Problem+&+Question

=//**The problem or question.** What is the problem (or opportunity) you wish to address with your project?//= =//Describe what you wish to change, for example, aspects of content (e.g. test scores), process (e.g. ability to collaborate), climate (e.g. morale), or tech use (e.g. embedded use of technology in instruction). Be as specific as possible in describing what you want to change.//=


 * Problem: Students, Teachers and Administrators not integrating 21st Century skills into their teaching and learning.** Students need more exposure to 21st Century skills & what that looks like in the learning process. Teachers and administrators are not well equipped or versed in 21st century pedagogy nor are preparing students well for the 21st Century global world. We need to shift the climate within the district to build capacity as opposed to a directive from administration, and need support and backing from administration.


 * What do we wish to change:** Integrating 21st Century skills (the skills as outlined in the 21st Century Partnership) into the existing curriculum, and promote collaborative teaching and learning among the OJR community


 * Process:** Professional development
 * 21st century partnership skills
 * teaching & learning climate
 * curriculum integration
 * embedded, differentiated professional development
 * PLP model - how do you "scale" this process out?
 * Differentiating (UDL)

What's Needed?

> > Barriers and Obstacles
 * PD for filtering
 * curriculum to address digital citizenship and cyber safety
 * benchmarks for student use of technology
 * engaging community in tech use and participation
 * staff engagement of PLcommunity
 * cell phone use
 * staff awareness of available tech
 * staff pd in using available tech
 * district expectation for tech use and implementatrion
 * assessment of LOTI
 * teacher buy in
 * administrative buy in
 * practical or good use of whole faculty meetings
 * differentiated professional development
 * multiple means of providing receiving professional development
 * creating a database for archived sessions
 * multiple forums for participation
 * understanding what it means to be a 21st century learner
 * 24/7 learning
 * networking- teachers networking with others
 * integration of tech examples into curriculum
 * assessibiity of students to tech tools outside of school- awareness of digital divide
 * continuum of age appropriate work with internet use, connections
 * NETS for students ** http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/currcomptech/nets/ Fabulous link making connections to NETS and student activities **
 * NETS for teachers
 * NETS for administrators
 * modeling of best practices
 * student skill level versus the teachers
 * student involvement and leadership in tech use and integration
 * Time
 * knowledge level
 * comfort level
 * apathy
 * contracted time
 * lack of inservice
 * technology not integrated into curriculum
 * lack of collaboration and communication with curriculum committees to embed the technologies
 * access to tools
 * safety concerns
 * feeling supported if the technology "fails"
 * consistent performance of technology
 * fear of the unknown
 * competitive versus collaborative model
 * Grades
 * Narrowing of our curriculum
 * Lack of examples
 * Teacher control