Bill edited Doing Work that Matters - Rochester MN

VoiceThread Handouts- While session presenter Bill Ferriter has created dozens of handouts for structuring student VoiceThread conversations, participants generally find three to be the most useful. ThePreviewing an Asynchronous Conversationhandout is designed to help students find an entry point into a digital conversation, theCommenting in an Asynchronous Conversationhandout is designed to give students a structured template for crafting a contribution to a digital conversation, and theReflecting on an Asynchronous Conversation handoutis designed to give students a chance to think about what they've learned after a digital conversation ends.
Resources for Breakout Session with Instructional Coaches and Curriculum Staffers
It is often easy for classroom teachers to be inspired by examples of purpose-driven learning in action. The simple truth is that the notion of giving students the chance to make a difference in the world resonates with almost every educator. The keys to successfully integrating purpose-driven learning into the work of a district, however, are keeping that work focused and consistently aligning system and school level choices with the broader goal of creating classrooms where students do work that matters. In this breakout session, participants will reflect on both of these core behaviors.
Resources for Breakout Session with Principals
Session Slides
One of the first steps that schools interested in the meaningful integration of technology must take is actively defining just what "meaningful integration" would look like in action. During this breakout, we will work to answer that question. Participants will look closely at a series of scenarios that describe the full range of technology integration efforts in schools. Then, they will explore a simple set of documents that can help schools to develop guiding principles for school-based technology integration efforts.
Technology Integration Scenarios: Your table group will be assigned to read the three technology scenarios listed below. Please click on the link for the scenario that you are assigned to read. After reading each scenario, please have one scribe respond to the first unanswered question on the second page of the Google Doc. Together, we will build a nice collection of reflections about what meaningful technology integration is supposed to look like in action.
Technology Scenario - Marsha Turnbull
Technology Scenario - Antonio Villareal
Technology Scenario - Thomas Vanderheusen
Technology Vision Setting Documents: One of the most important steps that principals and building leadership teams can take to support digital change efforts is to articulate a vision for just what effective technology integration looks like in action. Clear statements and scenarios that describe the kinds of behaviors that would be seen in classrooms where technology is being used to move learners forward in meaningful ways provide teachers and learning teams with a better sense for the learning spaces that you are trying to create. The documents below can be used as a guide when developing these statements and scenarios.
Technology Planning Guide - A series of questions designed to elicit school-based instructional priorities.
Technology Vision Statements - A document designed to walk leadership teams through the process of developing a set of technology vision statements.

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