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Google Doc: [|PLE's 21st Century Skills Task Force Matrix]

Three Big Ideas for PLE ITLTs based on Survey Monkey and PATI Survey Data

Overview Thoughts
 * presentation skill seem weak and not used with student
 * multimedia (editing/authoring) seem weak and not used with students
 * collaborative web tools is not surprisingly weak - is a current focus
 * Planning for tech use- agree that it's important, but not comfortable with its use
 * need a clarifying question - why are teachers uncomfortable - is it logistists? is it teacher
 * Executing - response were surprisingly high in the disagree column - not regularly being used....
 * Assessment isn't done - it isn't surprising - kids are exposed, not expected to be mastered - the question with examples may have been leading
 * Student use is extremely weak - especially with the productivity, online research - even just drill and practice
 * Did username issues skew the PLE results?

Big Ideas:

1. Teachers need support to understand that technology is to be used - not as an extra, but integrated what is already being done. Teachers should be doing something every week. (planbook checklist idea from Pat S) Working together to adapt current instruction so that various technologies are used regularly over time.

2. We need to help teachers to understand how capable their kids actually are. Primary teachers don't necessarily see how the 21st century skills apply to the instruction that they must provide their students.

3. Use our collaborative project as "diving board" into the use of multimedia and presentation as tool for communication and expanding instruction.

Question 2 - Yes our focus drives - see above.