21st Century Literacies- The Key To Global Success: Janis Jensen

(12/05/2008)

10:33

heasulli:

Janis Jensen has begun her spotlight presentation at the Kean U Going gLobal Conference

Friday December 5, 2008 10:33 heasulli

10:34

heasulli:

Janis Jensen bio info

Friday December 5, 2008 10:34 heasulli

10:35

sammorra:

Larry Cocco from NJDOE introducing panel and iTunesU.

Friday December 5, 2008 10:35 sammorra

10:35

heasulli:

NJ School DOE initiative to make our students Global Thinkers, Workers & Leaders

Friday December 5, 2008 10:35 heasulli

10:39

heasulli:

NJ has new High School Transformation Vision- standards need to be more rigorous, assessment alignmnet, teachers & school leaders need to be trainined & retained, schools will need to design personalized student learning plans AND there must be P-16 alignment-

Friday December 5, 2008 10:39 heasulli

10:41

sammorra:

Nice words to panel from Larry about launching iTunes U K12.

Friday December 5, 2008 10:41 sammorra

10:42

heasulli:

High Schools That Work, American Diploma Project, Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Friday December 5, 2008 10:42 heasulli

10:44

heasulli:

In 2009 NJ will adopt revised Administrative Code Mandates for integration of 21st Century themes & skills w/ an emphasis on Global Awareness & developing Cultural Awareness Perspectives

Friday December 5, 2008 10:44 heasulli

10:45

sammorra:

Future Plans for iTunesU K12 - More providers each year.

Friday December 5, 2008 10:45 sammorra

10:48

heasulli:

A new initiative is starting in NJ for grades K, 1, & 2 for Arabic languages & awareness

Friday December 5, 2008 10:48 heasulli

10:54

heasulli:

Critical Links in preparing Global Citizens in NJ Grant Project info- in conjunction with Peace Corp-

Friday December 5, 2008 10:54 heasulli

10:55

heasulli:

NJ 21st Cenury Standards will be relased for preview online in January 2009- then they go LIVE in Fall 2009

Friday December 5, 2008 10:55 heasulli

10:55

[Comment From Ann OroAnn Oro: ]

New Jersey's Education Plan http://tinyurl.com/56qluv image from start of presentation included.

Friday December 5, 2008 10:55 Ann Oro

10:57

heasulli:

PLEASE take advantage of the opportunity in January to provide feedback on the new 21st Century standards! http://www.state.nj.us/education/

Friday December 5, 2008 10:57 heasulli

10:59

heasulli:

Janis Asks: "How an national and state education organizations bring about change in light of the new global realities?"

Friday December 5, 2008 10:59 heasulli

11:00

heasulli:

What do you think will be the key catalyst for change in the development of the new literaicies required in the global age?

Friday December 5, 2008 11:00 heasulli

11:01

sammorra:

Liberty Science Center up now. They are on iTunesU. Great to enhance fieldtrips.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:01 sammorra

11:01

Ann Oro:

Audience member talking about strategies for opening up websites for use in education - iTunes University blocked at his school.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:01 Ann Oro

11:02

Ann Oro:

Milton Chen said that he has gotten a lot of the same feedback - that iTunes U is blocked at various schools.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:02 Ann Oro

11:03

heasulli:

How can education communities begin to reshape school structures (student grouping patterns, PD, etc.) to deliver timely curriculum that includes international perspectives & modern forms of expression?

Friday December 5, 2008 11:03 heasulli

11:04

Ann Oro:

Question about how social studies would be approached. Social studies standards pared down to America/US in the World (one standard) with civic, governance, economic, and one more strand.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:04 Ann Oro

11:05

Ann Oro:

Second standard: world studies - with the same four strands.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:05 Ann Oro

11:06

heasulli:

other strand....???

Friday December 5, 2008 11:06 heasulli

11:07

Ann Oro:

The other strand was not mentioned.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:07 Ann Oro

11:07

heasulli:

concern from audience that the new strands will lack intuitive connectivity to one another

Friday December 5, 2008 11:07 heasulli

11:08

heasulli:

Janis feels that it is EXTREMELY important to connect Rigor & Relevance!

Friday December 5, 2008 11:08 heasulli

11:09

heasulli:

Audience member thinks that it is still troubling that the assessments that will still define our students' success is still "pen & paper" standardized testing

Friday December 5, 2008 11:09 heasulli

11:11

heasulli:

other audience comment: State tests are really measuring socio-economic status of our children, not individual competencies- He feels this needs to change!

Friday December 5, 2008 11:11 heasulli

11:12

heasulli:

audience coment: in light of all the assessments, mandates, etc. throughout the state, why not just have ONE, uniform state curriculum? If each district needs to teach towards the state standards...why not just have a state curriculum?

Friday December 5, 2008 11:12 heasulli

11:14

heasulli:

audience comment? Has any though been given @ DOE level about the types of radically DIFFERENT assessment that will need to be developed to measure the new 21st century curriculum

Friday December 5, 2008 11:14 heasulli

11:14

Ann Oro:

Question: How do we get teachers involved in creating more content that engages the students?

Friday December 5, 2008 11:14 Ann Oro

11:15

heasulli:

Milton Chen thinks that ONE uniform state curriculum will not work because 10th grade geometry is so different in Trenton or in Jersey City. (just kidding)

Friday December 5, 2008 11:15 heasulli

11:15

Ann Oro:

Response: It is true - professional development needs to apply top down and show teachers how to do it.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:15 Ann Oro

11:16

heasulli:

Any thought of providing a new teacher certification/endorsement for 21st Century Skills

Friday December 5, 2008 11:16 heasulli

11:16

Ann Oro:

Will there be some sort of certification or endorsement for 21st century innovative skills? Answer: excellent idea.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:16 Ann Oro

11:17

heasulli:

everyone thinks this is an excellent idea!

Friday December 5, 2008 11:17 heasulli

11:17

Ann Oro:

Comment from audience: Our role does not need to teach the students how to use the technology, but how to effectively evaluate and apply it.

Friday December 5, 2008 11:17 Ann Oro

11:18

heasulli:

School's role is no longer to disseminate information. A school doesn't have to harvest this resource. Schools need to serve some other kind of function. How would you best define that function?

Friday December 5, 2008 11:18 heasulli

11:21

heasulli:

Excellent session- Janis was WONDERFUL- lot's of valuable information shared- good audience participation