Authentic Tnstruction and Technology July 2013
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Authentic Instruction and TechnologyJade BallekLearning Consultant – Sun West School DivisionJuly 2013
The Goal(s)
• Design meaningful learning experience • Incorporate interactive learning strategies• Investigate authentic instruction and the role of
technology in supporting instruction• Allow opportunity for you to reflect on what this means for
you, in your school, with your teachers …• And do this all in 60 minutes
• Google Doc• http://tinyurl.com/nzoph7u
What questions do you have about authentic learning and the role of technology in supporting instruction?
Determining Prior Knowledge
• On a scale from 1-5, how would you rate your background knowledge in terms of:
• a. authentic learning
• b. role of technology in supporting learning
• 5 – considerable knowledge• 1 – fairly new to me
What is Authentic Learning?• In Partners: Interview your partner using the questions
provided as a starting point.• Questions:• 1. How might you describe/define authentic learning?• 2. Why might this be considered the most effective way to learn?• 3. What might you see if you walked into a classroom where
“authentic learning” was taking place?• At the signal, reverse roles• Form quartets: Introduce each other and share your partner’s
responses.• As a group, develop generalizations to share with full group.• Full group share:• Strategy: Three Step Interview – template on Google Doc
Defining Authentic Learning
• Question 1: How might you describe/define authentic learning?
• Marilyn Lombardi – • Focuses on real-world, complex problems and their solutions• May use role-playing, problem-based activities, case studies• Involves questioning and critical thinking
Defining Authentic Learning• Lynne Hilt: Powerful Learning Practice• Learning goes deep• Evidence of higher order thinking• Real and substantive conversations – share with authentic
audiences• Personal learning• Autonomy, mastery, purpose, choice, self-direction• 21st century skills integration• Everyone is reflecting, all of the time
• Active, Participatory Learning
What Makes Authentic Learning Effective?
• Question 2: Why might this be considered the most effective way to learn?
• Research says … • Learn to do by doing allows learners make connections
to previous knowledge which leads to real learning(George Siemens and Stephen Downes– connectivism)
An Authentic Classroom
• Question 3. What might you see if you walked into a classroom where “authentic learning” was taking place?
Walk Through Look Fors …
• Inquiry Learning•Problem Based Learning•Project Based Learning•Challenge Learning•Passion Based Learning (20% time)
Personal reflection
• Recap:• What is authentic learning?• Why is it important?• What might this “look like” in the classroom?
Based on our discussions, what role might you have in supporting authentic learning in your school, with your teachers?Has your thinking changed, shifted in a new direction, or been validated as a result of our conversations?
The Role of Technology in an Authentic Learning Environment
• Multiple sources of information• Primary source
documents and digital archives• Simulations• Community of
learners• Experts
Based on your experiences,
how has technology changed the ways in
which we teach?
Strategy: Think Pair Share
Meaningful, Purposeful Use
It is not the technology tool that is important; it is how that tool is used.
Shifting Pedagogy
• "If you're not changing the pedagogy, you won't be improving anything when introducing the technology." - BernaJean Porter
Leading a Successful Shift• What supports might
you need to incorporate authentic learning in your school? • … to ensure the
purposeful use of technology in classrooms?
• Infrastructure• Access to Technology• Managing the
Classroom• Supporting the
“Shift” through Professional Development• Collaborative
OpportunitiesStrategy: Think, Pair, Share
Who in your school has made (or is starting to make) this shift in your school?What role might these educators play in supporting other staff as they begin to create authentic learning environments for their students?
Technology Tools “Smackdown” for the Authentic Classroom
Retrieving Information
Accurate Information
Collaborating/Sharing
Communicating
Communicating/Sharing
A Final Reflection
• How has your thinking changed, shifted in a new direction or been validated as a result of today’s discussion?
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