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Enhancing Education Through Technology: Current Trends and Challenges

Explore the use of technology in schools, its effectiveness, barriers faced, and the necessary skills for teachers to integrate technology in education. Discussion on classroom access, teacher perspectives, relevant technology standards, and major players in educational technology.

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Enhancing Education Through Technology: Current Trends and Challenges

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  1. Computers in Education LEIT429x – Builta Class Session 1

  2. Is Technology Being Used In Schools and to What Degree? • Based on your memories of school and your pre-service experiences… • What is being used • How is it being used • How effectively is is being used

  3. Discussion of Group Findings

  4. What are the barriers?

  5. Discussion of Group Findings

  6. Where are we at now? • While statistics vary, classroom access is about 1 computer for 6 students • Computers are often not “current models”

  7. Internet Availability in Schools NCES 2000-002

  8. Classroom Internet Availability based on Poverty NCES 2000-002

  9. Classroom Internet Availability-High Minority NCES 2000-002

  10. Technology Expenditure k-12 Public Schools QED, 1997a

  11. Teacher Perspectives • 79% teachers report “innovative technologies” as one of the areas they most need information • 20% teachers reported feeling well prepared to integrate technology NCES 1999-045

  12. Other issues • Lack of curricular flexibility • Inadequate pre-service preparation • Lack of on-going in-service training • And MANY others including Standards

  13. What must teachers know how to do? • What skills must teachers have to teach in today’s changing schools? • What skills must teachers have to teach student’s that must function in a changing society?

  14. Discussion of Group Findings

  15. Relevant Technology Standards • NCATE 2000 (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) • Technology as a part of the Teacher Ed. “culture” • NCATE participation is NOT manditory • NIU is NCATE accredited

  16. Relevant Standards Cont. • ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) • NETS Project • Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) • Multiple standards based on level of teacher • Standards for Students (NETS-S) • Multiple standards based on grade level of student • Is THE standard from which many technology plans/standards documents are begun

  17. Basic Operations and Concepts Social, ethical and human issues Technology productivity tools Technology communication tools Technology research tools Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools Standards for Students (NETS-S)

  18. Technology operations and concepts Planning and designing learn environments Teaching, learning and the curriculum Assessment and evaluation Productivity and professional practice Social,ethical,legal and human issues Standards for Teachers (NETS-T)

  19. State of Illinois • Illinois Content-Area Standards - Technology Standards for All Teachers • Looks identical to NETS-S, but has “teacher skills” incorporated

  20. Other Major Players • Milken Exchange on Educational Technology • CEO Forum (STAR Chart) • North Central Regional Education Laboratory (aka NCREL) • Apple and Microsoft

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