Presented by: Dr. Lydia Patrick

1. STEPS Presented by: Dr. Lydia Patrick

2. Seeing Technology in Education as a Plan for Success Conclusion Plan for

3. S T E P S See your strengths and past successes Take a step towardssomething technologicallynew… Educate yourself and value that learning as much as you value yourstudents’ learning • Plan for timeto learn, mess up, experiment, and succeed!

4. The End of the Beginning • Students are native speakers of the digital age • Computers, video games, pagers, cell phones, internet, blogs, instant messaging, downloading, and wikis are familiar terms to twenty-first century students. • According to Prensky, schools stuck in the twentieth century need to move into the digital age and provide students with effective technology utilization geared toward a relevant education. • Teachers that do not feel proficient can engage students in dialog, investigation, and monitored exploration about ways to incorporate technology utilization into the curriculum. • Educators must utilize technology by creating learning environments that foster real, rich, and relevant experiences for students. • Prensky, M. (2006, December/January). Listen to the natives. Educational Leadership, 63(4), 8-13

5. Common Core Standards- A New Beginning • The Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. The standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success in college and careers. With American students fully prepared for the future, our communities will be best positioned to compete successfully in the global economy. http://www.corestandards.org/

6. The End of the Beginning • We are no longer introducing ‘new’ technology to kids who have never seen it before • Most classrooms are now technologically interactive in one way or another • While not all classrooms have all of these tools, most have some of them • Our job as educators might now be to make sure these tools are well used • It is okay if technology drives the learning every now and then • D'Orio, W. (2010, Fall). The end of the beginning. Scholastic Administrator, 4.

7. Common Core Standards State Adoptions http://www.corestandards.org/

8. 41982 31953 11910 21920 • Radio Television Microcomputer Filmstrip Overview of technology and technology tools in elementary schools over time. No radio receiving equipmentSchedule conflictsPrograms not related to curriculumTeachers more interested in classwork Teachers’ lack of skills with equipmentCost/access to equipment Impact on childrenIncreased mechanism in teaching Used more in afternoonsAccess to equipmentTeacher shortage substitute“Thinkabout” Teachers’ lack of skills with equipmentCost of upkeepAccess to equipmentFinding the right film for subject area

9. 1982 1994 1984 1986 1992 1988 1996 1990 • Tools • Microsoft Office • BASIC • Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction CodeIF, THEN Logo TO HELLO PRINT [Hello world] END • Products • HyperstudioCards NetworksSave to your home directory • Curriculum Integration • Software • Web • Stay connected with the world Drill and Practice “Math Munchers” Overview of technology and technology tools in elementary schools over time.

10. Common Core Initiative • What are educational standards? • Educational standards help teachers ensure their students have the skills and knowledge they need to be successful by providing clear goals for student learning. • Why do we need educational standards? • We need standards to ensure that all students, no matter where they live, are prepared for success in postsecondary education and the workforce. Common standards will help ensure that students are receiving a high quality education consistently, from school to school and state to state. Common standards will provide a greater opportunity to share experiences and best practices within and across states that will improve our ability to best serve the needs of students.Standards do not tell teachers how to teach, but they do help teachers figure out the knowledge and skills their students should have so that teachers can build the best lessons and environments for their classrooms. Standards also help students and parents by setting clear and realistic goals for success. Standards are a first step – a key building block – in providing our young people with a high-quality education that will prepare them for success in college and work. Of course, standards are not the only thing that is needed for our children’s success, but they provide an accessible roadmap for our teachers, parents, and students. http://www.corestandards.org/

11. S See your strengths and past successes • Ask teachers what they are comfortable doing right now with the technology that they have. Most teachers who graduated before 2005 have some skills. • Teachers who graduate after 2005 have lots of skills. • Most children come to school already predisposed to learning with technology (Dezell, 1988) and it has become a primary source for information, culture, and communication for society. In some ways high tech learning might be considered as an alternative to the traditional classroom particularly for students who are likely to drop out of school. • Find out what their Core Curriculum Strengths are – what areas do they have the most confidence in teaching. Dezell, J. E. (1988). A new age in education. T H E Journal, 16(4), 8. http://www.corestandards.org/

12. S See your strengths and past successes • Children do not know a time without travel in space, beepers, hand held phones, and the World Wide Web (Lemke & Coughlin, 1998, 8). If schools are to have relevance in today’s society they need to reflect the changes as a result of technology inside the classroom. Lemke, C., & Coughlin, E. C. (1998). Technology in american schools: seven dimensions for gauging progress - a policy maker's guide - . Retrieved February 8, 2006, from www.milkenexchange.org

13. T Take a step towardssomething technologicallynew… Even though the environment for successful technology integration seems to exist high-level technology utilization has not followed the same course. “Although the conditions for successful technology integration finally appear to be in place, including ready access technology, increased training for teachers, and a favorable policy environment, high-level technology use is still surprisingly low.” (Ertmer, 2005, 25). Ertmer, P. A. (2005). Teacher Pedagogical beliefs: the final frontier in our quest for technology integration?. Educational Technology, Research and Develoopment, 53(4), 25-40.

14. Common Core States Initiative • Who is leading the Common Core State Standards Initiative? • Parents, teachers, school administrators and experts from across the country together with state leaders, through their membership in the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) are leading the effort to develop a common core of state standards. http://www.corestandards.org/

15. T Take a step towardssomething technologicallynew… Goal: Match Core Curriculum with Technology Integration • Ask them to try one new thing and then … • Show them how to do it • Do it with them • Give them a handout for it • Do it with them again • Watch them do it • Let them try it themselves • Give lots of positive feedback • Showcase their accomplishments

16. T Take a step towardssomething technologicallynew… • Technology Fair 101 • I don’t have time for technology – I have to teach the curriculum • I am terrified of being in the lab by myself – I need you to walk me through this whole process • I know how to sign up for the lab. You drive the first lesson and then give me the wheel. • Meet with me after school to brain storm some ideas and set up the activity. • Just give me the map. • We’ll let you know when we are done.

