Judy Barford (EIU) Darin Chambliss (Danville New Tech High School)

1. What Do Teachers Need To Know About Technology:Implications for Teacher Education and Professional Development Judy Barford (EIU) Darin Chambliss (Danville New Tech High School) Lou Conwell (Sandburg Elementary School) Mark Drone (ROE 3) April Flood (EIU) Brian Reid (bdreid2@eiu.edu) Denise Reid (EIU) Terry Sullivan (Shiloh School District) Eastern Central Illinois Technology Conference February 12, 2011

2. Agenda • Welcome and purpose • Start a conversation about technology and learning • Identify hot topics and issues • Find educators interested in pursuing technology and Common Core State Standards • Develop resources to support activity • Short perspectives by panel • Questions/Discussion/Conversation • Next steps

3. Sequence • Judy Barford/Lou Conwell (WOW-Social Studies) • Darin Chambliss (New Tech High School) • Mark Drone (Certification) • April Flood (Language Arts) • Denise Reid (Science) • Terry Sullivan (Technology)

4. What teachers need to know about technology: Implications for teacher education and professional development • Teacher educators can model and convince teachers to be that they will need. . . . • To know and never under-estimate what children can do • Awarenessthat tech is changing the world, how we live, how we learn – • Ability to participate in this world without losing the educator’s franchise; that is the freedom to make curricular and personal decisions in favor of this group of students and in favor of society at large.

5. To feel the edge of the moral and ethical questions involved in ‘digital citizenship’ • To appreciate the difference between using tech for personal networking (so definitive of today’s tech culture) and using tech to support rich curriculum. • A high comfort level putting children to work in pairs or small teams. Work on different specifics. Share in tech presentations. Individuals maintain control and responsibility for their own work. • To be bold in curriculum-based networking – class blogs, Twitter, Skype with the experts.

6. Project WOW! http://www.eiu.edu/~wow We (Mrs. Conwell, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Barford) have recently enjoyed an 11 year partnership, the purpose of which was to put technology in the hands of third graders so that they could create and recreate their learning using tech. tools. Children worked throughout the semester in teams led by EIU social studies methods students. Here are some examples from Project WOW (an acronym that changed depending on the semester theme, such as Wonders of the Wilderness/ Lewis and Clark). Preparing for tech. – photos of concept map creation on paper prior to use of Inspiration, Lincoln/inventions team, sp 09 Write and read for the camera, Margery Stoneham Douglas skit –Everglades, fo9 Select, write, and draw a very important idea – KidPix, L&C 06, Nez Perce, 05, Lakota Sioux Podcast – the essence of literacy – write, read, speak, hear – John Deere, Chandra

7. What teachers need to know about technology: Implications for teacher education and professional development • Teacher educators can model and convince teachers to be that they will need. . . . • To know and never under-estimate what children can do • Awarenessthat tech is changing the world, how we live, how we learn – • Ability to participate in this world without losing the educator’s franchise; that is the freedom to make curricular and personal decisions in favor of this group of students and in favor of society at large.

8. To feel the edge of the moral and ethical questions involved in ‘digital citizenship’ • To appreciate the difference between using tech for personal networking (so definitive of today’s tech culture) and using tech to support rich curriculum. • A high comfort level putting children to work in pairs or small teams. Teams create and share multimedia technology presentations of their projects. • To be bold in curriculum-based networking – class blogs, Twitter, Skype with the experts.

9. Project WOW! http://www.eiu.edu/~wow We (Mrs. Conwell, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Barford) have recently enjoyed an 11 year partnership, the purpose of which was to put technology in the hands of third graders so that they could create and recreate their learning using tech. tools. Children worked throughout the semester in teams led by EIU social studies methods students. Here are some examples from Project WOW (an acronym that changed depending on the semester theme, such as Wonders of the Wilderness/ Lewis and Clark). Preparing for tech. – photos of concept map creation on paper prior to use of Inspiration, Lincoln/inventions team, sp ring 09 Write and read for the flip camera, Click student projects and scroll down to Margery Stoneham Douglas skit –Everglades, fall 09 Select, write, and draw a very important idea – KidPix, Lewis and Clark, spring 06, Nez Perce (or any team), click student work Podcast – the essence of literacy – write, read, speak, hear – John Deere example, or any team

