IBAP Conference 2013
iPads and Inquiry...a recipe for creativity and reflection Lindfield Campus Joel Weekes - Teaching and Learning Team Leader / Year 5 Teacher Chris Wyatt - Head of Lindfield
iPads are a powerful vehicle for promoting inquiry, creativity and reflection in learning. An inquiry into: • Learning needs of our students • Constructivism, inquiry-based learning, creativity and reflection • Our Journey...Nifty not necessary - the iPad as a learning tool...developing the attributes of the PYP Learner Profile
Colour, Symbol, Image - 21st Century Learner • Colour Symbol Image • Share with those around you.
Meet Julian • Julian loves books. • He is particularly studious and loves traditional forms of learning.
Meet Ben • Ben loves school. • He helps his parents with technology at home.
Meet Ted • Ted is an abstract thinker. • Ted loves to express his ideas in different ways.
• William finds some aspects of school difficult. • He has great ideas but his learning difficulties prevent him from expressing them in ways that others appreciate and understand.
Meet William
Meet Ethan • Ethan didn't love school...as evidenced by his hair cut. • He was reluctant to share his ideas with others or become involved in classroom learning.
PYP and Learning • Creating learners that reflect the attributes of the Learner Profile • Engaging learners through significant, relevant and challenging learning experiences • Providing opportunities for all learners to grow and express themselves in ways that they are comfortable • Expanding boys learning styles and preferences
What is inquiry? • In the context of a 21st Century Classroom....... what does inquiry look like, sound like and feel like? http://www.lace.org.au/graphics/culture_diagram.gif
Constructivism and Inquiry •Vygotsky defined learning as “the creation of meaning that occurs when an individual links new knowledge with existing knowledge.”
Williams B. and Woods M. Building on Urban Learners’ Experiences. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 1997
Constructivism and Inquiry •Constructivism is a "view of learning in which learners use their own experiences to construct understandings that make sense to them, rather than having understanding delivered to them in already organized form‌.Learning activities based on constructivism put learners in the context of what they already know, and apply their understanding to authentic situations." Kauchak D.P. & Eggen P.D. Learning and Teaching: Researched-Based Methods. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. p. 184 (1998)
What is inquiry? • First and foremost, inquiry is a stance or a mindset. • Flexibility • Ownership • Promoting and harnessing the students' natural curiosity
iPads...our learning journey • Consumption v Creation • 1:1 program in Years 5 and 6. • 1:many K-4 • File Management • Ownership • Parent Information and Partnership • Focus on the iPad as a learning tool • Balance of learning tools
Technology Essential Agreement
iPads...our learning journey Success of the program
• Creativity - options - natural differentiation and use of learning styles • Engagement • Celebration of learning - in class and at home • Speed, flexibility, ease of use • Staff creativity and ICT engagement
iPads as learning tools
Avoiding.... Nifty not necessary
iPads as learning tools
Avoiding.... Nifty not necessary


Learner Profile Openminded
Inquirers
Knowledgeable Caring Thinkers Communicators Reflective
Risktakers Balanced
Principled
Inquirers
Thinkers Racial Discrimination Should Be Banned {Positive}
Racism counts as bullying. Racial Discrimination Should Be Banned (Positive) Racial discrimination should be banned because...
Racism can make people do horrifying things like committing crime (such as murder) and even suicide (crime/murder + suicide = suicide bombing).
Being racist can get you into trouble. Racism makes people feel bad, angry and sometimes go into depression.
Communicators
Balanced
Risk takers
Principled
Knowledgeable
Caring
Reflective
Open-minded
iPads as learning tools
Craft sharing
Recommended Sites http://ipad.ipadsforeducation.vic.edu.au/ http://blogs.newington.nsw.edu.au/iPads/ http://ipadeducators.ning.com
IBAP Conference 2013 Lindfield Campus Joel Weekes - Teaching and Learning Team Leader / Year 5 Teacher jweekes@newington.nsw.edu.au
Chris Wyatt - Head of Lindfield cwyatt@newington.nsw.edu.au
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