ICTeD Services

Challenge Based Learning & AITSL Teacher Standards

Yesterday, a unit of work on mine that started out as a Challenge Based Learning unit for grade 3/4  students a couple of years ago, http://ictedservices.typepad.com/elearning/2010/06/challenge-based-learning-activity-for-grade-34-extinct-and-endangered-animals.html has been morphed into an Annotated Illustration of Practice [AIP] on the Australian Institute of Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL], National Professional Standards for Teachers website.
The Content Provider Organisation was the  Australian Council for Computers in Education, [ACCE] Thanks to my collaboration with Dr. Anne Scott from the Australian Catholic University [ACU], in work  this unit is an illustration of a Grade 5/6 unit that would be great to see the classroom of a Graduate Teacher teaching year 6 Science.
Here is the AIP http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/Illustrations/Details/IOP00036
This AIP is also linked with Hot Topics section of the website which features Information and Communication Teachnology [ICT] for March / April 2012. http://www.teacherstandards.aitsl.edu.au/HotTopics

Student Leadership and Digital Citizenship

I've just finished a Blackboard Collaborate session on Anne Mirtschin's Tech Talk Tuesday. http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic.edu.au/ It was great to be invited back on the webinar. 

Abstract 
about the session:- 

We often think of student leaders as leading sports terms, or being representatives on Student Representative Councils, or organising fundraising etc.
In the 21st Century, students can be much more sophisticated leaders. They can be citizenship leaders and provide real authenticity to curriculum delivery. They often have a better understanding of the world they operate in than teachers do,. They can also create content that other students will be highly responsive too.
Mark Richardson will demonstrate how student leadership modules for CyberSafety and Digital Citizenship can be planned, delivered, assessed and evaluated. Such modules can be vital to the success of these programs in schools. He will draw on two successful programs conducted with Grade 5 students in the Hobson’s Bay Network of DEECD, Western Metropolitan Region. This module structure he will outline can easily be adapted for other year levels.

If you are interested the recording is at https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2012-02-20.2131.M.692EC494D82D3F72C6A34690FBFF16.vcr&sid=2007026     Start at the 23:30 mark

Alternatively, here is the .pdf of the presentation. Download Student Leadership and Digital Citizenship