10. Credentials, Licensing and Professional Development Overseen by the Illinois State Certification Board • Certificates • Endorsements • Entitlements • Approvals • Types • Application & Registration • Recertification

11. Licensing • Your certificate is your license to practice in the State of Illinois • To borrow terms from the medical profession, your certificate determines whether you are a "general practitioner" or a "specialist" • You have a professional responsibility to keep your license valid and up-to-date: • Learn to use the Educator Certification System (ECS) at ISBE • Your credentials are visible to the general public • Your credentials are accessible to prospective employers • Fluency with ECS is a required technology skill for teachers

12. Technology in Science • Science Process Skills • Collecting Data • Dispelling Misconceptions https://www2.oakland.edu/secure/sbquiz/ • Research http://www.kidsolr.com/science/page13.html • Communication (Analysis & Conclusions) • Simulations & Virtual Dissection • Professional Development http://learningcenter.nsta.org http://ohiorc.org/for/science/ http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

13. Next Step: Grantseeking • Technology integration • Common Core State Standards • Next Generation Assessments • IL is a governing member of the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) • STEM • Deeper learning competencies • 21st Century Skills (Critical/creative thinking, technology, communication, collaboration) • Curriculum Compacting (a version of DI) • Researched programs (best Practices that have good empirical research that documents their effectiveness on student learning) • Innovation • P-16 Partnerships

14. Possible Elements • Web-based clearinghouse of best practices • Professional Development • Curriculum development • Workshops • Conferences • Summer institutes • Role alike networks • Online support network • Integration into teacher education • P-16 school-based projects

15. Presenters Judy Barford has taught the required technology course for teacher certification candidates at EIU, 1993 to present.  She is a K-5 classroom veteran.  For eleven years her EIU senior social studies methods students mentored teams of third graders through a semester long themed, technology project. Darin Chambliss earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology in 1994 and a Master's Degree in Educational Administration in 2008 from Eastern Illinois University. He became an Assistant Principal at Danville High School in August of 2008. Currently, Mr. Chambliss is in his second year as the Director of Danville New Tech High School, which is a National Observation Site for the New Technology Network of schools. Lou Conwell is an experienced third grade teacher who believes in integrating technology to help enrich student learning. She received a BA from the University of Nebraska and a MA from Eastern Illinois University, A National Board Certified teacher, Lou, recognizes the importance of “No Teacher Left Behind”.

16. Presenters • Mark Drone was a classroom teacher for 22 years (HS Biology-Chemistry-Physics), then joined the Regional Office of Education staff as the technology director in the summer of 1998 and served in that capacity until 2003. He was actively involved in numerous regional, area wide and statewide professional staff development initiatives dealing primarily with integrating educational technology in classrooms. Since 2003, Mark has served as the Assistant Regional Superintendent (2003-2004) and Regional Superintendent of Schools for Bond, Fayette and Effingham Counties (2004-present).  He is the co-founder of Tech-Geeks, an online community of educational technology specialists.  Membership in this community includes hundreds of technologists in Illinois and throughout the United States and abroad.  Mark was a 2010 recipient of the EIU College of Education and Professional Studies Leadership and Service Award.   • April Flood is an assistant professor in the Department of Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle Level Education. She teaches a range of courses, including EDU 2022, Education Technology at Eastern Illinois University.

17. Presenter • Brian Reid has been an elementary classroom teacher, a teacher of the gifted, a special education teacher, prepared special and gifted education teachers, taught education technology and special education technology courses, worked as a researcher and grant writer, project director, directed school partnerships, and served as an associate dean. He teaches the elementary educational technology course for pre-service teachers • Denise Reid has been an assistant professor for twelve years at Eastern Illinois University and has been teaching for thirty-three years. She primarily teaches reading and science methods courses and has taught the elementary educational technology course for pre-service teachers. • Terry Sullivan is the technology coordinator for the Shiloh School District in Hume, IL., and has taught education technology at EIU.

18. References and Sources • 21st Century Knowledge and Skills in Educator Preparation (AACTE and Partnership for 21st Century Skills at http://aacte.org) • National Education Standards for Teachers (www.iste.org) • Illinois Core Technology Standards (http://www.isbe.state.il.us/profprep/pcstandardrules.htm) • Technology Standards Surveys (http://profilerpro.com) • Critical Issues in Technology (http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/te0cont.htm)