1. ACTIVELY ENGAGED CLASSROOM =
21ST CENTURY LEARNING
FlipFlop PD
Presentation
June 12 and 14, 2012
Stephanie Dixon, Northdale Magnet
Academy
Frances Slack, Northdale Magnet
Academy

2. AGENDA
 Introduction
 Opening Activity
 10 Strategies to Increase Student
Engagement
 21st
Century Technology-based Tools
 Quad D Moments
 Closing Activity
 Q&A

3. -------Essential Question-------
How do we effectively teach 21st century
learners?

4. ENGAGE ME!
http://youtu.be/ZokqjjIy77Y

6. ANTICIPATION GUIDE

7. ANTICIPATION GUIDES
 An anticipation guide is a comprehension
strategy that is used before instruction to
activate students' prior knowledge and build
curiosity about a new topic.
 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/l
esson_images/lesson226/anticipation.pdf

8. 10 STRATEGIES TO INCREASE
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT

9. 21ST CENTURY STUDENTS
Credit: David Julian
http://www.edutopia.org/ikids

10. 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY TOOLS

11. COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH
GOOGLE DOCS
HTTP://DOCS.GOOGLE.COM
 Quick Overview:
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=d
hn2vcv5_8323t58h3ft
 Complete the poll on the following website:
http://tiny.cc/haveyouever
Or scan this QR code
with a QR code
scanner app

12. PRESENT INFORMATION WITH PREZI
HTTP://WWW.PREZI.COM
 http://prezi.com/rfsned
hqmhqa/thoughts-on-
using-prezi-as-a-
teaching-tool/
 http://prezi.com/obqzirj
htf-q/web-20-in-the-
classroom/
 http://prezi.com/grikgkz
ucxm-/introducing-the-
e-portfolio/

13. USE THE WEB SAFELY WITH SCOOP.IT
HTTP://WWW.SCOOP.IT
 Go to the link above to explore
 http://www.scoop.it/t/creating-a-21st-century-
learning-environment

14. GET CREATIVE WITH PICLIT
HTTP://PICLITS.COM
 Go to the link above:
 Choose a photo from the scrolling banner
 Drag and drop words from the selection at the bottom of the
page.
 Or, choose freestyle and write your own words.
 Share your creation
Piercing roving eyes, hungry mouths, the pack con
fidently moves closer, waiting to strike their prey.

15. CREATE KNOWLEDGE MODELS
WITH TEXT 2 MIND MAP
HTTP://WWW.TEXT2MINDMAP.COM
 Go to the link above
and create:
 Option A: a
mindmap of your
family structure
 Option B: a
mindmap depicting
elements of a story
or literary work
 Option C: a
mapmind describing

16. ASSESSING 21ST CENTURY TECHNOLOGY-
BASED ACTIVITIES
http://www.schrockguide.net/assessment-and-
rubrics.html

17. Describe what you think is
happening in this visual.

18. R4- QUAD D ACTIVITIES
C
Student Thinks D
Student Thinks and
Works
•Anchoring Activities
•Portfolio Development
•Learning Contracts
•Assessment/Checking for
Understanding
•WebQuests
A B
Teacher Works Student Works

21. QUAD D WEB RESOURCES
ANCHOR ASSIGNMENTS
 Using Anchor Project-Based Learning Units to Support
College ...
 www.rtsd.org/.../Centricity/Domain/31/Anchor_Activities.ppt
PORTFOLIOS
 Flip Book: http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-
resources/games-tools/flip-book-a-30238.html
 http://www.aea267.k12.ia.us/cia/index.php?page=pat_guide
ABC CONTRACTS
 http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/bestpractice/contract/i
ndex.html
 http://images.schoolinsites.com/SiSFiles/Schools/TN/Greenev
illeCity/GreenevilleHigh/Uploads/DocumentsCategories/Docu
ments/Learning%20Contracts.pdf
WEBQUESTS
 http://www.scoop.it/t/differentiating-instruction
 http://eduscapes.com/sessions/travel/create.htm
 EX: http://imet.csus.edu/imet2/dunnagane/especies/
 http://edweb.sdsu.edu/WebQuest/matrix/9-12-Sci.htm

22. MORE WEB RESOURCES
ASSESSMENT
 http://www.wncp.ca/media/40539/rethink.pdf
 Formative Assessment Strategies for Every Classroom: An ASCD
Action Tool
Cubing
 http://www.teachertime123.com/2011/08/the-cube-a-
differentiated-instruction-lesson-algebra-lesson/
 http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_cr
eator/
 http://2differentiate.pbworks.com/w/page/860043/Cubing
VIGNETTES AND DESCREPANT EVENTS
 http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/geometry/geo/class.htm

23. ANTICIPATION GUIDE REVIEW
 Post discussion and sharing

24. Q & A PAIR SHARE
While you were thinking through the
presentation….
1. Which of the five technology tools are you
planning implement and how will you use it
in your classes?
2. Tell how you will use one of the Quad D
engagement strategies in lessons during the
first semester of fall 2012.

25. A VISION OF 21ST CENTURY TEACHERS
http://youtu.be/B4g5M06YyVw

26. SURVEY