rob clarke, fendalton school the future, change & being professional learners…
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Rob Clarke, Fendalton Schoolwww.fendalton.school.nz/team14/
The future, change &
being professional learners…
Some observations…1. Critical mass = more momentum…
2. IcT’s more about learning than ICT…
3. The technology of change…
4. Reflection is a tool…
5. Importance of constructivist approaches…
6. $ cost $ and speed are limitations…
7. Curriculum design is in our hands…
8. Evidence based practice- technology supported?
9. A new digital divide…>> Reflect
Reflect…Reflect…
What would you do differently?You: Classroom: Team/
School:
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…the deeper our conceptions of
learning the more able we are to
improve learning...
Guy Claxton, quoting from the UK national school improvement
network
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The age of learning…
Immersive, engaging and
creative…
Collaborative and information
rich…
School-home-leisure-work lines
blurred…
Is creation more important
than acquisition?
>> Reflect
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Digital native or great learner?
“Like air and drinking water, being digital will be noticed only by its absence,
not its presence."
Nicholas Negroponte, on the future of ‘being digital’
>> Reflect
Reflect…Reflect…
What is required for the future?
For students and teachers?
ICT - learning - learning-design
What are we doing right now to get what we want?
Live cooking demo…
Some things you could try tomorrow:
•Set up a blog…
•Play with flickr…
•Try podcasting…What are the implications for learning if you
try this?
What are the implications for learning if you don’t?
The challenge of change…
Beliefs… change slowly and stick
Control… using ICT & inquiry
The power of mistakes…
Change takes time- how long?
Move from learn more, to learning better TOWARDS cultivating better learners…
Building Professional excellence…
Decreasing phobias…
Teacher inquirers…
Change the conversations…
Modeling these attributes…
Become a better learner…
“…of all the factors a school can control, it is the quality of the pedagogy that most
directly and powerfully affects the
learning and achievement of
students.”www.plotpd.com
Reflect…Reflect…
Moving beyond today…
Do a brainstorm of the things you'd like to learn…
..how you might go about learning them…
..and prioritise them across next term or over the coming year…
How will you share this learning?
Thanks!
Any feedback you can provide would be greatly appreciated.
References, ideas, downloads and this presentation is available off my class web site:
e: [email protected]: www.fendalton.school.nz/team14/ict/
Two models…
1. Unconscious incompetence
2. Conscious incompetence
3. Conscious competence
4. Unconscious competence
John Holt’s 4 Worlds…
Inside me
Know Directly
Heard About
Possibilities
Reflect…Reflect…
Habits of mind for teachers?
Priority…
How you would improve this aspect when using ICT or
inquiry…What it would look like in your classroom, team or school…
Persisting
Managing Impulsivity
Listening with understanding and empathy
Thinking flexibly
Thinking about thinking
Striving for accuracy and precision
Questioning and posing problems
Applying past knowledge to new situations
Gathering data through all the senses
Thinking and communicating with clarity and precision
Creating, imagining and innovating
Responding with wonderment and awe
Taking responsible risks
Finding humour
Thinking interdependently
Learning continuously
Meet Team 14…
What do teachers need to be great at helping kids in the future?
•In terms of ICT?
•In terms of inquiry teaching skills?