I WANT ONE OF THOSE!

Abstract: A series of emerging concepts such as professional communities, renewed family engagement, “anytime anywhere” learning, and real time assessment are now changing the culture of teaching and learning.  This presentation will focus on practical examples of how emerging technologies provide educators with an opportunity for continuous professional improvement.

Alan November

““In a good In a good school, students school, students

learn, learn, but in a great but in a great

school, school, everyone everyone learns!” learns!”

Dr Thomas R Hoerr

What do the following What do the following people all have in people all have in

common?common?

They are all……They are all……

INNOVATORS

What is the What is the purpose of purpose of innovationinnovation

??

Does INNOVATION apply to Does INNOVATION apply to education?education?

Does it apply to YOUR Does it apply to YOUR curriculum area?curriculum area?

Do we owe it to our students Do we owe it to our students to be innovative in our to be innovative in our

approach to teaching and approach to teaching and learning?learning?

SO THE PENDULUMS SWUNG AGAIN AHE!

In the decade from 1991 to 2000, In the decade from 1991 to 2000, approximately 9,000 young people left high approximately 9,000 young people left high schools each year with no formal school schools each year with no formal school qualifications. With the national school qualifications. With the national school leaving age having been raised to 16 years in leaving age having been raised to 16 years in 1993, the majority of these students were 1993, the majority of these students were aged between 16 and 18 years. As a aged between 16 and 18 years. As a percentage of the total number of school percentage of the total number of school leavers each year, students leaving without leavers each year, students leaving without gaining any qualifications increased slightly gaining any qualifications increased slightly between 1991 and 2000. In 1991, the almost between 1991 and 2000. In 1991, the almost 8,400 students who left school with no 8,400 students who left school with no qualifications constituted 16 percent of all qualifications constituted 16 percent of all school leavers. By 2000, the number of school leavers. By 2000, the number of school leavers without qualifications was school leavers without qualifications was close to 10,300, or 19 percent of all young close to 10,300, or 19 percent of all young people leaving school that year. people leaving school that year.

Enhancing “teaching and learning” to allow more effective and dynamic ways for students, and

teachers, to learn, share and collaborate.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

INTERACTIVE VS PASSIVE

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