Shift Happens for 1:1 Initiative

Here's a 1:1 initiative shift happens video from the Reeds Spring School District (click on the school district's name to see their 1:1 resources), just substitute Chimacum School District and Chimacum Schools every time it says Reeds Spring.

SAMR Model Resources

SAMR (click here) is one of the relevant learning models teachers can use to effectively integrate technology in education.

1- Redefinition
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable.

2-Modification
Technology allows for significant task design

3- Augmentation
Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with functional improvements

4- Substitution
Technology acts as a direct tool substitute with no functional change.

Professional Development

I Believe in “One Size Fits All” PD

Posted by John Norton on Aug 6, 2013 in Connected Leadership, The Moral Imperative, Voices
Guest post by Matt Renwick

When you hear professional development described as “one size fits all,” what do you imagine? Heads resting on hands? Glazed eyes? Sidebar conversations running rampant? I can relate – I have sat in too many of these types of meetings myself. However, I have come to think that this type of PD is really “one size fits none.”

Instead, when I consider one size fits all, I imagine a baseball cap with the elastic head band.

This may be a better metaphor for how we might want to approach effective teacher training. These hats can be worn by many users regardless of head size. They adapt to the wearer, but they’re still good hats that get the job done. That’s how I truly see “one size fits all” professional development. Stretchy and adaptable but fundamentally effective for every user.

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