GETTING STARTED
Questions / Comments for Day One
Visual Synectic

21st Century Skills from 50,000 Feet
21st Century Skills Framework
ISTE NETS for Students & Teachers

Discussion:  What are the essential elements and habits of mind?

GUIDING STUDENT INSTRUCTION
Real Problems and Essential Questions:  Big6 for Your Students

1.  Problem identification: 
2.  Identify types of information needed to grapple with the question
Review your 3 real-problem questions. 
Using Webspiration:
•  Place your 3 problems on the web
•  For each topic, identify 4-5 essential questions
•  Pair-share for input and clarity
•  Identify the ONE problem you will prepare as a 21st Century Teacher

  3.   Determine possible resources related to the problem
  4.   Engage with and extract relevant information
5A.  Organize from multiple sources
•  Google advanced search
•  Custom search engines
•  Blogs and podcasts for subscription
•  Wikipedia an YouTube, as appropriate
•  Images - Creative Commons  
•  Video - California Streaming via MyEdZone  

5B.  Present the information
Build audiovisual samples related to the topic - Examples help :-)
•  Create a poster with Parody Motivator Generator
•  Create an Animoto video
•  Create a podcast and post to GCast  
•  Narrate images and add text at ShowBeyond.com

6.  Evaluate the product / process
Identify outcomes for this project.
Use Rubistar to create an initial rubric to assess student work

KEEPING THE CONVERSATION GOING - BEYOND CLASS
Set up your class blog - Blogger
Set up your class wiki - Google Site or PBWorks

REFLECTIONS
Class Wordle - our two days

WORKSHOP EVALUATION
Please take a few minutes to complete this workshop evaluation.  This Academy will be offered in two other locations this summer.  We value your input and act on it.  Thanks!

FEEDBACK
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