Engaging+Teachers+in+CSTI+Process

How Do We Engage ALL Teachers be they 'early adopters' or 'digital immigrants' or 'digital refugees' in this Catholic Schools Technology Initiative?

Starting Points A) Presentation of projects -Model the “new technology” when working with our teachers, staff, students, and parents. - Teach and expect mastery of one project at a time rather than overwhelming with all the possible tools out there -Show them what it could be-demonstrate the end product to prove its worth -‘Train the trainer’ model: train a core group of teachers on a project, train teachers a the building level, then immediately implement the project with students -One-by-One or small group interactions (as opposed to large group sessions)

B) Follow-through and implementation -Step-by-Step instructions for beginners -Practice and become comfortable after classes -Help the ‘pioneers’ to inspire the rest of the staff -Have teachers observe others using it in lessons -Ensure resources are available for teachers to emulate/access

[|Classrooms of Tomorrow] is a presentation of ten trends to affect teaching and learning in the future. Here are the top ten trends:
 * 1) Right Brained Thinking/Creativity Rules
 * 2) Web Based Applications
 * 3) [|Creative Commons] - provides a flexible range of protection and rights for educators, artists, and authors.
 * 4) Wiki Workspace
 * 5) Social Learning (Sharing bookmarks in [|Delicious], Blogging or Podcasting)
 * 6) Wireless Web
 * 7) Must teach about the World Wide Web, Web 2.0, Real Time Web (Twitter, etc.)
 * 8) Walls are Disappearing (hand held devices - over 100,000 apps for iphone)
 * 9) [|Open Source] Attitude ([|Open Office] is an example.)
 * 10) Virtual Worlds
 * [|Kids Virtual Worlds]
 * [|Second Life]
 * [|Virtual Worlds Review]

Here are questions to consider: //Which trends are most likely to impact your classroom? How will your classroom change? What tools will you need to address these trends? What will you need to learn? What will you need to un-learn?

You might be interested in this blog discussion about [|Moment of Application - Learning, Unlearning, Relearning.]//