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TACKLING TECHNOLOGY


SARA STEIN
MS SCIENCE TEACHER


     Alexandria Country Day School, Alexandria,
     VA
INTRODUCTION

   Teaching for 12 years (LS and MS)
   New to iPad in August (My Technology Story)
   Goal of Presentation: Connect, support,
    share ideas, personal experiences and
    examples of student work and assessments.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS
 Turn and talk with a neighbor about what helped
you take a risk with technology…
It’s OKAY to say, “I don’t know.”
BABY STEPS
See it as an opportunity; Start small & go slow
 One lesson, one App, one project at a time
DON’T DO IT ALL YOUR 1ST YEAR
We are designers, creators…do what you
can…85% is okay
Students and technology change each year
LEAN ON YOUR LEARNING
COMMUNITY
Look around for support. Who is there?
Ask for help- even from students!

Expand beyond school walls
LET STUDENTS DRIVE
 Education is shifting from teacher focused
instruction to student centered learning
   Letting go of control = Better learning outcomes
TEXTBOOKS ARE JUST ONE TOOL
Technology does not replace, only enhances
Resources at your fingertips

Give yourself credit
Learning Management System (LMS)
Haiku: post HW, links, polls, pics, podcasts
Extend beyond classroom walls through blended

learning- We start the dialogue, they run with it!
INQUIRY
Teachers are farmers
Start with questions

Empower students to guide their own education
PROJECT BASED LEARNING
Tests and quizzes still have a place
Student freedom to select, design & create

Examples!!
Rubric
TAKE AWAY’S
   Take Risks
   Baby Steps
   Don’t Do It All Your 1st Year
   Let Students Drive
   Learning Community
   Textbooks Are Just One Tool
   Inquiry
   Project Based Learning
Website
   www.tinyurl.com/vaissara
   Visit this link to see…
     My  presentation
     Examples of student work

     A student-run blog

     Contact info and more!!
Image Links
   http://image.motortrend.com/f/photo_gallery/sedans/1204_2012_kia
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    Optima-steering-wheel-2.jpg
   http://www.itslearning.net/Websites/itstest/images/topbanner/profes
    sional_learning_communities.jpg
   http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/inspirestock/inspirestock1112/in
    spirestock111209966/11436144-businessman-about-to-jump-off-
    the-diving-board.jpg
   http://people.cs.umass.edu/~mccallum/house/house-may2003.jpg
   http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_GvLBy_Amp5I/TB1IVFiVMSI/AAAAAAAA
    IHc/p-0zhvlP_0k/s1600/no+books+allowed.jpg
   http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/marish/marish1206/marish1206
    00009/13955804-box-with-question-mark-icons.jpg
FINAL SHARES AND
QUESTIONS




     Thank you for coming!!