Dr. Kyle L. Peck

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LearningOrNew Tools forThe Sage on the
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• Dr. Kyle L. Peck
• Philadelphia School District8/1/02

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We live ininteresting times.
Renaissance v 2.0
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• Several forces are changing education.

Standards
Learning Science
High-Stakes Assessment
Technology
Demographic shifts
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Anyone whos not confused, obviously isnt
paying attention.Tom Peters
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Late one night
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(again)

• We are experiencing

an emphasis on accountability in the form of
standardized tests.
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Unfortunately, these tests dont measure ALL that
really matters, and
They can have the undesirable effect of
restricting teaching to low-level outcomes.
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• Blooms Taxonomy

Evaluation
Synthesis
Application
Comprehension
Knowledge
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The emphasis on standardized tests is a threat
to what really matters.
Look for a backlash led by teachers, researchers
and
the Soccer Moms.
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How can we protect higher-order learning?
Learn to measure it.
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How can we protect higher-order learning?
Learn to assess it.
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A Good Lecture

• Can inspire!
• Can motivate!
• Can entertain!
• Can share the speakers passion!
• Can be an important educational tool.
• But is not the best way to
• Convey knowledge
• Sustain students attention and motivation
• Develop basic skills, or
• Develop higher-order skills.

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• We want something much better!

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In Supporting New Models of Teaching and
Learning through Technology

• Engaged Learning
• is the goal.

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• Why promote
• engaged
• learning?

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• People construct meaning, based on experience.

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• We remember what is meaningful and richly
  connected

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Active, hands-on experience promotes memorable
learning.
Doing is betterthan watching.
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(http//cartalk.cars.com)
Thomas A. Magliozzi, Ph.D.
So, the first element of the New Theory is that
Students must "do" as opposed to sitting
and listening. The second element of the New
Theory, then, is this If you're going to DO
it, you must do it with real people in
real situations. So here's the third element of
the New Theory Work backwards. Start with
the problem and go wherever it takes
you.
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The Microcomputer isthe ultimate tool for the
Knowledge Worker
And the student isthe ultimateKnowledge Worker.
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Will technologies replace teachers?
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Any teacher who can be replaced by
technology should be!
Paul Welliver
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Will technologies replace teachers?
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• Technologies will not replace teachers,
• but
• teachers who use technologies well will replace
  those who dont.

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Will technologies replace teachers?
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Technologies will re-place teachers.
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• What is the Teachers Role?

Sage on the Stage?
Guide on the Side?
Sage on the Side!
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What words describe the learning environmentin
which thesemost Important thingswill best be
developed?
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Lets think together
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The new views of meaningful learning have led to
new instructional models that share the following
features

• Active Engagement
• Real World Experiences
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Critical Thinking
• Independent Exploration
• Authentic Assessment
• Tool Use

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How do we measure Higher-Order Learning?

• Very Carefully (-
• Very Cautiously
• Not very well
• Not very often
• Technologies can help!

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How do we measure Higher-Order Learning?

• Use Rubrics
• Use Technologies (Palm / Filemaker is nice!)
• Can we improve performance by talking about
  something we cant measure well?

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• Some can afford it, but is it
• cost-justifiable?
• Lets think about it.

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Educational Technologies Are Tools.
Like other tools

• They can be used well or badly.
• They can be used appropriately or inappropriately
  (or not at all).
• They can save money or cost too much.
• In the hands of a skilled craftsman, beautiful,
  long-lasting results become possible.

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Technologies used in creating and delivering
this session

• Powerpoint
• Microsoft Word
• Excel
• Eudora (email)
• FileMaker
• iTunes
• iMovie
• Explorer
• Fetch
• Photoshop
• iPhoto

• Digital Video Camera
• Digital Still Camera
• Data Projector
• Microphone
• Audio Amplification

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• Can we afford all this technology?
• More and more do!

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200 a.m. Jan. 9, 2002 PST



Maine is known for its
lobster and blueberries, and now, its Apples.
Wireless Apple iBooks, that is. The state
recently signed a four-year, 37.2 million
contract with the computer company to equip all
seventh- and eighth-grade students and teachers
in the state with laptops. It's believed to be
the largest educational technology purchase by a
state.
So far!!!
http//www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,49046,00.h
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• "I think we're going to demonstrate the power of
  one-to-one computer access that's going to
  transform education," said Governor Angus King.
• "The economic future will belong to the
  technologically adept."

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• "Michael Jordan did not get good at basketball by
  practicing 42 minutes a week, which is what most
  kids have in the computer lab," King said.
• "Whether it's a scalpel, baseball bat or a
  computer, the skill in the use of a tool rests
  upon practice and familiarity, and that's what
  these kids are going to have to an unprecedented
  extent."

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Unprecedented?

• Not so fast
• There are districts right here in PA that offer
  that level of access, practice, and familiarity!

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• Every student gets an iBook
• Every teacher gets a G4 laptop (like mine)
• Every classroom gets a wireless network
• Every student home gets cable modem a wireless
• network!

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Success of Laptop Issuance Stirs Interest

• A Virginia county's decision to issue every high
  school student a laptop with Internet connection
  has interested Michigan politicians and
  educators, a report says. A Michigan teacher now
  seeks support for a measure that would provide a
  laptop computer for every K-12 student statewide
  by 2004.
• Detroit Free Press (6/24)
• http//rdr.sbml.cc/Click?q74-VAh8IZZ5NapbPiUNbb86
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• Technologies are helping teachers transform
  Learning and Teaching

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• Thats good
• Because society is raising the bar!

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• Because our students will have to

THINK for a living.
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Great Moments in Evolution
Renaissance v2.0
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Questions / Comments?

• kpeck_at_psu.edu
• http//aect.org/pt3

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We want this!
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Moores Law

• 1.5 years 2
• 3 years 4
• 4.5 years 8
• 6 years 16
• 7.5 years 32
• 9 years 64
• 10.5 years 128
• 12 years 256
• 13.5 years 512
• 15 years 1,024
• 16.5 years 2,048
• 18 years 4,096
• 19.5 years 8,192

• The power of computing will double every 18
  months.

When todays middle school students reach their
prime...
25 years 131,072 30 years
1,048,576 37.5 years
33,554,432
Their computers will be 33 million times more
powerful!