Raising 21st Century Learners
Thursday, October 29th, was the first parent tech night of the year. Our main focus was Raising 21st Century Learners. We spent time discussing the 4 C's of 21st Century learning (Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking), and in particular, the recent Halloween Candy Survey created by 2nd-grade students. Through the appropriately modeled use of Twitter, second-grade students were able to collect 615 responses. We then analyzed those responses and small groups created "I noticed" charts to share with the full class. Our night also included a discussion about the new iCan iPad curriculum that is being implemented throughout Pond Cove. This curriculum relies heavily on iCan statements, as well as iPad-iquette. The theme throughout is that during the school day our iPads are for learning and creating. Finally, our night concluded with a discussion about digital citizenship and the amazing resource, Common Sense Media . We reviewed the messages that a...