Technology and the New Common Core What we don’t know. What we know. What can we do. Students will be expected to do what they know!

National Educational Technology Plan

Quotes from the National Ed. Tech Plan “applying the advanced technologies of our daily lives to education” “leverage learning science and modern technology” “become facilitators and collaborators” “measure what matters” “we do not have the luxury of time”

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What we know!!! Students will need technology skills Students will be expected to solve real world tasks with technology tools Technology will be the “toolbox” for project-based learning Students will be evaluated on what they can do as well as what they know Someone has to lead technology instruction

Our Technology Program? Administrative Tools Remediation Content Delivery Non Academic Utilities Teacher Centered Technology The one thing all these have in common is that they do almost nothing to reach student technology skills.

Let me entertain you. Interactive Whiteboard

21st Century Literacy Who we teach What we teach How we teach it How did we do How we teach it! David Warlick 21st Century Literacy

Technology Skill Toolbox It’s not the tool it’s the task!

Sample Primary Tool Box Word Processor Presentation Application Spreadsheet Internet Resources Skill Games

Advanced Tools Middle Grades, Junior High, High School Toolboxes Sophisticated Research Webquests Podcasts Animation Video Blogs Shared Learning Spaces Collaboration School, Local, National, Global Advanced Publishing Harry Dickens

What Does Skill-Based Technology Look Like? Student Centered Uses a variety of technology tools Sequential in complexity Has “real world” look and feel Is standards-based in both content and delivery

Samples Dog Wash Billy Bob Graphic Representations Mark Twain

Skill-based Assessments Learning.com SimpleK12

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Your class has done a survey of student’s favorite fruit Your class has done a survey of student’s favorite fruit. Click on the symbol on the spreadsheet that makes a graph of the data form the survey

% who scored 75% or better CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION 47.95% COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION 35.60% . RESEARCH AND INFORMATION FLUENCY 49.18% CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, DECISION MAKING 32.66% DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP 65.40% TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS 54.21%

Advanced Toolbox Free Sophisticated Research Webquests Podcasts Manipulatives Animation Video Blogs Shared Learning Spaces Collaboration School, Local, National, Global Advanced Publishing

“leverage learning science and modern technology” Let's work together