Educational Technology

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Educational Technology
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The Times They are Changing!

• And We Dont Just Mean
• Daylight Savings Time!

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Did You Know?
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Did You Know ?

• NCLB Requires Texas to Report Each Year How many
  Teachers meet the State Technology Applications
  Standards

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Did You Know ?

• NCLB Requires Texas to Report Each Year How many
  Teachers meet the State Technology Applications
  Standards
• The State Technology Applications Standards are
  the Standards Adopted by SBEC for All Beginning
  Teachers

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Did You Know ?

• NCLB Requires Texas to Report Each Year How many
  Teachers meet the State Technology Applications
  Standards
• The State Technology Applications Standards are
  the Standards Adopted by SBEC for All Beginning
  Teachers
• The SBEC TA Standards for Teachers are the same
  as the TA TEKS that must be mastered by all
  students at 8th Grade (Plus How to Teach Them)

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So All Teachers Need to Be at Least 8th Grade
Technology Literate?
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Did You Know ?

• NCLB Requires Texas to Report Each Year How many
  Students meet the State Technology Applications
  Standards

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Did You Know ?

• NCLB Requires Texas to Report Each Year How many
  Students meet the State Technology Applications
  Standards
• The State Technology Applications Standards for
  Students are the TA TEKS that must be mastered by
  all students by the end of 8th Grade

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Did You Know ?

• Texas Technology Applications TEKS Are..

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Did You Know ?

• Texas Technology Applications TEKS Are..
• Defined at All Grade Levels

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Did You Know ?

• Texas Technology Applications TEKS Are..
• Defined at All Grade Levels
• Included in All Subjects

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Did You Know ?

• Texas Technology Applications TEKS Are..
• Defined at All Grade Levels
• Included in All Subjects
• Required to Be Taught

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Did You Know ?

• Texas Technology Applications TEKS Are..
• Defined at All Grade Levels
• Included in All Subjects
• Required to Be Taught
• The State Technology Application Standards that
  All Students need to Master by the end of the 8th
  Grade (NCLB)

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Did You Know ?
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Long Range Plan for Technology

• Recommendations to Districts
• Develop strategies for all educators, including
  campus administrators and librarians, to master
  the Technology Applications Educator Standards
  I-V
• Document progress of teachers towards mastery of
  Technology Applications Educator Standards I-V
  using the Texas STaR Chart

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Long Range Plan for Technology

• Recommendations to TEA
• Develop and provide to school districts
  strategies and options to be used to measure
  student mastery of the Technology Applications
  TEKS at grades two, five, and eight and require
  districts to report the results of student
  mastery to TEA.

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Educational Technology Advisory Committee, TEA,
and the LRPT

• Next Steps For ETAC
• To Help TEA Implement Recommendations
• Top Three Priorities
• Measuring student mastery of Tech Apps TEKS at
  grades 2, 5 8
• Establishing a technology professional
  development initiative
• Requesting funding

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Did You Know ?

• All Teachers Are Required to Complete the Texas
  Teacher STaR Chart each year

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Did You Know ?

• All Teachers Are Required to Complete the Texas
  Teacher STaR Chart each year
• The STaR Chart asks Teachers to Self Assess their
  competencies and how well they are integrating
  technology into their classrooms

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Did You Know ?

• One Question on the STaR Chart asks Teachers to
  Indicate How Many of the 5 SBEC TA Standards they
  are competent in (EP3)

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Did You Know ?

• One Question on the STaR Chart asks Teachers to
  Indicate How Many of the 5 SBEC TA Standards they
  are competent in (EP3)
• So What Are the SBEC Standards
• See Page 3 of the STaR Chart
• There are 73 Specific Indicators that Clarify
  These

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Texas Teacher STaR Chart

• Educator Preparation Development
• EP 3
• Capabilities of Educators
• Early Tech... I meet at least one of the
  Standards
• Developing Tech I meet 2-3 of the Standards
• Advanced Tech.. I meet 4 of the Standards
• Target Tech. I meet all 5 of the Standards

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Texas Campus STaR Chart

• Educator Preparation Development
• EP 3
• Capacities of Educators
• Early Tech... Most teachers demonstrate one of
  the SBEC TA Standards
• Developing Tech Most teachers demonstrate 2-3
  
• Advanced Tech.. Most teachers demonstrate 4
• Target Tech. Most teachers demonstrate 5

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Did You Know ?

• One Question on the STaR Chart asks Teachers to
  Indicate How Many of their Students have mastered
  the Technology Applications TEKS (TL5)

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Texas Teacher STaR Chart

• Teaching and Learning
• TL5
• Student Mastery of Technology Applications (TA)
  TEKS
• Early Tech... Up to 25 of my students have
  mastered
• Developing Tech 26-50 of my students have
  mastered
• Advanced Tech.. 51-85 of my students have
  mastered
• Target Tech. 86-100 of my students have
  mastered

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Texas Campus STaR Chart K-8

• Teaching and Learning - TL5
• Student Mastery of Technology Applications (TA)
  TEKS
• Within each grade level cluster (K-2, 3-5, 6-8)
• Early Tech... Up to 25 of students have
  mastered
• Developing Tech 26-50 of students have mastered
• Advanced Tech.. 51-85 of students have mastered
• Target Tech. 86-100 of students have mastered

