21 st Century . . . Stuff An Attempt to Talk the Talk that We are Going to Walk

2. 21st Century . . . Stuff An Attempt to Talk the Talk that We are Going to Walk

3. ISB’s Articulation Structure

4. In the end, each course has this . . .

5. Understanding by Design

6. Learning21 @ ISB

7. Where did this come from?

8. New Media Literacies (Jenkins) Play Performance Simulation Appropriation Multitasking Distributed Cognition Collective Intelligence Judgment Transmedia Navigation Networking Negotiation Visualization

10. Learning21@ISB You’ve got to start with some stuff . . .

11. L21 Approaches L21 Approaches, singularly, are vehicles to L21 Skills. Combined, they create an environment that best replicates the way we work and learn.

13. L21 Skills

17. OK, that’s a lot of talking . . . Where’s the walking? And what role does technology play?

18. A few heretical thoughts . . . The 21st Century movement is a learning one, not a tech one. In other words, technology does not simply always equal “21st Century”. Creating a “pull” culture as opposed to a push culture when it comes to getting technology into the game. Technology needs a stronger and more organic rationale. We try to do this by creating system-wide structures and explorations and avoiding the “all that glitters is not gold” debate.

19. IT as Parallel Process We just keep bouncing . . . School IT

20. Strategic Planning and Future Visioning, not IT Plans A public debate about learning . . . Creating a Pull Culture Building it into curriculum design processes Building it into professional standards Technology in support of a compelling rationale, not in support of itself . . . It’s all about CONTEXT for everything. Framing the exploration

21. L21 Explorations . . . Starting from authentic dialogue • Exploration of L21 Skills: September 9 and 16 • Project-Based Learning: October 28 • Integrated Learning: Nov 4 - Dec 2 • Social & Emotional Learning: Dec 9 - Jan 27 • Assessment and L21 Skills: Feb 3 - Mar 10 • Entry Point Articulation: Mar 17 - Apr 21 • Plan and Resource: Apr 28 - May 26 • End Goal • By April, groups (i.e. departments, grade levels, etc.) will have identified: • the L21 element that will serve as their entry point • aspects in units of their existing program that could be relatively easily adapted to good L21 practice • units that have the potential to be redesigned to include new instances of the L21 practice • the capacities members of this group will need to develop in order to be successful • support needed by this group in order to be successful.

23. In Summary . . . Creating pull cultures . . . A culture where technology is expected to be used in the service of something other than itself and will be drawn in, not forced. Avoiding polarizing debates and focus on a big premise The rationale is the changed context, not the tool Avoid “gaping” at the technology Create a broad base of support for the premise and then bring in the appropriate tools Create broad systemic goals and processes based in curriculum and learning, not stand-alone IT plans None of this is new, nor is it rocket science, but the subtle differences can, we believe, make the difference.