Is the “School in the Cloud” the Future of Learning? Why It's Time To Focus On Skills (Not Just Cool Tools) We have all seen list upon list of “cool tools,” “web 2.0 websites,” “educational apps.” They are a great source for the latest and greatest websites/tools in education. The problem is that they all fall short when it comes to talking about technology skills.
Identifying and teaching transferable technology skills are crucial for students to not only be college and career ready, but also to prepare them to lead productive lives in an increasingly global and digital world. Ultimately these types of lists are a detriment to teachers and the effective integration of technology into the classroom. Any one of these web tools that a freshman in high school learns today will most likely not exist or will be replaced by something better in 8-10 years when that freshman graduates from college. Common Questions and Concerns “I want my students to use more technology but I don’t know where to start.” This was one of the main themes of the second January institute day this year at JTHS. Why? Why Are Finland's Schools Successful? | People & Places. It was the end of term at Kirkkojarvi Comprehensive School in Espoo, a sprawling suburb west of Helsinki, when Kari Louhivuori, a veteran teacher and the school’s principal, decided to try something extreme—by Finnish standards.
One of his sixth-grade students, a Kosovo-Albanian boy, had drifted far off the learning grid, resisting his teacher’s best efforts. The school’s team of special educators—including a social worker, a nurse and a psychologist—convinced Louhivuori that laziness was not to blame. So he decided to hold the boy back a year, a measure so rare in Finland it’s practically obsolete. Finland has vastly improved in reading, math and science literacy over the past decade in large part because its teachers are trusted to do whatever it takes to turn young lives around. “I took Besart on that year as my private student,” Louhivuori told me in his office, which boasted a Beatles “Yellow Submarine” poster on the wall and an electric guitar in the closet. The 10 Skills Modern Teachers Must Have. The above image is 8.5×11″ so you can print it out.
PDF is available here . There’s been a lot of talk about 21st century learners, 21st century teachers, and connected classrooms. There’s a daily influx of new technology into your inbox and your classroom feels woefully behind the times even if you’re flipping your 1:1 iPad classroom that’s already online and part of a MOOC . What are modern teachers to do with all this jargon and techno-babble being thrown at them all day long? Simple. In my experience, I’ve seen teachers attempt to integrate 30 iPads into their classroom by handing them out and then trying to figure out which apps are worth using. In order to do this, you’ll need skills modern teachers must have. 1) Build Your PLN Whether you call it a ‘personal learning network’ or a ‘professional learning network’ is not important. 2) Establish Real Relationships Whether it’s online or offline, the ability to establish real relationships is critical to any modern teacher. 7) Slow Down.
The 7 Powerful Idea Shifts In Learning Today. By Terry Heick, TeachThought.com : Shift_Learning: The 7 Most Powerful Idea Shifts In Learning Today So we’re taking a stand here. This is all incredibly subjective, but so are the VH1 Top 100 Hair Bands Videos and those are fun, am I right? So subjective it is. Let’s make a list. Utopian visions of learning are tempting, if for no other reason than they absolve us of accountability to create itright now, leading to nebulous romanticizing about how powerful learning could be if we just did more of X and Y. But therein lies the rub: Tomorrow’s learning is already available, and below are 7 of the most compelling and powerful trends, concepts, and resources that represent its promise.
The Challenge of Implementation It’s challenging enough to manage a traditional learning environment where the curriculum is handed to you, and meetings are set, and you’re simply there to manage; adding more ingredients to the mix seems like asking for trouble. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 21st-Century Projects Inspire Global Citizenship Plus Creativity. Reforestation plan that was researched in a New York classroom led to 999 trees planted in Cormier, Haiti. Photo credit: Naima Penniman This is the second in a special Edutopia blog series about developing 21st century skills through project-based learning. In the first post, "Yes, You Can Teach and Assess Creativity! ", blogger Andrew Miller offered classroom strategies to encourage creative thinking. This post takes a look at a real-world project that has inspired students to think more creatively about their role as global citizens. When Tech Valley High School opened its doors in 2007 in Rensselaer, New York, it offered students from across the state's Capital Region a chance to experience a different kind of public education.
Those components recently came together in a project that took Tech Valley students to a rural village in Haiti, where they learned firsthand what it means to be creative -- and caring -- 21st century citizens. The Backstory A Project Takes Shape. Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning Education 3.0. Schools are doing Education 1.0; talking about doing Education 2.0; when they should be planning and implementing Education 3.0.
This post seeks to compare the developments of the Internet-Web to those of education. The Internet has become an integral thread of the tapestries of most societies throughout the globe. The web influences people’s way of thinking, doing and being; and people influence the development and content of the web. The Internet of today has become a huge picture window and portal into human perceptions, thinking, and behavior.
