NECC
2005
Make Teaching—
Not Technology—
More Engaging,
Enchanting, and
Interactive
Christopher Moersch, Ed.D.
National Business Education Alliance
How to Conduct an
EXtreme
Technology
Makeover
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 Move Instruction From Here…
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 To Here…
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 Levels of Technology Implementation
 Level 0
 Level 1
 Level 2
 Level 3
 Level 4a
 Level 4b
 Level 5
 Level 6
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Non-Use
Awareness
Exploration
Infusion
Integration: Mechanical
Integration: Routine
Expansion
Refinement
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 Lesson Plan Bio –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
And They Came to the Streets
That Were Paved With Gold
Level 2
Middle school social studies
WebQuest that introduces
students to Chinese immigrants
in California during the 19th
Century
Students record their research
summaries into a Powerpoint or
HyperStudio presentation
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 And They Came to the Streets That Were Paved
with Gold
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 Makeover Details –
And They Came to the Streets That Were Paved
with Gold
This project’s procedures included:
 Culminating Task Augmentation
 Complex Thinking Strategies Lift
 Rubric Treatment
 Carved Instructional Design: EBAM Procedure
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 Before:
 And They
Came to the
Streets That
Were Paved
with Gold
 After:
 New
Student
Survival Kit
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 Lesson Plan Makeover –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
New Student Survival Kit
Level 3
Middle school students make
connections between immigration
patterns in early 20th Century
America and current immigration
patterns in the local community
Students design a survival kit for
new students to use at school
that will aid them in their
successful immersion into the
existing student population
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 Title
 New Student Survival Kit
 Key Web Links:
 Experiential-Based Action Model (EBAM)
http://www.loticonnection.com/ebam.html
 Interactive Graphic Organizers
http://www.workingsimulations.com/graphic_organizer.html
 Survey Monkey
http://www.surveymonkey.com/
 Download New Student Survival Kit
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 Lesson Plan Bio –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
First Names First
Level 2
Students create bar graphs and
find the range and mode of a set
of data; they explore the
relationship of vowels to
consonants in their names
Students demonstrate their
understanding of graph types
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 First Names First
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 Makeover Details –
First Names First
This project’s procedures included:
 Questioning Strategies Surgery
 Lower Order Thinking Reduction
 Relevancy Injections
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 Before:
 First Names
First
 After:
 My Name
First
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 Lesson Plan Makeover –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
My Name First
Level 3
Elementary students generate
hypotheses about their name in
in terms of its popularity during
the last 100 years
Students generate a hypothesis
about a particular name’s
popularity during the past 100
years and provide supporting
details consistent with their
hypothesis
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 Title
 My Name First
 Key Web Links:
 The Baby Name Wizard
http://www.babynamewizard.com/namevoyager/lnv0105.html
 Create a Graph
http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/
 Visit the Baby Name Wizard Website
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 Lesson Plan Bio –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
Full Court Press
Level 0
High school students investigate
the Supreme Court’s role and
function in the federal government
Students write a one-page brief
advising the president on key
factors he should take into
account when making a new
appointment to the Supreme
Court and selecting a new chief
justice
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 Full Court Press
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 Makeover Details –
Full Court Press
This project’s procedures included:
 Relevancy Injection
 Carved Instructional Design: EBAM Procedure
 Higher Order Thinking Transplant
 Technology Implementation Whitening
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 Before:
 Full Court
Press
 After:
 Skateboarding
to the
Supreme
Court
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 Lesson Plan Makeover –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
Skateboarding to the Supreme
Court
Level 4
High school students demonstrate
how political ideology can and
does influence lawmaking;
especially in terms of personal
safety issues
Students present specific
initiatives to the Metro Council that
should be taken in the skate park
based on their understanding of
the judicial system
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 Title
 Skateboarding to the Supreme Court
 Key Web Links:
 Experiential-Based Action Model (EBAM)
http://www.loticonnection.com/ebam.html
 Persuasion Map
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/
 Download Skateboarding to the Supreme Court
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 Lesson Plan Bio –
 Title:
 LoTi Level:
 Summary:
 Culminating
Task:
Electoral Votes
Level 3
Students use the Electoral Vote
Calculator to determine the total
electoral votes for the Republican
and Democratic candidates for
each state
Students will create a political
campaign for the 2008 presidential
election that will bring their party
to the White House based on their
understanding of the Electoral
College, major party platforms,
and current issues
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 Electoral Votes
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 Makeover Details –
Electoral Votes
Task:
 Determine your own makeover details that will
differentiate this task for our student, Loren
Owens
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 Before:
 Electoral
Votes
 After:
 Electoral
Votes
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 Lesson Plan Makeover –
 Title:
 Name:
 Readiness:
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

Electoral Votes
Loren Owens
“B” student who easily gets distracted
Academic strength: written communication
Out-of-the-box thinker
 Interests:
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LOVES all animals; especially horses and dogs
Thrives on the personal connection between her pets and
herself
 Learning Profile:
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Avid reader; especially young adult novels
Very articulate and is very much a group person
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 Reality TV
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 2003-2004 LoTi Results
 The PCU (Personal Computer Use) Intensity
Level of teachers increased from a PCU
Intensity Level 2 in 2001-2002 to a PCU
Intensity Level 4 in 2003-2004
 The CIP (Current Instructional Practices)
Intensity Level remained relatively constant
from 2001-2004
 The predominate LoTi (Level of Technology
Implementation) Level decreased from LoTi
Level 2 (Exploration) in 2001-2002 to LoTi
Level 0 in 2003-2004 (Non-Use)
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 High Stakes Testing
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 Societal Acceptance of Non-Technology Use
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 Ineffective Instructional Leadership
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 Ineffective Instructional Leadership
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 Ambiguous Pedagese
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 Ambiguous Pedagese
 Define the following terms:
 Project-based learning
 Electronic portfolios
 Higher-order thinking (example please)
 Technology integration
 Student-centered learning
 Differentiated instruction (example please)
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 Lack of Vision
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 Lack of Vision
 Rigid with pacing guides
 Whole school reform models
 Emphasis on test-prep versus test motivation
 One-size-fits-all attitude
 Scripted teaching strategies
 Technology as a gadget
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 Makeover Resource Suggestions
 Integrate clearly-defined technology goals with
specific targeted AYP goals tied to NCLB
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 Makeover Resource Suggestions
 Implement Dynamic Instructional Models
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 Implement Dynamic Instructional Models
 Experiential-Based Action Model
 Enrichment Triad Model
 4MAT Model
 Five E Model
 Constructivist Learning Model
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 Makeover Resource Suggestions
 Promote Authentic Assessment Practices
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 Makeover Resource Suggestions
 Provide differentiated professional development
to staff
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 Makeover Resource Suggestions
 Raise the Level of Expectations
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 Makeover Resources
 LoTi Lounge
 http://www.lotilounge.com/
User ID: demo
Password: demo
 I Keep Bookmarks LoTi Schools Page
 http://ww2.ikeepbookmarks.com/lotischools/
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 Makeover Resource Suggestions
 Emphasize higher-level thinking and higherlevel questioning strategies
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 Pursue one great decisive aim with force and
determination – Karl von Clausewitz
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May the LoTi be
with you always
— Chris Moersch
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 Contact Dr. Chris Moersch:
 Office:
 National Business Education Alliance
P.O. Box 2084
Carlsbad, CA 92018-2084
 Email:
 chris@learning-quest.com
 Web:
 http://www.drchrismoersch.com/
 Voice:
 858-245-3746