21st Century Teaching and Learning With INFOhio

1. 21st Century Teaching and Learning With INFOhio Dave Ambrose, INFOhio Communications Specialist SPARCC Fall Conference October 11, 2010 Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

2. Session overview • Inquiry-based learning • 21st Century Learning Commons • ICoach program • Go Further! campaign Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

3. Inquiry-based learning environments • IBL places the student in the center of the learning process. • Inquiry learning is an investigative process that engages students in answering questions, solving real world problems, confronting issues or exploring personal interests. (Pappas and Tepe) • Require resources that are credible, reliable, accurate and authoritative Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

4. National standards supporting IBL Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

5. ODE’s current efforts • Standards revisions • Model curricula • New assessments Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

6. Standards must reflect • College and career readiness – Go Further! With INFOhio campaign • Content and skills • 21st Century Learning Commons • Certified Coach Program (ICoach) • Aligned model curriculum – INFOhio’s Core Collection of Electronic Resources Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

7. ODE’s two development tracks • Ohio revised standards • Science • Social Studies • Common Core • English Language Arts • Mathematics Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

8. Science and Social Studies format Themes Grade Descriptions Topics Strands Content Statements Skills 8

9. Mathematics Common Core Describes the work of mathematically proficient students • Descriptions of mathematical practice (examples) • Reasoning • Problem solving • Standards include • Concepts • Skills Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

10. ELA Common Core • Areas of concentration • Reading • Writing • Speaking and listening • Language • Standards include • Knowledge and skills leading to college and career readiness • Progressions of learning across the grades Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

11. Developing the Model Curriculum ModelCurriculum • Content Elaborations • Expectations for Learning • Content Specific Sections Instructional Strategies and Resources Common Core and State Standards

12. Model Curriculum template Content Elaborations Instructional Strategies and Resources • Expectations for Learning Content Specific Sections

13. Model Curriculum example Inquiry-based Twenty-First Century Skills Global Connections

15. Crosswalk to 2002 standards

16. Ohio core requirements for the Class of 2014 • English Language Arts: 4 units • Mathematics: 4 units • Science: 3 units • Social Studies: 3 units • Fine Arts: 2½ units • Health: ½ unit • Physical Education: ½ unit • Electives: 5 units Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

17. Ohio’s new assessments • High school • College test • Series of end-of-course exams • Senior project • K-8 • Combine reading and writing into a single English Language Arts assessment • Establish three performance levels (instead of five) Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

18. Preparation for new standards: district tasks

19. Creating opportunities to build IBL skills • Alignment of district, building, and classroom goals and strategies: Ohio Improvement Process • Decision framework – data determined needs • Implementation and monitoring – district and building plans • Teacher-based teams • Focus on instructional practices • Ongoing assessments • Interventions designed to meet the needs of every student Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

20. Ohio Improvement Process

21. INFOhio’s Inquiry and Knowledge Building Process

23. INFOhio’s 21st Century Learning Commons A community bringing Web 2.0 tools to Ohio K-12 • 21 Essential Things for 21st Century Success • Professional development opportunities • Learning paths • Discussion forums • Glossary • INFOhio videos Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

25. INFOhio’s 21st Century Learning Commons CEU / Credit options • Individual exploration (no cost) • Local professional development (no cost) • Certificate(s) of completion (cost) • 21st Century Skills Certificate (cost) • Graduate credit (cost) "This ain't your momma's INFOhio.“ Wow. INFOhio has improved quite a bit since I last perused it. -Technology Integration Specialist I am amazed at what's available to Ohio educators/school districts/students and parents. This is an incredible resource! I really hope to influence the team to incorporate INFOhio into the plan. - ARRA 21st Century Technology Grant Coordinator The resources contained in INFOhio are incredible! In a time when school district budgets are being cut, and monies for instructional resources are dwindling, I think that INFOhio is where teachers need to turn. -District Superintendent

26. INFOhio’s ICoach program • Train teachers to use and integrate INFOhio resources • Encourage teachers to develop 21st century instructional strategies through utilizing INFOhio resources • Encourage engaging and relevant learning using the 21st century resources of INFOhio's Learning Commons • Create transformational learning that supports collaboration and use of research-based instructional methods. Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

27. INFOhio’s ICoach program • Create highly-qualified professional development opportunities • Specifically target classroom teachers, school librarians, administrators, technology and curriculum coordinators, and college-level personnel • Use INFOhio’s website and the Learning Commons as effective delivery methods for directed teacher training Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

28. INFOhio’s ICoach program • Provide participants with opportunities to experience the new models and strategies for teaching and learning in introductory workshops using face-to-face and/or Web conferencing tools • Participants will, in turn, become facilitators who will create technology-enabled learning environments for other staff. Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

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30. Go Further! With INFOhio campaign • Supports the transition for students from high school to college • Cooperative project: OhioLINK and INFOhio • INFOhio website pages for • Students • Educators, including librarians Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio

31. Contacting INFOhio… • Mailing address: 35 E. Chestnut, 8th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 • Phone: 614-485-6731 • Toll-free: 877-463-6450 • Fax: 614-752-2940 • E-mail: central@infohio.org • Dave Ambrose: ambrose@infohio.org Developing 21st Century Skills With INFOhio