LLI+Session+1

Session 1

9:20 - 9:40: Jigsaw 1
In groups, please read and discuss the appropriate article. What are the big ideas/key points that you can take away from this reading? Please document your thinking here.

Group 1 Readings (Global Collaboration):
 * 1) Howard Rheingold on How the Five Web Literacies are Becoming Essential Survival Skills
 * 2)  World Without Walls: Learning Well With Others by Will Richardson
 * 3) Q&A With the Authors of A New Culture of Learning by Steve Denning, Forbes
 * 4) The Future of Reading and Writing is Collaborative by Heather Chaplin
 * 5) [|A Step-by-Step Guide to Global Collaborations] by Kim Cofino

Group 2 Readings (the SAMR model):
 * 1) The SAMR Model by Maggie Hos-McGrain
 * 2) [|The SAMR Model]
 * 3) The SAMR Model: From Theory to Practice
 * 4)  [|Moving from S to R Part 1] and [|Part 2]
 * 5)  SAMRizing subjects (from Learning 2.013)

Group 3 Readings (the Design Cycle):
 * 1) Creating Independent Learners: The MYP Technology Design Cycle by Kim Cofino
 * 2) Design Cycle overview from Patrick Henry High School
 * 3) [|IBO Overview of Technology Curriculum Group]

Group 4 Readings (developing a PLN):
 * 1) [|First Steps Toward Becoming a 21st Century Educator] by Kim Cofino
 * 2) [|Five Tips for Creating a Global Classroom] by Kim Cofino
 * 3) How to Connect Your Students Globally by Kim Cofino
 * 4) [|First Steps Towards Becoming a 21st Century Educator] by Kim Cofino
 * 5) 6 Reasons Students Should Have Their Own Blog
 * 6) Connection - The best professional development for educators (Craig Skinner)
 * 7) Coincidence or Connection? by Chris Betcher

9:40 - 10:00: Jigsaw 2
In your new groups, please report back on the article you read and discuss the common elements you find in each key element (document your thinking here):
 * Are there any similarities?
 * How do these big ideas apply to education?
 * What do these connections make you think about?

10:00 - 10:15: Whole group discussion
(document through-lines)

10:15 - 10:30: Individual planning time
Task: Select a topic/unit that you would like to enhance for this school year. Document your thinking on this Google Doc.