Implementing Educational Technology Standards in Secondary Classrooms NCCE

Implementing Educational Technology Standards in Secondary Classrooms NCCE Conference February 20, 2009

State Legislative Mandate 2 SHB 1906, Section 16 – 2007 Develop Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs) & Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) for educational technology literacy and technology fluency. To identify the knowledge and skills all students need to know and be able to do. By December 1, 2008

What Can Ed. Tech Standards Do? Create context for instruction. Initiate and support 21 st century learning environments. Inspire ideas for technology integration into all content areas.

What Can’t Ed. Tech Standards Do? Guarantee consistent, adequate funding. Train teachers to integrate technology. Ensure network access for appropriate educational use.

Starting Point ISTE 2007 NETS Standards 1. 2. 3. 4. Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making 5. Digital Citizenship 6. Technology Operations and Concepts © 2007 ISTE® All rights reserved. ISTE = International Society for Technology in Education

Standards for Educational Technology http: //www. k 12. wa. us/edtech/standards/ EALR 1. Integration Students use technology within all content areas to collaborate, communicate, generate innovative ideas, investigate and solve problems.

Standards for Educational Technology www. k 12. wa. us/edtech/standards/ Integration components* 1. 1 Innovate be creative 1. 2 Collaborate work together 1. 3 Investigate & Think Critically research and solve problems *Based on 21 st Century Skills

Standards for Educational Technology www. k 12. wa. us/edtech/standards/ EALR 2. Digital Citizenship Students demonstrate a clear understanding of technology systems and operations and practice safe, legal and ethical behavior.

Standards for Educational Technology www. k 12. wa. us/edtech/standards/ Digital Citizenship components 2. 1 Practice Safety – digital ethics 2. 2 Operate Systems – hardware 2. 3 Select and Use Applications – software 2. 4 Adapt to Change – transfer knowledge

GLE & Evidence of Learning by Grade Span 6 7 8 Locate and organize information from a variety of sources and media. Select the appropriate search engines or directories. Use basic functions of search engines and databases. Catalog and organize resources.

6 7 8 Examples & Activities: Basic Level Use databases to gather information for research projects. R, W, M, Sc, SS, C, H/F Use online databases to • Use digital note cards, bookmarking, or online gather information for storage resources when research projects. conducting research. R, W, M, Sc, SS, C, H/F R, W, Sc, SS, C, H/F Examples & Activities: 21 st Century Learning Environment • Listen to podcasts to gather and locate information. R, W, Sc, SS, C, H/F Use classroom wikis, blogs, or websites to collect online resources. R, W, M, Sc, SS, C, H/F Use classroom wikis, blogs, or websites to collect and share online class resources with other classes. R, W, M, Sc, SS, C, H/F

Great Ideas & Creative Resources ESD-based integration teams— subject area leaders, experienced technology integrators. o Compiled examples, websites and activities that integrate the technology standards into core subject areas. www. k 12. wa. us/Ed. Tech/Tech. Resources. htm

Ed. Tech Standards Online Technology standards are now on the Online Grade Level Standards site standards. ospi. k 12. wa. us/

Secondary Educators Scott Le. Duc, Technology Coordinator and CTE Instructor, Capital High School, Olympia SD Cyndi Wandling, Library-Media Specialist Park Middle School Kennewick SD

Contact Us Georgia Talbert, georgia. talbert@k 12. wa. us Scott Le. Duc, sleduc@osd. wednet. edu Cyndi Wandling, cyndi. wandling@ksd. org