Beyond Using an iPad - Transforming Pedagogy and Learning Spaces
- 1. Beyond using an iPad – Transforming pedagogy and learning spaces Nathalie Lemelin, Director of Innovations in Teaching & Learning Nathalie Simard, Grade 3 French teacher, Integration Specialist Michele Owen, Grade 7-8 English teacher, Integration Specialist Lower Canada College, Montréal, Canada November 17, 2015
- 2. Our milieu
- 3. Reproduced with the permission of the authors: tpack model mishra and koehler 2006
- 8. - Alan November "We have inherited an organizational structure in which the teacher owns and manages the learning. This industrial model underestimates the natural curiosity of students to direct their own learning."
- 9. Nathalie Simard Grade 3 - Project-Based Learning - Transformed her classroom space
- 10. Action research in 2013-2014 Our objective: Finding out if my students were learning more with technology one group with one group without (journals, post-tests, observations, interview, etc.) -Results of this research: changes in my pedagogy
- 11. -Interactivity -Collaboration Communication -Autonomy -Creativity -Critical thinking (reflexions)
- 12. -Autonomy (search by themselves, find themselves) -Give freedom (they decide) -Make them create and think -Give opportunities to talk, to collaborate -Differentiation (stronger and weaker) - Requires strong organization Big topic to research + Centers proposed by the teacher
- 13. Gave space to my students where they can be engaged and learn in action -High tables (standing up) -Low tables (work on their knees) -Collaborative tables -Balls and « moving » chairs -Four low white boards (collaborative work)
- 14. -Concentration corner (individual) -Creative and arts corner (long table) -Technology corner (iPad, Green blinds) -Relaxing corner (books and couches) -Materials needed are always available
- 15. Use of technology + Projects based learning + Appropriate learning environnement = Significants learning and engaged students
- 16. How that works every day? -What do you know? -What do you want to know? -List of projects -Centers are mandatory, others not -All the competencies -Choices for the students (order, team, oral presentation, etc.) -Google doc for daily check in -Google doc to register (oral) -Alone or by team -Always projects to put them in action
- 17. -List of appointments on the board -Give-me-six! and 3-3-3 -Mini-me’s -Traditional teaching (clinics) -Traditional spelling tests, but at their own rhythm and level -Organize EXPOS to show WHAT WE NOW KNOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ivhJYGz5CI
- 19. Michele Owen Grade 7-8 English - Making learning visible - Transformed classroom with IdeaPaint - Later with mobile furniture
- 20. Prior to 2014 Communicate Share Collaborate Create • Smartboards • Two whiteboards • 1:1 computers • Large desks • Projector at front of room • Door creating division • Computer used for word processing and big projects
- 21. December 2013 Teacher iPad - students still with 1:1 computer • A lot more mobile • Screenshots • Pictures (camera) • Cloud (Google Drive)
- 22. September 2014 Grade 7 - iPads Grade 8 - Macbook • Short creation • Pictures • Pen and paper • Demonstrate their learning in multiple ways • No easy camera or video built in • Hard to move around • Recording more difficult • Paper and technology not easy • No ability to hand write/sketchnote
- 23. Share Collaborate Communicate Create Independent critical thinkers Meet needs of all students Movement Visible Learning Diversify Assessment December 2014 But needed a change in design
- 24. Classroom Re-design - New Furniture and Idea Paint Increased mobility and movement space for students to collaborate and show their learning/understa March 2015
- 25. Significant Changes to my Teaching and to Student Learning • Students up and moving • Makes learning visible • Collaboration • Easy to scan and see what students are doing • Large area to brainstorm and collect ideas • All students working, engaging with material • Ability to diversify assessment
- 26. Collaborative Brainstorming and Discussion
- 27. Demonstrating Understanding in a Variety of Ways
- 29. "I am a lot more interactive. I like being able to visualize what other people think and see their way of presenting the topic." "I can see the different steps my peers have taken to solve a problem." "I feel more involved when I use the whiteboards. I also like it because I can easily connect and express my ideas with my peers. "It is more active than just sitting and typing on our iPads."
- 31. -Chris Lehmann “Technology should be like oxygen; ubiquitous, necessary and invisible.”
- 33. The pieces in the puzzle Teacher mindset Brain research Training Action Research Sharing best practices Pedagogical intent = Engaged creative learners, critical thinkers, avid collaborators, excellent communicators, curators of knowledge
- 34. Moved from integrating to innovating with technology
- 35. -George Couros “Innovation is not reserved for the few; it is something we will all need to embrace if we are to move forward.”
- 36. Stay in touch: Nathalie Lemelin nlemelin@lcc.ca @nlemelin Michele Owen mowen@lcc.ca @mowen05 Nathalie Simard nathaliesimard@lcc.ca @NSimard3