The Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology

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The Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology
Science EbD ConsortiumDirectors Meeting
Preparing Students for the Challengesof
Tomorrow
March 27, 2009 Louisville, Kentucky
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Begin with the End in Mind
Steven Covey, Habit 2

• Introductions
• Update on Initiatives
• Professional Development
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• Deliverables for FY2009
• Housekeeping

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Engineering byDesign Consortium A National
Collaborative for Standards-based Teaching and
Learning

• 17 States Collaborating
• Curriculum
• Instruction
• Assessment

Arizona Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Kentu
cky Maine
New Hampshire Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas Vir
ginia
Maryland Missouri North Carolina North Dakota
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Center to Advance the Teaching of Technology
Science State Directors of EbD/CATTS
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BEST State Consortium Director of the DECADE
Consortium Awards???? What do you think? For
Directors? For Teachers? For Supervisors?
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UPDATE Curriculum, Instruction Assessment
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Standards-Based Model Grades K-16
K-2 1 Integrated concepts lessons
3-5 2 Integrated concepts lessons
6 MS-1 Exploring Technology 18 weeks
7 MS-2 Invention and Innovation 18 weeks
8 MS-3 Technological Systems 18 weeks
9 HS-1 Foundations of Technology 36 weeks
10-12 HS-2/3 Technological Issues and Impacts 36 weeks
10-12 HS-4 Technological Design 36 weeks
11-12 HS-5 Advanced Design Applications 36 weeks
11-12 HS-6 Advanced Technological Applications 36 weeks
11-12 HS-7 Engineering Design (Capstone) 36 weeks
13-16 CL Engineering Design Semester
Endorsed by
ProBase and I3 NSF funded projects
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Improving Instruction Student Achievement
Courses Written 2/yr
eTIDEonline enrollment
Review
eTIDEonline pilot
Analysis
Layout
Conference Training
Digital Layout Finalized
IMPLEMENTATION
Assessment Pre-Test
Course Guide Development Process
Assessment EOC
Submission of Data
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Publications FY2008
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Publications FY2009
Impacts
REVIEWERS NEEDED For Technological Issues
Impacts!
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Publications FY2010
3rd Edition
Online Version
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FY 09 and FY10 New Product Schedule

• FY2009
• Technological Design
• Technological Issues Impacts
• PD Technological Design
• PD Advanced Technological Applications
• FY2010
• Invention Innovation
• Foundations of Technology (online version)
• PD Technological Issues Impacts
• PD Invention Innovation
• PD Foundations of Technology (online-tentative)

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UPDATE Publications FY2009
HL Fast Track - Complete
John Hansen Author, Technological Issues Impacts
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Planning for Implementation 2 Year Process
Stage 1 Application Agreement
Stage 2 Professional Development
Stage 3 Implementation

• Pilot Units and Lessons - Sharing
• eTIDEonline enrollment
• Implement Units/Lessons
• Develop exemplars of student work
• Develop supplemental resources
• Conference collaboration

• Adapting Extending Units
• eTIDEonline
• Share resources
• Share exemplars
• Implement course(s)

• Application Agreement
• School sign-off
• Central office sign-off
• Superintendent sign-off

Year One - Planning
Year Two - Implementation

• Improving Instruction and Student Achievement
• Utilize unit and lesson rubrics from guides
• EbD Student Assessment Design Challenge
• Use data to improve instruction
• Use data to improve student achievement
• Validate instruction
• Submit mathematics and science data (August)

Stage 4 Assessment
Year 2 - Assessment
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Engineering byDesign Program Planning
Year 1 - Planning / PD
Year 2 - Implementation
Reporting
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EbD Model Implementation Growth
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Improving Instruction Student Achievement in
EbD Network Schools
Middle School
High School
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EbD Network Schools
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Student Participation Nationwide Online
Assessment Design Challenge
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Professional Development Creating a Community of
Learners
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EbD Curriculum Specialists
Now available to do workshops in YOUR State!
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A National Standards-based Model For Teaching and
Learning Professional Development
Stage 1 Engagement
Stage 2 Exploration / Explanation
Stage 3 Extension

• Develop Learning Community
• eTIDEonline enrollment
• Training _at_ Conference

• Pilot Units and Lessons - Sharing
• eTIDEonline participation
• Implement Units/Lessons
• Develop exemplars of student work
• Share resources

• Adapting Extending Units
• Conference collaboration
• Resource development
• Sharing

• Improving Instruction and Student Achievement
• EbD Student Assessment Design Challenge
• Use data to improve instruction
• Use data to improve student achievement
• Validate instruction

Stage 4 Evaluation
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We understand that students exposed to the
Engineering byDesign program will achieve higher
gains in mathematics and science because of the
contextual nature of the content delivered. Dr.
Sebastian Rodriguez, Principal Southlake High
School
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EbD Pre-Tests and End-of-Course Online
Assessments

• Online questioning
• Revised Blooms Taxonomy
• Developed by Content Experts
• Standards-based
• Design Challenge
• Interdisciplinary- measuring Technological
  Literacy through Technology, Mathematics,
  Science, and Engineering standards.

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Continous Improvement! Upgrades Feedback
WantsNeeds
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Housekeeping Mark Your Calendars!

• Fall Leadership Forum
• September 16-18 in Virginia
• Invoices for FY2010
• To be sent out in late May for next year
• Reviewers
• Tech Issues Impacts

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bburke_at_iteaconnect.org Barry Burke, DTE
www.engineeringbydesign.org
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The Network Agreement
Step 1 Application Agreement

• Complete Submit School Application
• Select Courses
• Option for inclusion for FY2010
• Unlimited access to course guides (in contract
  years)
• Professional Development
• Assessment
• EbD Design Challenge
• Submit math science scores
• Students in classes
• Equal not in classes
• Signed by Superintendent, Principal, Teachers,
  State Director of EbD then forwarded to ITEA.

WHY?
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The Network Agreement
Step 2 Professional Development

• Professional Development
• Enroll in eTIDEonline (codes provided in
  acceptance letter)
• Attend ITEA Conference for specific training OR
  collaborate with others in the pilot
• Participate in eTIDEonline
• Develop and share exemplars of student work
• Develop and share resources
• Collaborate with schools implementing same courses

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The Network Agreement
Step 3 Implementation

• Implementation Phase
• Begin new year by implementing course(s)
• Maintain enrollment in eTIDEonline
• Attend ITEA Conference for specific training OR
  collaborate with others in the pilot
• Participate in eTIDEonline
• Develop and share exemplars of student work
• Develop and share resources
• Collaborate with schools implementing same courses

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The Network Agreement
Step 4 Analysis

• Assessment Phase
• Begin new year by giving Pre-Test
• Results returned to schools and state
• Identify areas of content in need of review
• End each course with end-of-course EbD Student
  Assessment and Design Challenge
• Participate in eTIDEonline
• Develop and share exemplars of student work
• Develop and share resources
• AUGUST Submit mathematics and Science data