Week 2

 Part 1: Authentic Intellectual Work/Authentic Instruction & Assessment

    The nature of Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW) is about gaining knowledge in a classroom setting by using hands on intellectual activities that are meaningful to someones future. When we use the word intellectual work, we're not actually talking about teaching them specific skills to be able to go out into the workforce, but we want them to be engaged and identify intellectual work through meaningful experiences in the classroom. This is more of a hands on learning experience. When you use the word, authentic, it is referring to to a task students are assigned, and it actually has a meaning or connection to something in their lives at that time( King et al.2009).

    Authentic intellectual work differs from traditional approaches to instruction and assessment by giving them a topic or problem, and they must find results and give a presentation that has a special meaning to that individual, or connection that is beyond, than just completing an assignment to receive the grade.

The components of Authentic Intellectual Work 1) having construction of knowledge 2) disciplined inquiry 3) value beyond school.  

    Construction of knowledge is organizing, interpreting, evaluating, using prior knowledge to solve new problems.  Disciplined inquiry goes alongside the construction of knowledge and adding prior knowledge to support your theory. And value beyond school is very important because it gives personal value to the project. All 3 components of AIW work together to create the lasting impression on the project.

Part 2:2017 National Education Technology Plan Update

    I can see so many opportunities for NETP to connect technology practices that enable the connection of experiences with technology.  An example of NETP and AIW being integrated together would be the teacher and the student working together using technology to investigate communities around the world. The student would research an area where they believe their ancestors lived and through technology discover similarities and differences as they compare their own community with another community around the world.

Part 3: Triple E Framework

There is a big similarity between the AIW framework and Kolb's idea of adding technology within project based learning. By using technology to research a community with a personal connection provides engagement and enhances the experience to make a personal interaction.

References

King, M.B, Newmann, F.M. & Carmichael, D.L. (2009).National Council for the Social Studies (7 pages).

Kolb, L. (2020). Learning first, technology second in practice: New strategies, research and tools for student success. Portland, OR: ISTE.