Susquehanna Township

School DistrictTechnology Retreat

June 11, 2009

Jill MachemerInstructional Technology Specialist

Capital Area Intermediate Unit

Essential Question

What impacts does technology use in the 21st Century have on

classroom instruction?

Students:

How would you like your teachers to use technology in your

classroom?

http://www.schooltube.com/video/21838/Learning-to-Change-Changing-to-Learn--Kids-Tech

Teachers:

How can technology improve my instruction?

http://www.schooltube.com/video/15877/Learning-to-Change-Changing-to-Learn

Administrators:

How can I learn what to look for in a technology

infused lesson? How can I model 21st

Century Learning?

Activity #1

Group responses on wiki

http://stsd.wikispaces.com

/

International Society for Technology in Education

(ISTE)http://www.iste.org/

Nonprofit professional organization

Worldwide membership of leaders in ed. tech.

Provides members with information, networking opportunities, and guidance

National Educational Technology Standards

(NETS)http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=NETS

Develops standards to guide educational leaders

Standards include what students should know about technology and be able to do with it

Curriculum examples, standards for prof dev, access, and support services

Standards for student assessment and evaluation of technology

NETS-S

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/NETS_for_Students.htm

2007 release

New standards identify higher-order thinking skills & digital citizenship

Video Series

http://nets-implementation.iste.wikispaces.net/Videos+of+NETS%E2%80%A2S+in+Action

NETS-T

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/NETS_for_Teachers.htm

2008 release

Essential Conditionshttp://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_for_Teachers_2008.htm

NETS-A

2002 release, new to be released June 2009

Profiles

Essential Conditions

http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForAdministrators/NETS_for_Administrators.htm

ICOTISTE Classroom Observation Tool

http://icot.iste.org/

Tool for teachers and administrators

Quick Tour- https://admin.acrobat.com/_a729309453/p92443979/

Activity #2Tech Integration Skill Levels

Level I- Awareness

Level II- Skill Building Basic Integration

Level III- Student Integration

Level IV- Infusion

Level V- Mentor

•Represent the greatest diversity ever in ethnicity, culture and special needs

•Want to be connected

•Want to learn in their own time and place

•Are fluent with digital technologies

•Question relevance of school

21st Century Students“Millenials, iGeneration, Generation D, Generation Now”

“There is a profound gap between the knowledge and skills most

students learn in school and the knowledge and skills they need in typical 21st century communities

and workplaces.”

“We must align classroom environments with real world

environments.”

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org

IMPORTANCE OF TEACHING THE THREE A’s

Access

Analyze

Apply

QuickTime™ and a decompressor

are needed to see this picture.

At Your Fingertips:Discovery Education (United Streaming)http://www.discoveryeducation.com

Nettrekker http://middle.nettrekker.com/userinfo/pa.epl

Moodle

Web 2.0- wikis, blogs, podcasts http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/

Activity #3Innovation Implementation Plan in groups on wiki http://stsd.wikispaces.com/

Essential Question

What impacts does technology use in the 21st Century have on

classroom instruction?