LoTi

Notes: Dr. Chris Moersch

· How are we preparing students for the digital age? o Accountability, self-directed, creative thinking · What are the biggest things missing from 21st century learning?
 * __LOTI – Levels of Teaching Innovation __**
 * Self-directed learning
 * Creativity
 * Relevance (authenticity)
 * Global learning
 * Life and career skills (solutions to problems)

Wordles – which belongs to Kennedy, which belongs to Obama – great idea!! Turning up the heat 
 * **H **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">igher order thinking
 * <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">Engaged learning
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">a **<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">uthentic connections
 * technology use

<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Analyzing <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Interesting idea – put a thermometer for people to evaluate the ‘heat’ of their lessons <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">When there’s more heat – the technology is seemless <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Difference between engaged learning and active learning? <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Standards are supposed to be the minimum that our students know (reflects our temperature reading) <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Do our teachers know what authentic learning is? <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">How can we drive up the HEAT? <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">LoTi <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">From levels of technology integration <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings; msoasciifontfamily: Calibri; msochartype: symbol; msohansifontfamily: Calibri; msosymbolfontfamily: Wingdings;">à <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> teaching innovation <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Building level principal controls the LoTi level of the school (looking for students being busy) <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">“If it doesn’t get measured, it doesn’t get improved.” <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For teachers: <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Turn up the HEAT on student learning in your classroom (loti 3 or higher) <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Lesson plan <span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">LoTi Digital-Age Survey [|www.lotilounge.com] – available to every teacher in commonwealth <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Every teacher that takes survey will take a personalized professional development survey – aligns your NETS-T standards <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Group ID: pennsylvania <span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">o <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Group Password: pennsylvania

A Kids Guide to Social Action Lots of How to forms in the back of book (how to talk to a legislator, etc) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">

Element research project Each child picks an element to research Make a poster to wear to the element social (crowned king and queen)

Look at the action verb within the standard itself

EPA – unit on Radon – for elementary in Radon

5 C’s of Instructional Leadership

Cultivation Courage Creativity Commitment Communication