21 C in the Classroom
Pensacola Catholic
21st Century Skills
‘All Change is Sweet’ Aristotle
Students - Nothing we do on behalf of
students is wasted. Garrison Keillor
Catholic Schools for the 21st Century
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Bring your faith to the digital world. Youth have
"an almost spontaneous affinity" for using the
new means of communication.
 "New Technologies, New Relationships:
Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and
Friendship.”
The Pontiff called these new technologies a
true "gift to humanity. We should use them to
promote human understanding and solidarity.
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Notre Dame Study
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Academics
Professional Development
Support of Broader Community
User Name and Password?
Agenda
 View Examples of Implementation of 21st Century Learning in
Catholic Schools
 Hear from innovative educators leading the way with uses of
21st Century learning
 Look at Tools and Lessons Used
 New Forms of Assessment
 Talk about Next Steps
4 C’s of 21st Century Skills
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C
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Jim Meredith, Archbishop Ryan
 Leadership and Learning for the Future
 Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs, Teacher
Twitter
 Social media, communicating in 140 characters or less
 For students, why?
 To be informed
 To be connected
 To be literate
 To enhance digital footprint
 Advice to students:
 Choose who you follow wisely
 Don’t Tweet recklessly
 Network, communicate, learn
TWITTER
TUESDAY
#arapgov12
#unintendedconsequences
 Student reporters
 Active citizens
 Quiet students have a voice
 A critical Tweet, a critical eye
 Building community digitally
 Better access to me, better access to them
 Is a 3 am Tweet a bad thing?
 Students upset when I miss their 3 am Tweet…
WEB RESOURCES
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http://www.ryanhs.org/files/AFG/2010-AFG-Action_Plan_Technology.pdf
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http://ryanexcellence.pbworks.com/
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http://arcollaborates.ning.com/
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http://tahitibykirra.wetpaint.com/
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http://monacofacts.wetpaint.com/
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http://arapgov.wikispaces.com/
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http://arapgov.pbworks.com/
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http://delicious.com/ARAPGOV
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http://www.ning.com/
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http://twitter.com/
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http://www.glogster.com/
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http://secondlife.com/?v=1.1
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http://www.facebook.com/
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http://www.wordle.net/
Sister Geralyn
Web 2.0 World
 Sr. Geralyn, Harrisburg
Diocese, Pennsylvania
 Web 2.0 is all about
collaboration. Everybody is
important, has a voice and
adds to everybody else’s
learning.
How Do You Learn
 Think back to your elementary school
days  How did you learn? What were the tools?
Who viewed your work?
 Look at now  How do children today learn? What are
the tools? Who can view the work and
how?
 THE CONNECTED EDUCATOR
Professional
Development
for the
21st
 THE
CONNECTED EDUCATOR
Century
Gene Carboni
 Business/Tec
hnology
 Professional
Learning and
Networks
 https://sites.
google.com/
a/fatherjudg
e.com/howto-2-0/home
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Mercy Vocational High
The only catholic, coeducational, vocational high school in the USA!
School
Catherine Glatts
Vice Principal
Director of Technology
Learning Web 2.0 and Success
 Administration support!
 Three years part of archdiocesan Powerful Learning Practices
(PLP)
 MVHS Tech team used the tools we learned about in PLP
 Failed and tried again
 Big success with our Operation Katrina wiki
 Allowed us to share or service learning experience with all back
home
 Continue to use this wiki to document and share
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About Our Tech
 Google school since 2007
 Everyone gets an email address
 Tech team responsible for
training faculty and staff
 Students help
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One-to-One Program
 Began this year with Acer
netbooks
 Netbooks are being used in class!
 English for reading logs using
Google Docs and forms
(created by the teacher)
 Students complete four
sections after two or three
chapters:
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Summary Section, Vocabulary,
Comment Stream,
Comprehensive Questions
 students could earn five points
for
each section based on quality
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One-to-One Program (continued)
 Many teachers now use Edmodo and Quizlet
 Easy to use and FREE
 Edmodo
 Allows your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and
access homework, grades and school notices
 Parent logon available too
 Quizlet
 Flash cards and study game site
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Assessments
 Assessment for Learning
 Image
Project Based Learning
Project Based Learning
 Student Work – Saint Alphonsus School
 Research
 Formulate Questions , More Inquiry
 Research solutions. Create their own.
 Role playing included talks at parent night. Use of wikis, flipcam and
online tools
 The project included activities in mathematics, social studies, writing and
more.
 http://www.scholastic.com/browse/collection.jsp?id=745
Math and Google Docs, Skype
 One to one laptops
 Math Class and Google Docs –
Chemistry and AP Statistics
 Students are using Google Docs to
collaborate and connect via
Google Docs.
 Typical Lesson – Students share
presentation and problem solving
 Teacher Quote – “It has energized
me as a teacher and my students
too. Students know that they can
get what they need when they
need it.”
4 C’s
 Pencil holds a symbolism that is
‘playful, and creative’ for this
artist Hugh McLeod
 What tools do you associate
with creativity today?
 For yourselves?
 For your students?
Laptops/Readers/Smartphones
 Students today are
connected, mobile and
have the world at their
fingertips
Horizon Report 2012
 Mobile Technologies One Year
 Tablet Computing
-Two Years
 Learning Analytics – Two Years
 Gesture Based – Three to Four
 Internet of Things – Four to five
Thank You!
 Nancy Caramanico
 Instructional Technology Specialist
 http://ncara.edublogs.org
 Twitter: www.twitter.com/ncara
 Email: nancycaramanico@gmail.com
Credits
 Pencil Image – Hugh McLeod
 http://www.gapingvoidart.com/pencil-p-2192.html
 Assessment for Learning, Image
http://www.annedavies.com/assessment_for_learning_tr_tjb
.html