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21st CenturyTeaching. 21st Century Goals Ready or not. Kentucky wants it!. Our Educational System Must Produce Technology Capable Kids. Governor Patton has funded the KETS Master Plan for 100% implementation. (2000). Equity. KETS Master Plan Mandates. Access. Student Ratio.
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21st CenturyTeaching 21st Century Goals Ready or not...
Kentucky wants it! Our Educational System Must Produce Technology Capable Kids Governor Patton has funded the KETS Master Plan for 100% implementation. (2000)
Equity KETS Master Plan Mandates Access
Student Ratio KETS Master Plan Mandates 1:6
Teacher Ratio KETS Master Plan Mandates 1:1
Every District KETS Master Plan Mandates Networked
Every School KETS Master Plan Mandates Networked
Every Classroom KETS Master Plan Mandates Networked
Kentucky progress Our Educational System Must Produce Technology Capable Kids “Kentucky clearly has made progress toward fully implementing technology in its schools.” Milken Report
The nation wants it! Our Educational System Must Produce Technology Capable Kids “President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and a procession of state governors from both political parties have recently endorsed technology as a necessary tool for education. At last year’s national education summit, the governors and business leaders made improving education technology one of two main goals for school change.” --Education Week
Parents want it! Our Educational System Must Produce Technology Capable Kids “In poll after poll, parents say technology is essential to a child’s education.” Education Week
Kentucky New and Experienced Teacher Technology Standard For ALL Teachers
Standard IX/X The teacher uses technology to support instruction: access and manipulate data; enhance professional growth and productivity; communicate and collaborate with colleagues, parents, and the community; and conduct research.
Sixteen Indicators in Six Categories • Basic operations and concepts • Social, ethical, and human issues
Sixteen Indicators in Six Categories • Technology productivity, communications, and research tools • Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools
Sixteen Indicators in Six Categories • Technology to enhance professional growth • Technology applications to support instruction
Jamie McKenzie “If we are successful, we create classrooms which engage students in solving problems, making decisions and exploring intriguing questions. They spend their time mastering basic skills like computations, reading and writing, but often as not these skills are applied to issues and challenges drawn from the world about them or the world discovered “online” which might be thousands of miles away.”
And most of all... Our Educational System Must Produce Technology Capable Kids Kids need it!!!
All Children Technology is Important Teachers and Administrators are Crucial Can learn at high levels