Curriculum Using Technology Professional Development
Small groups of teachers gather in a comfortable room to learn and share ideas about H.E.A.T., using technology to enhance the 4 C's and redesigning instruction.
The H.E.A.T. Framework allows you to gauge your student's learning. It is not a program or another thing to do. It is simply a lens we use to discuss the level of student learning. In addition, use this scoring guide to design your lessons to increase the H.E.A.T. levels of learning for your students.
Lesson Design Template - You can use this template to help in the guidance of designing a high H.E.A.T. level lesson.
Gain a deep understanding of H.E.A.T. by evaluating levels of H.E.A.T. from watching videos from this site: Arizona K12 Center - Video of learning levels (Flash required).
CUT - H.E.A.T., the 4 Cs and Digital Tools - presentation of the 4 C's, digital tools and H.E.A.T.
CUT - G-Suite - presentation of Google Apps for Education and iPad Apps
CUT Showcase - short showcase of the CUT PD.
Video tutorials for:
Drive - this is an EXCELLENT tutorial that covers most items we talked about in CUT regarding Drive. (Plus more!) In 23 minutes you will see how to navigate Drive, organize and download documents, create a Docs, share Docs and more! It is that best 23 minutes you can spend to help improve your knowledge with Drive! LOVE this resource!!!
Slides - tutorial on Google Slides (3 min)
Sheets - tutorial on Google Sheets (3.5 min)
Forms - tutorial on Google Forms (15 min)
Drawing - tutorial on Google Drawing (12 min)
Classroom - tutorial on Google Classroom (12 min)
Google Training - EXCELLENT!
Instructions for iPad and Google Apps Accounts:
Transferring data from the iPad to Drive
Log out of Drive from iPad - STUDENTS MUST LOG OUT OF DRIVE BEFORE TURNING IN iPAD!
Update - you can now insert images in docs using the iPad
Online tools used in CUT
TodaysMeet
Kahoot
Socrative
Padlet
iPad Apps Covered
Aurasma - Augmented Reality
Tellagami - Animate Your Life
Elements 4D - Part toy. Part chemistry experiment
ChatterPix - Make ANYTHING talk
Popplet - Think and learn visually
Educreations - Teach anything to anyone from anywhere
Weebly - website for students within the GAFE accounts. Discuss with EdTech coach to get started.
Blogger - app that allows your students to blog. Discuss with EdTech coach to get started.
H.E.A.T. Lesson Scoring Guide (Framework) - use this scoring guide to gauge your student's learning. It is not a program or another thing to do. It is simply a lens we use to discuss the level of student learning. In addition, use this scoring guide to design your high H.E.A.T.
For support contact your Ed Tech Coach.
H.E.A.T. Explained
How emotionally connected are students to the content in today’s classrooms? Are students totally engaged in the learning or are they merely involved? How can classroom teachers use their existing digital tools and resources effectively to promote greater student collaboration, engagement, and achievement levels?
(Loti Connection)
Innovative Learning Resources - Definition of H.E.A.T.
The H.E.A.T. framework emphasizes the integration of digital-age tools and instructional strategies for an improved student learning experience. H.E.A.T allows a teacher to gauge the level of their lesson and the extent of student output. The acronym (HEAT) refers to the following categories.
Employing research-based best practices, teachers successfully create lesson plans that generate student H.E.A.T. during the learning process. The following research-based best practices are the foundation of the H.E.A.T. model:
(Loti, 2013)
(http://connectedconsulting.com/resources/pedagogy/)
How emotionally connected are students to the content in today’s classrooms? Are students totally engaged in the learning or are they merely involved? How can classroom teachers use their existing digital tools and resources effectively to promote greater student collaboration, engagement, and achievement levels?
(Loti Connection)
Innovative Learning Resources - Definition of H.E.A.T.
The H.E.A.T. framework emphasizes the integration of digital-age tools and instructional strategies for an improved student learning experience. H.E.A.T allows a teacher to gauge the level of their lesson and the extent of student output. The acronym (HEAT) refers to the following categories.
- Higher Order Thinking
- Engaged Learning
- Authentic Connections
- Technology Innovation
Employing research-based best practices, teachers successfully create lesson plans that generate student H.E.A.T. during the learning process. The following research-based best practices are the foundation of the H.E.A.T. model:
- Promote shared expertise through networked collaboration
- Bolster purposeful inquiry through student questions
- Provide authentic connections by personalizing and globalizing content
- Accelerate individual growth through vertical/horizontal differentiation
- Anchor student learning with digital-age tools and resource
- Clarify student understanding with formative assessments
(Loti, 2013)
(http://connectedconsulting.com/resources/pedagogy/)