15 yrs in education and technology managing director of imagine education global experience in over...
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Introduction to PiL Training Provider ProgramAdrian Blight and Tracy Immel
Adrian Blight Tracy Immel
• 15 yrs in education and technology
• Managing Director of Imagine Education
• Global experience in over 30 countries
• ICT and education, pre-service teacher training and innovative curriculum design
• Educator training around 21st Century Skills Development for Microsoft
• Responsible for Middle East & North Africa for The British Council’s Connecting Classrooms
• 20 yrs in education and technology
• Last position Microsoft Global Director for K-12 Teacher Professional Development
• Professional Coach with emphasis on change management
• Strategic consulting, program management,and facilitation of public private partnerships
• Currently manages Partners in Learning Training Provider programon behalf of Microsoft
Webinar Objectives1. Latest research on professional development
and implications for trainers.2. Discover professional development assets to
create new or supplement your current programs.
3. Overview of Level 100, 200 and 300 professional development offerings
4. How to become a Partners in Learning Training Provider
Training Provider Program
Capacity building is anything that is done to increase the collective effectiveness of a group
Michael Fullan
• Organizations
• NGOs• Commercial
Providers• Non-profits
• Independent Consultants
• Affiliate employees
• Education System Trainers
• Primary role may be classroom educator
• Has formal role as peer coach
• Engagement, best practice sharing and professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to receive customer referrals • Recognition on the PiLN as a teacher trainer• Affinity with Microsoft • Chance to attend the Global Forum• Over 150 hours of pedagogically sound
content
What is the benefit to you?
Logo lock-ups
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Training provider portal
What is 21st century teaching and why is ICT important?
There is a global crisis…
1. 75 million young people are unemployed, but businesses can't find enough skilled workers to fill job vacancies.
2. Almost 40% of employers say a lack of skills is the main reason for entry-level vacancies
Education to Employment – Designing a System That Works (McKinsey)
http://mckinseyonsociety.com/education-to-employment/
Microsoft Skills are in DEMAND - globally!
IT jobs will grow from
35.6 million jobs in 2009
to 41.4 million jobs by 2013
Fastest Growing
Occupations Globally
include Health Care and
Information Technology
Strong hiring interest for
Microsoft Skills &
Certifications
Source: Indeed.com, April 2013
Location Google Apple Cisco Microsoft
Sydney 382 194 404 1,777
Berlin 558 227 103 1,342
Mumbai 388 186 208 1,913
Chicago 755 185 783 8,646
Amsterdam 327 256 290 1,461
Sao Paulo 540 176 329 1,869
Dallas 374 423 917 7,426
Jobs in Demand by Technology
1. Education providers and employers actively step into one another’s worlds.
2. Employers and education providers work with their students early and intensely.
McKinsey: Solutions that work
Technology outside of education
1.5 million pieces of content are shared on social media…daily120,000 blogs created daily2 blogs created per second…
…by 15yearolds
Student brain scans
What is the student doing?Less active More active
Watching TV
Reading
Internet
Listening to lecture
Writing
Watching TV
Reading
Internet
Listening to lecture
Writing
Naive users Experienced users
Internet searching
Just use technology, right?
Switching off in class
(Source: User Generated Education)
Digital natives
New students• Digitally
Literate• Always
connected• Experiential• Mobile• Community
oriented
New practices• Learner
centered• Interactive• Experiential• Adaptive
A 21st century curriculum?
• Critical thinking• Multi-literacy• Problem solving• Information gathering• Information analysis• Information ethics• Project-based learning• Inquiry-based
Source: Imagine Education
teacher
parents
library
friends
Yesterday’s learning ecosystem
Today’s learning ecosystem
The networked teacher
http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/about
What skills does a 21st century teacher need?
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
Questions and clarifications
21st Century Professional Development
Attend a lecture
Observe a demonstration of ICT use
Conduct research on a particular topic
Receive or deliver 1:1 coaching
Practice a new teaching method
Develop or review curriculum materials
Paln a lesson or unit of work
Review and discuss student work
Observe a colleague
What type do you think is most successful?
What research says
New models of professional developmentType Do already Learn more
aboutAction research
Mentor programs
Peer coaching
Professional development schoolsProfessional learning communitiesProfessional learning networks
Building Educator Capacity
Microsoft research-based professional development and assessment solutions
Innovative Teaching and Learning
Moving from theory to action
Does more innovative teaching help students develop the skills they need in today’s world of work?
What are the school and system level conditions that can help innovative teaching and learning expand more broadly?
Innovative Teaching + ICT Access
PersonalizedCollaborativeKnowledge buildingLearning to learn
Problem Solving 24/7 learning opportunitiesGlobal and cultural understanding
Using ICT for: Knowledge building CollaborationCreativityInnovation
Student Centered Pedagogies
LearningBeyond the Classroom
Using DigitalTools
How can we support educators through this transformation?
