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MICDS Upper School
Curriculum and Technology Understanding the Possibilities
"If we teach today like we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow.”
-John Dewey, Educator and Philosopher
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0_WhSdsgBo
•Visual/Media Literacy•Information Literacy•Global/Cultural Awareness•Digital Citizenship•Network Literacy•Basic Literacy•Self-Directed, Adaptable, Flexible Learners
Emerging Literacies
•Information Explosion•Participatory Culture•Social Networking•Shift from Consuming Knowledge to Evaluating, Constructing, and Creating Knowledge •FlatWorld IdeologyUCaPP World (ubiquitouslyconnected and pervasively proximate
Cultural Drivers
•Intentional•Curriculum is the Driver•Appreciation and Understanding of 21st Century Skills•Opportunities and Possibilities •Responsive •Proactive
MICDS Approach
Student PLEPersonal Learning Environment
Lenovo X61 TabletDyKnow
Instructional Tech and Media Specialist/ Librarian Collaboration
Supporting a 21st Century Curriculum
Antigone Graphic NovelsFrederick Douglass Speaker SeriesSudan ElectiveNing Reformers Role PlayHamlet VideosFlat Classroom