Getting UP-TO-DATE with Technology

Getting UP-TO-DATE with Technology for me ... for my STUDENTS!

I am fortunate enough to be a part of Professional Development supported by TeAuha from Cognition. This is giving me the opportunity to explore the Technology Curriculum and to be be able to make informed decisions for our teachers, students, their Whanau and our school around the delivery of the Technology Curriculum. 

This is some of the areas covered today ... tomorrow it's team time with the HUBS.

                                                               

 This is where the government would like our students to be heading in education for the learners in our rooms ... 

   Check out the pathways ...

Relationships remain an integral part of our learners lives. It is important for them to think critically, self management, creativity, engagement and communication are all valuable skills for our learners to develop. 

This clip supports us to ... CHANGE OUR MINDS ... CHANGE OUR THINKING! Learning to use the tools available to support them in their learning is important. Knowing if the tools are not required put them away. Learning to be creators is what is wanted ... not consumers of technology yet designers, builders and developers.

Ten years ago this was the research that created the why for TODAY!!  

              An interesting read Up-Date 26 - this share about how knowledge is constructed and what we know about learners.

Promoting the 'Connected World' is a huge part of the WHY! Teaching the skills of collaboration, team work and co-construction MUST be a deliberate aspect to our classrooms to ready our learners for the future.

Teaching the 21st Century Learners are who we are teaching. Transforming our teaching in an important focus in our practice!

                                    

The SAMR Model is a framework created by Dr. Ruben Puentedura that categorizes four different degrees of classroom technology integration. The letters "SAMR" stand for Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition

As New Zealand teachers we are very strong in planning for individual needs in our rooms ... all children have individual needs of some kind! Creating 'Inclusive Classrooms' is a very important aspect of practice ... knowing our learners, their whanau and their special characters is a powerful aspect to meeting the needs of ALL!!

The 'Nature of Learning' is a great read to support us into developing our Inquiry into integrating technology into our everyday classroom.