Maurie-conference dinner on Boston Harbour
17 July 2008
Session 5: The Best of Two Worlds-Creating the Environment of 21st Century learning.
Donna Drasch and Rebecca Pilver
This was an introduction to a reading programme that involved students through wikis. Students are introduced to parts of a novel and instructed on how they can comment on these. Discussion is put on a wiki, with clear guidelines about appropriate language etc. Concept of the Interest Foldable Book. This could work well with Year 9 and 10 students. Links can be put in to expand on areas of interest that arise from the novel discussions or subject matter. Interest and involvement increased, but also a noticeable shift in literacy skills and research technique. Programme comes with formative assessment matrixes, lesson plans and resources for teachers. Matrix also to cover skills similar to “key competencies” on student discussion responses, reading comprehension, communication and collaboration.
What is a good discussion response? Lesson on this. Matrix for discussion.
Also a science project “Scientists as Endangered Species”.
www.sblceastconn.org/nutmegbooks2009.htm
Foldables are at :Wiki http://foldables.wikispaces.com
Formative Assessment: www.sblceastconn.org/FormativeAssessmentforStudentDiscussion.pdf
If…Then: www.sblceastconn.org/gooddiscussion.htm
Book Trailer Lesson: www.sblceastconn.org/booktrailers.htm
Conference Dinner-Boston HarbourScience Project Design Template: http://getreal.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/ScientistProjectDesignOutline.pdf
Developers’ Network Wiki: http://scientists.sblc.wikispaces.net
Keynote Address : John Davitt-Setting Learning Free
Humorous presentation on the need to engage students with the tools of 21st Century.
Bostonjohndavitt@mac.com
www.learningscore.org
www.newtools.org
View from Hotel Window-Marriott NewtonSession 6: Alan November :Designing Schools
A fairly general discussion on what needs to be considered before the design process starts.
o Big trends
o Scenarios eg Bird Flu, Courses offered by other learning institutions
o Map of Learning Ecology –natural resources, human resources, organization
Session 7: Blogging –Its Elementary: Liannie McGann
Blogs, social bookmarking, wikis
Introduction on : www.commoncraft.com
Post categories to archive
http://hopeblog.ethink.org.uk
Look at:
www.Diigo.com
www.del.ico.us.com
www.zamzar.com -to take videos from UTube
www.lainiemcgann.com
Session 8: Ewan McIntosh-We’re Adopting One Year Forward
Not a good presentation –rambling discussion of the Scottish system.
This evening we had the conference dinner on a boat out on the Boston Harbour. Very pleasant evening and the harbour reminds me a lot of being out on the Auckland Harbour. Beautiful sunset and views of the city, especially when the lights came up.
Maurie managed to convince a young couple that we had come from NZ and were gate-crashing conferences all around the world. I had to drag him off for another drink and get him to continue taking a lot of pictures of the multitude of passenger jets that continued to fly directly over the boat and land at Logan International Airport.
The food was terrible; the beer expensive, but the harbour ride was worth it. Arrived back around 10.45pm, completed diary for the day.
This conference has been a great introduction to all of the possibilities that IT offers to support teaching and learning. All of the people present are either taking notes on their laptops, palms or mart phones. Many of them certainly seem to be well skilled in using blogs, wikis and a multitude of other programmes that support learning communities and student learning. I think we have some way to catch up in NZ.
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