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Deepening
Technology Literacy (ICT in Education context)
Digital Literacy/Productivity Tools
Scaffold educator competencies
Partners in Learning Professional Development
L400: Peer Coaching
L300:21st Century Lesson Design
L200:
Teaching with Technology + Optional Cert
L100: Digital Literacy
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Deepening
Technology Literacy (ICT in Education context)
Digital Literacy/Productivity Tools
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Partners in Learning Professional Development
Each curriculum can build on the next P
eer Coaching
21s
t Century Lesson Design
Teaching with Technology
Microsoft Digital Literacy
Customized for more individualized approach
Dig
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Teach
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• Just in time, not just in case
• Perfect for ongoing engagement
• Ties skills to educator context
Level 100: Digital Literacy
Level 100: Digital Literacy & Productivity Tools
Digital literacy & productivity tools30 hours, self-paced
Partners in Learning Professional Development
L400: Peer Coaching
L300:21st Century Lesson Design
L200:
Teaching with Technology + Optional Cert
L100: Digital Literacy
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Deepening
Technology Literacy (ICT in Education context)
Digital Literacy/Productivity Tools
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Partners in Learning Professional Development
Level 200: Teaching with Technology
Teaching with Technology
1. Self-Assess Learning Gaps
Creates an Individualized Learning Plan
2. eLearning Content
6 courses Embeds case studies, activities and how-to’s
3. Certificates of Completion
SummativeAssessments
Microsoft Certified Educator Exam
• Valuable & reliable assessment of competency
Apr i l 2013
Self Assessment & Individualized Learning Plan
• Competency-based, valid and reliable assessment
• Mapped to UNESCO ICT CFT, Technology Literacy Approach
• Does not measure technology skills, but rather ability to apply those skills in teaching and learning context
• Available April 2013 via Microsoft volume license or Certiport reseller
New! Microsoft Certified Educator
Partners in Learning Professional Development
L400: Peer Coaching
L300:21st Century Lesson Design
L200:
Teaching with Technology + Optional Cert
L100: Digital Literacy
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Deepening
Technology Literacy (ICT in Education context)
Digital Literacy/Productivity Tools
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Partners in Learning Professional Development
Level 300: 21st Century Learning Design
How does it work?1. Analyze and score learning activities on 21C skill
dimensions of:• Collaboration• Knowledge-building• The use of ICT for learning• Self-regulation • Real-world problem-solving and innovation
2. Adjust current activities or design new learning activities that score higher on 21C skill dimensions.
Based on ITL Research www.itlresearch.com
NO
NOStudents are required to work in pairs or groups?
NOYES
Students have shared responsibility?
Students make substantive decisions together?
Students’ work is interdependent?
YES
YES
NO
YES
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4
1
3
5
Students are required to work in pairs or groups?
Students have shared responsibility?Students make substantive decisions together?
Students’ work is interdependent?
Collaboration Rubric
Real-world problem solving
Collaboration
Knowledge Building
Use of ICT in Learning
Real-World Problem-Solving
Self-Regulation
1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.4
2.1
3.7
2.6
2.5
3.4
2nd year pilot year
Case study from one school in Russia Based on ITL Research 2011
Partners in Learning Professional Development
L400: Peer Coaching
L300:21st Century Lesson Design
L200:
Teaching with Technology + Optional Cert
L100: Digital Literacy
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Deepening
Technology Literacy (ICT in Education context)
Digital Literacy/Productivity Tools
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Partners in Learning Professional Development
Level 400: Peer Coaching
Peer Coaching• Utilizes three interconnected strategies:
technology, pedagogy, and lesson design• Enhanced and updated curriculum Fall 2013
Partners in Learning Professional Development
L400: Peer Coaching
L300:21st Century Lesson Design
L200:
Teaching with Technology + Optional Cert
L100: Digital Literacy
Knowledge Creation
Knowledge Deepening
Technology Literacy (ICT in Education context)
Digital Literacy/Productivity Tools
UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
Partners in Learning Professional Development
Community and Collaboration
Partners in Learning Network• Global community of
educators and school leaders
• Thousands of educator created tutorials and learning activities
• Participate in discussion groups
• Earn badges for professional development achievements
www.pil-network.com
• Organizations
• NGOs• Commercial
Providers• Non-profits
• Independent Consultants
• Affiliate employees
• Education System Trainers
• Primary role may be classroom educator
• Has formal role as peer coach
Next steps1. Download the hand-out available here
2. Register and profile on www.pil-network.com
3. Fill out application and accept terms & conditions www.piltrainer.com
4. Attend webcast series: April 18, 25, May 25. Become a Partners in Learning Training Provider!
Objective Yes No
Review research on professional development and implications for trainers.
Discover professional development assets to create new or supplement your current programs.
An overview of Level 100, 200, and 300 professional development offers
Learn how to become a Partners in Learning Training Provider
Did we meet our objectives?
“The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other one somewhat higher.”Thomas Henry Huxley