In-service training in Athens. Student-centered learning and digitalizing learning with free and low thershold applications

1. Student-centred Learning
- Practical Examples -
Case Olari, Espoo
Sari Halavaara & JP Lehtonen
Olari Secondary and Upper Secondary School
Espoo
Athens 10.9.2015

2. https://todaysmeet.com/
Athens

3. Where are we from?

4. Student-centred learning
- develop learners autonomy and independence
- put responsibility for the learning in the hands of
students

18. 21st Century Skills

19. Short history of digitalization in Olari
Shared
devices
2011
1:1
personal
device
2013 -
before 2011

21. Olari Secondary and Upper Secondary
School - ICT Road Map
1. School leadership formulates the vision of implementing the e-learning plan
• iPad team: headmaster, hardware experts and pedagogical experts
2. Engage school community to e-learning, student centered learning and shared
teacherhood
3. Teachers have good skills and knowledge to implement ICT in their work

22. 3. Teacher Training
• Teachers have good
possibilites to take part
in ICT-training sessions.
• Teachers in Olari also
give in-service training
to teachers in other
schools (locally and
nation wide)
• Headmaster defines
individual needs for in-
service training together
with a teacher in yearly
development discussions
• Teachers may participate
in major in-service
training events in Finland
(local and national)
• Part of the weekly staff
meetings are used to
pedagogical discussions
in subject groups where
the best practises are
shared
• Headmaster ensures that
school has latest know-
how in e-learning
• Every teacher has
personal professional
development plan, which
is designed according to
his/her personal needs
• All teachers are capable
to choose best
technological solutions to
suit his/her own teaching
• Teachers share
pedagogical innovations
within the school and act
as teacher trainers both
locally and nation wide.
SUCCESS CRITERIA
What is your goal?
ACTION STEPS
What will you do?
ASSESSMENT
Where are you now
Teachers have good skills and knowledge to implement ICT in their work

25. Digital Citizenship

27. QR-codes

28. Digitalization of learning
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29. Popplet

30. History Timelines
www.hstry.co

31. Blogs

32. EduPuppet

33. Thinglink

34. Padlet
http://padlet.com/sarihalavaara/athens

35. Green Screen

36. Book Creator

37. Digital Storytelling (DST)
iMovie +
several
other
applications
together >
workflow

38. Assessment tools
• Socrative
• socrative.com
• Kahoot
• getkahoot.com
• kahoot.it

40. www.olari.fi

41. https://www.govote.at/
729237

42. ευχαριστώ