Empowering Rural Schools for Tomorrow

EmpoweringRURAL SCHOOLSFOR TOMORROWWisconsin Rural Schools Alliance Nov. 2013 Resources & Digital Handout http://tinyurl.com/WIRuralSchools Katie Morrowteach42morrow.com ONeill Public SchoolONeill, Nebraska OPS 24/7 Learningv2.0 How do you measure success? What can we do now that we couldnt do before? Opened Opportunities Changing ecosystem brings opportunity. Authors Artists Programmers In the last 24 hours on Facebook... ADDED PROFICIENCIES BROKEN DOWN BARRIERS CULTIVATED A CULTURE OF PRIDE How did we do it? Our process Access 24/7 Access Choice in Device We need to move beyond the idea that an education is something that is provided for us, and toward the idea that an education is something that we create for ourselves. ~Stephen Downes Student Choice & Involvement Bottom-up Meet Addie Creators, not just Consumers of Content 24 Community Commercials and Public Service Announcements 25 4th Grade Nebraska History The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows. ~Sydney J. Harris Community of Learners Community Break down classroom walls iTunes u courses iBooks Author Publish and Promote OHS YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/user/ONeillPublicSchool Harness the Back Channel Edmodo Socrative iChat Develop and maintain a PLN Twitter Symbaloo Facebook "Learning must be lifelong, life-wide, and available on demand." ~National Educational Technology Plan Do things differently?Do Different Things Challenge Based Learning Real problems.1. Learn together. Do something! 2. 3. http://challengebasedlearning.org Design an app to improve communication on your campus. 41 Transform apathy into engagement Increase recycling in your communityCultural Shift: Disprove a misconception about your generation Make your town more energy efficient Improve the online behaviors of youth in your community Reduce your schools paper waste Increase the percentage of students in your class who stay in school for one more year. Increase the number of healthy food choices served at school (or at home). Change a policy in your school. Create cross-cultural connections in your school and/or community. 42 43 Making a Dierence...CBL is effective in building 21st Century Skills90% of teachers reported significant improvements in twelve key 21st century skill areas CBL Engages Students in LearningOver 75% of students, across every age group, felt they learned more than they expected, worked harder than they normally do, and were part of solving a big problem. 2009 CBL Pilot Report, New Media Consortium; 2011 CBL Implementation Report, New Media Consortium Teachers find CBL engaging, effective, & a good use of time.Over 90% of teachers, across every grade level, felt that CBL was a good use of their limited time and would use it again. 45 nelovesps.org Never stop learning! iPad Action Research English 8 at OHS Video Reflections Reflection: What simple but powerful things can you do to promote technology-impacted learning in your school? Entrust our StudentsShift some of the control Start with the WHYFocus on the verbs, not the nouns Stay in the Question Publish and Share!Transparent learning process Take Responsible RiskCelebrate failure! Be the ChangeSmall steps towards progress Dont Just Do Things Differently... ... Do Different Things Stay hungry. Stay foolish. in a Meaningful WayLeveraging Technology Its about the journey, not the destination.