Presentation given at the University of Northern Iowa Hot Topics Webinar on April 26, 2012 at 4:00 pm CST

1. 1-to-1
Pedagogy:
Curriculum for the
21st Century Classroom
Dr. Leigh Zeitz Dr. Ping Gao
University of Northern Iowa University of Northern Iowa
PingGao@ uni.edu
zeitz@ uni.edu
Drzreflects.com

2. Let’s tweet
our comments.
#UNItopics

3. Tell Us About Yourself
• Profession?
– teacher, administrator, st
udent, parent, ????
• City and State
• 1-1 experience?

5. What is 1:1 Computing?

6. Where is 1:1 Computing?
Research reviewed over 1,000
1:1 learning environments

7. Iowa 1:1 Computing
2010 – 2011 42 Districts
2011 – 2012 100 Districts
2012 – 2013 140 Districts
351 School Districts in Iowa

8. Why 1:1?

9. Academic Performance
• Maine
– After 5 years: Little effect
– Writing up 3.4 points out of 80 points
• Michigan
– 4 higher, 3 lower, 1 no difference
• Texas
– Math slightly higher
– Reading the same
– Writing slightly lower.

10. Academic Engagement
• Increased attendance
• Fewer disciplinary
referrals
• Greater ownership of
learning

11. How Does It Work?
• Puts power in hands of the students
• Provides access to digital resources
• Encourages collaboration
• Facilitates problem-based learning
• Allows for differentiated learning

12. AreLaptops the Answer?
It all Depends . . .

13. It Depends Upon . . .
• Hardware
• Administrative Leadership
• Teachers’ Attitudes and Beliefs
• Digital Pedagogy
• Professional Development

14. Peru
$225 Million
850,000 laptops
OLPC - 15 months
10 yr olds
@ grade level
• 13% in math
• 30% in literacy

15. It’s NOT Technology . . .
Flickr.com/soopahgrover
≠
Flickr.com/jsim93

16. Laptops are . . .
Cognitive Tools Engagers
droberton.wordpress.com
Thesituationist.wordpress.com

17. Administrative Leadership
• Shares a vision
• Provides distributed leadership
• Models technology use
• Provides necessary guidance
• Understands how tech supports best practices
in instruction/assessment
• Voracious Learner

18. Teachers’ Attitudes and Beliefs
Do they believe that:
• Students can complete complex tasks
• Tech is a tool with many applications
• There is high quality info on the Web
• Students will use tech appropriately
• It’s OK for students to know more than the
teacher

19. Teachers
• Control HOW/WHEN
tech is used.
• Adapt materials to
incorporate 1:1
• Emphasize Project-
Based Learning

20. It’s About Changing the DNA
Greg Whitby, Executive Director of Schools

21. Digital Pedagogy?
• Teaching-Learning approach in which digital
technologies promote learning.
• Engages learners in a technology-rich learning
environment,
• Ensures curriculum relevance
• Uses strategies that encourage a quality
educational experience.
National Digital Learning Resources Network

22. Remember . . .
We must teach our students
for their tomorrows,
NOT our yesterdays.

24. Universal Constructs
• Critical Thinking
• Complex Communication
• Creativity
• Collaborative
• Flexibility and Adaptability
• Productivity and Accountability

25. Meaningful Learning Environments
• Active
– Actively engaged in using tech as a tool
• Collaborative
– Use tech to collaborate with others
• Constructive
– Use tech to connect new info w/prior knowledge
• Authentic
– Use tech to link learning to real world
• Goal Directed
– Use tech to set goals, plan activities, monitor progress
Jonassen, Howland, Moore, &Marra, 2003

26. Levels of Technology Integration
• Entry
– Delivers Curriculum - PowerPoint
• Adoption
– Directs students in procedural tech tool use
• Adaptation
– Facilitates students exploring tech tool use
• Infusion
– Teach provides context, students select tools
• Transformation
– Tech tools used for HOTS. Achieve new things
Apple Classroom of Tomorrow

27. Florida Tech Integration Matrix

28. Professional Development
• Change doesn’t happen without PD
– Teachers, Principals, Administrators, EVERYONE
• Ongoing learning environment for educators
• Sharing ideas/practices/resources
• Maintaining a Personal Learning Network (PLN)
– Social Media
• Professional Learning Communities
• Teach how to teach with technology
• ISTE NETS for Teachers and Technology Coaches

29. Content
Knowledge
Pedagogical Technological
Knowledge Knowledge

30. TPACK

31. Success in Classes because…
“Differentiated in genuine ways for all
students, with teachers who gather and mine
just-in-time data.
Further, teachers, students, and parents use
technology every day to collaborate about
what to do next in their collective pursuit of
learning.”
Weston & Bain 2010

32. It’s a Changing Learning Environment…
“Each student and
teacher would
struggle to see the
relevance of such a
question, because
computers have
become integrated in
what they do.”
(Weston & Bain 2010)

33. The Power of a 1-1 initiative
depends on how to empower
students for the 21 stcentury
learning.

34. Fear to Facebook
Matt Levinson
Assistant Head
Nueva School
Hillsborough, California

35. Thank You