Reggie Ryan's Public Library

26 Mar 08

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25 Mar 08

Has been very little change in traditional pedagogy, despite the large intrusion of technology
Questions they are asking at Sedgwick High School:

- does it really make a difference?

- do students really want to come to school?

- do teachers teach differently?

- are students excited about learning?

- does it help to install the love of lifelong learning?

- does discipline go down?

- do test scores and attendance go up?

The answers are all YES
2 more annotations...
- Schools don’t want technology, schools want learning
  
  - technology can be the means to that learning
  
  - the technology is not and should not be the focus
- Mike: we decided initial training would not be nuts and bolts
  
  - rest was: how do you teach data collection and analysis with spreadsheets
  
  - now we have regional content meetings
  
  - we get people early to share their issues and concerns, and then shape the presentations by the end of the day focused on those issues
  
  - are working with the principals to make more embedded training as part of the staff day (quick skill shops)
  
  Other contexts: have mentor teachers to provide just-in-time support to balance pullout training
  
  - this seems to balance training well
  
  - having 1 mentor teacher per school

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