Anytime-Anywhere Learning (AAL)

Programming Overview and Summer Professional Development 2012

Anytime Anywhere Learning Defined

Definition: Deeper learning where students take more control of their learning while teachers facilitate the learning of their students. Transforms educational paradigm as it requires different instructional strategies apart from direct instruction. Why???
Direct instruction is an inferior model to provide anytime-anywhere learning because knowledge comes mostly from the teacher 7:30am to 2:30pm. Direct instruction inadequately addresses the need for students to have 21st Century Skills.
Critical thinking & problem solving Creativity and innovation Communication & collaboration Information, media, and ICT literacy Initiative & self-direction Social & Cross-cultural interaction Leadership & responsibility

3 Component tools required

Facilitating Teacher
Content author, Tutor, and Advisor.

Learning Management System

Technology system resource used by facilitating teachers to manage all instructional strategies, associated activities, and analytical learning outcomes. One of the primary tools used by the facilitating teacher for formative assessments used for just-in-time curricular enhancements.

Mobile Computing Device

Technology tool used as the gateway for students to access digital learning tools needed to develop their own personal learning network.

Summer Professional Development July 23-27, 2012 and August 13-17, 2012
Offered July 23-27, 2012 or August 13-17, 2012.
Can be split between the two weeks but cannot split 2-day workshop on Wednesday & Thursday.

Paid professional development 5 six-hour days. 36 teachers paid at curricular rate $28.50 per day.
Teachers in grades 7,8, and 9. Bonus incentive for attendance TBD

Sessions will be recorded for later playback. Sign up and more info: http://gs121.wiki.elanco.net/

1-2-1 Academy 2 day workshop

Presenter: Tom Gaffey Microsoft Innovative Educator, Philadelphia School of the Future.

PD Day 1 - The Overview

TOPICS PRESENTED:
Overview of the ELANCO Anytime-Anywhere Program - Big Picture Anytime-Anywhere Student Mobile Device Policies and Procedures
Paperwork for students and parents Care of the student laptops Logistic issues - distribution of computers & paperwork Lessons learned from 8th Grade Pilot Technical support for students

Orientation for Students - when, what, how? Challenges and concerns of student loaned computers Classroom Management tips and tools

PD Day 2 Student-Centered Instructional Strategies for Anytime-Anywhere Learning

TOPICS PRESENTED:

Instructional strategies to move from teacher-centered to studentcentered:

Classroom In-rotation model Flipped Classroom model Project-based Learning model Problem-based Learning model Interactive-instructional model How to use formative assessments to direct the learning and instruction

Provide Resources for Different Instructional Strategies Overview of other 1-2-1 Teaching Models - success at other districts, states, etc. Teachers will select 1-2 instructional strategies that work for their core content to provide their students with more of a studentcentered classroom.

Strategies identified are targeted for 12-13 school year PD strands through out the year.

PD Day 3 = 1-2-1 Academy workshop

Day 1 with Tom Gaffey
Welcome Pedagogy
Goals, Expectations, Setting the Tone Project-based Learning Introduction to Microsoft OneNote Microsoft Free Tools for Educators Part 1 Right Click Tips and Tricks for Office and Windows Microsoft Free Tools for Educators and Learners Part 2
Creating Your Artifact of Learning for Day 1

The Ultimate Tool

A Lesson in Mobility

Saving Precious Milliseconds From Consumers to Creators Reflection

Learning Suite/TeachTec Resource Downloader, Tweet of the day, backchannel review, wrap-up

PD Day 4 = 1-2-1 Academy workshop

Day 2
Think Globally... Partners in Learning Resources Yes, I Said the Ultimate Tool OneNote in the Classroom Head in the Clouds SkyDrive, Web Apps Professional Development Best Practices Teachmeet, Facilitator Guides, Training Resources Movie in a Minute Windows Live Movie Maker Reflection Tweet of the day, evaluation, wrap-up

PD Day 5 Learning Management System Training

LMS Training for Anytime - Anywhere Learning LMS Course Design for Anytime-Anywhere Classrooms Teachers post & create in the LMS:
Formative Assessments Assignments Calendar of Activities & Assignments

Working out details of a new LMS or staying with Spartan Learning Portal for 12-13 with AAL teachers.

2012-2013 AAL Focus on Professional Development

Professional development strands during 20122013:
1-2 Instructional strategies selected as a result of summer PD. Advanced knowledge of Learning Management System. Creating formative assessments. Analyzing content for best practices. Instructional design of E-learning courses. Collaborative creation of one core content online course.

Professional development deliverables 20122013:

Integration of 1-2 student-centered instructional strategies. Teachers will be proficient in instructional design of online courses.

Faculty & Student BYOD 2012-2013

All Garden Spot Faculty will be allowed to bring in their own mobile devices. Students in grades 10-12 will be allowed to bring their own devices provided:
Parent and student responsible use of device and ELANCO network. Students register their devices.

Students may bring in devices, however; use is to be determined by individual classroom teacher. If classroom teacher indicates that they are a disruption to the classroom, student must stow away the device. Policy in process.