17. E Educate yourself and value that learning as much as you value yourstudents’ learning School districts that engage the community, key stakeholders, and system leaders with a compelling vision and clear expectations for technology in schools are essential to building system capacity for technology (Lemke & Coughlin, 1998, 24). Aligning every level of the system from legislative policy to classroom practice provides a solution for effective technology integration. Lemke, C., & Coughlin, E. C. (1998). Technology in american schools: seven dimensions for gauging progress - a policy maker's guide - . Retrieved February 8, 2006, from www.milkenexchange.org

18. E Educate yourself and value that learning as much as you value yourstudents’ learning • Will the common core state standards keep local teachers from deciding what or how to teach? • No. The Common Core State Standards are a clear set of shared goals and expectations for what knowledge and skills will help our students succeed. Local teachers, principals, superintendents and others will decide how the standards are to be met. Teachers will continue to devise lesson plans and tailor instruction to the individual needs of the students in their classrooms. Local teachers, principals, superintendents, and school boards will continue to make decisions about curriculum and how their school systems are operated. http://www.corestandards.org/

19. E Educate yourself and value that learning as much as you value yourstudents’ learning Gwinnett County Public Schools Results-BasedEvaluationSystem Individual Goals Plan FY 2010-2011 Matching Core Curriculum with Technology Integration Strategy 1: Frequently assess students’ learning of the AKS and give specific feedback to students and parents. Evidence of effective use of strategy: The teacher regularly assesses student progress toward the AKS in order to determine next steps for instruction. The teacher frequently communicates students’ progress to students and parents and provides specific strategies for improvement. A variety of valid and effective assessments are used. Students monitor their own progress in learning the AKS. AKS = Common Core Standards Strategy 13: Use technology effectively to plan, teach, and assess. Evidence of effective use of strategy: The teacher uses disaggregated data and resources produced by technology tools (StART, benchmarking, AKS-CQI tools, AKS databases) for planning instruction. Teachers and students use technology tools for effective content-based teaching and learning. Students rely on technology tools to access content and produce their work.

20. E Educate yourself and value that learning as much as you value yourstudents’ learning • Technology Education at Craig from the teachers to the students and up. • Electronic lab sign up. • ISTE – premade lessons. • Grade Level pages. • CCC Default page • Instructional Calendars

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24. S and succeed! 3 Strategies That Work… • Technology Fairs • Instructional Calendars Sites • OneNote Craig Technology and Learning Curriculum Links ( TLC)

25. S and succeed! • 4 Labs • 2 Wireless Lab Carts • Electronic Sign Up • Intervention Lab of 8 • Media Center with 30 workstations • SMARTboards in K – 2 classrooms • SMART response pack of 32 • Mimios for each 3 – 5 Classroom • Mimio Views for every classroom

26. Common Core Standards – How They Align • Help Teachers See Technology in Education as a Plan for Sucess • Give them access to the tools they need • Demonstrate avenues for them to explore • Tie the activities to the curriculum • Showcase their success

27. This activity was about latitude and longitude which we are studying in Social Studies right now. Latitude lines measure the distance from the Equator and run north and south. Longitude lines measure the distance from the Prime Meridian and run East and West. I enjoyed finding the character Hannah on the map. Can you tell what location I am pointing to? (Answer: 37 * N and 15 * E)

29. Field Research has showed using images and making connections helps people remember more. The great thinkers, including DaVinci and Montessori, always drew images and arrows and lines in their notes. (Tony Buzan on Mind Mapping) • Projects and Presentations from Local School Teachers… D'Orio, W. (2010, Fall). Mind mapping. Administrator, 22.

30. Current Considerations: Online Forms and Tools and FERPA • Protect your student data. MAKE SURE that data is being kept securely, and maintain documentation to that effect. How do you know data is being kept securely? Are you deleting information from the collection source periodically (e.g. every 24 hours) to prevent unexpected breaches of data? • Confirm data collection with parents. In many schools, the students are the "carriers" of the online registration information, and may try to enter the information themselves. I highly suggest a confirming email sent to the parents to notify them that their child's data was entered, and to contact the school if this was done erroneously. • Know the laws! Both FERPA and HIPAA federal laws require us to protect student and students' family data. Clinic information or IEP information also falls into HIPAA guidelines, which are incredibly important to maintain within your school. [FERPA summary here] [HIPAA summary here] • Talk to your colleagues, but make local school decisions. Every school must make the decisions to collect any data like this on their own. IMD is not endorsing any specific solution, but we rely on you, the local schools, to make effective business decisions regarding your school communities. Just because another TST or LSTC or Media Specialist set up a survey site to collect this information DOES NOT give you permission to do so. Your administration must be informed and involved in such decisions that impact the larger school community.

31. Looking into the Future: 6 Technologies That Will Change Education • Near-Term Technologies ( 1 year or less) - Cloud Computing and Mobile Devices • Mid Term Technologies ( 2 – 3 years)- game-based learning and open resources • Longer-Term Technologies ( 4 -5 years) – learning analytics and personal learning environments. Nagel, D. (2011). 6 technologies that will change education. THE Journal, Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/05/17/6-technologies-that-will-change-education.aspx