necc09: Strong Nests, Successful Students: Skills and Strategies for 21st- Century Learning

Strong Nests, Successful Students: Skills and Strategies for 21st- Century Learning
Annette Lamb

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what do we want kids to know, involve deepthinking and creativity

Students write a historical fiction book called That A Man Can Stand by Decatur Discovery Academy Grades 7-8 and publish it on Lulu. worked with local library for promotion community

changing how we communicate

Students read a graphic novel such as Laika by Nick Abadzis and create their own comic using Comic Life exploring the fact and fiction in the book.

new standards
will they challenge and engage you people in meaningful activities an assessments
will they motivate up to beyond the basics and ask high level questions

nurturing compassion & collab
preparing independent learning
promoting a love of leanring
stimulating inquiry and thinking

marry iste + aasl standards = strong nest

real world connections
critical thinking ask students to check facts, eg factcheck.org
personal responsibility have to use tools to develop ethical behavior

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Strategies
focus on designing instruction for immersive learning environments
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Connect to content - see the big picture
be a model
reinvent with tech tools