Edina Digital Age Learning

On Friday, February  18 th , Twin Cities Public Television aired a program  entitled, Digital Media: New Learners of the 21 st Century . From  the tpt Website: “Targeted at parents, teachers and  anyone concerned with education in America, this documentary takes viewers to the front lines of an education revolution. "Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century" examines how mobile devices and digital media practices can empower young people to direct their own learning. Documenting five success stories both inside and out of the classroom, the program demonstrates how digital media, games, smart phones and the Internet are fundamentally transforming the way young people communicate, collaborate, participate and learn in the 21st century.” Several staff and parents watched the program, and chatted about it   here . You may view the program in it's  entirety  below: Watch the full episode . See more Digital Media - New Learners Of Th...

Here is a note we sent out this week to parents, teachers and students. I'm looking forward to the conversation! Edina Parents, Teachers and Students , On Friday, February 18 th , Twin Cities Public Television will be airing a program entitled, Digital Media: New Learners of the 21 st Century at 8:30 p.m. (The program will also are on tpt 2.3 at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 19) From the tpt Website : “Targeted at parents, teachers and anyone concerned with education in America, this documentary takes viewers to the front lines of an education revolution. "Digital Media: New Learners of the 21st Century" examines how mobile devices and digital media practices can empower young people to direct their own learning. Documenting five success stories both inside and out of the classroom, the program demonstrates how digital media, games, smart phones and the Internet are fundamentally transforming the way young people communicate, collaborate, participate ...

January 26th, Educators in Edina met for an "Engaged and Inspired Student Summit" with the purpose of: To create the ‘Edina definition’ for ‘21st Century Skills’ AND Ask staff to identify where such skills are currently in place within our students’ learning experiences AND Share a common understanding for use in communication and curriculum/instructional design AND Consider what technology has to do with it Dr. Dressen started off our discussion today, asking us to cross out 21st Century skills on our packet and replace it with 22nd. Students in our classroom will be living in the 22nd century, and our discussion today needs to reflect that. He noted that learning is no longer linear, and we need to embrace that fact. Dr. Jenni Norlin-Weaver then led us in a discussion, where each of us had a piece of art, and we were asked to identify how it might be used in the classroom. We then viewed the following RSA Animate video, on Sir Ken Robinson's ideas. Dr. Bruce Locklear, E...