New State Technology Plan New MI Ed. Tech Standards = Students Prepared for the 21st Century! MSU Technology Conference

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New State Technology PlanNew MI Ed. Tech
StandardsStudents Prepared for the 21st
Century!MSU Technology Conference Feb. 4,
2006Barb Fardell Michigan Dept. of
Educationfardellb_at_michigan.gov
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• DYOH
• BC
• PAW
• 404
• What to do
• TLK2UL8R
• B4N

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Why Ed Tech?

• The study The Future of Children Children and
  Computer Technology by the David and Lucile
  Packard Foundation, suggests that technology can
  enhance how children learn by supporting four key
  components of learning (1) active engagement
  (2) participation in groups (3) frequent
  interaction and feedback, and (4) connections to
  real-world experts.

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Sometimes this is driven by the students
themselves, born and comfortable in the age of
the Internet. Toward a New Golden Age in
American Education
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• Michigans economic survival demands that we have
  a workforce that can compete not only with the
  rest of the country, but with the rest of the
  world
• Yes.the world is

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FLAT
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NCLB Requirement

• It is a goal of the Federal Government, as stated
  in No Child Left Behind, that a school will
• Assist every student in crossing the digital
  divide by ensuring that every student is
  technologically literate by the time the student
  finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the
  students race, ethnicity, gender, family income,
  geographic location, or disability.

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How will we achieve this goal?

• Update Current Technology Standards
• Update our State Educational Technology Plan

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Define technology

• Technology is how people modify the natural world
  to suit their own purposes.
• ISTE
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SETDA Definition

• Technology literacy is the ability to responsibly
  use appropriate technology to communicate, solve
  problems, and access, manage, integrate,
  evaluate, and create information to improve
  learning in all subject areas and to acquire
  lifelong knowledge and skills in the 21st century.

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Technology Literacy

• Knowing and understanding the use of technology,
  ability to make informed decisions cognitive
• Using technology word processing, pod casting,
  CAD, digital media - process

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New MI Tech Standardsbased on ISTE Standards

• PK -2
• Grades 3 -5
• Grades 6-8
• Grades 9-12

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Teaching the Standards

• Formal technology course
• Anytime before end of 8th grade
• Concerned more with process than cognitive
• Integrate the standards into existing curriculum
  (preferred)
• Teacher PD
• Lesson Plans inc. tech integration
• Other resources aligned to MI Standards

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Teacher PD
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Lesson Plans
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Measuring Competency

• Formal Assessment
• Teacher Observation (checklist)
• Required technology course
• Portfolio

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8th Grade Tech Lit Requirement

• Schools will be required to enter the percentage
  of their 8th grade students who are
  technologically literate into MEGS (Michigan
  Educational Grant System)

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FWIW A/S/L LOL NRN TTYL F2F RUOK? WU? ROTFL
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Time for a new State Educational Technology Plan

• Last plan written in 1998 and updated twice
  2000 and 2004
• New National Educational Technology Plan

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Input from
STP2006

• Students
• Educators
• Parents
• Higher Ed
• Professional Organizations
• Industry
• Learning Point Associates (NCREL)

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Leading Educational Transformation for Todays
Global Society

• Plan to span 2006 -2010 with updates when
  necessary
• Educational technology as addressed in this plan
  is a powerful means of improving student learning
• Eight Areas (so far)

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Michigan Educational Technology PlanOne Goal

• Prepare Michigan students to become
• productive citizens in a global society

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Leadership

• Michigan will provide leadership for educational
  technology in order to expand and develop
  transformative learning environments that
  increase student achievement

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Digital Citizenship

• Every Michigan student will be proficient in
  technology and will demonstrate the ethical use
  of technology as a digital citizen and lifelong
  learner.

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Student Learning

• Every Michigan student will have meaningful
  technology-enabled learning opportunities based
  on research and best practice that include
  virtual learning experiences

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Data Driven Decisions

• Every Michigan educator will use data effectively
  for classroom decision making and school
  improvement planning through an integrated local
  and statewide decision support system

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Professional Learning

• Every Michigan educator will have the technology
  competencies to enable the transformation of
  teaching and learning to improve student
  achievement

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Broadband Access

• Every Michigan classroom will have broadband
  Internet access to enable regular use of
  worldwide educational opportunities

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Shared Resources

• Every Michigan educator and learner will have
  equitable and sustained access, through statewide
  coordination and support, to resources necessary
  to transform teaching and learning through
  educational technology

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Michigan Educational Technology Plan (Draft)
Eight Steps
Funding

• Michigan will develop innovative methods of
  funding to transform and sustain teaching and
  learning through educational technology and build
  local, regional, and statewide capacity

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Emerging Technologies
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Conclusions

• Americas students need the knowledge and
  competence to compete in an increasingly
  technology-driven world economy.
• This need demands new models of education
  facilitated by educational technology.
• Industry is far ahead of education. Tech-savvy
  high school students often are far ahead of their
  teachers.
• Some of the most promising new educational
  approaches are being developed outside the
  traditional educational system, through
  e-learning and virtual schools.
• This is an exciting, creative and transforming
  era for students, teachers, administrators,
  policymakers and parents.

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We cannot assume that our schools will naturally
drift toward using technology effectively. We
must commit ourselves to staying the course and
making the changes necessary to reach our goals
of educating every child. These are ambitious
goals, but they are goals worthy of a great
nation such as ours. Together, we can use
technology to ensure that no child is left
behind.
-- President George W. Bush
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Thank you!

• Questions?

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Additional Resources

• Technology Integration
• http//www.educationworld.com/a_tech/
• http//www.wtvi.com/teks/workshops.html
• http//www.literacy.uconn.edu/littech.htm
• Funding
• http//www.bigdealbook.com/cdwgk12/
• http//www.eschoolnews.com/tsc/index.php?tsub_pag
  escat22

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Resources cont.

• Podcasts how to
• http//edtech.ocde.us/learning/podcasting
• www.apple.com/education/podcasting
• www.podsafeaudio.com
• Where to find podcasts
• www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts
• www.podcasts.yahoo.com
• www.podcastalley.com
• www.ode.com
• www.thepaodcastnetwork.com

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Resources Cont.

• Blogs how to
• www.weblogg-ed.com
• http//anne.teachesme.com
• http//educational.bolgs.com/instructonal_technolo
  gy
• Blogging Tools
• www.flickr.com to add pictures
• http//del.icio.us/ to add bookmarks
• www.bloglines.com to subscribe, via Really
  Simple Syndication, to other blogs
  www.bloglines.com