Using Technology to changeYour Learning Landscape

Designing your Learning Landscape

Landscape (verb)  to improve the appearance of (an area of land, a highway, etc.), as by planting trees, shrubs, or grass, or altering the contours of the ground

 What tools do educators and students use to landscape in your school community?  What drives your landscaping objectives?

Your Learning Landscape

1. Write down 5 different elements of your learning landscape from the next few slides. 2. Add 2-3 additional elements of your learning landscape to the list. 3. Add a tally mark next to each element when you see evidence of it

 

Bloom's Taxonomy

 

Differentiated Instruction

http://www.caroltomlinson.com  

 

Student Centered Learning

1. Make student more active in acquiring knowledge and skills2. Make the student more aware of what they are doing and

why they are doing it3. Focus on interaction during the learning process4. Focus on transferable skills5. Focus on problem solving (problem based learning)6. Create opportunities for collaborative learning

National Education Technology Standards

 

Marzano's Strategies:Classroom Instruction That Works  

21st Century Skills

http://www.tahomasd.us/SubSite/21centuryschools/Classroom10/ten.html

 

Your Learning Landscape

1. Write down 5 different elements of your learning landscape from the slides you just saw. 2. Add 2-3 additional elements of your learning landscape to the list. 3. Add a tally mark next to each element when you see evidence of it 4. Note additional elements that you might want to add to your learning landscape list.

 

Eisenhower Middle School Kids

 

Teachers and Student Voices

 

Live from St. Albans City School

Inclusion in ways I could not have imagined! Students participating in class even when they can't come to school in Mr. Allen's 6th grade class.

Lesson using Google Doc +  Google Audio Chat  (or Skype)    - 

"What problem are you trying to solve?"

Pesky weeds in your learning landscape?

 

Google Apps as a Digital Lockers

 • Add 24/7 access to the contents

of your locker. • Make the learning tools we use at

school available to you outside of school.

 • Engage more students in group

projects. Allow group collaboration anytime, anywhere.

 • Introduce students to "life long" 

learning and collaboration tools.

Learning Purpose Name: Global Collaboration Center

 Address CIPPA & FERPA User ID:  Locker Number Rights and Responsibility Safety & Ethics Lesson  Agreement of Responsibility

 

Supporting Learning in Science 

 Redesign Part 1:  Laying the Foundation• Learning To Conduct a Scientific Survey• Learning to Use Google Forms

 Redesign Part 2 - Practice Collecting Data• Using the Forms Feature to Collect the Surveys• Taking the Surveys: http://tinyurl.com/6edq5t

 Redesign Part 3 -  Turning Data Into Information• Consumer Product Testing "Weighted Results" 

 Reflection: Lessons Learned

Supporting Learning in SocialStudies

Mock Debate • Collecting and Analyzing

Authentic Data to Structure the Mock Debate

  Mock Election • Infinite Thinking Machine

Blog Post Featuring Election Project

• Mock Election Results  

Supporting Learners with Special Needs• Students inviting their Special Education Case Workers

for anywhere/anytime support• Supporting students organizational needs

calendars, folders, documents in one place• Daily Progress Logs

o  Reading Logs o Writing Fluency Progress

• Built in Tools in Google Docso Dictionaryo Word Counto Readabilityo Thesauruso Translator o Encyclopedia

       

Supporting Learning in Mathematics

• Math Portfolio Problems Using Box Plot  Grade 7 - 8

 • Graphing Exercise

 • Jumping Jacks - Dat

a Over Time

•  • Patterns and

Algebraic Equationso Lesson Plano Templateo Movie

Supporting Learning in Literacy

     Poetry Unit Math Videos Google Books

 

 

Content Process Product

Supporting Learning in Literacy

Supporting the Writing Process       Peer Editing    Revision History    Collaborative Writing (now Synchronous)    Blogging (Authentic Audience)     Marzano Strategies    Scaffolding Research Food Additive ResearchSkim, Scan & Scroll  (Teacher View)

 

Our Research Papers

 

A different way to look at our research

Supporting Learning in Literacy Creating safe private communities     Readers Theater (2nd grade)    Use Google Video to offer private viewing of video     Create parent viewing account for viewing and comments Publishing for Authentic Audience    Book Publishing Buddies (1st grade & 8th grade)      Using Google Presentation as Book Publishing Tool     Student Published Newsletter        Student or Class Multimedia Projects (Differentiated Product)        From Other Tools (Animito,  Glogster,  Photostory, Voice Thread)    Spelling  (Multiple Learning Styles)  

Engaging Students, Parents, & Community

Google Sites• Team USA• Team Triumph•  Blogging from Within Google Sites (Cats in Motion)•  USA Announcements•  Homework Pages (Dynamic Design)

 Blogger:  Mr. Allen's Class BlogUnified Arts BlogPE BlogMr. Smith's Blog    (Math blog )SACS Daily AnnouncementsNotes from Administration

Supporting Project Based Learning

Vermont Bike Trip Projecthttp://sites.google.com/a/stacsvt.org/team-u-s-a/Home/vermont-bike-trip-project Sample Student Pagehttp://sites.google.com/a/stacsvt.org/vt-summer-trip/ Team USA Bank Student Committee Work 

Supporting Instructional Shifts

Learning Communities Using Video to Make Learning Visible    Leadership Symposium Government Committees    examples - Spirit Committee Who's Updating our Site    -note student names    -frequency of post by students 

Instructional Shifts

http://www.youtube.com/user/jtjtc#p/u/28/-3QweWcvnZ8Necap Videos Motivational Speeches

  

Resources

Google Teachers Academy Resources Google Education Community Google for Educators  Classroom 2.0 Group on Google Apps Google Teacher Group

33 Page Guide for using Google in Education