteristics describing and effective 21 Century teacher? (small groups)

//These are the students they will be teaching.// In light of these two courses… we will need to define a) community b) Ed. Technology
 * REVIEW the objectives ** of the courses in relation to 21 Century needs of the students who are growing up and will be in your middle and high schools.

We DEFINE Community DEFINE Technology

ACTIVITY III We ask the students to quickly draw the landscape of community and technology in small groups. (10 min tops)

Major Point: **When community and technology is used as a lever**, the classroom, school, community curriculum can be enriched and extended, resulting in increased student engagement.

Note: **As a new teacher, you are becoming part of the Ed.** **Tech landscape**/**Community landscape** working hard to earn trust and expect to get to the point that they are part of the community every teacher does this every year.

These courses are year-long experiences because the endeavors need to be: a) real, b) practical, c) parallel the working experience of a teacher in a school

Article: About INDUCTION (shows what the first few years of teaching is like).


 * You need to be okay with your landscape and work within the landscape of your teaching. Note that there are shifts and patters that you can expect. Know that your project ideas may change, overlap, surprise you. **

CHART WHAT IS IN BETWEEN YOUR LANDSCAPES”
 * ACTIVITY IV **

Ask yourself… How am I going to engage students? We put the picture of James back up in the middle of the chart. Maybe even a picture of a child with mouth blacked out (representing voiceless)

What are the activities, resources, clubs, talents, that can be enriched and extended for James? What about the voiceless kids?

Who are the students that can be supported by community and Ed. tech resources - in the middle?

Say, "This is where your proposal for both Ed. technology and CSL lives. "

INTRODUCE ARTICLE : Reality of Apple renting iPads. This in itself is a CSL activity for Apple as they are serving the community by giving away a tool that engages students and teaches 21 Century skills.

We INTRODUCE PROPOSAL DRAFTS for CSL and Ed Technology Projects.