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The FNO Conference - December 3-6, 2008

21st Century Skills - AASL and ISTE Standards
Every Student a Thinker! - The NZ Curriculum
Engaging Students in Synthesis and the Making of Good New Ideas
Smart Use of New Technologies
Extended Inquiry



Join Jamie McKenzie for three or more days of hands-on learning activities and presentations in Hong Kong devoted to the concepts of synthesis, invention, imagination and novelty.

All sessions will be held at the German Swiss International School
11 Guildford Road
The Peak
Hong Kong

You can register and pay for the seminar at
http://fno.org/fnopress/books.htmlhokode36.html
Costs are outlined below.
Wednesday,
December 3		 Thursday,
December 4		 Friday,
December 5		 Saturday,
December 6
"Designing Great Digital Lessons"
Outline of Content
Hands-on just 50 seats		 "Engaging Students in Extended Inquiry"
Outline of Content
Hands-on just 50 seats		 "Powerful Searching"
and "Powerful Writing"
Outline of Content
Hands-on just 50 seats		 Large Group Presentation
"Engaging Students in Synthesis and the Making of Good New Ideas"
Outline of Content
Large Audience Presentation
Costs

Four Day Package

 $ 375 USD ($ 325 USD early registration and payment by October 15)
Wednesday Afternoon - December 3 $ 100 USD ($ 75 USD early registration and payment by October 15)
Thursday - December 4 $ 150 USD ($ 125 USD early registration and payment by October 15
Friday - - December 5 $ 150 USD ($ 125 USD early registration and payment by October 15)
Saturday - - December 6 $ 75 USD ($ 60 USD early registration and payment by October 15)
New standards from the American School Librarians and ISTE both call for students to do more than gather information when they research.  They set the expectation that students develop good new ideas, not just scoop and smush, copy and paste.  This seminar will provide participants with a toolkit of synthesis skills required to invent good new ideas along with strategies to equip their students with the creative capacity to meet the standards.

Learners use skills, resources and tools to:

1. Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
3. Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.
4. Pursue personal and aesthetic growth.

AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Schools and districts that have adopted the 21st Century Skills model for schooling will find this seminar on target, especially for Information Literacy, Media Literacy and ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) Literacy:

  • Using digital technology, communication tools and/or networks appropriately to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, and create information in order to function in a knowledge economy
  • Using technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate and communicate information, and the possession of a fundamental understanding of the ethical/legal issues surrounding the access and use of information

Every Student a Thinker!

Thinking (Quoted from the NZ Key Competencies)

"Thinking is about using creative, critical, and metacognitive processes to make sense of information, experiences, and ideas. These processes can be applied to purposes such as developing understanding, making decisions, shaping actions, or constructing knowledge. Intellectual curiosity is at the heart of this competency."

"Students who are competent thinkers and problem-solvers actively seek, use, and create knowledge. They reflect on their own learning, draw on personal knowledge and intuitions, ask questions, and challenge the basis of assumptions and perceptions."