ACTIVELY ENGAGED CLASSROOM =
21ST CENTURY LEARNING
FlipFlop PD Presentation
June 12 and 14, 2012
Stephanie Dixon, Northdale Magnet Academy
Frances Slack, Northdale Magnet Academy
AGENDA
Introduction
 Opening Activity
 10 Strategies to Increase Student Engagement
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 21st
Century Technology-based Tools
 Quad D Moments
Closing Activity
 Q&A
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-------Essential
Question------How do we effectively teach 21st century
learners?
ENGAGE ME!
http://youtu.be/ZokqjjIy77Y
ANTICIPATION GUIDE
ANTICIPATION GUIDES
An anticipation guide is a comprehension
strategy that is used before instruction to
activate students' prior knowledge and build
curiosity about a new topic.
 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/
lesson_images/lesson226/anticipation.pdf
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10 STRATEGIES TO INCREASE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
21ST CENTURY STUDENTS
Credit: David Julian
http://www.edutopia.org/ikids
21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TOOLS
COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH
GOOGLE DOCS
HTTP://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM
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Quick Overview:
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=d
hn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft
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Complete the poll on the following website:
http://tiny.cc/haveyouever
Or scan this QR code with
a QR code scanner app
PRESENT INFORMATION WITH PREZI
HTTP://WWW.PREZI.COM
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http://prezi.com/rfsned
hqmhqa/thoughts-onusing-prezi-as-ateaching-tool/
http://prezi.com/obqzirj
htf-q/web-20-in-theclassroom/
http://prezi.com/grikgk
zucxm-/introducing-thee-portfolio/
USE THE WEB SAFELY WITH SCOOP.IT
HTTP://WWW.SCOOP.IT
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Go to the link above to explore
http://www.scoop.it/t/creating-a-21st-centurylearning-environment
http://www.scoop.it/t/digital-presentations-ineducation
GET CREATIVE WITH PICLIT
HTTP://PICLITS.COM
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Go to the link above:
Choose a photo from the scrolling banner
Drag and drop words from the selection at the bottom of the page.
Or, choose freestyle and write your own words.
Share your creation
Piercing roving eyes, hungry mouths, the pack confidently
moves closer, waiting to strike their prey.
CREATE KNOWLEDGE MODELS
WITH TEXT 2 MIND MAP
HTTP://WWW.TEXT2MINDMAP.COM
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Go to the link above and
create:
 Option A: a mindmap
of your family
structure
 Option B: a mindmap
depicting elements of
a story or literary work
 Option C: a mapmind
describing you
ASSESSING 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGYBASED ACTIVITIES
http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-rubrics.html
Describe what you think is
happening in this visual.
R4- QUAD D ACTIVITIES
C
Student Thinks
D
Student Thinks and Works
•Anchoring Activities
•Portfolio Development
•Learning Contracts
•Assessment/Checking for
Understanding
•WebQuests
A
B
Teacher Works
Student Works
QUAD D WEB RESOURCES
ANCHOR ASSIGNMENTS
 Using Anchor Project-Based Learning Units to Support College ...
 www.rtsd.org/.../Centricity/Domain/31/Anchor_Activities.ppt
PORTFOLIOS
 Flip Book: http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschoolresources/games-tools/flip-book-a-30238.html
 http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/cia/index.php?page=pat_guide
ABC CONTRACTS
 http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/bestpractice/contract/i
ndex.html
 http://images.schoolinsites.com/SiSFiles/Schools/TN/Greenevill
eCity/GreenevilleHigh/Uploads/DocumentsCategories/Document
s/Learning%20Contracts.pdf
WEBQUESTS
 http://www.scoop.it/t/differentiating-instruction
 http://eduscapes.com/sessions/travel/create.htm
 EX: http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/dunnagane/especies/
 http://edweb.sdsu.edu/WebQuest/matrix/9-12-Sci.htm
MORE WEB RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT
 http://www.wncp.ca/media/40539/rethink.pdf
 Formative Assessment Strategies for Every Classroom: An ASCD
Action Tool
Cubing
 http://www.teachertime123.com/2011/08/the-cube-adifferentiated-instruction-lesson-algebra-lesson/
 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_cre
ator/
 http://2differentiate.pbworks.com/w/page/860043/Cubing
VIGNETTES AND DESCREPANT EVENTS
 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/geometry/geo/class.htm
ANTICIPATION GUIDE REVIEW
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Post discussion and sharing
Q & A PAIR SHARE
While you were thinking through the
presentation….
1. Which of the five technology tools are you
planning implement and how will you use it in
your classes?
2. Tell how you will use one of the Quad D
engagement strategies in lessons during the
first semester of fall 2012.
A VISION OF 21ST CENTURY TEACHERS
http://youtu.be/B4g5M06YyVw
SURVEY