Wherever you are on the path to 1:1 teaching and learning, you need a guide that can help you make the best use of the powerful technology available in today's classrooms. In Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning, Diana Neebe and Jen Roberts draw on research and their extensive experience working with teachers across subject areas and grade levels to share the keys to success when teaching with a computer or tablet for every student.
This is the book secondary teachers need to understand the changes in pedagogy, planning, classroom organization, time management, and collaboration that will help them be successful in a 1:1 environment. Whether providing immediate and detailed feedback to student writers, giving voice to quiet learners, or creating more time for actual work in a jam-packed school day, Neebe and Roberts show teachers how communication, differentiation, and other effective practices can be powered up with personalized technology.
Throughout the book, Neebe and Roberts coach teachers through their initial concerns about technology integration, offer advice about avoiding common problems, and encourage innovation. Using detailed classroom examples, questions, and suggestions, they provide a framework for shaping the transformation of a traditional classroom into a student-centered, technology-rich learning environment. Readers will come away with a clear sense of how a fully implemented 1:1 classroom operates.
Power Up makes the transition to 1:1 a manageable and exciting journey. It's a key part of supporting teachers and ensuring the success of your 1:1 program.
Diana Neebe is a high school English teacher and instructional technology peer coach at Sacred Heart Preparatory, an Apple Distinguished iPad Program School in the Silicon Valley, California. In her capacity as Peer Coach, she authored her school's 1:1 Certified Teacher training program, and regularly runs professional development workshops for her school network, elementary through 12th grade. She regularly hosts local, national, and international visitors interested in seeing how 1:1 iPad implementation works. Diana presents her work nationally at conferences, and consults for schools and districts to help facilitate their 1:1 professional development. While working on her Doctorate, Diana has also collaborated with a small team from the University of San Francisco to design a new Master's program in Digital Technology for the Teaching and Learning department.
Jen Roberts is currently the English Department Chair and 9th grade English teacher at Point Loma High School in San Diego California. With over twenty years of classroom experience, Jen also serves her school on the Instructional Leadership Team and as the Digital Teacher Leader, assisting with technology integration as the school goes 1:1 schoolwide. In addition, Jen teaches pre-service teachers and online classes for the University of San Diego in the areas of literacy and technology integration. Jen presents at local and national conferences on those topics as well. Jen shares her expertise with several schools in her area and also travels to work with teachers throughout the western United States.
