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=January 2010 Inservice Elementary Discussions=

2. role playing & dressup 3. art centers 4. journaling 5. illustrating a poem 6. virtual math 7. geoboards 8. travel brochures 9. Medussa - 'say cheese Medussa 10. create animations 11. re-write words to a song 12. creating iMovies 13. podcasts 14. skits of scenes from a book 15. using multiple intelligences || 2. question and answer 3. geoboard - duplicate design, make partner's design 4. hands on math 5. saxon phonics and math 6. web pages - ours to point kids to 7.study island,8. research, 9. study webs, 10mapping, 11. BAIP 12. cause and effect, problem - solution || 2. interactive storyboarding 3. sharing bag 4. singing together 5. dancing together 6. calendar 7. journaling 8. partners - pair / share 9. Kagan activities 10. webquests 11. e-pals 12. skype 13. powerpoint activities 14. blogs 15. wikis 16. teacher web pages 17. debate 18. Inspiration || 2. listening center 3. resources for teachers ourselves for lesson plans, supplemental, learning for us 4. Dancemat Typing 5. Fry Words 6. typing what they write - practicing keyboarding in a practical way 7. computer lab time 8. web pages 9. NetSmarts presentation 10. Research to find information 11. YouTube 12. TeacherTube 13. Jog the Web 14. basic file management ||
 * Creativity and Innovation Skills || 1. playtime pk
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills || 1. puzzles
 * Communication and Collaboration Skills || 1. e-mail
 * Information, Media and Technology Skills || 1. Starfall, others on Internet

Navigate internet to find reliable information. The need to know how to read and use the computer. The need to be able to manipulate the computer and technology for life-long skills. The students should be able to navigate the web and sort information and use the information as needed without plagerizing it. Become literate in basic skills and then transfer that to technology. The need to be diverse in their knowledge of computers and their use in education. Students need to be technology literate. Be able to search for information and communicate the information. Students need to be able to locate information and communicate that information with others. Be open to technology changes and opportunities. Students need to be able to think in innovative ways. Divergent thinker. Need tools and the opportunity to use them. Be proficient with multiple computer skills and multi-media. Students need to be able to fina a variety of ways to display the knowledge of skills. Have the background knowledge to go forward with technology. || 21st century educators need to be knowledgeable about current resources and interventions to help students. Be flexibile. We need to be able to use the computer. I need skills to teach students how to use the computer. I should become more proficient with some of the newer technology sucn as iWeb and other online things so that my students can use these in class more often. Not afraid to try and fail. Be diverse in knowledge of technologies and their use in education. Teachers need to prepare students to be technology literate. Need to teach the student how to use technology in all subjects throughout the school day. Research and use computers; give my students opportunities to learn and ask questions. Give my students opportunities to locate and communicate information. Give my students problem-solving skills. Be flexible and open-minded. I need to keep pushing myself to grow and learn in areas that I don't necessarily want to go; to not get stuck doing what I already know how to do. Lead students to sites to find information and be able to summarize and present it. Become basic in everyday life skills and transfer to basic technology for preschool students. Teachers need to have an open mind and the desire to continue to learn. Enhance their skills to challenge the 21st Century learner....Never stop learning about the everchanging uses of technology in the classroom. Find ways to motivate children and use resources to expand skills. || =January 2010 Inservice Secondary Discussions= 2. composing music using garageband 3. creating digital portfolios 4. writing stories and poems 5. giving children choices 6. art everyday I hope! 7. hands-on activities to represent solutions 8. new ways for them to do the 'same old stuff' in English class 9. actually new ways for them to do the same 'old stuff' in all classes i.e. games, presentations etc. 10. using technologies to discuss - online discussion boards, blogs, polls, texting, e-mail 11. using the multiple intelligences || 2. can you feel comfortable being wrong? need to be able to learn from mistakes and move on to another idea - innovation and problem solving does take failure 3. search skills - what terms do you need to look for in research? 4. music theory - ear training - afraid to make mistakes in front of their peers 5. listening; attending 6. creating mental models, identifying misconceptions 7. creating and using communication skillsets for living and working in a global environment 8. Critical thinking involves being able to ask GOOD questions || 2. working with peers 3. doing fair share 4. Assignments during collaborative projects - setting up responsibility 5. sharing the paper back and forth 6. passed the test paper no talking but could communicate, ink vs. pencil, erasing vs. not 7. e-mail, texting 8. projects together - combined grade 9. again, communication skillsets - knowing what to use, when, how || 2. checking sources, verifying that what you find is true/accurate/complete 3. knowing where to look - using databases rather than Google 4. languages - verifying the translation to being the correct word 5. internet safety - and cellphone safety and others - maybe "connectivity safety!" 6. using online interactive resources to create new works and demonstrate learning 7. communicating using 21st Century toolsets (face-to-face is great but not always possible) 8. real-world connections and communications issues - how do we communicate in a global environment ||
 * What do your students need to be able to do to learn in the 21st Century? || What do you as a teacher need to be able to do to be a 21st Century Educator? ||
 * Students need to learn how to adjust to a variety of teaching/learning modalities.
 * Creativity and Innovation Skills || 1. using skills we've learned through the late starts, prof dev. etc. implementing in the classroom
 * Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills || 1. scenarios rather than a test - to solve something
 * Communication and Collaboration Skills || 1. presentations
 * Information, Media and Technology Skills || 1. research and critically evaluate what they find

