September+10


 * Share topics/links:**
 * Is it really all that testing, or is it you?
 * The Secret Recipe to Delivering World Class Lectures
 * Don't post that!: networking etiquette emerges
 * What is the future of teaching?
 * Wired Up: Tuned Out
 * Social Media Revolution
 * Education Needs to be Turned on Its Head


 * Discussion:**
 * Blog entries for today: What themes emerge? What framework is emerging?
 * Google Spreadsheet
 * Wordle

Wordle of The Declaration of Independence
 * How does this emerging framework connect to ideas in the readings for today?


 * New Topic: "21st century education"**

//**Essential Questions:**// 1. How have the purposes of schooling shifted and expanded from the 20th century to the 21st century? 2. How has the meaning of “literacy” shifted and expanded in the 21st century? 3. How has “student,” “teacher,” and “learner” been redefined in the 21st century? 4. How might you apply your knowledge to lesson design for a 21st century classroom teaching and learning environment?

//**Resources: 21st Century Learning**//
 * [|Framework for 21st Century Learning] - along with companion website
 * Rigor Redefined
 * Route 21
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S)
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T)
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS*A)
 * American Association of School Librarians Standards for 21st Century Learners
 * EnGauge 21st Century Skills
 * Technology Integration Matrix
 * Literacy Maps (core content areas)
 * Apple Learning Interchange
 * Transform education? Yes, we must.
 * Fluid Learning
 * Schools Tap 21st Century Skills


 * Education Today and Tomorrow
 * The Future is Now
 * Education in the 21st Century
 * A View of 21st Century Learners
 * 3_Steps for 21st Century Learning
 * Web 2.0: The Machine is Us/ing Us
 * We Think
 * Did You Wonder
 * A Vision of K-12 Students Today
 * 1620
 * The Millennials are Coming
 * DISCOVER: Information Literacy
 * Changing to Learn; Learning to Change
 * Change is Good
 * The Future of Education
 * Videos of classrooms - 21st century skills - Edutopia
 * New Media Literacies


 * Readings for today:**
 * [|Horizon K-12 Report]
 * [|Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project] (particularly the //Introduction// and //Conclusion and Implications//)
 * [|Pew Internet and American Life Project]
 * [|How People Learn - Executive Summary]
 * [|The New Literacy]
 * [|Flickr - Great Quotes about Learning and Change]


 * For Thursday, September 17**


 * Blog post for next class:** After reading and viewing the resources above, develop a blog post that answers one of the essential questions above. How does what you have learned add to your framework for good teaching and learning? What is the role of technology in good teaching and learning? Please complete this by **Monday evening** so we can //all read them before next Thursday's class.// Here is a [|rubric] for blogging. REFLECTION is key. Good writing is important, too. Length is whatever works best for you and the story you want to tell. You may also choose to use the Discussion Forum in Blackboard if you'd like.


 * Readings for next class:**
 * Introduction: The New Science of Learning - from //Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (2006)//
 * Conclusion: The Schools of the Future - by K. Sawyer from //Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (2006)//

Scan the Future of Education Ning. Is there anything here you find particularly interesting? View the presentation on KnowledgeWorks Foundation 2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning]. Also become familiar with the interactive map. Our topic next week will be focused on these resources and the readings for next week.


 * Post**, if you'd like, any interesting articles, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the September 17 page.

If you haven't done so already, **order the text** from [|Amazon] or some other bookseller. We won't use this until later in September, so no problem putting this off. Jonassen, D., Howland, J., Marra, R.M., & Crismond, D. (2007). [|Meaningful learning with technology] //(3rd ed.)//. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.

** Next Meeting: Thursday, September 17 - 4:00-7:00 PM New Topic: Future of Education**