Teacher Education: Part 2
*This post has been written as part of my professional growth plan through my #ISTE20 scholarship.
Championing Technology Infusion in Techer Preparation
Presenters: Dr. Arlene Borthwick, Dr. Jon Clausen, Dr. Denise Crawford, Dr. Teresa Foulger, Dr. Kevin Graziano, Dr. Liz Kolb, Dr. Michael McVey, Dr. Rob Muller, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Ji Soo Song, Dr. Joseph South, Dr. Debra Sprague, Dr. Jo Williamson
Overview: “This session addresses the complexity of technology infusion from a systems perspective, considering the complexity of teacher preparation as an outcome of teacher candidate, faculty, program, field and unit-level participation. The panelists will share their perspectives of the complexity of technology infusion from an integrated systems view.”
Main Takeaways:
- Systematic change is required in buidings to build capacity for tech infusion
- Preservice teachers require purposeful training to prepare for online teaching
- There are multiple frameworks to scaffold learning to teach with technology (dependent on overall school/divisional goals)
- Partnerships at every level (including pre-K and higher-ed)
- Leadership models to guide change and create sustainable progress
Further Resources:
- 4 Action Steps to Prepare New Teachers to Use Edtech (Sept 21, 2020)
- Online Teacher Preparation Clinical Experiences Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic (Oct 21, 2020)
- Developing Technology Excellence in Teachers Requires Lots of Practice (Nov 24, 2020)
Introducing future educators to emerging technologies through inquiry
Presenters: Jodie Donner, Dr. Sean Leahy
Overview: “Emerging technologies, such as virtual reality, artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things are still enigmatic in teacher preparation programs. Learn how an inquiry project introduces future educators to these technologies through hands-on exploration, research and the creation of a video describing the educational possibilities and implications.“
Main Takeaways:
- Emerging Tech
- 4th Industrial Revolution is a convergence of physical, digital, and biological technolgies have the potential to change what it means to be human
- Dewey
- Learners, not students
- Naural impluses: inquiry, communication, construction, expression
- How can we draw out these impulses and excite them
- Prepare new teachers to:
- investigate and teach with/through/about technology
- evaluate the pros and cons
- identify and mitigate unintended consequences
- prepare for the long arc of the career (30+years)
- Assignment
- The Call
Further Resources:
Tech Tools for Early Learners
Presenters: Janet Corder, Joan Gore
Overview: “There are endless opportunities to use technology in an early childhood classroom — even if you only have one or two devices. Allow your young students to develop their creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills through technology. Get your digital natives ready while individualizing and differentiating in your classroom.”
Main Takeaways:
- Write Reader
- Free (upgrades available), available across devices, book creation & sharing tool
- Students can create their own books with original images/text and upload their own audio to showcase themselves reading their book
- Poetry Machine
- Provides directions, examples, and templates for a variety of styles of poems
- Bingo Baker
- Free (paid version for lifetime access)
- Ready-made bingo cards based on a variety of topics, books, themes, sight-words, etc
- Templates to make your own
- Vocaroo
- Audio recording tool (reading passages, student understanding, etc)
- A QR or URL is created to share out your audio clip
- Classroom Screen
- Digital classroom tools including backgrounds, timers, calendars, dice, stop watch, name generators, sound sensitivities, etc
- Kiddle
- Child-centered search engine
- Image & text-based search to child-appropriate research
- Built-in copyright friendly image searches
- Novel Effect
- A tool you would include on a teacher device
- Follows along with your voice and adds in sound effects to accompany books
- Includes discussion prompts and lesson plans
- Word Wall
- Variety of templates that can be filled with your content and distributed to students
- Crosswords, quizzes, diagrams, etc
- Storyline Online
- Book read-alouds from members of the screen actor’s guild
Further Resources:
The next learning topic on my professional growth plan is “Digital Citizenship”.