Assignment "compare and contrast"

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Rethinking Computers and Rethinking Computers and InstructionInstruction

In your own words, tell us what In your own words, tell us what does that mean to have 21does that mean to have 21stst Century Skills?Century Skills?

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Preparing Students for the 21Preparing Students for the 21stst Century Century

• Knowledge of Core subjects

• 21st Century Themes

• Learning and Innovation Skills:

• Information, Media, and Technology Skills

• Life and Career Skills

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National Educational Technology Standards National Educational Technology Standards for Studentsfor Students

• Creativity and Innovation

• Communication and Collaboration

• Research and Information Fluency

• Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making

• Digital Citizenship

• Technology Operations and Concepts

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Linking Educational Reform and TechnologyLinking Educational Reform and Technology

• Newmann et al. (2001) found substantial gains for an authentic learning approach in a student-centered environment

• Gains 20% greater than national average • Students in a “teaching to the test approach” scored 25%

less in reading and 22% less in math than national average

Newmann, F. M., Bryk, A. S., & Nagaoka, J. K. (2001). Authentic intellectual work and standardized tests: Conflict or coexistence? Consortium on Chicago School Research. [On-line]. Available: http://www.consortium-chicago.org/publications/pdfs/p0a02.pdf.

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Creating Open-Ended Learning EnvironmentsCreating Open-Ended Learning Environments

• Open-ended learning environments

• Inquiry-based learning

• Problem-based learning

• Project-based learning

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Achieving Collaborative LearningAchieving Collaborative Learning

• The Social Nature of Learning

• Collaborative Versus Traditional Group Learning

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The NTeQ PhilosophyThe NTeQ Philosophy

• The teacher is technologically competent and assumes the roles of designer, manager, and facilitator.

• The student actively engages in the learning process, assumes the role of researcher, and gains technologically competence

• The computer is used as a tool, as it is in the workplace, to enhance learning through the use of real-world data to solve problems.

• The lesson is student-centered, problem-based, and authentic, and technology is an integral component

• The environment incorporates multiple resource-rich activities.

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NTeQ and the TeacherNTeQ and the Teacher

• Teacher uses computer as a learning tool • Teacher is technologically competent • Teacher is designer, facilitator, and classroom

manager

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NTeQ and the StudentNTeQ and the Student

• Student is active learner

• Student is a researcher

• Student gains technological competence

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NTeQ and the ComputerNTeQ and the Computer

• Computer is not the object of study

• Computer is a learning tool

• Computer is integral part of learning

  • Rethinking Computers and Instruction
  • Preparing Students for the 21st Century
  • National Educational Technology Standards for Students
  • Linking Educational Reform and Technology
  • Creating Open-Ended Learning Environments
  • Achieving Collaborative Learning
  • The NTeQ Philosophy
  • NTeQ and the Teacher
  • NTeQ and the Student
  • NTeQ and the Computer