New Technology and Structures for Engaging Classrooms

New Technology and Structures for Engaging Classrooms

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Trevor Mattea | August 9, 2016trevormattea.com

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Tentative Agenda and Learning Targets

Tentative Agenda

● Introductions and Framing (15 min.)● In-Depth Focus 1 (10 min.)● In-Depth Focus 2 (10 min.)● In-Depth Focus 3 (10 min.)● Takeaways, Final Questions, and Raffle (15 min.)

Learning Targets

● I can identify and explore new classroom technology and structures.

● I can support my partners in identifying and exploring new classroom technology and structures.

New Technology and Structures for Engaging Classrooms

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Defining New Technology and Structures

New technology is a collection of applications and tools that I use in order to organize my classroom materials, foster deeper learning among students, share resources with parents and other teachers, and manage my workload as a teacher. Structures are practices, not necessarily related to projects, that I use throughout the school year to address the same needs.

Brief Introduction to Some New Technology and Structures● Google Forms

○ Create surveys online with Google accounts○ Collect information from students and parents

● Google Slides○ Create presentations online with Google accounts○ Share information with students and parents

New Technology

Classroom Camera● Workshop: Digital Photography for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Students take turns taking pictures and videos to document their school day.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Digital Portfolios● Workshop: Digital Portfolios for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Teachers and students share selections of their work online foster deeper learning, provide an alternative means of assessment, and contribute to their professional community.

● What does it look like?○ 2012-2013 D.P.○ 2013-2014 D.P.○ 2014-2015 D.P.○ 2015-2016 D.P.

● How do I get started?

Google Calendar● Workshop: Google Apps for School-Home Connections● What is it?

○ Teachers post their school schedules and professional obligations to update families and arrange meetings.

● What does it look like?○ 2014-2015 Calendar○ 2015-2016 Calendar○ 2015-2016 Appointments

● How do I get started?

Google Docs● Workshop: Google Drive for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Teachers and students create documents online to share work more easily with families and the professional community.

● What does it look like?○ 2015-2016 Class Meeting Minutes○ 2015-2016 Prewriting for Expository Paragraph○ 2015-2016 Reading Success Criteria

● How do I get started?

Google Drawings● Workshop: Google Drive for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Students create drawings online to show their thinking in a new way and share work more easily with families.

● What does it look like?○ 2015-2016 Mariachi Band Drawing○ 2015-2016 Mariachi Band Drawing○ 2015-2016 Wells Fargo Presentation Drawing

● How do I get started?

Google Forms● Workshop: Google Drive for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Teachers create surveys online collect data and facilitate conversations more easily with families.

● What does it look like?○ 2014-2015 Educational Philosophy Survey○ 2014-2015 Spring Exhibition Survey○ 2015-2016 Weekly Check-In Survey○ 2015-2016 Weekly Feedback Survey

● How do I get started?

Google Sheets● Workshop: Google Drive for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Teachers create spreadsheets online to organize data.● What does it look like?

○ 2015-2016 Student D.R.A. Data○ 2015-2016 Student Usernames and Passwords○ 2015-2016 Weekly Check-In Survey (Results)○ 2015-2016 Weekly Feedback Survey (Results)

● How do I get started?

Google Slides● Workshop: Google Drive for Elementary Classrooms● What is it?

○ Teachers and students create presentations online to share work more easily with families and the professional community.

● What does it look like?○ 2015-2016 Class Meetings○ 2015-2016 Math○ 2015-2016 Reading

● How do I get started?

MailChimp● Website: MailChimp● What is it?

○ Teachers send mass emails to monitor family engagement with classroom news and contribute to the professional community.

● What does it look like?○ October Newsletter for Parents○ October Newsletter for Teachers

● How do I get started?

QuickTime Player● Workshop: Picture and Video Tools for Teachers and Students● What is it?

○ Teachers and students quickly record audio and video to show their thinking in a new way and share work more easily with families.

● What does it look like?○ 2015-2016 Audio Books○ 2015-2016 Student Read Aloud○ 2015-2016 Student Reading Conference

● How do I get started?

TodaysMeet● Website: TodaysMeet● What is it?

○ Teachers create temporary online chat rooms to create a new way for others to share their thinking during professional development meetings.

● What does it look like?○ Our Current TodaysMeet

● How do I get started?

YouTube● Workshop: Google Apps for School-Home Connections● What is it?

○ Teachers upload videos and organize playlists to share work more easily with families and the professional community.

● What does it look like?○ An Ethic of Excellence Book Club○ Enormous Ears: Even More Stories Inspired by Roald Dahl○ Recommended Resources

● How do I get started?

Other New Structures

20% Time Projects● Digital Portfolio Resource: Conferences● What is it?

○ Students spend part of their week working on an independent project that they share with their classmates on a regular basis.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Check-Ins and Feedback● Newsletter Resource: October Newsletter● What is it?

○ Teachers share surveys with students to monitor feelings and feedback on classroom practices on a regular basis.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Class Meetings● Digital Portfolio Resource: Class Meetings● What is it?

○ Teachers facilitate conversations about classroom issues to build community and trust on a regular basis.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Critique● Digital Portfolio Resource: Critique● What is it?

○ Students use the kind, specific, helpful feedback protocol, along with other scaffolds, to improve the quality of their work.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Exemplars and Success Criteria● Classroom Resource: Exemplary Paragraph Binder● What is it?

○ Students reference past work samples and checklists to improve the quality of their own work.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Parent Education and Engagement● Digital Portfolio Resource: Family Meetings● What is it?

○ Teachers invest time and energy into family communication and events to build community and trust and facilitate home support complementing classroom practices on a regular basis.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Restorative Practices and Tribes● Digital Portfolio Resource: Social-Emotional Learning● What is it?

○ Teachers facilitate conversations about classroom issues and activities to repair harm caused by students and build community and trust on a regular basis.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Student-Led Conferences● Digital Portfolio Resource: Conferences● What is it?

○ Teachers host students and parents to explain classroom practices, examine student work, and identify strengths, areas for growth, and next steps on a regular basis.

● What does it look like?● How do I get started?

Takeaways and Final Questions

Takeaways and Final Questions● How do you now intend to use new technology and structures in

your own practice?● What questions do you still have?

● Whenever you are ready, please complete the anonymous Google Form to give me feedback (goo.gl/qHGFH4).

Recommended Reading● Berger, Ron. An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of

Craftmanship with Students. Portsmouth: Heinemann. 2003. Print.

● Costello, Bob. The Restorative Practices Handbook for Teachers, Disciplinarians, and Administrators. Bethlehem: International Institute for Restorative Practices. 2009. Print.

● Hattie, John. Visible Learning and the Science of How We Learn. New York: Routledge. 2013. Kindle.

● Henderson, Anne T. Beyond the Bake Sale: The Essential Guide to Family-School Partnerships. New York: The New Press. 2007. Print.

● Kleon, Austin. Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered. Austin: Workman Publishing Company. 2014. Kindle.