Vision+Work

Our Vision All learners believe in their power to embrace learning, to excel, and to own their future.

Here was the process: What role will the county vision play in our technology planning and use here at Crozet Elementary? How do we operationalize the ACPS vision and mission utilizing technology? The process: Split into two groups and each group chooses a timekeeper, a facilitator (who reads through these directions and keeps the group on task) and a recorder (who makes notes on the wiki, http://crestechnology.wikispaces.com)

Group 1 1. In your group, backwards map our 5th grade learner who is fully facile with technology—enough to “own their own future.” (15 minutes) a. Think about habits and skills. What do we need to support and scaffold? b. What tools are absolutely necessary for them to learn and know how to use? i. Our 5th graders, for example have a 1:1 iPod deployment. What do we need to provide them access to before that so that their use of the iPods allows them to “own their future?” 2. Use the wiki to add your group’s thoughts in this form, but change the stem as needed to address your group discussion. In order to own their future, our fifth graders should leave us with the ability to: 3. Next 15 minutes, take each statement you made and tell what we need to do to get students ready for those statements. (i.e., In order for the 5th graders to leave us able to _________, we (teachers) need to______________

Group 2 1. In your group, backwards map our 5th grade learner who is fully facile with technology—enough to “own their own future.” (15 minutes) a. Think about safety and digital citizenship. How do we provide experiences that allow them to practice these? b. What technologies are absolutely necessary for them to learn and know how to use? i. For example, when we were young, our parents taught us how to answer the telephone, what to say when an adult wasn’t home and about politeness and manners on the phone. Do we do that for our young cell phone users? How do the rules change? What do we need to provide so that our students can indeed “own their future” with the technologies we name? 2. Use the wiki to add your group’s thoughts in this form, but change the stem as needed to address your group discussion. In order to own their future, our fifth graders should leave us with the ability to: 3. Next 15 minutes, take each statement you made and tell what we need to do to get students ready for those statements. (i.e., In order for the 5th graders to leave us able to _________, we (teachers) need to______________