What did we have in common?
Since NECC08 I have been working on viewing or listening to the two forums. In looking over my typed notes I found several instances where the two groups were discussing the same basic idea. Hoping that this is useful here is my comparison.
If a statement came specifically from one forum or another I tried to indicate which forum. However, all statements are paraphrased and are probably not word for word.
1. What are the standards for? Why do we have them?
The reason professional associations develop standards so they can demonstration what students should be able to know, to be able to do and be like. These standards are what we think students should be able to know, be able to do and be like (because they have a school librarians). SIGMS forum
“If you measure it, it will get done.” If you are not measuring all the things that count, then it is a bad thing. SIGTE Forum
2. Collaboration/creativity what does it look like?
Do we need to broaden the meaning of collaboration?
How do we assess collaboration or creativity?
Do we need to and how do we incorporate Web 2.0 tools into the assessment of collaboration/creativity?
Students are using Web 2.0 tools already, but are they know how to use these tools to learn? SIGTE forum
3. Why 21st Century Skills?
“Did PBL not for title, but to give life skills, Didn’t know these were21st century skills, it was just life to me. SiGTE
We do projects which incorporate problem solving, collaboration, technology, because “it is good for kids.” SIGMS
4. Helping teachers incorporate 21st century skills/collaborative skills.
Teachers have to have some of these rich experiences. It is hard to teach problem solving if you have not done it. SIGTE Forum
National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education. One of the new standards will be collaboration. They will have to show evidence that their pre-service teachers will know how to do collaboration. But pre service librarians will also need to show collaboration. SIGMS Forum
5. NETS, verses
SIGMS looked at the ISTE NETS in comparison to the new AASL 21st Century skills document and found overlap.
SIGTE, during the forum also looked briefly at the 21st Century Fluency Project and also found overlap.
However, both groups also discussed how to make teachers not only aware of but understand what these standards meant, what they looked like and how they could be assessed.
Debbie
If a statement came specifically from one forum or another I tried to indicate which forum. However, all statements are paraphrased and are probably not word for word.
1. What are the standards for? Why do we have them?
The reason professional associations develop standards so they can demonstration what students should be able to know, to be able to do and be like. These standards are what we think students should be able to know, be able to do and be like (because they have a school librarians). SIGMS forum
“If you measure it, it will get done.” If you are not measuring all the things that count, then it is a bad thing. SIGTE Forum
2. Collaboration/creativity what does it look like?
Do we need to broaden the meaning of collaboration?
How do we assess collaboration or creativity?
Do we need to and how do we incorporate Web 2.0 tools into the assessment of collaboration/creativity?
Students are using Web 2.0 tools already, but are they know how to use these tools to learn? SIGTE forum
3. Why 21st Century Skills?
“Did PBL not for title, but to give life skills, Didn’t know these were21st century skills, it was just life to me. SiGTE
We do projects which incorporate problem solving, collaboration, technology, because “it is good for kids.” SIGMS
4. Helping teachers incorporate 21st century skills/collaborative skills.
Teachers have to have some of these rich experiences. It is hard to teach problem solving if you have not done it. SIGTE Forum
National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education. One of the new standards will be collaboration. They will have to show evidence that their pre-service teachers will know how to do collaboration. But pre service librarians will also need to show collaboration. SIGMS Forum
5. NETS, verses
SIGMS looked at the ISTE NETS in comparison to the new AASL 21st Century skills document and found overlap.
SIGTE, during the forum also looked briefly at the 21st Century Fluency Project and also found overlap.
However, both groups also discussed how to make teachers not only aware of but understand what these standards meant, what they looked like and how they could be assessed.
Debbie
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