Tech in ajusd 2
- 1. How is technology used in AJUSD? by Tracy Watanabe This work by Tracy Watanabe is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
- 2. How do we use technology? • Communicating • Shopping • Banking Photo Credit: andyp uk via Compfight cc
- 3. Remember the day? Photo Credit: Reeding Lessons via Compfight cc
- 5. What skills are needed in the 21st century? • communication • collaboration • critical and creative thinking • problem solving • informational literacy • digital citizenship
- 6. Key ideas • How we “do school” has changed, and focusing on 21st century learning skills is the shift taking place • At AJUSD, we are preparing them for 21st century college and career paths • Technology helps students connect learning beyond the four walls of the classroom photo by Tracy Watanabe
- 7. Mystery State Skype • Knowledge: Remember facts about states • Skills: Use the critical reasoning to determine the state, and answer questions about our state 3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
- 8. Virtual Field Trips • Knowledge: Learn facts about places and share to teacher • Skills: Learn about places, go on virtual field trips, and create a video to share their learning with others 5th graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
- 9. Virtual Field Trips • Knowledge: Learn facts about places and share to teacher • Skills: Learn about places, go on virtual field trips, and create a video to share their learning with others 5th graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
- 10. Save the Rhinos • Knowledge: Research about endangered species • Skills: Research, share, raise awareness, and make an impact on the world 3rd graders in Mrs. Moore’s and Mrs. Hamman’s classes
- 11. Iditarod Project • Knowledge: Learn the facts about the race • Skills: Interact with the mushers and share their learning 3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
- 12. 0 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 PretestDemonstrateVelocity Post-TestDemonstrateVelocity PretestNewton’sFirstLaw Post-TestNewton’sFirstLaw PretestNewton’sSecondLaw Post-TestNewton’sSecondLaw PretestNewton’sThirdLaw Post-TestNewton’sThirdLaw PretestGraphing Post-TestGraphing PBL Results 9% 91% 23% 77% 25% 75% 74% 26% 18% 82% 69% 31% 5% 95% 76% 24% 22% 76% 74% 26% CCJH Students go “CSI” at Mock Crash Site Photo Credits: Brian Killgore from AJUSD Approaches & Falls Far Below Exceeds & Meets • Knowledge: Memorize Newton’s Laws • Skills: Students use critical reasoning and apply Newton’s Laws to real world learning
- 13. Blended & Flipped Learning • Knowledge: Learn chemistry facts from teacher • Skills: Apply chemistry through PBL in class and online content AJHS chemistry students spend class time focussed on PBL and content is flipped, coming from an online source
- 14. Blogging about Journey North Mystery Class • Knowledge: Longitude and Latitude affects seasons • Skills: Students use critical reasoning to determine longitude and latitude of others 3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s class blogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
- 15. Blogging about WW2 • Then: Students write for the teacher as the audience • Now: Students write for a global audience and converse in comments 8th graders in Mrs. Carpenter’s class blogs.goaj.org/pcarpent
- 16. Blogging CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. image by Tracy Watanabe, quoting CASTLE research
- 17. Blogging Increases Academic Achievement • Knowledge: Students know how well they learned it when they get their scores • Skills: Students know how well they learned it when they create, share it, and reflect on it; scores reflect the amount of learning 0 0.93 1.85 2.78 3.70 Fall -- Narrative Spring -- Expository 2012-2013 Benchmarks 3rd grade bloggers 6 Traits of Writing
- 18. Key ideas • How we “do school” has changed, and focusing on 21st century learning skills is the shift taking place • At AJUSD, we are preparing them for 21st century college and career paths • Technology helps students connect learning beyond the four walls of the classroom photo by Tracy Watanabe
- 19. Question and Answer What questions do you have? Some rights reserved by milos milosevic