Microsoft webinar (for SA teachers) on assessing collaboration and 21st century skills

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Submitted by Fiona Beal</span></span></span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">Innovative Teaching and Learning Webinars </span></b><br /><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Microsoft has embarked on an 'Innovative Teaching and Learning' (ITL) research programme.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> They will be hosting workshops and webinars on LEAP21. The first webinar on <b>18 July from 6pm - 6:30pm</b> will focus on the first of the five dimensions 21st century learning (collaboration).This discussion Forum will allow all participants of LEAP21 training to connect and discuss the topic.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQrrQjR2J1xyKVyW4Fp5GGG6Gy9Rls6eFsn8JZFiXDNSudLd7pqwFmcP3KAlxdCdooVR3eEiY951O8MyXZu_OqVcmWYxj2FozuEZ10z10qEIycdUOYUT_gGKKrF6_c8cMXq-w7yxoylE/s1600/PIL2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQrrQjR2J1xyKVyW4Fp5GGG6Gy9Rls6eFsn8JZFiXDNSudLd7pqwFmcP3KAlxdCdooVR3eEiY951O8MyXZu_OqVcmWYxj2FozuEZ10z10qEIycdUOYUT_gGKKrF6_c8cMXq-w7yxoylE/s400/PIL2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View the </span><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/auth/signin?returnUrl=%2FDiscussion%2Fccc93868-82a8-4c32-98a3-a8afb555a34b" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" target="_blank">discussion forum</a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> on the Partners in Learning Network for details on joining the webinar.</span><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.pil-network.com/auth/signin?returnUrl=%2fDiscussion%2fccc93868-82a8-4c32-98a3-a8afb555a34b"> </a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note that if you haven't listened to a webinar before using Lync you will need to download Lync attendee. In the discussion forum referred to above you will find a PDF with detailed instructions on how to join a Lync webinar</div><br /><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">More about</span><span style="font-size: large;"> this upcoming webinar</span></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">This discussion will focus on innovative teaching and learning approaches and how the LEAP21 material supports this.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">LEAP21 is based on the way ITL Research studies and measures innovative teaching practices. LEAP21 asks teachers and school leaders to analyse and 'score' learning activities to see how deeply they integrate 21st century skills, collaborate in designing new learning activities that provide deeper 21st century skills development, examine the impact of these learning activities on students' work, and use ICT as part of the process.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Teachers who go through this process say it gives them a clear and practical way to integrate 21st century skills in their own teaching. LEAP21 requires that educators be active and engaged knowledge-builders, adopting and using the very skills they are seeking to instill in their students: collaboration, knowledge-building, self-regulation and assessment (or learning to learn) and use of technology for learning. Through the programme, teachers become learners of their own teaching practices by studying the impact of their teaching on students LEAP21 guidelines help teacherss identify and understand the opportunities that learning activities give students to build 21st century skills. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><b><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: large;">What to do to join this discussion</span></b><br /><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Angela Scheaerer, Microsoft's APM from South Africa, says about the first webinar on 18 July: "We are looking forward to hosting the first LEAP21 webinar on Wednesday 18 July. Here's how it will work: <br />1. Download the lesson plans and rubrics so that you have these available during the webinar - it will be an interactive session with activities using these resources. <br />2. Follow the the directions in the document "How to join a Lync conference call". We recommend you do this ahead of time as you need to download and install an attendee client the first time you join. <br />3. Click on the link called Join the online meeting in "related content" above or from the Word document. Try and join a few minutes early in case you have any problems. </div></div>

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