Teaching and Learning with Technology

1. Teaching and Learning with Technology By the CA-60sVocals-Steve, Piano-Carol, Drums-Ryan, Clarinet-Cathy More

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3. Active Learning • “Active learning…ideally lends itself to a more diverse range of learning styles.” • Bernie Dodge • According to Howard Gardner, children exhibit different learning styles (Multiple Intelligences). • Howard Gardner More

4. Active Learning • Our student profiles present students with individual learning styles. Active learners read, write, discuss, listen, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate. These profiles show how active learning is manifested in various ways. We believe the most important part of active learning is being engaged in higher level thinking. More Back

5. Active Learning • Active learning is when students reach high level thinking skills, this occurs when students are actively engaged and motivated. Therefore, each student will reach high levels of engagement and motivation when learning is connected to their dominate intelligence(s)/learning style(s). Back

6. Culture for Learning • Student-centered • Students create classroom rules • Safe to ask questions • Safe to make mistakes • Understanding diverse cultures and socio-economic status of students • Discussion • Making connections to the broader community More

7. Student Learning and Thinking • Assessment-centered • Participation • Artifacts/Representations • Assessments/Formative and Summative • Feedback and discussion • Students ask questions More Back

8. Instructional Materials to Support Learning • Knowledge-centered • Curriculum • Materials supporting active learning • Collaborative/Cooperative activities • Authentic/Problem Based • Real-World connections Back

9. Steve Carol Visual/Spatial Intrapersonal Ryan Cathy Back Logical/Mathematical Interpersonal

10. Social Learning • Out of school/community learning is often socially shared through interconnections with individuals. • Scaffolding builds on students’ prior knowledge derived from the culture around them. • Another way students learn is through apprenticeship activities that call for authentic problem solving in settings that are familiar to the student. • Constructivists models focus on students’ problem solving by offering a rich environment of various resources, e.g. encyclopedias and computers. More

11. Social Learning • Community-centered classrooms are those in which students and teachers feel connected to the larger community including homes, businesses, nations and the world. • Cooperative and collaborative learning emphasizing working in groups to solve problems. • Learning through exploration offers authentic experiential learning. Back

12. STUDENT PROFILE (Steve is a Learning Disabled student who struggles with social interaction. His dominant learning style is Visual/Spatial.) Name: Steve Grade Level:5th GradeTeacher: Mr. Yadav Room #: 122 Steve as an Active Learner Artifacts:How is a storyboard a tool for thinking? How is a storyboard important to the learner? Technologies:How is Kid Pix a tool for thinking?How is Kid Pix important for the learner?

13. STUDENT PROFILE (Carol is Caldean and from recently from Iraq. She is not fluent in the English language at this time. The is a student in the ESL program. Her dominant learning style is Intrapersonal.) Name: Carol Grade Level:5th GradeTeacher: Mr. Yadav Room #: 122 Carol as an Active Learner Artifacts:How is a journal a tool for thinking? How is a journal important to the learner? Technologies:How is Storybook Weaver a tool for thinking?How is Storybook Weaver important for the learner?

14. STUDENT PROFILE (Ryan is a mathematical/logical and inquisitive student who is a part of the Gifted and Talented Program.) Name: Ryan Grade Level:5th GradeTeacher: Mr. Yadav Room #: 122 Ryan as an Active Learner Artifacts:How is a graph a tool for thinking? How is a graph important to the learner? Technologies:How is Microsoft Excel a tool for thinking?How is Microsoft Excel important for the learner?

15. STUDENT PROFILE (Cathy is a social butterfly. She makes friends easily and is comfortable in group discussions. Her dominant learning style is Interpersonal.) Name: Cathy Grade Level:5th GradeTeacher: Mr. Yadav Room #: 122 Cathy as an Active Learner Artifacts:How is an oral retelling a tool for thinking? How is an oral retelling important to the learner? Technologies:How is an audio recording a tool for thinking?How is an audio recording important for the learner?

16. Steve is engaged in learning when the activities involve pictures, drawing and using manipulatives. He is motivated by individual activities rather than cooperative learning activities. Steve as an active learner: Back

17. Carol is engaged when using the Rosetta Stone computer program which is an English language tutorial that helps her to evaluate and analyze speech patterns. Carol is motivated when working individually at her own pace. Carol as an active learner: Back

18. Ryan participates often in classroom discussions. Ryan is motivated by patterned activities. Ryan is engaged by sharing his learning with others. Ryan as an active learner: Back

19. Cathy is engaged during discussions and when material is presented orally. Cathy is motivated when working in cooperative and collaborative learning. Cathy as an active learner: Back

20. How are graphs a tool for thinking? • Graphs help the student compare and contrast information in different ways by using a visual representation. • Graphs can isolate the critical information of the represented world, while ignoring other, more irrelevant information. • Graphs can be appropriate for certain tasks. They can, “enhance the ability to make judgments, to discover relevant regularities and structures”(Norman). Back

