Are you ready to turn-up the HEAT?

Are you ready to make your classroom a 

digitally-charged learning environment?  

The key is to turn up the H.E.A.T. on student learning. H.E.A.T. is an acronym that is synonymous with 

21st Century Skills and represents Student Output in terms of student:

• Higher order thinking,
• Engaged learning,
• Authentic connections, and
• Technology use.

• Higher-Order Thinking Look-Fors
  
• Students taking notes only; no questions asked
• Student learning/questioning at Remembering level
• Student learning/questioning at Understanding level
• Student learning/questioning at Applying level
• Student learning/questioning at Analyzing level
• Student learning/questioning at Evaluating/Creating levels

• Engaged Learning Look-Fors
  
• Students report what they have learned only
• Students report what they have learned only; collaborate with others
• Students given options to solve a teacher-directed problem
• Students given options to solve a teacher-directed problem; collaborate with others
• Students collaborate to define the task, the process, and/or the solution
• Students collaborate to define the task, the process, and/or the solution; collaboration extends beyond the classroom

• Authentic Connections Look-Fors
  
• The learning experience is missing or too vague to determine relevance
• The learning experience provides no real world application, or represents a group of connected activities
• The learning experience provides limited real world relevance
• The learning experience provides extensive real world relevance
• The learning experience provides real world relevance and opportunity for students to apply their learning to a real world situation
• The learning experience is directly relevant to students and involves creating a product that has a purpose beyond the classroom that directly impacts the students

• Technology Use Look-Fors
  
• No technology use is evident
• Technology is used only by the teacher
• Student technology use appears to be an add-on and is not needed for task completion
• Student technology use is somewhat connected to task completion
• Student technology use is directly connected to task completion with shared or limited resources
• Student technology use is directly connected to task completion with one-to-one or unlimited resources