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Teaching Authentic (Enter Subject) in the 21st Century
Topical Outline
- Throughout every multimedia screen, technology imagery floods this course as it has been a major focus since the inception of the course.
- Every attempt has been made to ensure that tech use / references are done in a meaningful way. By using specific internet resources, learner's evaluate information and combine facts and ideas to arrive at new conclusions.
- The activities throughout the course and learning guide will prompt the learner to reflect on meaningful ways that technology can be used to enhance instruction.
Unit 1: Introduction
Section 1.1: Introduction
Topic 1.1.1: Introduction - showing technology integration in photography
Topic 1.1.2: Course Overview
Topic 1.1.3: Course Objectives
- Analyze and adapt current instructional practices to reflect appropriate elements of authentic instruction and to create an authentic learning environment.
- Incorporate authentic instruction while focusing on the achievement of academic standards by all students.
- Implement authentic instruction as a means of increasing student engagement.
- Effectively utilize technology in authentic instruction to promote higher level thinking skills.
- Develop and implement appropriate assessment strategies for an authentic learning environment.
Topic 1.1.4: Classroom Look-fors
- Teacher engages students in higher order thinking.
- Teacher provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate a depth of knowledge and understanding of central and significant concepts.
- Teacher designs instruction for students to create personal meaning by connecting subject matter to their personal experiences and contemporary public situations.
- Teacher encourages substantive conversation that focuses on concept development and involves student expression in writing as well as oral.
- Teacher creates a classroom environment that incorporates strong social support mechanisms.
- Teacher supports student use of 21st century skills.
Topic 1.1.5: Course Materials
Unit 2: Authentic Teaching
Section 2.1: Authentic Teaching and Learning - technology integration is illustrated in the multimedia segments
Topic 1.1.1: Introduction - showing technology integration in photography
Topic 1.1.2: Course Overview
Topic 2.1.1: What is authentic intellectual work?
- Includes deep connections to the "Range of Use" technology application guide
Topic 2.1.2: What is the teacher experience?
- Includes activities where the learner reflects using the technology "Range of Use" guide
Topic 2.1.3: How do I teach authentically and still meet academic standards?
Topic 2.1.4: What is the student experience?
- Includes student and / or teacher interviews explaining the role technology plays enhancing instruction
Section 2.2: Authentic Assessment
Topic 2.2.1: What is authentic assessment?
- Includes activities where the learner reflects using the technology "Range of Use" guide
Unit 3: Developing Authentic Instruction
Section 3.1: Analyzing and Adapting Authentic Instruction – Meaningful technology integration prevalent throughout the multimedia
Topic 3.1.1: How do I analyze authentic instruction?
- The learner will complete an activity requiring that they consider technology integration
while analyzing a lesson
Topic 3.1.2: How do I begin to infuse components of authentic instruction into my own lesson planning?
- Learner will complete an activity requiring them to identify and explain the connection that exists between authentic intellectual work, content material, 21st century skills, and technology integration.
Topic 3.1.3: How do I promote higher order thinking?
- Learners will read an article featuring technology implemented examples of HOTS development and / or critique technology use as it relates to HOTS development in their classroom
Topic 3.1.4: How do I promote depth of knowledge?
- Learners will review technology rich multimedia and discuss their use of technology to promote depth of knowledge in a discussion activity
Topic 3.1.5: How do I promote substantive conversation?
- Learners will read an article explaining technology and the role it can play in substantive conversation and / or will watch teacher interviews explaining meaningful uses of technology for substantive conversation
Topic 3.1.6: How do you make the connection to the world beyond the classroom?
- Learners will read an article that explains how technology can help when establishing the connection of content material to the world beyond the classroom and / or hear teachers being interviewed about the connection
Topic 3.1.7: How will I gauge success?
- Learners will adapt a lesson plan to make it more authentic while focusing on places where technology could be used to enhance instruction.
Unit 4: Teacher Action Research
Section 4.1: Teacher Action Research
Topic 4.1.1: What is teacher action research?
Topic 4.1.2: How do I develop an action research question?
Topic 4.1.3: What student assessment data should I collect and how should I analyze it?
- Focus on the role technology can and should play in student assessment data collection
Topic 4.1.4: How do I plan and deliver instruction based on individual student needs?
- Technology implementation focus in plan and delivery step
Topic 4.1.5: How do progress monitor and post assess?
- Focus on role of technology in progress monitoring and post assessment
Topic 4.1.6: How do I determine instructional implications?
Topic 4.1.7: How can I collaborate with peers to share the results and what I learned from my action research?
Unit 5: Culminating Activity
Section 5.1: Plan – Develops an instructional improvement plan including use of technology in instruction according to the standards of authentic learning.
Section 5.2: Reflect
Section 5.3: Share
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