Rachelle Dene Poth - Chart a New Course

Chart a New Course:
A Guide to Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrows World

Rachelle Dene Poth

2020 International Society for Technology in Education

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Poth, Rachelle Dene, author.

Title: Chart a new course : a guide to teaching essential skills for tomorrows world / Rachelle Dene Poth.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019055026 (print) | LCCN 2019055027 (ebook) | ISBN 9781564848291 (paperback) | ISBN 9781564848277 (epub) | ISBN 9781564848260 (mobi) | ISBN 9781564848284 (pdf)

Subjects: LCSH: Education--Effect of technological innovations on. | Communication--Study and teaching. | Creative ability--Study and teaching. | Problem solving--Study and teaching. | Technology--Study and teaching. | Motivation in education. | Classroom environment.

Classification: LCC LB1028.3 .P678 2020 (print) | LCC LB1028.3 (ebook) | DDC 371.33--dc23

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Rachelle Dene Poth is an accomplished edtech consultant, presenter, author, blogger, teacher, and attorney. She currently teaches Spanish and a course on emerging tech that covers AR/VR, artificial intelligence, coding, gaming, digital citizenship, video animation, and more. The founder of THRIVEinEDU, LLC, she presents regularly at conferences on technology and ways to drive student learning. She has a masters degree in instructional technology and serves as the president of the ISTE Teacher Education Network as well as on the leadership team for the Mobile Learning Network. She received the Making IT Happen Award at ISTE 2019 and the Presidential Gold Award for Volunteer Service to Education in 2018 and 2019. She was selected as one of 20 to Watch by the NSBA and the PAECT Outstanding Teacher of the Year in 2017. Rachelle is a Future Ready Instructional Coach; an EduGladiator Core Warrior; an affiliate of Pushing Boundaries Consulting, LLC; a Buncee ambassador; an Edmodo certified trainer; and a Nearpod PioNear.

In addition, Rachelle is the author of many publications, including In Other Words: Quotes That Push Our Thinking, The Future Is Now: Looking Back to Move Ahead, and Unconventional Ways to Thrive in EDU. She is a contributing author to several more books, including Education Write Now, Volume III, multiple volumes of EduMatch Snapshot in Education, Gamify Literacy, and Stories in EDU. She is also a blogger for Defined STEM, NEOLMS, and Getting Smart, as well as her own blog Learning as I Go ( Rdene915.com ). She is the host of #Formativechat on Monday nights. Check out her podcast THRIVEinEDU on Anchor ( anchor.fm/rdene915 ). Connect with Rachelle on Twitter @Rdene915.

Working on this book has been part of a tremendous personal and professional learning journey over the past two years. I am thankful to Valerie Witte for working with me and providing guidance and support throughout the process. I am honored to write this book for ISTE and to be able to not only share ideas, but also to share the stories of students and educators as well.

Thank you to Jennifer Casa-Todd, Marialice B.F.X. Curran, Michael Drezek, Magdalena Galdeano, Steve Isaacs, David Lockett, Katie McNamara, Toutoule Ntoya, Zee Ann Poerio, Laura Steinbrink, and Amy Storer. Thank you to my former students Cassandra DeBacco, Mairead Hill, Celaine Hornsby, Ben Johnson, Marina Paulone, and Ethan Snyder. I have learned so much from you over the past five years. Thank you to Lola Abraham and Georgia Tsambis for sharing your ideas and excitement for learning!

Mom and Dad, thank you for being the best and most supportive parents a person could ask for. Your constant encouragement through my adventures and challenges inspired me to seek more and helped me to keep pushing forward. David, thank you for encouraging me and taking care of things so that I could invest in this project and do the work that I am so passionate about. Many thanks to my amazing supportive 53s for always being there and helping me grow personally and professionally.

When I was a student in high school and college, digital tools were not available, so it was up to the teacher to come up with games and activities to help students practice and develop their skills. Teachers borrowed concepts of board games and adapted them to fit into their specific content area. We also had teacher-created games on worksheets and bingo icebreakers, both of which required students to move around the room and talk to one another. These were the activities that led all students to collaborate, be active participants in learning, and sometimes more importantly, have