Thursday, November 20, 2008

LTTO Session #9: Summary

Jill Miels began the session by describing her work on the ATE Technology and the Future of Teacher Education Standing Committee. She shared a grid listing the NETS for Students, NETS for Teachers, 21st Century Skills, and TPaCK (Technology, Pedagogical, and Content Knowledge) Skills. Jill distributed two teaching/learning scenarios about what learning could look like with extensive use of technology. The group discussed the interface between the grid and the scenarios.

Next, Jill showed a graphic of a networked teacher and a traditional teacher and talked about the differences.

Finally, a School 2.0 Learning Ecosystem graphic was shown and discussion ensued about how we prepare teachers for the schools of the 21st Century.

You may access a podcast of the session here. You will see that I need much more practice making podcasts!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Session #9: Preparing 21st Century Teachers for 21st Century Classrooms: The Challenges for Teacher Educators


In session #9, our Featured Faculty member, Jill Miels, will start out with a short vocabulary review of Web 2.0, Education 2.0, 21st Century Classrooms and 21st Century Learning Skills. These four concepts will frame the rest of the discussion related to the implications of technological changes for teacher education programs. Attendees will also have the opportunity to examine a scenario of what one of these classrooms might look like and what types of skills will be required of the teachers.

Please join us for the next LTTO session on November 19th at 10:00 in TC 217.