Innovation vs. Invention

Shelee King George

Puget Sound Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology

What’s your invention?Think of an invention that you use

regularly that would impact your life greatly if you had to live without it.

Table Connections

Introduce yourself to your table mates. Share your name and where you

live and workYour current jobThe invention you use regularly

Pleased to meet you!

My past My present My belief in education

In this session… Change Tomorrow’s workforce Innovation vs. invention Technology in the classroom REAL learning tasks

Beyond today – Take action on at least two ideas to promote innovation in the classroom.

Change

What are some big elements of change occurring in the past 30 years?

Table talk

Share

Our Dreams As Educators

What skills do our students need to cope with change?

21st Century Skills: US

Critical Thinking/Problem Solving Written and Oral Communications Teamwork/Collaboration Diversity Information Technology Application Leadership

Real World Example

Bellingham, WA Radio Ad: 104.3 FM

Wanted: Traffic Reporter Assistant

Must have skill with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and graphic manipulation 

Also, must be able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast paced office

environment

Dreams to Reality

Explore the kind of learning needed to prepare students with these skills….

Reaching Our DreamsWhat skills and knowledge do TEACHERS need

to offer this type of learning to their students?

Teachers Need To (ISTE):

Inspire student learning and creativity Design, develop digital age learning

expectations and assessments Model Digital age work and learning Promote and model digital age citizenship Engage in professional growth and leadership

Innovation vs. Invention1. Read the 4 discussions comparing

innovation to invention.

2. Which one helps you clarify the comparison the best?

While I was completing my Masters Degree in Instructional Technology, I was convinced that by helping teachers integrate technology into their lessons (doing the same thing…just with technology) would make the difference.

Langwitches Blog:

http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/06/17/never-was-about-technology-time-to-focus-on-learning/

As a Technology Integration Facilitator … I was convinced that by co-teaching with classroom teachers, we would give students the opportunity to work with different media to extract/ share information and express themselves while not adding to the teacher work load of doing “one more thing”. We used technology tools to engage students and activate THEIR way of thinking and learning while teaching the CURRENT curriculum and that would make the difference.http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/06/17/never-was-about-

technology-time-to-focus-on-learning/

It Never Was About the TechnologyNow, I have arrived at a point in the

process where I believe that it is not (never was) about technology. To make a difference, it has always been about good teaching, reflecting and focusing on (relevant?) student learning.

http://langwitches.org/blog/2009/06/17/never-was-about-technology-time-to-focus-on-learning/

Technology Carousel

Think about the ways students work and the types of activities you include in your lessons.

How can technology add value to or make the work easier for the following learning tasks?

CommunicationCollaborationGathering InformationOrganization of InformationExpression

The Learning Activity Checklist Overview Filter through which we can look at

lessons

A REAL Task

REAL Audience REAL Problem REAL Product

REALTask or not?

Innovate a Traditional Task Groups of 3-4 Choose a recorder Task Template Revise an existing traditional task so

that it meets the 3REALS of engaging tasks.

Post your paper for viewing when done

Wows and Wonders Gallery Walk View and travel as a team Sticky Notes to leave your comments:

Wows for insights gainedWonders for questions you have

Wait for the music signal to move to the next station

Head- Heart- Foot

Personal reflection Share if time

Shelee King George

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