Teaching Digital Citizenship
At Home – At School
Sometimes we need a little guidance to get started. This guide is designed to help parents and educators focus on the important elements of raising good digital citizens. Take a look.
2016 Prince of Peace Faculty, Hoover AL
To My POP Colleagues:
Thank you all for your constant commitment to our growth, to our outcomes, and to each other. Below you will find all the pieces to the puzzle – so far.
Beginning Monday September 26
2016 Fall Session PL Schedule
2016 Invitation to Attend Fall Session Professional Learning
http://www.greetingsisland.com/eInvitation/roqlnifh0nz0
What to Expect during the next five weeks of PL
2016 A Fresh Look at PD – A presentation for POP Teachers
https://reallearning4kids.com/2016/09/17/effective-pd-what-is-it/
Coming Soon! A look at the Three-Year Plan for ongoing PL at POP
2016-2019 Prince of Peace Catholic School Technology Plan – Pending final approval
Evidence Supporting New PL Strategies for Implementing Technology in the Classroom
1. Why Change Teaching at Prince of Peace Catholic School?
https://reallearning4kids.com/portfolio/technology-integration-plan-history/
2. Research and Philosophy to Support Changing Pedagogy
The Need to Change; 21st Century Education
https://reallearning4kids.com/portfolio/the-heart-of-urgency/
Benchmark Case Study for Catholic Education and Integrating Technology: Ottawa Catholic School Board
(website) http://www.cea-ace.ca/initiative/2015-16-innovation-sticks-school-district-case-study-program
Case Study Report (for download)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-rrcM9tiXNCZEdQTmMtY1p0SGc
The Big Picture – Influencing Cultural Change
1. A Strategic Plan for Technology Integration at POP
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rrcM9tiXNCdWEya1RLNkg4dW8/view
2. Implementation Strategy for Technology Integration at POP – Year One
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-rrcM9tiXNCTDZFOWxjTUI5VEk/view
Learning is a Process – for Adults
Learning is a process, even for adults. Especially for adults. Unlike children, adults have to navigate a brain-full of existing knowledge that may or may not support understanding new information. Sometimes adults have to abandon beliefs and attitudes, and most certainly habits that interfere with the acquisition of new knowledge, in order to begin the process. And because learning is in the hands of the student, those who teach adult students, must present compelling reasons that influence adult learners to change their thinking and behavior.
The learning process has been researched for decades. Modern teaching is based on proven principles that consider more than the exchange of information from one person to another. Regardless of topic, in this case classroom technology, a learner’s environment, motivation, association of information with their own life experiences, and much more, all add to the learning process – or get in the way of it (Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro, Lovett & Norman, 2010).
Scholars argue about concrete evidence and trade names in adult learning theory (Merriam & Bierema 2014) but to a technology integrator trying to help a classroom teacher become more adept at using a smart board, iPads, or Chromebooks, none of that matters. At the end of the day, the teacher either takes the plunge and starts using the technology, or she doesn’t.
Educators working with adults need to be aware of how and why adults learn, but a short list of common sense to-do’s (below) might matter even more. Teachers need support to begin, practice, and confirm their efforts to use and master new technology. Most of all, learners need adequate time and opportunity to reach mastery, and multiple follow-up visits from their trainer for ongoing support.
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REFERENCES
Ambrose, S. A., Bridges, M. W., DiPietro, M., Lovett, M. C., Norman, M. K., 2010. How Learning Works. Retrieved from: http://teaching.temple.edu/sites/tlc/files/resource/pdf/What%20Factors%20Motivate%20Students%20to%20Learn_.pdf
Merriam, S. B, Bierema, L. L. 2014. Adult Learning: Linking Theory and Practice. Jossey-Bass. San Francisco, CA.
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