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Consortium
By
Marissa Hardy, Alyssa Oliver, Kelly Rockey and
Karen Zavala
The Impact of Emerging Technology in K-12 Education
Key Trends
Accelerating
Technology Adoption
Relevance
Places the learner at the center.
FOCUS: Engages students/ effective learning
FACT: Promotes achievements in reading and
writing.
Especially for disadvantaged students.
collaborative learning
approaches
Mid-term Impact trends: online collaborative
learning communities.
Peer to peer
Peer to teacher
Across the disciplines( I.e. math and science/ arts)
Trends
E-books: 60% US schools utilize them.
Use of Google classroom mobile app.
Teachers now collaborating with schools around
the globe.
Relevance-long term
Students retain more information when they are
learning in a collaborative setting.
They own their learning.
They communicate to solve a problem.
Relevance
Edutopia:
These are the three learning structures that are
crucial and supported in a non-traditional setting for
todays successful 21st century learner.
Critical thinking
Collaboration: intra/ inter/ intra
Knowledge retention
Significant Challenges
Impeding
Technology Adoption
Integrating
Technology in
Teacher Education
Inadequate training in credential
programs
Inservice trainings focus on the device
Too few technology support staff
Teachers attitudes toward incorporating technology
Relevance
Digital literacy is a key skill needed
Not yet the norm in education
It is not about tools, but a way of thinking
Students need digital literacy competence
Teachers are the link
Rethinking
Roles
of
Teachers
Relevance:
Teachers CURRENTLY feeling shift
Leadership needs to be:
In-tune with teachers and shift
Problem solve with stakeholders
Overview:
Important Developments
in
Educational Technology
Makerspaces
Community-oriented workshops
to share, explore and create
Technological and analog tools available
DIY - construct tangible products
Startup accelerators for the community
Implications for
Makerspaces
in Education
Engages learners in a creative way
High-order problem solving
Hands-on learning in design and construction
Encourage students and teachers to act on their
ideas
Explore design from start to finish
Skillsets learned have real world value
Relevance of Using
Makerspaces in Education
Inspire confidence in students
Learn entrepreneurial skills
Prepare students to enter a rapidly advancing
workforce
Empower students to change communities
Skills applied to solving local problems
Adaptive Learning
Technologies
A movement to customize learning
Software adapts to the learner
Best in online learning or hybrid environments
Behavioral data collected
Goal is efficient intervention and retention of info
Implications
Educators learning curve
Shift in lessons-reverse classrooms
Relevance
Research and pilot programs
Government mandates drive the development
China...perception this will manage large classes
Gaming format
College classes
Digital Badges
Microcredits
Gold Stars and Boy Scouts
National Movement, Badge Alliance
Chicago city-wide
University credit
Relevance
College readiness
MyPD
Soft skills
Closing
thought: The
real problem is
not whether
machines
think , but
whether men
do. -B.F. Skinner