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.
How do we use technology?
• Communicating
• Shopping
• Banking
Photo Credit: andyp uk via Compfight cc
Remember the day?
Photo Credit: Reeding Lessons via Compfight cc
What skills are needed in the 21st century?
• communication
• collaboration
• critical and creative thinking
• problem solving
• informational literacy
• digital citizenship
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
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 classblogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
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 classblogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
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 classblogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
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
Iditarod Project
• Knowledge: Learn the facts about the race
• Skills: Interact with the mushers and share their learning
3rd graders in Mrs. Hamman’s classblogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
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CCJH Students go “CSI” at
Mock Crash Site
Photo Credits: Brian Killgore from AJUSD
Approaches & Falls Far BelowExceeds & Meets
• Knowledge: Memorize Newton’s Laws
• Skills: Students use critical reasoning and apply Newton’s Laws to real world learning
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
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 classblogs.goaj.org/mrshamman
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 classblogs.goaj.org/pcarpent
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
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
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2012-2013 Benchmarks3rd grade bloggers
6 Traits of Writing
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
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