iPads and Inquiry...a recipe for creativity and reflectionLindfield Campus

IBAP Conference 2013

Joel Weekes - Teaching and Learning Team Leader / Year 5 Teacher

Chris Wyatt - Head of Lindfield

iPads are a powerful vehicle for promoting inquiry, creativity and reflection in learning.An inquiry into:

• Learning needs of our students

• Constructivism, inquiry-based learning, creativity and reflection

• Our Journey...Nifty not necessary - the iPad as a learning tool...developing the attributes of the PYP Learner Profile

Colour, Symbol, Image - 21st Century Learner• Colour Symbol Image • Share with those around you.

Meet Julian • Julian loves

books.

• He is particularly studious and loves traditional forms of learning.

Meet Ben

• Ben loves school.

• He helps his parents with technology at home.

Meet Ted

• Ted is an abstract thinker.

• Ted loves to express his ideas in different ways.

Meet William • William finds some aspects of school difficult.

• He has great ideas but his learning difficulties prevent him from expressing them in ways that others appreciate and understand.

Meet Ethan • Ethan didn't love

school...as evidenced by his hair cut.

• He was reluctant to share his ideas with others or become involved in classroom learning.

PYP and Learning• Creating learners that reflect the attributes of

the Learner Profile

• Engaging learners through significant, relevant and challenging learning experiences

• Providing opportunities for all learners to grow and express themselves in ways that they are comfortable

• Expanding boys learning styles and preferences

What is inquiry?• In the context of

a 21st Century Classroom.......what does inquiry look like, sound like and feel like?

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Constructivism and Inquiry•Vygotsky defined learning as “the creation of meaning that occurs when an individual links new knowledge with existing knowledge.”

Williams B. and Woods M. Building on Urban Learners’ Experiences. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 1997

Constructivism and Inquiry•Constructivism is a "view of learning in which learners use their own experiences to construct understandings that make sense to them, rather than having understanding delivered to them in already organized form….Learning activities based on constructivism put learners in the context of what they already know, and apply their understanding to authentic situations."

Kauchak D.P. & Eggen P.D. Learning and Teaching: Researched-Based Methods. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. p. 184 (1998)

What is inquiry?• First and foremost, inquiry is a stance or a

mindset.

• Flexibility

• Ownership

• Promoting and harnessing the students' natural curiosity

iPads...our learning journey• Consumption v Creation

• 1:1 program in Years 5 and 6.

• 1:many K-4

• File Management

• Ownership

• Parent Information and Partnership

• Focus on the iPad as a learning tool

• Balance of learning tools

Technology Essential Agreement

iPads...our learning journey Success of the program

• Creativity - options - natural differentiation and use of learning styles

• Engagement

• Celebration of learning - in class and at home

• Speed, flexibility, ease of use

• Staff creativity and ICT engagement

iPads as learning tools

Avoiding.... Nifty not necessary

iPads as learning tools

Avoiding.... Nifty not necessary

Learner Profile

Thinkers

Risk-takers

Principled

Open-minded

BalancedCommunicators

Knowledgeable

Reflective

Inquirers

Caring

Inquirers

Racial DiscriminationShould Be Banned

(Positive)

Being racist can getyou into trouble.

Racism makespeople feel bad,

angry andsometimes go into

depression.

Racialdiscrimination

should bebanned

because...

Racism counts asbullying.

Racism can makepeople do horrifying

things likecommitting crime(such as murder)and even suicide(crime/murder +suicide = suicide

bombing).

Racial Discrimination Should Be Banned {Positive}

Thinkers

Communicators

Balanced

Risk takers

Principled

Knowledgeable

Caring

Reflective

Open-minded

iPads as learning tools

Craft sharing

Recommended Sites http://ipad.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/ http://blogs.newington.nsw.edu.au/iPads/ http://ipadeducators.ning.com

Lindfield Campus

IBAP Conference 2013

Joel Weekes - Teaching and Learning Team Leader / Year 5 Teacher jweekes@newington.nsw.edu.au

Chris Wyatt - Head of Lindfield cwyatt@newington.nsw.edu.au

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