Academy+Endeavour


 * October 7, 2011: 8:15 to 10:15 **
 * Video: []
 * Agree/Disagree (Vote with your feet)
 * Left side of the room AGREE, middle of the room SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE, right side of the room DISAGREE
 * Discuss your viewpoints
 * One person shares big idea
 * Statements:
 * 21st Century Learning is MOSTLY about technology.
 * Scope and sequence prevents me from 21st century learning practices.
 * 21st Century Learning adds more to my plate.
 * Survey
 * What is 21st Century Learning?
 * On a scale 1 to 5, rate your implementation of the 21st Century Skills (Collaboration, Technology Literacy, Information Literacy, Invention, Self Direction, Critical Thinking & Reasoning)
 * Which of these skills do you feel you need more support in?
 * Collaboration
 * Student motivation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Project-based learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Quadrant D learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Web 2.0 tools
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">“Terrorist game” ~ Game we played in July...
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Overall theme: it is always better to share information…makes life easier
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Collaboration, game-based learning provides a common experience for everyone and your comments and discussions are richer
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Motivating & fun
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Hand out the tri-fold
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">"Talk a Mile a Minute" Game: using 21st century vocabulary (like Pyramid) Need to create
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Discuss Email Burst & sign-up


 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Email Burst (October to May): **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Can create a distribution list for staff members interested
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">We take turns coming up with a question/topic that might include videos from Ning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Teachers “respond to all” to reflect, ask questions, discuss examples how they have used this strategy
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">January professional development day: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">???
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">April: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Staff Meeting do a final check-in
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Final survey