21st Century Classroom

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21st Century Classroom
Malden Public Schools
ARRA Title IID, Priority 3, Competitive
Technology Grant
Presentors Judi Allen, Director of Social
Studies Michele Magner, Instructional Technology
Coordinator
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21st Century Skills
Communication and Collaboration
Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem-solving
Global Connections
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a
national  organization that advocates for 21st
century readiness for every student
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Year 1
Through ongoing collaboration in our team . . .
designed, developed, and implemented a hybrid
professional development model with support from
Howard Lurie, WGBH

• developed a collective concept of a 21st
  Century classroom

• created an inquiry-based environment where
  students could explore and pursue their interests

• constructed interdisciplinary Social Studies
  Science lessons which integrated literacy and
  technology strategies to deepen content knowledge

http//21stcenturyclassroomsmps.wikispaces.com/
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These are the important steps that lead to
creating technology rich classrooms

• Professional development provided time to develop
  the concept of the 21st Century Classroom. The
  goal was to integrate technology and literacy
  strategies in an inquiry based environment to
  deepen content knowledge.
• Teachers worked in groups to apply new knowledge
  and skills by developing technology rich lessons
  for Social Studies Science. Participants
  collaborated to create an innovative unit in
  their content area that integrated inquiry-based
  learning as well as technology and literacy
  skills to engage 21st century learners.
• Introduced and provide extensive training
  utilizing Wikispaces.
• A means to build capacity by capturing
  professional development, teacher lessons and
  student work.
• Teachers and students were able to communicate
  and collaborate in and outside of school
• Opportunity to implement lessons and use 21st
  century technology during the summer (ideal
  teaching model)
• Freedom from pacing guides
• Team teaching to practice newly acquired skills
• Technology support readily available
• 40 MHS students participated
• Support participating teachers to reflect and
  refine their teaching through observations and
  debriefing sessions of the 21st Century model
  classrooms.

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20th Century Classroom
21th Century Classroom
Teacher to student
Student to teacher
Student to student
Students reach beyond classroom walls
21st Century History Classroom
http//allenresources.wikispaces.com /
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Student Work http//voicethread.com/q.b1229254.i
6623908 http//samanthasvirtualnotebook.wikispaces
.com/Science26theCourts
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Year 2
the team has and will continue to. . .

• created two 21st Century Classrooms and will
  continue to develop the structure that will serve
  as a model for additional classrooms

• mentor participating teachers who are teaching in
  technology rich classrooms.

• support participating teachers to reflect and
  refine their teaching through observations and
  debriefing sessions of the 21st Century model
  classrooms.

• design, develop, and implement online
  professional development course,

• Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century
  Classroom, to middle school social studies
  teachers and to high school science teachers.

• beginning October 26 - MASSONE Moodle
• will serve to grow and sustain our work from
  the grant