To be self-motivated, so see how this information will help them after H.S. The need to be independent learners. Know fractions and equivalents. Students need to be able to think and evaluate what they see, hear, read, etc! Basic keyboarding skills - not because they haven't been exposed to the skills, but because they haven't been required to use these skills. Students have to have initiative to be self-directed learners. They have to be active and aggressive in utilizing technology to find answers to their questions. Students need to be able to read; to analyze; to differentiate between fact and opinion. Students need to be problem solvers. Students need to read, analyze, evaluate, choose. Students need social skills. Students need to use technology in a proper way to enhance projects / learning. Students need to communicate through a variety of ways - written, oral, internet; collaborate with their peers and others in the community; problem solve in new situations; be flexible and open-minded. Read. To read. Students need to have knowledge of life skills in order to survive, meet needs and hold a job. Be thinkers. Learn how to find information. Read and understand what they read! Think for themselves. Learn to problem-solve for themselves. Think, explore. Motivation and drive to want to learn. Evaluate information. Be responsible. Be willing to learn. Read! Read and evaluate information. Be able to adapt to new learning methods. They need to be able to take initiative. || I have to be able to be flexible and be willing to keep learning and improving. To think outside the box. To realize an Old Dog can learn new tricks! Need to have the desire to long for new ways to reach the kids where they are, and teach them in new and exciting ways. Teach them to understand how to take care of their health. Create an innovative, creative classroom where students are encouraged to be independent learners and creative thinkers as well as cooperative learners and thinkers. More than anything - just time to create and learn technology that applies to my classroom. I have to have the knowledge to give direction and accurate instruction. Need to be willing to try new things. Teachers need the resources. Teachers need to read, write, analyze, choose. I need to use 240 wiki. Teach students how to use technology in a proper way to enhance projects / learning. Use new tools to teach students both basic and advanced skills. Improve technology in class. Continue to 'slowly' become more comfortable with the idea that technology will eventually drive technique. I need to be willing to adapt to change in our ever-changing world. Motivate!! Maybe adapt to times to help in motivation. Make better use of new resources. Motivate all kids. CHANGE! Ability to think outside the box. Accept new ideas - Adapt! Be open-minded. Be a motivator. These kids for the most part are not self-motivated. Be open to change. Continue to learn, keep abreast of new technologies. We need to be aware of the world/marketplace outside of education. We need to spend more time developing our oral communication skills. We're going to raise (if we have not already) a generation of students who cannot or are not willing to share their thoughts, feelings, ideas, questions orally. LOOK at me and tell me how you feel. I don't want to read how you feel--tell me!! We need to effectively - teach this! ||
 * What do your students need to be able to do to learn in the 21st Century? ||  || What do you as a teacher need to be able to do to be a 21st Century Educator? ||
 * Students must be able to work - to accept a task and to finish a task.