21. How are graphs important to the learner? • Graphs help Ryan see at the information in a logical and way. • Some graphs such as bar graphs can help Ryan clarify his ideas, while other graphs such as pie charts can show Ryan information in a way that compares the parts of a whole. These representations help Ryan develop other areas of his intelligence, besides the logical intelligence. Back

22. How is graphing with Microsoft Excel a tool for thinking? • Excel is a spreadsheet program that allows students to enter information and view it as a graph. • The student can also choose from several types of graphs or charts to view. • Excel allows access to an infinite number of graphs in a short amount of time. It simplifies the process by generating the graphs, thus allowing user more time to reflect and analyze and the product. Back

23. How is graphing with Microsoft Excel is important to the learner? • The logical/mathematical learner is able to make new understandings of data by viewing the data in graphs as opposed to the numerical representations. • Graphs & charts can make a learner think differently about data, by organizing and displaying the data in different forms. • Bar graphs are suitable for make comparisons among data. Line graphs are suitable for showing change over time. Circle graphs are suitable for showing data that are parts of a whole. Back

24. How is a storyboard a tool for thinking? • A storyboard helps the student organize the content and concepts of the material being taught by providing frames to sequence events. It helps the student break a concept down into logical small sections. • A storyboard also guides in the visualization of the material to the student because the student can see the concepts. The student represents their understanding through pictures. Back

25. How is a storyboard important to Steve? • The storyboard allows Steve to respond to questions regarding the text in a nontraditional way. He can show his response with pictures instead of in sentence form. He is able to plan out his answers in a sequential way. • It gives him confidence to participate in classroom discussions through the use of his representations. Back

26. How is Kid Pix a tool for thinking? • Kid Pix is a multimedia authoring and presentation tool. • It allows a student to create a storyboard to illustrate concepts learned.Students can represent ideas through pictures and concept maps. • It allows students to simplify the task of making storyboards by providing an archive of graphics and separate slides for each concept. Back

27. How is Kid Pix important for Steve? • Kid Pix allows Steve to represent his understanding of concepts in an easy to use and creative way. • Steve is engaged in his learning when using Kid Pix because he is motivated when he is involved in representing his ideas through pictures. Back

28. How is oral retelling a tool for thinking? • Oral retelling helps to show comprehension of story sequence and structure in a social structure. Spoken language provides a scaffold to support a transition to written expression. • Oral retelling increases comprehension and assists students to remember what they have read. Oral retelling is a social way of developing literacy. Back

29. How is oral retelling important to the learner? • Oral retelling gives Cathy a social way to convey understanding of story elements. • The learner is better able to organize and comprehend information through oral retellings. Back

30. How is the ability to use voice recording a retelling tool for thinking? • The ability to include voice in a PowerPoint presentation allows for editing of the oral artifact. • A student can check their own understanding of a story by listening to the recording and edit their retelling as needed. • The affordance of this technology is that it makes the task of combining voice with pictures easier. It allows the student to create a representation of the understanding of a story and then communicate that understanding. Back

31. How is the ability to use voice recording of a retelling important to the learner? • This ability provides another avenue for comprehension as students have a visual (through the PowerPoint) to go along with an oral retelling. • It also provide motivation as students can hear their own voice through the technology. Back

32. How is journal writing a tool for thinking? • Journaling provides for a continuous flow of focused concentration necessary for reflective learning. • Journaling aids in reflective thought which supports comparison, exploration and problem solving. • Journaling motivates thinking by seeing ideas in concrete format which supports cognition. • Journaling supplies direct engagement of the learner, in sorting out experiences, solving problems and consider varying perspectives. Back

33. How is journal writing important to Carol? • It provides an organized structure for comparison, contrast, and exploration. • It is used as a communicative and collaborative tool for exchange of ideas through journal swapping. • It is helpful in peer and teacher feedback through reframing thoughts. • Journaling helps Carol witness her academic and personal growth by reading past entries. Back

34. How is Storybook Weaver a tool for thinking? • Storybook Weaver allows the learner to fine tune and reflect on writing structure. • Storybook Weaver’s visual representations help to clarify language into concrete objects that facilitate deeper understanding. • Storybook Weaver allows the learner to easily put their thoughts in a printed format. Back

35. How is Storybook Weaver a learning tool for Carol? • Storybook Weaver is an open-ended writing tool that allows Carol to communicate clearly with peers. • Ideas written in this format allow Carol to represent her large reservoir of knowledge • Used to write and illustrate stories depicting her storyline. • Used enhance vocabulary by associating a word with pictures. Back

36. Value of Teachers as Researchers • A sense of history in schools in which they work—a sense of place. • A understanding of staff and students. • Awareness of rich resource base. • A natural sense of scope and sequence. • A trained problem-solver mind. • Always prepared for a wider range of cultures, abilities, and talents in classrooms. More

37. Three key attributes that teachers have: • A recognition that one has a lot to learn from students and community. • An approach to learning with a sense of inquiry--i.e. framing questions about students that guide one’s teaching. • A willingness to share their story. Back