Hope Nordstrom, Ed.D.

Lipscomb University TETC 2012

Collaborate, Communicate, & Create the Future

The CCSS explicitly call for, and integrate, higher-order thinking skills as a means to achieving career and college readiness for all students.
The CCSS have established widespread consensus around a national baseline for college and career readiness which includes a focus on rigorous core academic content mastery along with competencies like critical thinking, reasoning, communication, and collaboration. The CCSS documents establish critical thinking, reasoning, communication, and media/information/technology in ELA and mathematics as key performance outcomes around which curricula and assessments should be focused. -Partnership for 21st Century Skills (2011)

Todays students need critical thinking and problem-solving skills not just to solve the problems of their current jobs, but to meet the challenges of adapting to our constantly changing workforce. -Ken Kay, CEO of EdLeader21

Dilute content? No, should enrich content learning when integrated Add-on? No, good practice and teaching strategies that should be utilized every day
CCSS? Include increased emphasis on 4Cs, especially critical thinking & communication AP Exams? Redesigned to emphasize critical thinking and problem solving

Curriculum & instruction impact? Deemphasize memorization; increase in project-based learning Professional development? PLCs to collaboratively improve classroom practices Assessments? PARCC emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and applied knowledge; portfolio assessments, performancebased assessments, and capstone projects

Technology? 21st century students must harness technology

Higher education? Building it into curriculum for preservice teachers ELL? Enhance skills and make difficult academic content concepts accessible Students with special needs? ALL students will need the 4Cs to achieve the new global economy; authentic learning to solve real world problems

http://www.tncore.org

Looking at problems in a new way, linking learning across subjects and disciplines One cannot learn well without thinking well Leads students to develop other skills, such as higher level of concentration, deeper analytical abilities, and improved thought processing

Creative thinking skillsproduces & assesses, generates & judges the products of thoughts Communicationexamine, then analyze, interpret, and evaluate it Collaborationinvolves teamwork & cooperation; includes both technology & people from a variety of backgrounds

Sharing thoughts, questions, ideas, and solutions Must be able to analyze & process the overwhelming amount of communication in todays lives Oral and written communication are among the top four skills sought in the workforce

Collaborationworking effectively with diverse teams, accomplish a common goal, & assume shared responsibility
Communication cannot be effective unless the message is received and understood. Interconnectionsolve verbal conflicts, develop friendships

Working together to reach a goal putting talent, expertise, and smarts to work Essential due to the nature of how todays work is accomplished in team (even global teams)

Diversity brings multiple individual and cultural perspectives into the collaboration and generates more knowledge

Trying new approaches to get things done equals innovation and invention Today, creativity and innovation are key drivers in the global economy Daniel Pink, Sir Kenneth Robinson, Howard Gardner, Richard Florida

Innovationsocial component & requires: Adaptability Leadership Teamwork Interpersonal skills

Capacity to innovate is linked to the ability to connect with others through communication & collaboration

Formative assessment Student response tool Collaboration & critical thinking Spontaneous question Pre-set quizzes Alternative apppolleverywhere

Strategies: Ticket out the door Formative assessment Question & answer Self-assessment of learning/knowledge Brainstorming Quizzes

http://www.socrative.com

More for students or personal use Creativity, communication, & collaboration Email notes for storage Alternative-Notability app

Sorting and strategies: Multimedia class notes Metacognition-adding tags to notes Reflective writing Cooperative learning through shared notes Evernote sort optionsplaces

http://www.livebinders.com/play/pl ay/245623

Course management + social networking Communication & collaboration Students can access in a safe place Daily post-agenda, what is expected for them Calendar Ability of students to post resources for the entire class

Small group and strategies: Clear communication Jigsaw in small group, post findings on wall Think-pair-share on wall Discussions Students post questions Differentiation of resources/discussions Learning continues outside of the class period*

Multimedia slideshow
Images Documents Videos

Collaborative comments
Text Voice Video

Free and nothing to download Universal access Integration of visual media Asynchronous Time to process and respond
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn 2vcv5_245f2nkv3g3 (26 Ways to Use VoiceThread in a Classroom)

Promotes equality in discussion Timid students more likely to share One student wont run the show Allows us to... Communicate Collaborate Connect Create

Math:

ELA:

Explain math concept. Show multiple strategies for solving. Analyze graphs.

Reflect and evaluate writing (peer editing). Create digital stories. Make predictions & inferences.

Science:

Social Studies:

Report on an experiment. Draw and describe a process.

Analyze historical documents, photographs, & political cartoons. Debate hot topics & current events. Develop geography project.

Microphone Camera & screen capture Draw or annotate

*Opportunities to demonstrate learning

Any app that allows you to upload an image and add text/drawings on top Skitch connects directly to Evernote Doodle Buddy works well on devices with older operating systems Find a real example of object & take a picture/then label it Make activities more relevant & real-world See the pictures to learn from their understandings & look at reteaching opportunities.

Add audio to visuals Screen casting on an iPad adds both drawings and voice elements Fotobabble EduCreations-Screen casting Alternative tools: PhotoVoice, ShowMe, Explain Everything

A picture is worth a thousand words. Use the cameras on devices for students to capture and explain their learning. Application of learning to world around them. Summarize lesson. Word mapping (on top of image for inspiration) Word identification through annotations

Discuss acute & obtuse angles using real-world examples.

Zite: Use for informational text analysis.

www.fallacyfiles.org Evaluate web resources for validity. Think-O-Meter: Scenarios for critical thinking

Dropbox: File sharing

www.todaysmeet.com Backchannel tool to facilitate communication & collaboration Skype Twitter Futaba audioBoo

PuppetPals HD Video Star

Beatwave Popplet Lite

Sock Puppets

Comic Life ShowMe

Educreations

http://www.p21.org
http://www.appitic.com http://appaday.wikispaces.com

http://www.appsinclass.com
http://tntetc.wikispaces.com

4Cs

Questions? Other ideas?

Hope Nordstrom, Ed.D.

hope.nordstrom@lipscomb.edu @Hope_Nordstrom