Logically, then, it would seem that schools would follow suit in mimicking what is happening via the Internet to assist children and youth to function, learn, work, and play in a healthy, interactive, and pro-social manner in their societies-at-large. Education 1.0 Most schools are still living within and functioning through an Education 1.0 model. Derek W. Education 1.0 is, like the first generation of the Web, a largely one-way process. Social. Disruptive Technology and How to Compete for the Future. InShare364 Disruptive technology is the bearer of tremendous opportunity and equally a harbinger of obsolescence. Technology’s impact on society and business is substantial, if not underestimated.
As technology continues to become part of everyday life, it becomes disruptive in how people communicate, work, and connect. The evolution of society and technology happens with or without adaptation or understanding. And, it’s contributing to a very real phenomenon of Digital Darwinism, a situation where organizations are faced with a need to adapt to markets and customer behavior or risk a loss in favor, competitive advantage or worse, irrelevance. To keep up is a perpetual investment as innovation is constant and it’s only increasing. This is a time to take a step back, recognize where we are and where we need to be, examine our strategies and current initiatives, review our investments and opportunities, and consider new areas for change or new pursuits. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Skolans drivkrafter : Att leda in i det okända. ”Att förstatliga skolan löser inte problemen” Att förstatliga skolan, som flera debattörer föreslår på DN Debatt (26/3), är endast ett blindspår som skulle föra skolan långt från lösningarna på skolans verkliga problem. Vi delar däremot debattörernas oro över den ökande segregationen i skolan, skriver företrädare för SKL, Sveriges Kommuner och Landsting. Skolans utmaningar handlar inte om kommunal eller statlig skola. Det handlar i stället om att utveckla undervisningen. Lärare behöver lära av varandra och bli bättre på att möta elevers bristande motivation. En annan central fråga är att utveckla ledarskapet på alla nivåer: politiken, förvaltning och rektorer. Och alla förändringar behöver utgå från forskning och beprövad erfarenhet.
Enligt det etablerade konsultbolaget McKinsey, som studerat olika länders utbildningssystem är nästa steg i utvecklingen för Sverige ökat fokus på lärarnas roll i klassrummet, bättre coachning och samarbete mellan lärarna. Det här är något som debattörerna helt bortser från. It och lärande ett komplext område för forskningen. I artikeln "Formal to informal learning with IT: research challenges and issues for learning" presenterar Cox en analys av forskning med särskilt fokus på relationen mellan it och lärande i formella respektive informella miljöer. Cox skriver om hur det redan på 1960-talet forskades om it och lärande, då med fokus på hur en begränsad skara studenter använde it som en extra aktivitet i formella miljöer.
Forskningen fokuserade vilken direkt effekt it fick på deltagarnas lärande. Mer utsuddade gränserUnder 1980-talet ledde minskade teknikkostnader till att elever började få tillgång till datorer. Tillverkarna erbjöd även särskilda mjukvaror med pedagogiskt syfte. Forskning från den tiden pekar bland annat på det stora behovet av lärares fortbildning. 1990- och 2000-talet bjöd på bland annat på bärbara datorer, trådlösa nätverk och mobila enheter som kunde användas utanför klassrummet.
Varnar för digitala och kognitiva klyftorCox varnar även för digitala och kognitiva klyftor. 4 Essential Rules Of 21st Century Learning. 4 Essential Rules Of 21st Century Learning by Jennifer Rita Nichols The term “21st century” has become an integral part of educational thinking and planning for the future. Educators and administrators are actively searching for ways to prepare students for the future, and the educational system has been evolving faster than ever before.
Various studies have shown us that rote memorization is not an effective learning strategy, and that teacher-centered classrooms may not be the most efficiently structured ones for student engagement. However, despite learning about the skills that students will need to develop to become successful in the 21st century, as well as what beliefs about education may be worth hanging onto or throwing away, schools and teachers are left trying to figure out what their role needs to be in the education of their 21st century students. Nowadays, we don’t live in the same world. So then, what is the role of education in the 21st century?
Society has changed. 1. 2. 3. Undervisning inte skolans huvuduppgift menar forskare. Hattie framhåller vikten av att analysera effekterna av lärarens egen undervisning och att skapa ett tillitsfullt lärandeklimat. Läraren måste också ha en klar bild av vad eleven ska lära sig under en lektion och veta hur väl varje elev har lyckats med att uppnå målen, så kallade framgångskriterier. För att kunna skapa en brygga mellan elevers förkunskaper och de förväntade lärandemål som står i undervisningens fokus måste läraren känna till elevers förkunskaper. Läraren måste också ha kännedom om elevers lärandeförmågor, kognition, motivation, språkfärdigheter, erfarenheter osv. Synliggjorda lärandemål underlättar måluppfyllelseJu mer eleverna kan om lärandemålen och vägen till framgång desto mer kommer de att engagera sig i skolan, understryker Hattie. Eleverna ska veta vad som förväntas av dem, vad de har lyckats med, vad som kan utvecklas och hur de kan uppnå lärandemålen.
Både eleverna och läraren ska ha en tydlig bild av hur eleverna ska nå de uppsatta målen. Text: Vanja Lozic.