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=Model School Conference=

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Overview
The Model Schools Conference features numerous sessions, keynote speakers, featured speakers, and hot-to sessions each day. These sessions include elements from highly successful model high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and CTE programs which provide every student with a rigorous and relevant education. The Model Schools Conference is held by the International Center for Leadership in Education. If you would like to view sessions not covered here, please visit the Model School's Handout page.

Educating Our 21st Century Media Snackers: A Pathway to Higher Student Achievement
John Kuglin

Today's students are enticed daily with a buffet of technology treats: social networks, microblogs, and a plethora of Web 2.0 tools. Even more exciting, this buffet is being served up through computing devices that are smaller, better connected, and cost less than ever before. Kuglin's presentation is available on http://www.kuglin.com CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION

Here are a few notes:

According to Project Tomorrow Speak Up 2009 Survey Results. Students state that they have to power down when enter school. Knowledge of core content is necessary but no longer sufficient. Students must be able to effectively communicate, collaborate, analyze, solve, and create. Project Tomorrow 2010 results reveal students are wanting to control of their own learning and want to actually experience education.

Do you remember Bloom's Taxonomy? There is a  new instructional model: blooms taxonomy was all nouns, NOW blooms digital taxonomy is all verbs. Focus on learning standards, skills, AND technologies.

Take a school audit to see where you are now-hardware, software, network,  and so on. Kuglin includes  policies and procedures, professional development, and etc on his website. Focus on one group resources DON'T add anything  else. Let the teachers become proficient  at using AND implementing   on that core group of items.

Some examples  of educating with a cloud: website, wikispaces, google spreadsheet form, cover it live  ,   google docs&earth, school fusion, slide rocket, mind mapping, Intel educator tools.

The Challenge - Preparing Students for the 21st Century in 20th Century Schools
Bill Daggett

Technological innovations are emerging that will fundamentally impact what students must know, be     able to do, and be like. Today’s students, who are natives to the technological world, will adapt to     these changes easier than adults. Bill Daggett will provide vivid examples of these innovations and show why the pressure of increased global competition means that we must learn to use this new technology very effectively. The future of our students and this nation hangs in the balance. CLICK HERE FOR PRESENTATION

Here are a few notes:

You have to change class size by five or more for noticeable difference in data. When facing drastic budget cuts, create a CULTURE FOCUS instead of focusing on class size.

Students know the technology bit don't know the result of inappropriate use. We must teach not take it away. Effective Integration of technology is essential.

Why do we teach biology, chemestry, and then physics? Because it's alphabetical order from 1917! Old keyboard which we still use today are 20-39%slower than the new restructured ones. Lego replaced logs but Lego will be replaced by Siftables. Change happens! Example of change: Who is the largest online institute? Penn College. Walmart opened an online school two weeks ago and is already second largest. What is Walmart using for textbooks? None, they are using real information online for free. Change is happening everywhere, but is it changing in your school? your district? your state?

Most important skills innovation, imagination, critical thinking  ...   What is the new aspect of STEM? STEAM adding the arts to STEM:  Infused your content with these high order skills.

I  f you change too fast, you will self destruct. Introduce don't mandate.

Cooper Middle School
Atlanta, Georgia