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21st-Century Learning in a Low-Tech Classroom Stephanie Sandifer Online Educator and Technology Coach

Presented at the Region 4 Tech Apps Conference (link to full conference wiki site) Room: //101 // Time: //1:40 - 2:25 // Title: //21st-Century Learning in a Low-Tech Classroom // Description for Program: //Few computers or no computers in the classroom? No access to mobile devices? Explore ways to innovate and increase the use of 21st-Century Learning in the classroom when access to technology is limited and budgets are tight. A variety of strategies will be shared for multiple technology access scenarios. //

=__What is 21st Century Learning?__=






 * From Tony Wagner's // Global Achievement Gap //:**


 * Critical Thinking and Problem solving
 * Collaboration Across Networks and Leading by Influence
 * Agility and Adaptability
 * Initiative and Entrepreneurialism
 * Effective Oral and Written Communication
 * Accessing and Analyzing Information
 * Curiosity and Imagination


 * From DoDEA 21st Century Schools Project:**


 * Student-Centered Learning
 * Multiple Modalities
 * Problem-Based / Inquiry-Based
 * Differentiated/multi-disciplinary learning environments
 * Teaming & Collaboration for planning, teaching, assessing and evaluation (PLCs, CFGs, Coaching Models)
 * Blended Learning
 * Community-Based Learning
 * Authentic Formative (and real-time) Assessment (including Learning Analytics)
 * Textbooks vs. Online Resources (Open Content, etextbooks, etc.)
 * Teacher as coach vs. lecturer
 * Differentiated Staffing
 * Differentiated & Distributed Professional Learning
 * Parent Involvement
 * Green Building -- for environmental as well as educational value
 * FF&E

**//It's about PEDAGOGY -- not about TOOLS!//**

=__Ideas & Solutions__=

(Introduction of topic (product), traditional learning (training), and exploration (in depth learning)) || http://bit.ly/ey4ant || Reverse Instruction Vodcasting || http://bit.ly/nEpHeA || =__Related Resources__=
 * **Idea/Solution** || **Info?** ||
 * Stations or Centers ||  ||
 * Centers in "tubs" || [] ||
 * Voicethread || http://bit.ly/cUfdPe ||
 * Tech on paper || http://bit.ly/reczaS ||
 * "Buddy" Time || http://bit.ly/ssuVt3 ||
 * Group Consensus || see above ||
 * Rotating Scribe || see above ||
 * Classroom as an Apple Store
 * Flipped Classroom
 * Re-imagine use of space || http://bit.ly/v9kB6g ||
 * I.D.E.A & IdeaPaint || [] ||
 * CFG Protocols || @http://www.nsrfharmony.org/protocol/a_z.html ||

__ Articles: __
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 * Idea for using Voicethread: []
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__One-computer classroom__
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__Two-computer classroom__
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=__Other Resources__=

Bloom's Taxonomy -- [] How Technology Fuels Learning -- [] H.O.T.S. LoTi Technology in Education - Why? -- [] 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools -- [] IWB as Laserdisk -- [] Apple iPad will not save your school -- []

=About Your Presenter=

Stephanie Sandifer is an educator, technology coach, and author with over 20 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. She currently teaches online courses in general pre-service teacher education, art history, and humanities at the college level, and serves as a K-12 Technology Coach.

As a teacher, she has taught in traditional brick-and-mortar schools at the K-12 and college levels, in a blended learning environment at the high school level, and in 100% online environments at the college level. Her work in the classroom has always included the use of emerging technologies with a focus on student-centered learning. She has also served in a variety of leadership roles as a Literacy Coach, School Improvement Facilitator, Dean of Instruction, and Curriculum Specialist. As a School Improvement Facilitator and Dean of Instruction she was directly involved in leading comprehensive school reform initiatives at two inner-city high schools in the Houston Independent School District.

As an educator who enjoys sharing and learning with colleagues, Stephanie began exploring the use of blogging as a tool for connecting, collaborating, and communicating with others in March of 2006 when she launched the [|Change Agency blog]. From there she has explored the use of wikis, social networking, and other Web 2.0 tools to develop a Personal Learning Network of hundreds of other educators who share her curiosity and passion for learning.

She presents sessions and workshops on a variety of educational technology integration topics at the local, state, and national levels, and is the author of the books//Wikis for School Leaders// (Eye on Education, 2011) and //Wikified Schools// (Wakefield Publishing, 2009.) She also co-authored a chapter on Wikis with Vicki Davis in//What school administrators need to know about digital technologies and social media// (Eds. McLeod, S., & Lehmann, C. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass Wiley), and is a contributing author to the //Education Week// blog //[|LeaderTalk]//.

Her academic background includes a Master's in Education Leadership (Administration & Supervision) and post-baccalaureate coursework in K-12 Art Education from the University of Houston, a Master's in Studio Art from Purdue University, and a Bachelor's in Art & Design from McNeese State University. She is certified as a Classroom Teacher (All-Level Art and Technology Applications) and Principal (Grades EC-12) in the State of Texas.