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Texas Campus STaR Chart 9-12

• Teaching and Learning - TL5
• Student Mastery of Technology Applications (TA)
  TEKS
• As Measured in Core Classrooms and TA Courses
• Early Tech... Up to 25 of students have
  mastered
• Developing Tech 26-50 of students have mastered
• Advanced Tech.. 51-85 of students have mastered
• Target Tech. 86-100 of students have mastered

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But
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How Do Teachers and Principals Know?
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How Does a Teacher/Principal Know?Teacher
Competencies

• Self-assessment
• District assessment
• TexasTTCC
• Third party assessment
• Performance-based electronic portfolio
• On-line
• SBEC certificate

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How Does a Teacher/Principal Know?Student
Competencies

• Teacher assessments
• District assessments
• Third Party Assessments

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Did You Know ?
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ActivityGetting to Know the STaR Chart
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Did You Know ?That This is the New Teaching and
Learning Standard that includes the Integration
of Technology ..Today?
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Times are ChangingAll 8th Grade Students Must
be Technology CompetentAll Teachers,
Administrators and Librarians Must be Technology
Competent
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Technology Competency is a Basic Skill for the
21st Century
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The TexasTTCC Portfolio Artifacts

• Artifact 1 Survey of Technology Applications
  Skills and Professional Growth Plan, Software
  Evaluation, Spreadsheets and Charting, and Lesson
  Plan
• Artifact 2 Desktop Publishing Product and
  Lesson Plan
• Artifact 3 Multimedia Product, Rubric and
  Lesson Plan
• Artifact 4 Internet Lesson and Web Page
• Artifact 5 Database Report and Technology
  Integration Document

Portfolio Main Page
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Whats the Next Question?
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How Do We Demonstrate and Document Technology
Competency?(Not Proficiency)
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And
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How Do We Acquire Technology Competency if We are
Not Ready to Demonstrate and Document?(Not
Proficiency)
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Two Strands

• TexasTTCC Strand - Teacher Certified (Standards
  I-V)
• TexasGCC Strand - Not Teacher Certified
  (Standards I-IV)

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Demonstrate and Document

• Texas Teacher Technology Competency Certification
  (TexasTTCC ) Online Portfolio Assessment
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• Texas General Technology Competency Certification
  (TexasGTCC ) Online Portfolio Assessment

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The TexasGTCC Portfolio Artifacts

• Artifact 1 Survey of Technology Applications
  Skills and Professional Growth Plan, Software
  Evaluation, Spreadsheets and Charting
• Artifact 2 Desktop Publishing Product
• Artifact 3 Multimedia Product and Rubric
• Artifact 4 Web Page
• Artifact 5 Database Report

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Acquire the Knowledge and Skills
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Comprehensive Professional Development
Face-to-Face 1) Friday Workshops (Both) 2)
Scheduled Workshops on the Calendar
(TTCC)On-line 1) Existing Six-week courses
(TTCC) 2) New Two-week online workshops
(TTCC) 3) LearnKey (Both)
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Dr. Brewer

• Q A

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The End
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TexasTTCC Updated

• More Automation
• More User Friendly
• Easier Uploads
• Takes Advantage of new Adobe Technology
• Refined Programming

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Whats New with TexasTTCC ?
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Whats New with TexasTTCC ?
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Whats New with TexasTTCC ?
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The TexasTTCC Portfolio Artifacts

• Artifact 1 Survey of Technology Applications
  Skills and Professional Growth Plan, Software
  Evaluation, Spreadsheets and Charting, and Lesson
  Plan
• Artifact 2 Desktop Publishing Product and
  Lesson Plan
• Artifact 3 Multimedia Product, Rubric and
  Lesson Plan
• Artifact 4 Internet Lesson and Web Page
• Artifact 5 Database Report and Technology
  Integration Document

Portfolio Main Page
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Comprehensive Professional Development
Face-to-Face On-line - Redesign! 1) Existing
Six-week courses being converted to Moodle 2)
New Two-week online workshops being developed
in Moodle
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Other State and Regional Issues

• Technology Plans
• AP Computer Science as a Math Credit
• Textbooks Technology-Based Ancillary Materials
• 18-Regions Consortium for Videostreaming
  Resources
• Advisory Committee Input
• TETPC

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Teaching and Learning

• TL2 Frequency/Design of Instructional Setting
  Using Digital Content
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Teaching and Learning

• TL5 Student Mastery of Technology Applications
  (TA) TEKS
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Educator Preparation Development

• EP3 Capabilities of Educators
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Educator Preparation Development

• EP4 Technology Professional Development
  Participation
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Leadership, Administration Instructional Support

• L1 Leadership and Vision
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Leadership, Administration Instructional Support

• L6 Leadership and Support for On-Line Learning
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Infrastructure

• INF3 Classroom Technology
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Infrastructure

• INF6 Distance Learning Capacity
• Early Tech
• Developing Tech
• Advanced Tech
• Target Tech

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Long Range Plan for Technology

• Recommendations to Districts
• Develop strategies to monitor and document
  progress of integration of technology into
  curricula and instruction and to monitor and
  report student mastery of the Technology
  Applications TEKS to TEA.