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Technology at Awest. August 2010 Susie Lackey and Leah Lindblom. Essential Question. How do we effectively use the technology in our building to engage our learners and promote higher order thinking skills?. Goal 1: Create a Profile of Technology Literate A-West Students in grades 9-12.
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Technology at Awest August 2010 Susie Lackey and Leah Lindblom
Essential Question How do we effectively use the technology in our building to engage our learners and promote higher order thinking skills?
Goal 1:Create a Profile of Technology Literate A-West Students in grades 9-12 • Both Required and Supported at the district and state levels • ISTE Standards • ET/IL Prioritized Benchmarks by Content Area
Goal 2: Create a Profile of Technology Literate Teachers • Where are we already strong? • Where are we lacking? • How can we continue to build bridges of support for all stakeholders? • Personnel Technological Proficiency Self Assessment Survey (Jeffco Tech Assessment)
ISTE Standards • Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity • Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments • Model Digital – Age Work and Learning • Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility • Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Teacher Data Want to Learn Need to Learn • 60% School Messenger • 55% Jeffco Google • 53% Podcasting • 50% Web 2.0 • 50% Web Cam • 80% want it on PD Days • Need more Jeffco Tech Plan and Standards • 98% say know and follow rules • Only 60% teach kids Jeffco rules • Only 16% teach safety daily • 90% watch daily announcements daily • 65% have a class website
Teacher Confidence • 89% feel skilled at Bb • 92% feel skilled at navigating network • 94% feel skilled at getting quality off internet • 95% can move, rename, delte files • ~70% feel skilled at SB and Notebook software
Teacher Training Priorities • WebPages • SOARS • Backups • Internet Safety for students • Web 2.0, Google, Podcasting, Web Cams • Blogging, Airliner, Doc Cam, Clickers • Collaboration Tools, Smart Notebook
Tech Impact on Learning Teachers Say Students Say • 77% Embrace Tech (25% passionately) • 90% say they c an choose the right tool • 77% see direct benefits of using tech • 89% see students more engaged when use tech • 86% say has pos affect on learning when teachers use • 90% say pos affect when they use tech • 76% say more engaged when teachers use • 90% say engages them and helps them learn • 28% find it distracting • 90% say teacher can choose right tool • 70% say prepared tech wise for after school
Student Data Websites TVs/Announcements • Watch the daily announcements: • 13% say never • 49% say sometimes • 38% say always • Find the tech in the building excessive. • TVs are not helpful since they are not allowed in hallways • 94% want a teacher website to have homework, class work, and calendar for accessing learning outside of school • Found that there was much discrepancy about what teachers have available to students.
Summary • Technology is a part of daily life for all of us • Students are in a digital world • NCLB requires a report of our tech skills • What are we doing to ensure that we are meeting their needs? • Are our lessons reaching them? How do we know? • Is there a tech tool that can help? • Are we teaching them how to learn and get the information they need? • Are we teaching them to contribute to the knowledge base? • Are we teaching them to be safe and ethical?
The Tech Team Mission: Work to identify what tools are best for what impact and build resources and capacity for our staff to understand how to choose the best tools for the learners in their classroom. We will directly support the school plan. We believe technology is a solution and a resource that we can use to positively impact student achievement. Visit/Join our wiki: www.arvadawesttech.wikispaces.com