Partnership for 21st Century Skills - ED 305 class review

How did the mission of P21 become clearly defined?

Let's review the findings of the Are they really ready to work report: http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/key_findings_joint.pdf

Let's visit the P21 website: http://www.p21.org/


We are going to play in some Google drive products:

1. Google document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19fFrT-l1JdFIw-jyNMzIePiBM_nfk6n1aYzIHTzmM6I/edit
2. Google presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qfaxSmmi1bll-4Dvpdldl2yDd8sOEgmMmUy8UvsrYtI/edit
3. Google form: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?usp=drive_web&formkey=dC1jR2FzUTZYdXBldGFEUXZmck1PVEE6MQ#gid=0

If an educational act is to be efficacious, it will be only that one which tends to help toward the complete unfolding of life. To be thus helpful it is necessary rigorously to avoid the arrest of spontaneous movements and the imposition of arbitrary tasks.

                                                                                                                         ~ Maria Montessori

Digital Citizenship

University of West Alabama ED 505 students have been hard at work learning all about digital citizenship. Check out these great Websites they constructed!

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Group 1 Digital Citizenship

Group 2 Digital Citizenship

Group 3 Digital Citizenship

Group 4 Digital Citizenship

Group 5 Digital Citizenship

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Group 1 Digital Citizenship

Group 2 Digital Citizenship

Group 3 Digital Citizenship

Group 4 Digital Citizenship

Group 5 Digital Citizenship

Teacher Website Time!

ED 305 students have been working all semester on their teacher websites - below are a few I think you will especially enjoy!

N Bihary: The Learning Opportunities are Endless
A Carlton - Physical Education
C Davis - 5th Grade
E Davis - Firstie Fun
K Harris - Pre-K Barnyard
R Hosey - 3rd Grade
L Jackson - Slide into 2nd Grade
M McCormick: Math Marvels
R McDaniel: One of a Kind Learning
C Stegman: Kindergarten
D Warren: Krazy About Kids
L Wooten: A Learning Adventure
M Wooten: 2nd Grade

An investigation into a Partnering Pedagogy

Students in ED 307 have been investigating partnering in the classroom, as discussed by Mark Prensky

The final part of this module included students creating investigative reports about various partnering methodologies. The following video is an excellent investigative report about guided discovery, by B Ellison. Enjoy!

Technology Integration

Students in ED 410/411 have learned a lot about effective technology integration this semester. The lesson plans below are reflections of this.

Enjoy their creative approaches to tech integration -

Civil War
Comparing and Contrasting 
Letters and Sounds 
Alabama Road Trip

Teaching with Technology

ED 305 students have been learning a lot of new content this semester. Most recently they created digital presentations about how to teach using a variety of different technologies.

Enjoy the featured presentations -

C Davis: Design Thinking & Maker Spaces

K Harris: Virtual Field Trips

R Hosey: Web Quests

K McCormick: Flipped Classroom

C Stegman: Pinboards

A Welcher: Virtual Reality & Aurasma

L Wooten: BYOD in the K12 Classroom