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Nurturing 21st Century Teachers: Research, Methods, and Resources Tom D’Accord Todaysmeet.com (instead of chatze) [] slides http://edtechteacher.org/nurturing%20masscue.pdf Etherpad.com – collaborate online document with chat feature (Google has bought it; this is so much better than Google docs) Office online (one note) – coming online edtechteacher.org where are we going? · What’s your mission statement · What do you want o accomplish with your students (does not mention 21st Century Skills because it can be polarizing) · some educators believe it is a fad that will pass · some embrace it  how do we get there? Look at division of labor – evolution of workplace skills (see graph in presentation) · Expert thinking – identify new problems and solve them · Routine manual (e.,g. assembly line) · Routine cognitive (filing work) Influences on pedagogy : Other teachers 70% Principal 33% Testing 19% Standards 18% Influences on content Other teachers 56% Testing 31% Principal 26% Standards % PD best practices: Sustained & intensive 0-9 hours=minimal impact 80 hours = sustained impact Job-embedded Active learning (hands-on) Create and opt-in group of teacher leaders and invest in them Provide sustained and intensive blended support Model the learning environment that you hope to foster Focus on the pedagogy – what is your mission and how will this platform effect your mission? What can the students do with the technology (not what the teachers can do) PLC- Professional Learning Community Nings: English Companion Smartboard Revoultion