May 23, 2012 HWDSB Policy Steering Committee learning session re: 21st Century Learning and Technology Policy.

1. 21st Century Learning and
Technology Policy
Steering Committee Meeting
May 23, 2012

2. Our goals:
● To get to know each other
● To understand the policy development process
● To set the context for our learning and working together
● To learn and contribute our thinking and ideas

3. Introducing Each Other
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide
show that holds images, documents, and videos
and allows people to leave comments in 5 ways:
● using voice (with a mic or telephone)
● text
● audio file
● video (via a webcam)

6. Let's orient ourselves to our learning
& working space
http://policy.commons.hwdsb.on.ca/

7. Watch the video & follow up with your reflections.
This video has been selected to create the context for
working on the 21st Century Learning & Technology Policy.

8. 21st Century Learning Strategy
● What does an engaging, real-world, authentic learning space look
like?
● What does it mean to be a good digital citizen? Is it different than
being a good citizen? What transferrable skills should be explicitly
set out in order to ensure citizenship extends into digital spaces?
● Why are skills like critical and creative thinking, problem solving,
collaboration, and communication presented in a document
concerning technology? How does technology
change/leverage/enable instruction around these skills?
● What role does technology play in including parents and
community as partners in learning at HWDSB?

9. Scoping Report & Guiding Questions
Please read through
the report and we'll
have a discussion
about next steps as in
policy development.

10. Next steps:
● Review Committee input through online
comments
● Committee member access to DRAFT policy
in google docs to facilitate ongoing
collaboration, collective thinking, comments
and questions
● Next Meeting June 13th, 2012