Today, I attended the Arkansas Dept. of Career Ed. Business and Marketing Technology Conclave. The goal was to discuss key questions about how Common Core will affect career education in Arkansas–what adjustments we will need to make.
My table, table 25, had a wonderful discussion. I was awed by the discussion we had. We talked about how all teachers have to teach students how to think, read, write, research, evaluate, create, produce using technology every step of the way. We talked about how we–all of us teachers–have to move from seeing ourselves as teachers of a particular content to seeing ourselves as teachers of students, students who need strong content knowledge but who just as importantly need to know how to read and write and think and choose and use efficiently digital tools to suit their purpose.
All day I’ve wanted to stand and shout, “Amen”! Edubloggers have been preaching this message for some time. It appears Common Core may be the impetus to push the movement into the mainstream. What is the movement? Students learn by doing. They learn technology skills by creating, producing, publishing, collaborating. They learn to think by reading and talking and writing about meaningful, compelling ideas. Along the way, if the road is rigorous and meaningful and real, they develop a body of content knowledge.
Who’s going to teach teachers how to use these digital tools? Who’s going to support teachers in shifting to designing inquiry and project-based lessons? One table suggested schools need INSTRUCTIONAL technologists, facilitators who can support teachers in planning rigorous learning experiences that integrate technology.
Really.
How very, very exciting the direction we’re heading–not just the edublogging community but the whole state, the whole nation.
I say bring it on!
JustRead! 
Shan
July 30, 2011
I was there too. I must admit although the endeavor is exciting, it is also frustrating to witness the snail speed at which 21st Century Transferable skills are being implemented. I am fortunate to be one of the few Instructional Technology Facilitators in the state, but technology is moving much faster than the rate of teachers acceptance.
Lisa Huff
July 31, 2011
@Shan: This summer I’ve been teaching workshops across the state on Common Core, specifically on literacy and technology being the vehicles to teaching content. I’ve met mixed responses, but, for the most part teachers are hungry for leadership and learning: they want to learn, but are fearful there isn’t support at their schools to help them learn how to use the technology. As one teacher put it, “I struggle just to save files. This is all new to me. Who’s going to teach me how to set up a blog or create a video or make a brochure? How am I going to have my students do this if I can’t do it myself?” We do have our work cut out for us. But, I’m excited that we seem to be moving–finally–in the right direction!
Paulette Clagon
October 28, 2012
This is a collaborative (veteran and novice teachers-students-technology professionals)effort, that will take expertise in all areas of technology, and the core subjects.It requires a constant updating and learning by all professionals. You must also realize that students have skills in technology. Who says, we can’t learn from one another?
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