What could today's classroom look like?

 Students use open source tools to write,

communicate and collaborate for an audience greater than one (the teacher).  Students develop

their voices and practice using them to contribute to the classroom, the community, and the world.

 

"The last twenty-five years in technology have been just the warm-up act."  Carly Fiorina

  

How Do We Get There? What does the structure look like?

• laptops for every child ( starting in 5th grade) and teacher   http://www.edutopia.org/adopt-and-adapt

 • personal electronic devices incorporated into classrooms i.e. iPods

and cell phones  • open wireless access in all schools

 • schools work collaboratively with community businesses and

residents to create access points for all community members in public buildings 

 • training for entire school community including parents and

community members 

Most importantly what would it look like when the school community has the technology...  

 • curriculum integrates common

themes  • students study, research, and

analyze issues affecting them • classes collaborate at grade level,

community level, and global level  

Utilizing technology to motivate and engage students...

 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

 Creativity and Innovation

 Communication and Collaboration 

Read Write Web

Collaboration

Motivation

Utilizing technology to motivate and engage

students...

       Authentic 

       Global Audience 

allowing for...

 Instantaneous

reflection and feedback 

Reading Enrichment Academy

Phased in over three years 

The First Year 

• Focus on teachers' professional development to create project based classes that follow a similar structure that integrates technology and 21st Century Skills.

• community out reach to get input and support for the implementation of the academy

• classes fall into three categories o art  and literatureo math, science, technology, & engineeringo languages and world cultures 

                                  

The Reading Enrichment Academy

The Second Year 

• Run the Enrichment Academy with full teacher and student participation.o runs two weeks after traditional school yearo students have choices o classes will be developmentally appropriate and multi-

agedo at end of enrichment session students will demonstrate or

exhibit a final project that shows they successfully incorporated technology and 21st Century skills. 

 

The Reading Enrichment Academy 

The Third Year 

• two sessions    o first after winter breako second after traditional yearo students continue to have choices 

• faculty work in collaboration o across grade levelso across disciplines

• final demonstration increasingly emphasizes 21st century skills

 

 

"One elected official [alone] cannot solve the problems of eight million people, but eight million people networked together can solve one city's problems."  Andrew Rasiej in Thomas Freidman's The World is Flat

Networked together:collaboratingcreatingcommunicatingproblem solving

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