EDSU 534: Preparing 21^st Century Learners: A Collaborative and Integrated Approach

Week 1 Agenda

5:30-6:00	Love the One Your With: Speed Dating Ice Breaker Inner Circle=4 students Outer Circle=3 students + instructor Inner circle speaks for one minute about: 1.       Biggest fear in life 2.       Best part of your day everyday 3.       Favorite food of all time Switch. Outer circle speaks for one minute about the same 3 topics Outer circle moves one person to the right. Inner circle stays put and the speed dating cycle continues until each person has spoken to a different person across from them.
6:00-6:10	Instructor Introduction and Description of the class Class blog: kurthedsu5342016.blogspot.com
6:10-6:45	A Stroll Through BB for this Course ·         What is this course REALLY about? ·         What is Linked Learning? Duration: (7:19)-This is the video that you will do your DB responses to for week 1. We are doing Part 1 of the DB assignment in class NOW! Becky-You will have to do this part online-all other students who are present will only have to do DB Part 2 this week.  Each student answer one question that has been assigned to you and prepare to share out. Part 1of DB:  In preparation for your group multidisciplinary integrated curriculum unit plan based on a linked learning theme, watch the video explaining linked learning embedded above.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mCw2S5hC4E. 1.       Share 2-3 key ideas from this video that you feel are significant for the success of our high school students as they become career and college ready. 2.       Describe how linked learning can contribute to greater student engagement in learning in California's high schools.  3.       How might linked learning help prepare students for success in college, career, and life? 4.       In what ways might linked learning assure equity for diverse students?   5.       How can linked learning increase student proficiency essential skills in the workplace - critical thinking, problem solving, media and information literacy, and collaboration?  6.       How does linked learning help students achieve 21st century skills? How does your own subject matter curriculum content contribute to career success and college readiness?  7.       What do you see as the advantages of linked learning for California secondary schools? 8.       Make connections with your colleagues as you plan your collaborative groups.             Partnership for 21st Century Learning             Power Point (21st Century Skills) for Journal ·         What are the BIG projects/assignments for which I am responsible? ·         21st Century Skills: What Do We Do? Duration: (3:22) ·         What do I have to do on a weekly basis? ·         21st century skills Duration: (2:08) ·         When is everything due? ·         Rethinking Learning: The 21st Century Learner | MacArthur Foundation Duration: (4:01) ·         What is Linked Learning Field work? About Linked Learning The Linked Learning approach integrates rigorous academics that meet college-ready standards with sequenced, high-quality career-technical education, work-based learning, and supports to help students stay on track. Linked Learning pathways are organized around industry-sector themes. Ideally, the industry theme is woven into lessons taught by teachers who collaborate across subject areas with input from working professionals, and reinforced by work-based learning with real employers. This approach is designed to make learning more like the real world of work, and help students answer the question, “Why do I need to know this?” ·         Where are the Linked Learning Centers in our area? Whiteboard-Google answers share out-photo-e mail to entire class. See the sites listed in the DB part of assignments for the same information that is on the handouts.
6:45-7:00	Discussion Board Pet Peeves
7:00-7:20	Groups for Multidisciplinary Collaborative Groups for Integrating Curriculum Planning
7:20-7:45	What 60 Schools Can Tell Us About Teaching 21st Century Skills: Grant Lichtman at TEDxDenverTeachers (15:30 minutes)+Discussion
7:45-7:50	21st Century Skills and Curriculum Maps for each Content Area include: ·         Creativity ·         Critical Thinking ·         Communication ·         Collaboration
7:50-8:30	What is Due by Next Wednesday 5/11/16 by midnight (the night before our face to face week 2 class?) ·         Readings 1.      Textbook Forward and Chapter 1 2.      Meet the authors video clips 3.      Framework for 21st Century Learning pdf 4.      P21 Framework Definitions pdf (9pages) 5.      P21 CC Toolkit pdf-43 pages total-skim through English and Math pages 14-30 and review definitions pages 34-43. 6.      CC ELA Standards for Literacy Website 7.      Designing Multidisciplinary Integrated Curriculum Units (56 pages total) 8.      Please Note: Your weekly journal responses (weeks 1-6) are focused on your textbook readings.  Additional online reading are included as preparation for assignments and discussion, but you do not need to respond to those in your journal ·         Week 1 Journal-Read the Study Guide and write a journal entry about it-See BB for more description and rubric. ·         Week 1 Reflective Paper ·         Discussion Board-Part 2 Only (because we already completed Part 1 in class today) ·         Linked Learning Observation Plan: (E mail this to me) ü  Program location, school site ü  Time and date of your visit ü  Academy theme-include a description of the setting and the anticipated integrated curriculum content for two different classrooms participating in the linked learning program ü  List Industry or community partners