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a dynamic department

Published on Nov 30, 2015

This Haiku Deck is about a specific English department and how they should embrace 21st century learning and teaching in a BYOD/blended learning school.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

a dynamic department

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we are fortunate

in many ways
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-to be teachers
-to have great colleagues
-to have access to resources
-to have admin's support

We Have An Opportunity

in our BYOD - blended learning school

blended learning

doesn't mean using computers 100% of the time
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it's about finding a balance

in 21st century teaching methods
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21st Century Teaching is NOT...

  • Command and Control
  • Us versus Them
  • Rote Learning
  • Teacher-Centered
  • Focused Solely on Content

21st Century Learning

  • is student-centered
  • focuses on higher order thinking skills
  • uses technology to engage and enhance
  • involves collaboration and communication
  • prepares students to succeed in the world

What Is Our Foundation?

What are values and principles in our department?

-Taking Risks
-Working Smarter
-Sharing Successes
-Celebrating Failures
-Being Lifelong Learners

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WE bUILD Teams

to engage in dialogue and share ideas 
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Whether you're a course chair
or a course team member everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the team
(and the course)

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We Teach Lessons

Targeting Specific Curriculum Expectations
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EVERYTHING WE TEACH

IS GROUNDED IN THE CURRICULUM
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We Design Assignments

Targeting Overall Curriculum Expectations
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Assignments
-include process
and product
-are authentic
and robust
-involve conversations, observations and products
-connect to the four categories

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For 2014-2015...
each course will have
6 or more assignments with
7 being a suggested maximum

Descriptive feedback needs to be specific, balanced, constructive, and TIMELY

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WE HARNESS THE POWER OF INQUIRY

THROUGH QUESTIONS AND STUDENT-DIRECTED LEARNING
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"Around here, we don't look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

Walt Disney

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