This sectional at NECC was led by Will Richardson. This was my first time listening to one of his presentationals and I was very impressed! Of all the people I haven't been reading for the past two years, it was Will.
What I thought was so thought provoking about his presentation was how he kept pointing us to a larger picture. Especially in Luthern schools, we get caught up in the details (which are important, but...) that we forget the larger picture of who we are teaching. I don't know where I heard this phrase, but it was echoed several times by Will: "Are you preparing students for your past, or for their future?" It's cool to hear him talk about his own kids and how they are growing up in the 21st century. But more important than the tools is the teacher's ability to reach kids where they are at. Students engage, collaborate, create, and they do that within the context of the technology.
Give it a listen. The statistics are rather mind blowing.
Here is the link for the session wiki
To listen to the sectional podcast: Wes Fryer--Speed of Creativity
Skype notes from a group during the presentation
Just Crazy!
NECC will end for me this afternoon and I've seen some pretty wonderful things and have heard even more! I typed a blog entry for just about every sectional I've been to. Seeing as how they are notes, many of the them might be rather incoherent to the average reader, so when I get home I'll sit down and fill in some of the pieces. That will give me a chance to revisit the sectionals and finally start to process some of what I've learned.
My goal was to blog everyday about something, and I did generate quite a few blogs per day, but nothing that was ready to be published for consumption. I also have about four podcasts of sectionals that I'll be able to release.
More to come!!
If you weren't able to get down to NECC yourself, please plan to join us next year in San Antonio, TX
My goal was to blog everyday about something, and I did generate quite a few blogs per day, but nothing that was ready to be published for consumption. I also have about four podcasts of sectionals that I'll be able to release.
More to come!!
If you weren't able to get down to NECC yourself, please plan to join us next year in San Antonio, TX
NETS Refresh
This morning ISTE "officially" released the new, refreshed NETS standards. As Don Knezek, ISTE CEO suggested, these standards are new guides as we teach students to learn, not just learn to use technology tools. For those of you who have not seen the order and titles of the standards here they are:
Creativity & Innovation
Communication & Collaboration
Research & Information Fluency
Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, & Decision Making
Digital Citizenship
Technology Operations & Concepts
So for the meeting has been a big thank you sectional for those involved with completing the new refresh.
The challenge for Lutheran Schools in the future will be adapting these new standards to help provide leadership for technology and learning development in our schools.
Don't forget to chant, sing, memorize and recite the technology education montra:
"It's not about the technology, it's about the Learning!"
As we put together beginning of the year in-service and sectionals for professional development, may that be our goal as we facilitate professional development and have conversations with our colleagues!
So for the meeting has been a big thank you sectional for those involved with completing the new refresh.
The challenge for Lutheran Schools in the future will be adapting these new standards to help provide leadership for technology and learning development in our schools.
Don't forget to chant, sing, memorize and recite the technology education montra:
"It's not about the technology, it's about the Learning!"
As we put together beginning of the year in-service and sectionals for professional development, may that be our goal as we facilitate professional development and have conversations with our colleagues!
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