Group+10

Group 10 thoughts Moving faster, need more fine motor skills? Need more critical thinking skills – not just reflection. So much unfiltered information out there. Language skills, literacy skills, thinking - we need to recommend places to go We are also teaching their parents (ie all generations, wider range) To go after knowledge, you need a certain level of skills, which also implies knowledge. Information- knowledge, being able to apply it. Literacy and numeracy in NZ is low, before you even get to info literacy skills Digital divide is getting wider; access to resources is getting higher; as unemployment is increasing Nationally we are behind international levels of access (infrastructure and tools –eg Smartboards)
 * What do we think it means to prepare students for the 21st century?**

Problems of population size – we are innovative but don’t have population to support advanced technologies and support them.

We are preparing students for an international world. That includes non-technological as well as the technological.
 * What skills do student need to survive in this new era?**

Working without technology is not efficient teaching should be the driver, not the technology. If the learner wants the technology, you need to be able to use the technology.
 * Is it possible for a teacher to be an excellent teacher if he/she does not use technology?**

Not just motivating students, but motivating teachers as well We have an awfully big job ahead of us with limited resources
 * What’s the take-home message from today?**

Keep learning, and driving what we’re doing. It’s going to keep going faster. Look critically at professional development plans (2) Find out more about what is happening in primary schools Find ways to keep professional/academic conversations going Build larger communications with other organisations to have those conversations
 * What can you do next?**

Lorette/Jane are going to take another look at their professional development plans Kay is going to find out what's happening in primary schools. Kate will check in 3 weeks Kate/Deb are going to use wikis and twitter