Student Learning

1. Student Learning What should students know and be able to do

2. SIGHT SOUND SMELL TASTE TOUCH Brain-based Learning

3. Consequences: Average amount of retention, transfer, and application Learning Activities Kind of Task Lecture5% Student Involvement Reading 10% Audio-Visual 20% Demonstration 30% Discussion Group 50% Active Practice & Real World Application 75% Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 90% Source: Julia Thomason, Ph.D.. Appalachian State University

4. Teachers progress through stages as they learn how to incorporate technology in classroom environments. Stage Examples of what teachers do Entry Learn the basics of using the new technology Adoption Use new technology to support traditional instruction Adaptation Integrate new technology into traditional classroom practice Appropriation Focus on cooperative, project-based, and interdisciplinary work Invention Discover new uses for technology tools

5. Common Recommendations of National Curriculum Reports • LESS • whole-class, teacher-directed instruction, e.g., lecturing • MORE • experiential, inductive, hands-on learning

6. Common Recommendations of National Curriculum Reports • LESS • student passivity: sitting, listening, receiving, and absorbing information • MORE • active learning in the classroom, with all the attendant noise and movement of students doing, talking, and collaborating

7. Common Recommendations of National Curriculum Reports • LESS • prizing and rewarding of silence in the classroom • classroom time devoted to fill-in-the-blank worksheets, dittos, workbook, and other “seatwork” • MORE • emphasis on higher-order thinking;learning a field’s key concepts and principles

8. Common Recommendations of National Curriculum Reports • LESS • student time spent reading textbooks and basal readers • attempt by teachers to thinly “cover” large amounts of material in every subject area • MORE • deep study of a smaller number of topics, so that students internalize the field’s way of inquiry

9. Common Recommendations of National Curriculum Reports • LESS • rote memorization of facts and details • stress on the competition and grades in school • MORE • time devoted to reading whole, original, real books and nonfiction materials

10. BEST PRACTICESTeach with Real Activities that Count • Experiential • Authentic • Holistic • Challenging • Learner-Centered

11. Learn by Trial and Error Democratic Cognitive Collaborative Reflective Social Developmental Constructivist BEST PRACTICESTeach for Use and Retention

12. Technology can... strengthen learning, and assist in developing critical thinking skills that foster problem-solving, communications and sharing of information--skills needed to prepare children for living and working in the 21st century.

13. Research has demonstrated that the introduction of technology to classrooms can significantly increase the potential for learning, especially when it is used to support collaboration, information access, and the expression and representation of students’ thoughts and ideas. Realizing this opportunity for all students, however, requires a broadly conceived approach to educational change that integrates new technologies and curricula with new ideas about learning and teaching, as well as with authentic forms of assessment. Apple Classrooms of Tomorrow

14. Thebiggest barrier to infusing schools with technology isn’t buying the products, it’s giving teachers the knowledge they need to use the products effectively in their classrooms