Learning+for+the+21st+Century

=CoLearning Network - Learning for the 21st Century= Stevan Kalmon (skalmon@C21L.org) School of Innovation, Denver Public Schools

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A network of people who are making learning happen in the 21st century.

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Panel of teachers who all share different ways they get students collaborating, critical thinking, doing project based/inquiry based learning: Laurie Miller - Brighton Schools - she says she is more of a facilitator establishing targets, clarifying vocabulary, gives the kids ownership of their learning. Her example led the students to discover through collaboration and critical thinking to figure out what the three things living things need for survival.

Susan Fruschetti - Librarian from DPS - focus on the process, decision making, not the tools. http://msfrachetti.wikispaces.com/ - shows her collaborations with different teachers in her building.

[|Seven Strategies of Assessment for Learning] Know target - need to be able to write a really good target (what your objective of the day is) Use examples give descriptive feedback set goals one aspect of learning at a time focused revision - self reflections

Mellisa - St Vrain, LIteracy Teacher shares her work with kids at a school with 90% free and reduced lunch. The kids come with very little vocabulary and she shows how she uses technology to impact their literacy - mayumbatchibanga

Learncreategrow.weebly.com

@http://en.linoit.com/ - cool tool for putting post it notes out to make comments.

Recommends this little booklet for getting started, thinking about 21st century learning - AASL Standards - says it is about a $1 a copy, says it is really easy to get started and use every day. []

123123abcabc,wikispaces.com - this guy gives "wiki badges" for students howing proficiencies in certain areas. They can get a flip video badge, or whatever. What if we use this for teachers?students in library???

Linda - Academy School District 20 - Teaches us about how they are doing professional development. ITES - tech support team at the district level. They meet with all librarians once a month, they rotate a 1/3 of the teachers through tech training each six weeks, then they send folks out to do site training, they provide sub time for collaboration. Gave 1/2 day to librarians, tech person, teacher for backwoards design, collaborate with librarian/tech teacher, create projects. At the end of the year they host a share fair of the projects that were created over the year. 21st century cadre