Last year the Technology Steering Committee worked on the District Vision in terms of technology and our school. I presented this to the School Board at the end of the school year. The District Future Ready Plan can be found here.
Our vision for the 2019-20 school year is: "... to inform all staff of ITL (Information and Technology) Standards and how they apply to their content areas and promote 21st Century Skills in their content area." For this the Tech Steering will be conducting literature studies on current trends and Authentic Learning. You will be exposed to this in many different ways. One way is through this PASD LTR blog. One of my professional goals is to focus on one Standard a month in at least 3 posts. The first post will be an overview of that Standard and how it can be incorporated in different areas. The following will look at different tools that you could or even already use in your classroom.
Bottom line is that the ITL Standards and technology should never just be used to check a box. Best practices show that technology should be "holding hands" with your content and classroom. There is no one person that should be teaching these independently, we are all responsible for it.
While these Standards may seem intimidating at first glance, hopefully through these posts and discussions many will find that you are already incorporating these in your curriculum. Wisconsin Information and Technology Standards state that "Digital age learners are: Empowered Learners, Digital Citizens, Knowledge Constructors, Innovative Designers, Computational Thinkers, Creative Communicators and Global Collaborators."
Here is a brief outline of what will be covered in the 2019-20 School Year:
This information and more was found here:
Introductory information to Wisconsin ITL Standards
Wisconsin DPI ITL Standards Website
Our vision for the 2019-20 school year is: "... to inform all staff of ITL (Information and Technology) Standards and how they apply to their content areas and promote 21st Century Skills in their content area." For this the Tech Steering will be conducting literature studies on current trends and Authentic Learning. You will be exposed to this in many different ways. One way is through this PASD LTR blog. One of my professional goals is to focus on one Standard a month in at least 3 posts. The first post will be an overview of that Standard and how it can be incorporated in different areas. The following will look at different tools that you could or even already use in your classroom.
Bottom line is that the ITL Standards and technology should never just be used to check a box. Best practices show that technology should be "holding hands" with your content and classroom. There is no one person that should be teaching these independently, we are all responsible for it.
While these Standards may seem intimidating at first glance, hopefully through these posts and discussions many will find that you are already incorporating these in your curriculum. Wisconsin Information and Technology Standards state that "Digital age learners are: Empowered Learners, Digital Citizens, Knowledge Constructors, Innovative Designers, Computational Thinkers, Creative Communicators and Global Collaborators."
Here is a brief outline of what will be covered in the 2019-20 School Year:
- October-Digital Citizens-Students develop skills and knowledge to effectively and responsibly use digital tools while recognizing the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living in an interconnected digital world.
- November-Empowered Learners-Students utilize digital tools and strategies to develop and achieve learning goals. They demonstrate the ability to choose, use, and troubleshoot current technologies and apply previous learning in exploring other emerging technologies.
- December-Global Collaborators-Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning with culturally responsive practices through collaboration and teamwork.
- January-Creative Communicators-Students communicate clearly and creatively using platforms, tools, styles, and digital media for their goals and audiences.
- February-Knowledge Constructors-Students evaluate, curate, and create digital resources that build knowledge and demonstrate learning.
- March-Innovative Designers-Students use digital tools and resources within a design process to identify and solve authentic problems.
- April-Computational Thinkers-Students collect and analyze data to develop and employ
strategies for understanding and solving authentic problems.
This information and more was found here:
Introductory information to Wisconsin ITL Standards
Wisconsin DPI ITL Standards Website
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