Maximizing Imagination and Creativity through Technology

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Maximizing Imagination and Creativity through
Technology

• Leading a Learning Day for All Children
• NAA NAESP
• Friday, April 3, 2009

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Inspirational Storiesand Practical How-Tos

• How do I get support (or permission) from
  administrators, parents and colleagues?
• How can I innovate within my district/school/orga
  nizations technology policy (or get the policy
  changed)?
• Where will we find the money?
• How will we train our staff to do this?

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Inspirational Storiesand Practical How-Tos

• How can we connect this to our core/required
  curriculum?
• What difference will this really makewhat are
  the measures of success? How about impact on
  test scores?
• How can we sustain and grow a project like
  thisinstead of trying it for one year and
  abandoning it? How can it become more than the
  pet project of one faculty member?

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About the George Lucas Educational Foundation

• Founded in 1991
• Documents and disseminates best practices in
  education innovation (including use of technology
  in education) through a variety of media
• A resource for educators to create education
  change
• Overview video http//www.edutopia.org/aboutus

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Edutopia Resources of Interest

• Ongoing
• Webinar series to provide informal professional
  development, opportunity for professional
  exchange. Next webinar 4/9, on brain research
  with Judy Willis
• Online community on edutopia.org. Today
  discussion around Edutopia content pieces. To
  come enhanced opportunities for mentoring, new
  teacher support, and curriculum sharing.

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Edutopia Resources of Interest

• Special Projects A New Day for Learning
• Document programs that make learning a
  "full-time" focus during and beyond the school
  day, including afternoons, evenings, weekends,
  and summers
• Profile four full-time-learning programs that
  share common elements for success project
  learning, community connections, and curriculum
  building
• Includes articles, video documentaries,
  interviews, sample lessons, contacts and more.

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Edutopia Resources of Interest

• Special Projects Digital Youth
• Ten multimedia portraits of youth ages 818 who
  are deeply immersed in digital media of all
  kinds blogs, social networks, virtual
  environments, games, media-making projects, etc.
• Explores how young people are using new media for
  learning, socializing, and entertainment, giving
  adults insight into the new generations digital
  lives.
• Content will premiere on edutopia.org at the end
  of May.

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Questions and Additional Information

• Contact Info
• George Lucas Educational Foundation Sabrina
  Smith, sabrina.smith_at_edutopia.org
• Kathy Petersen, kpetersen_at_washk12.org
• Stacy Miles, stacymiles_at_citizenschools.org
• Craig Brandenburg craigbrandenburg_at_gmail.com
• Presentations available for download at
• www.edutopia.org/edutopia-presentation