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Presenter Name :  Nelson Coulter Presenter Affiliation :  Guthrie Common School District

Presenter Name :  Nelson Coulter Presenter Affiliation :  Guthrie Common School District Presenter Title :  Superintendent

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Presenter Name :  Nelson Coulter Presenter Affiliation :  Guthrie Common School District

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  1. Presenter Name:  Nelson Coulter Presenter Affiliation:  Guthrie Common School District Presenter Title:  Superintendent • Session Description (50-words):  Guthrie Common School District has for two years embedded technology integration professional development into the school day, with teachers and students working/learning alongside each other. This session will provide the rationale, agendas used, products developed, and the resulting evaluations. Our goal? To create a culture of learning for ALL at GCSD.

  2. Embedded Technology Integration: PD That Includes Teachers & Students ESC 17 Tech Conference Lubbock, Texas June 2, 2011 9:00 a.m. Lead Learner: Nelson Coulter nelsonwcoulter@gmail.com

  3. Today’s Agenda • Rationale • Agendas • Products • Evaluations

  4. WHY

  5. Technology Adoption Cycles- Vitale (2010) How long it took to reach 50 million users: The telephone = 20 years The Web took = 4 years iPods = 3 years MySpace = 2 years YouTube = 1 year!

  6. Google Knows the Flu- Qualman(2009) Based on observable data from hits on it’s search engine (such as “flu symptoms” or “flu remedies”), Google can effectively predict outbreaks of influenza in various locales about TWO WEEKS ahead of the Center for Disease Control.

  7. Data Worth Considering Facebook data http://www.viralblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/facebook-facts-and-figures.jpg YouTube data http://www.viralblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/youtube_infographic.jpg Twitter data http://www.viralblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/4578304960_599874a485_o.gif

  8. Problem Defining, Problem Solving- Tapscott (2009) In today’s complex environments, specialists and advisors can barely keep pace with defining the problems, let alone craft the solutions.

  9. The 8 Net Generation Norms - Tapscott (2009) • They want freedom in everything they do, from freedom of choice to freedom of expression. • The love to customize, personalize. • They are the new scrutinizers. • They look for corporateintegrity and opennesswhen deciding what to buy and where to work. • They want entertainment and playin their work, education, and social life. • They are the collaboration and relationshipgeneration. • They have a need for speed. • They are innovators.

  10. Seven Principles for Educating the Ne(x)t Generation- Sword & Leggott (2007) • Relinquish authority. • Recast students as teachers, researchers, and producers of knowledge. • Promote collaborative relationships. • Cultivate multiple intelligences. • Foster critical creativity. • Encourage resilience in the face of change. • Craft assignments that look both forward and backwards.

  11. Howard Gardner’s Definition of Intelligence - Christensen, Horn,&Johnson(2008) • The ability to solve problems that one encounters in real life. • The ability to generate new problems to solve. • The ability to make something or offer a service that is valued within one’s culture.

  12. Embedded Tech PD Rationale • Promote a school-wide Culture of Learning • Use technology as a tool (not a toy) • Allow students and teachers to be partners in learning • Leverage hard-to-teach days for meaningful learning • Make technology integration more relevant and meaningful via real-time usage

  13. Tech Camp DaysAgenda Examples http://guthriejags.net/t3/

  14. Campus-Based PD Agenda for campus-based professional development day in which we conduct the session with BOTH faculty and students: Superintendent (importance and certainty of becoming a lifelong learner, continuous improvement) Offsite teacher, through Skype (personal learning, networked learning, informal online learning skills/tools) David McGeary, through Skype (Texas Virtual School Network, statewide and national perspectives, future of formal online learning) Angela Stevens, through Skype (online teacher perspectives, skills/traits of successful online students, making the F2F to online teaching transition) Science teacher/football coach(Google Docs in a blended classroom, transition from paper to digital work) Local resident who has taken several graduate courses online (online student perspectives, trends of post secondary online learning) Social studies teacher (learning report from TCEA conference, topic is still open) Principal (opportunities for online courses in the future, expectations for GCSD students/staff, vision for GCSD) Three of our senior students (student voices, formal and informal learning examples, social networking)

  15. Products:Showcasing Students and Their Work www.guthriejags.net/walkway www.guthriejags.net/robotics http://www.guthriejags.net/district/studenshowcase.php

  16. Evaluations https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEdmWkxEYmFDeEFiTWxOTk13aFRuaHc6MA https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dF9DVFp0dGx1cE4yRlFkczM5WTlORlE6MQ 11/3/10 PD email

  17. The Implementation “Problem”

  18. Questions Got some burning questions? Nelson Coulter nelsonwcoulter@gmail.com

  19. nc’s Contact Info Nelson Coulter nelsonwcoulter@gmail.com (806) 853-7692 nelsonwcoulter.com

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