Reimagining the 21st Century Learning Habitat through the Effective Integration of Mobile Technology at Middle & High Schools

• • • Teachers (pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult education)*
    • Teacher trainers(pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult education)*
    • Curriculum coordinators/designers (pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult education)*
    • Head teachers/principals/deputy-assistant heads/academic heads/managers (pre-school, primary, secondary, vocational, adult education)*

    *Any discipline/subject is welcomed including science, ICT/technology, engineering, mathematics, languages, business/finance, arts, sports and other.

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Integrate the use of tablets and iPads in the Middle and High School curriculums
• Use mobile technology, such as tablets and iPads, to enhance literacy, numeracy, scientific and engineering skills
• Understand the importance of DigiPlay in metacognition and use the device for personalized learning
• Know how to set up and personalize tablets and iPads for different students with special needs or talents
• Develop a learning relationship between the Thinking Brain and the Digital Brain
• Prepare students for change using unique devices that will replace the traditional school book.

The workshop methodology aims to support participants in how to expand their own personal skills and knowledge. This aim will be accomplished by providing robust and well-designed case studies, integrating sample educational demos, presenting and discussing real-life scenarios, performing group assignments and demonstrating web-enabled tools and recourses. There will be also presentations using PowerPoint slides, videos and various other multimedia tools.
Participants will be guided in a very concise way, both on the strategic side and on the practical classroom management side. Participants will be asked to bring their own materials into the seminar and will be encouraged to interact with the lecturers and other participants. This workshop will follow a very pragmatic approach that will enable the active participant interaction.
The seminar notes are going to be available to participants in hard copies as well as in electronic form via a dedicated online class blog.
Participants are strongly encouraged to bring their own laptops.

Course Schedule

DAY 1 – SUNDAY

16:30 – 18:30
Plan Your Learning Goals

• Beyond merely reproducng old practices with new tools
• A focused pedagogical vision for learning
• Rethinking pedagogy curriculum, assessment and teaching practices
• The development of new norms and of a sharing culture
• Using high tech devices to enhance creativity and innovation in the classroom
• Welcoming the diversity of devices and applications
• Using devices and applications to revolutionize teaching and learning for all students in Middle & Secondary Schools

Welcome dinner.

DAY 2 – MONDAY

9:00 – 12:30
From Low Tech Classroom to High-Tech Hub:Best Uses Of An Windows tablets/iPads

• What can an iPad do for teachers and learners of the Middle and High school?
• How and where do we start to integrate iPads?
• Getting to grips with all typesof devices: Android, Windows, IOS
• Applications that revolutionize teaching and learning
• The best creativity apps for STREAMS (Science, Technology, Reading, Arts, Mathematics and Social Sciences)
• Designing innovative learning spaces that foster Innovative learning practices

14:00 – 16:30
Adding Pace and Variety

• Transforming teaching with tablets and applications.
• Learning collaboratively and globally. Following students’ learning journey, identifying individual learning needs and selecting appropriate applications that enhance personalized learning.

DAY 3 – TUESDAY

9:00 – 12:30  
Rebooting For Change: Is More Technology The Answer

• Thinking beyond digital tools.
• Leveraging iPads and tablets as innovation hubs
• Identifying the right tools to promote goals
• Choosing Apps by Design for STREAMS level of integration
• Personalizing tablets and iPads for students with special needs and for gifted-talented learners
• Extending lea­rning at home and getting parents more involved
• Developing your own lesson plans using tablets and iPads, integrating all aspects described

14:00 – 16:00 

• Using different apps for different learning purposes.
• Creating and developing apps mashing approaches.
• Showcasing Window tablet and iPad creations together.

DAY 4 – WEDNESDAY

09:00 – 10:15
Let’s Get Physical! Focusing on Activities and Learning Achievements

• The plug-and-play approach
• New methods that add value to learning
• The learning potential of e-books
• Tips for successful e-book implementation
• Bringing learning to life with 3D and 4D immersive books and videos
• Empowering students with Augmented and Virtual Reality Applications. A glance at such tools that support scientific, mathematical engineering literacy.

14:00 – 16:00
Case study: Creating new realities in our classrooms

• Putting it all together: Ways of preparing students to use tablets and iPads as unique devices to replace traditional school books and resources
• Working with amazing visualizations
• Creating effective and challenging learning applications.

DAY 5 – THURSDAY

9:00 – 12:30
Let’s Make It Work, Count And Review

• Let’s make it work: implementing lessons that are differentiated and inclusive
• Mobile technology for creativity and shared learning experiences
• The importance of digital leaders in your education technology learning vision
• Evaluating and reviewing learning exercises and outcomes.

DAY 6 – FRIDAY

09:00 – 12:30
Case study: The right apps-used in the right way- can enhance the classroom learning environment

• Creating Genius areas in every class, school and community
• Enhancing and sustaining communication, collaboration and creativity.

DAY 7 – SATURDAY

The future of learning in safe hands – teachers, parents and learners from Middle to High School levels.
Participants will present their innovative teaching activities using various apps and will share their learning during the workshop.
Farewell lunch