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Tammy Stephens, CEO The Stephens Group

Technology Matters

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Authenticity & Relevance Construction of Knowledge Disciplined Inquiry Value beyond School

Relevant & Applied CurriculumDeep Learning Shallow Learning

Relating key concepts Routine memorizing

Using evidence and developing schema

Following rote procedures

Focus is on growth and understanding

Focus is on the minimum requirements

Intention is to seek meaning for yourself

Intention is to get it done

Social & Emotional Connection

Creativity & Innovation High school graduates in jobs requiring the

highest degree of innovative thinking earn more than 50% more than those in jobs requiring the least innovation.

For college graduates the difference is 135%

Innovation & Creativity Intrinsic motivation is a necessary component

to creativity Extrinsic motivation diminishes or

extinguishes creativity

Real World Tools Connecting to the world Multiple representations of knowledge Augmenting knowledge Collaborative thinking

Traditional Classroom Classroom of the Read/Write Web

Textbook Staggering breadth and depth of content. Open-source type classrooms in which everyone contributes to the curriculum.

School Teachers Knowledge of primary sources such as authors, historians, and researchers.

Do Your Own Work Produce work in collaborative ways for larger audiences.

Lecture Conversation.

Textbooks are more “closed” sources of information

Create own texts from different content providers such as blogs, wikis, websites, discussion groups, and so on. Teachers and students employ the many ways to find information on the web.

Reading as passive and “trusted” process

Active engagement in reading for truth and accuracy.

Paper-based content Electronic learner portfolios.

Text-based writing Write in many different genres

Mastery of content as measured by passing a test

Electronic online portfolios

Handing in assignments Contribute ideas and work to larger body of knowledge that is the web

References: Apple Computers. (2008). Apple Classrooms of

Tomorrow- Today: Learning in the 21st Century. Retrieved September 17, 2009, from http://ali.apple.com/acot2/global/files/ACOT2_Background.pdf.

Villano. (2008). Make it count: Budget crunches are elevating he need for k-12 technology leaders to demonstrative a return on investment. Here's how to ensure you're getting what you pay for. The Journal, 24-30.