Strategies

Visit a 21st century classroom. Have a staff member teach a class with colleagues as students using 21st century learning. Design surveys that ask students and faculty about changing perspectives. Creating opportunities for learning to take place 24 hours a day/7 days a week.
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__Community__ People to help me learn along the way PLC- in a learning community teachers are more willing to take notes than alone Encourage the creation of learning networks in the school Making it clear that support is available and staff is not alone in this process of learning Combine classes to help uncertain teachers
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__Learn 24/7__ No more school walls Learn when you want, not just 8-2pm

__Start small__ Be aware that change takes time and large changes need to start with small changes. one teacher and try new technology, and show its success to others Open sources on 1-side of firewall- (password protect) so can be accessed by whole school only to start

__Changing Our Perspective__ Provide examples of positive ways tools can be used Move away from the idea that this is a "technology" question responsibility Do not say "change"- say progress-advance-perfect Ask the kids what to do

Model Tech tools are brought into school, some teachers use it (successfully) and this forces other to join Show/model for students the correct way collaboration is done Model new uses of technology solving a problem teaching a skill to students Be willing to take risks and model it Have a staff member teach a class with colleagues as students using 21st century learning. Model it.

__Observe__ Virtual visit to classroom that models how to do this stuff well Staff take part in an immersible experience with 21st Century technology- use a wii, try out 2nd life, work with a young person in World of Warcraft. Teachers visit classrooms of colleagues who are successfully using technology