The future,
change &
being
professional
learners…
Rob Clarke, Fendalton School
www.fendalton.school.nz/team14/
Some observations…
1. Critical mass = more momentum…
2. IcT’s more about learning than ICT…
3. The technology of change…
4. Reflection is a tool…
5. Importance of constructivist approaches…
6. $ cost $ and speed are limitations…
7. Curriculum design is in our hands…
8. Evidence based practice- technology
supported?
9.
>> Reflect
A new digital divide…
You as a Thinking/
learner pedagog
y
Skills
What would you do
You: differently?
Classroom:
Team/School:
Reflect
…the deeper our
conceptions of
learning the more
able we are to
improve learning...
Guy Claxton,
quoting from the UK national school improvement network
The age of learning…
Immersive, engaging and
creative…
Collaborative and information
rich…
School-home-leisure-work lines
blurred…
Qu
TIFF (Uncom ickTime™ and a
pres
are needed to sed) decompressor
see this pictur
e.
Is creation more important than
>> Reflect
Digital native or great
learner?
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
“Like air and
drinking water,
being digital will be
noticed only by its
absence, not its
presence."
>> Reflect
What is required for the
future?
For students and teachers?
ICT - learning - learning-design
What are we doing right now to get
what we want?
Reflect
Live cooking
demo…
Some things you could try tomorrow:
•Set up a blog…
•Play with flickr…
•Try podcasting…
What are the implications for learning if you try this?
What are the implications for learning if you don’t?
The challenge of change…
Beliefs… change slowly and stick
Control… using ICT & inquiry
The power of mistakes…
Change takes time- how long?
Move from learn more, to learning
better TOWARDS cultivating better
learners…
Building Professional
excellence…
Decreasing phobias…
“…of all the factors a
school can control, it is
Teacher inquirers…
the quality of the
pedagogy that most
Change the conversations…
directly and powerfully
affects the learning and
Modeling these attributes…
achievement of
Become a better learner… students.”
www.plotpd.com
Moving beyond today…
Do a brainstorm of the things you'd like to
learn…
..how you might go about learning them…
..and prioritise them across next term or
over the coming year…
Reflect
How will you share this learning?
Thanks!
Any feedback you can provide would
be greatly appreciated.
References, ideas, downloads and this presentation is
available off my class web site:
e: rob.clarke@fendalton.school.nz
w: www.fendalton.school.nz/team14/ict/
Two models…
John Holt’s 4 Worlds…
1. Unconscious incompetenc
2. Conscious incompetence
3. Conscious competence
Inside
me
Know
Directly
Heard About
Possibilities
4. Unconscious competence
Habits of mind for teachers?
Priority…
Persisting
Managing Impulsivity
Listening with understanding and empathy
Thinking flexibly
Thinking about thinking
Striving for accuracy and precision
Questioning and posing problems
Applying past knowledge to new situations
Gathering data through all the senses
Thinking and communicating with clarity
and precision
Creating, imagining and innovating
Reflect
Responding with wonderment and awe
Taking responsible risks
Finding humour
Thinking interdependently
Learning continuously
How you would improve this
aspect when using ICT or
inquiry…
What it would look like in your
classroom, team or school…
Meet Team 14…
What do teachers need to be great at
helping kids in the future?
•In terms of ICT?
•In terms of inquiry teaching skills?