eMINTS National CenterInspired Teachers | Inspired Students

Lorie Kaplan, Ph.D.Christie Terry

Presence

• 2 countries, 8 states, 6 institutions of higher education

• 3,000+ classrooms • 35,000+ students in grades 3 – 12• More than 250 certified eMINTS

Instructional Specialists

• 6,000+ teachers in facilitated and non-facilitated online courses

• 40% of online participants earn graduate credit

• Catalog of 40+ online professional development courses

Professional Development

Face to face Online Blended

Student-centered Learning

Community of

Learners

Powered by

Technology

High-quality Lesson Design

The Digital Transition

• From Chalkboards to Tablets: The Digital Conversion of the K-12 Classroomhttp://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/pdfs/SU12EducatorsandParents.pdf

• From Chalkboards to Tablets: The Emergence of the K-12 Digital Learnerhttp://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/SU12_DigitalLearners_StudentReport.html

• Learning in the 21st Century: Digital Experiences and Expectations of Tomorrow’s Teachershttp://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/tomorrowsteachers_report2013.html

69% of high school seniors, 61% of high school freshman and 47% of 6th graders are online at least weekly to find resources to support their homework

64% of parents, 74% or principals, and 80% of District Administrators believe that teacher evaluations should include an assessment of technology use.

89% of parents and 92% of principals now rank effective technology implementation as important or extremely important.

Principals want new teachers to know how to use technology to create authentic learning experiences (75%) and differentiate instruction (68%) before they apply for a position at their school

The modern workplace is

creative

complex

collaborative

wired

IBM, (2010). Capitalizing on Complexity. Somer, NY: IBM Global Business Services.

What skills do new teachers need to have in order to succeed in 21st

Century Classrooms?

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