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Units of Study for TAHOE Plus

Units of Study for TAHOE Plus. Our Task. Our task is to provide an education for the kinds of kids we have, not the kinds of kids we used to have, or want to have, or the kids of our dreams. -K.P. Gerlach ISTE Publications, Resources for Student Assessment.

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Units of Study for TAHOE Plus

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  1. Units of Study for TAHOE Plus

  2. Our Task • Our task is to provide an education for the kinds of kids we have, not the kinds of kids we used to have, or want to have, or the kids of our dreams. • -K.P. Gerlach • ISTE Publications, Resources for Student Assessment

  3. Kentucky Legislated Requirements • Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 • Kentucky Revised Statute (KRS) 158.645 and KRS 158.6451 • Basis for instructional programs in Kentucky public schools • Academic Goals and Expectations • Administrative Regulations Required by KRS 156:160, KRS 158:6451 and 704 KAR 3:305 • Courses of study for the different grades • Minimum requirements for high school graduation (Class of 2012) *2006 Kentucky Program of Studies

  4. Program of Studies • Required Administrative Regulation is the Kentucky Program of Studies • Implemented by 704 KAR 3:304 • Received Final Approval August 2006 • Included Requirements for the minimum content standards for all students before graduating from Kentucky public high schools. • Specifies the content standards for the required credits for high school graduation and the primary, intermediate and middle level content standards leading up to these requirements.

  5. Program of Studies • Scope and Purpose is to ensure that Kentucky’s students are prepared for the 21st Century • Ensures that all students throughout Kentucky are provided with common content and opportunities • Provides local school districts with a basis for establishing and/or revising standards-based curricula and instruction

  6. Local Responsibilities • Instructional programs must: • Emphasize the development of students’ abilities to acquire, apply and integrate knowledge, skills, and understandings in real-life contexts and to problem-solve, make decisions, and think critically and creatively • Assist students in connecting learning to the world beyond the classroom by exploring and investigating real issues and problems of communities, states, the nation, and the world

  7. Local Responsibilities • Instructional programs must: • Recognize the diversity of students and how children learn, construct knowledge and acquire skills and concepts of the disciplines. • Schools and school districts are also responsible for coordinating curricula across grade levels and among schools within districts.

  8. 2006 Program of Studies Mandates • *Our task is to provide an education for the kinds of kids we have, not the kinds of kids we used to have, or want to have, or the kids of our dreams. • -K.P. Gerlach • **Technology Competency • *ISTE Publications, Resources for Student Assessment • **US Dept of Ed, http://www.ed.gov, Animation by Forest Park High School, VA

  9. Catalysts for 2006 POS Mandates • Federal Education Policy and Assessment • Eighth-Grade Technology Literacy Requirement • No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 • Primary Goal: To improve student academic achievement through the use of technology • Additional Goals: Ensure that every student is technology literate by the time he/she finishes the 8th grade • Encourage effective integration of technology resources and systems

  10. Connecting Curriculum and Technology • Collaboration Tool for Technology Integration Planning • Using the KY Technology Program of Studies, teachers will integrate technology skills into classroom lessons and activities in order for students to demonstrate technology competency • Tools for Implementation

  11. POS Technology Mandates • Organized by Grade Spans • Primary • Intermediate • Middle • High

  12. Technology Goals • Organized Around 3 Big Ideas: • Information, Communication and Productivity • Safety and Ethical/Social Issues • Research, Inquiry/Problem-Solving and Innovation

  13. Look at the POS • 2006 Program of Studies

  14. Program of Studies • Assessing the Technology Literacy of K-12 students • National/State Assessment • Certiport • SkillCheck • Technology Assessment in the Classroom • Benchmarks • Kentucky Technology Program of Studies • ISTE

  15. Other Assessments • ISTE/Microsoft Assessment • ISTE has collaborated with Microsoft in the development of the NETS Online Technology Assessment

  16. Other Resources • Kentucky Curriculum Resources • KDE • KATE • KET-Encyclomedia • ISTE • Marco Polo • Intel

  17. Units of Study • Technology Components • Assessments • Online Tools • Real-World “Authentic” Assessments

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