Starting A 21st Century Learning Environment On A limited (Or No) Budget, A ISTE 2018 Presentation

Presented by Richard Styner

1. Introduction - Present a short overview of content and share link to presentation used in workshop. (10 minutes)
2. Participant Input - Share link to Padlet that allows attendees to input their ideas for creating a “21st Century” learning environment. (10 minutes)
3. Giving Students Choices - Discuss the meaning of a 21st Century learning environment and how it is different from traditional classrooms and the inherent advantages to student learning from this environment. (15 minutes)
4. Presenter will present student and teacher examples of the following classroom techniques: Get rid of your big teacher’s desk, do projects, getting tablets (or BYOD), Blogging to increase collaboration, Finding sister classrooms abroad with the #mysteryskype tag in twitter, and make ‘creativity part of every rubric. Demonstration of how to use some of these techniques will also be included. (40 minutes)
5. Closing - Review the Padlet of ideas from the attendees and answer any questions. Ask participants to add what activities and ideas they will use in their classrooms. (10 minutes)
6. Workshop Evaluation from ISTE (5 minutes)