webinar 2: ict in education - suriname

TED  and  TEDx|  Updates  |  Cri2cal  Thinking    ICTs  in  Educa2on  Webinar  2  February  10,  2015    Advanced  Teachers’  College:    IOL  Paramaribo,  Suriname  

TED  and  TEDx  

See  also:    Tedx  (hNp://tedxtalks.ted.com/)  

Update      Blogs,  Teaching  Affinity  Groups,  and  Backwards  Design  

Teaching Affinity Group Statistics: Experience

o  26 people have no formal experience in classrooms

o  8 people: 1-3 years of formal experience

o  5 people: 4-6 years of formal experience

o  12 people: 7+ years of formal experience

Update      Blogs,  Teaching  Affinity  Groups,  and  Backwards  Design  

Teaching Affinity Group Statistics: Subjects and Levels

o  Not yet certified: ICTs, primary, also very wide range

o  1-3 years: 12% primary school, 88% secondary

o  4-6 years: 1 out of the 5 is in primary school setting

o  7+ years: 30% are in primary, 70% in secondary

Update      Blogs,  Teaching  Affinity  Groups,  and  Backwards  Design  

Teaching Affinity Group Statistics: Degree Goal

o  49 people want 3-year program o  8 people: want 2-year program o  4 people: specialized degree

Evaluation Criteria:

o  School Directors o  Outside Evaluators o  Student Performance and Parent/Student Feedback

Update      Teaching  Affinity  Groups,  Blogs,  and  Backwards  Design  

Blogs – Your e-Porfolio

o  On your home page, the public needs to see your name and the fact that this is your teaching portfolio

o  No duplicate entries (images, video, or text)

o  Tone: be personal and creative, but also be aware of the impression you are making

o  Merge “I teach because…” and your Teaching Philosophy

Cri2cal  Thinking:    Great  Minds  Think  Differently  

Cri2cal  Thinking:    This  Week  

o  Definition of Critical Thinking: Why Now

o  Critical Thinking Film Festibal

o  How Critical Thinking is Great Teaching

o  Discussion: Becoming a Critical Thinker Yourself

o  Classroom Design: Climates for Critical Thinking

o  Optional Reading: Critical Thinking Magazine

o  10 Team-Building Exercises for Critical Thinking

o  Assignment: Creating a Critical Thinking Lesson Plan

o  Discussion: Reflections on Module 1

Teaching  Cri2cal  Thinking  Early  Thinking Big When They are Little

Cri2cal  Thinking  Affirms  Educa?on  Theory  

Montessori  

Cri2cal  Thinking  Affirms  Educa?on  Theory  

Piaget  

Cri2cal  Thinking  Affirms  Educa?on  Theory  

Waldorf  

Cri2cal  Thinking  Affirms  Educa?on  Theory  

Reggio  Emilia  

With  Respect,  Love,  and  Apprecia2on      Dr.  Fred  Mednick  JOHNS  HOPKINS    TEACHERS  WITHOUT  BORDERS    

…with  special  apprecia2on  for  Mr.  Milton  Top  Director,  Advanced  Teachers’  College:    IOL  

Paramaribo,  Suriname