Learning First, Technology Second

The Educator's Guide to Designing Authentic Lessons

Liz Kolb

• Publisher: ISTE
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9781564846327
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education Curricula

Learning First, Technology Second offers teachers a classroom-tested, easy-to-use framework to help them move from arbitrary uses of technology to thoughtful ways of adding value to student learning.

Learning with technology doesn’t happen because a specific tool “revolutionizes” education. It happens when proven teaching strategies intersect with technology tools, and yet it’s not uncommon for teachers to use a tool because it’s “fun” or because the developer promises it will help students learn.

This book includes:

• An introduction to the Triple E Framework that helps teachers engage students in time-on-task learning, enhance learning experiences beyond traditional means and extend learning opportunities to bridge classroom learning with students’ everyday lives.
• Effective strategies for using technology to create authentic learning experiences for their students.
• Case studies to guide appropriate tech integration.
• A lesson planning template to show teachers how to effectively frame technology choices and apply them in instruction.

The companion jump start guide based on this book is Engage, Enhance, Extend: Start Creating Authentic Lessons With the Triple E Framework.

Audience: K-12 classroom teachers

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• About ISTE
• About the Author
• Contents
• Introduction Designing Lessons for Authentic Engagement
• Chapter 1 What We Know About Technology Integration
• Chapter 2 Building on the Current Frameworks
• Chapter 3 The Triple E Framework and the ISTE Student Standards
• Chapter 4 Defining Engagement
• Chapter 5 Defining Enhancement
• Chapter 6 Defining Extension
• Chapter 7 The Triple E Measurement Tool
• Chapter 8 Examples from the Field
• Chapter 9 Instructional Support Strategies
• Chapter 10 Evaluating Software for Learning
• Appendix A Lesson Planning Template Based on the Framework
• Appendix B References
• Index