Starting A 21st Century Learning Environment On A limited (Or No) Budget, A ISTE 2018 Presentation
Presented by Richard Styner
Summary
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PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES:
The 21st century classroom is a place where students learn by experience and the emphasis is on discovery of new information. Yet some districts have not taken up this cause yet. This presentation is meant to explore ideas where a teacher with limited budget or support can start transforming their classroom to a place where students learn by discovery and experiential activities.
Workshop lessons and activities can be easily replicated in all curriculum areas of K-12 classrooms. Many of the activities are device agnostic and can be used in settings that do not have a technology device for every student or have varying types of equipment.
*Educational or infrastructure challenge/situation: Today's technology tools can provide teachers with the ability to give their students choices when assigning projects. Every student may not have the same access to technology or apps. You will find that student engagement and creativity will increase when students are given the freedom to discovery the content.
*Models employed: The workshop presenter will include student and teacher examples and will demonstrate how to create a 21st century learning environment with some of the tools and techniques presented.
*Lesson plans or instructional activities/strategies employed: During the workshop, several techniques and tools will be demonstrated as well as student and teacher examples of outcomes. Included in the presentation will be methods for teachers to offer students the opportunity to take control of their learning processes. Throughout the workshop, the audience members will be asked to participate in hands-on, meaningful and engaging activities and exercises. Also, methods for differentiating instruction will be discussed, including how to address higher-order skills. Finally, the presenter will include a Padlet for attendee input.
*Evidence of success: The Padlet activity and the questions/comments time slot will be an indication of the success of the workshop. Attendees will have an asked to include which activities and ideas from the workshop will they use in their classrooms.