Technology Standards and 21st Century Skills

Click on the following links and review the grade appropriate documents. Please comment on how well you think your students are being prepared to master these standards Include at least one item you can add to your action plan that will provide your students with greater opportunities to achieve these goals.

Profiles for Technology Literate Students -Performance Indicators, Curriculum Examples, and Scenarios http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_profiles.html

The Next Generation “What students should know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly digital world…” http://cnets.iste.org/administrators/NETS_S_standards-1-6.pdf

iLead Instructional Technology Wiki

http://ilead-integrating-technology.wikispaces.com/

Quality and Quantity of Student Work

Does the availability of technology in the classroom increase the quality and /or quantity of student work?

Professional Development

Has professional development related to technology changed the way that teachers are organizing and delivering instruction?

Access

Does having access to the Internet increase student knowledge of other cultures and traditions? Is this important?

Supporting Teachers

Discuss one effective strategy that you have implemented for helping teachers develop lessons that promote:

• deeper understandings of content
• real world connections
• authentic assessments
  
• self-directed learning
• critical thinking, problem solving
• team building
• 21st century information literacy
• global communication and collaboration
• technology skills

Accountabiliy for 21st Century Skills

Discuss one strategy for creating a systemic initiative in your school that guarantees that ALL students are adequately equipped with grade appropriate 21st century skills?

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