Technology-in-Teaching-and-Learning---Home--Norths

TeachingandLearningwithTechnologyinNorthsideJoAnneReddell,AssistantSuperintendentDianaGoering,ExecutiveDirectorKellySmith,ExecutiveDirectorDecember2019PresentationOutline1.K-12CurriculumRequirements2.TechnologyAccess3.BestPracticesforTechnologyUse4.The“HumanInfrastructure”5.EducatorTraining&DevelopmentK-12CurriculumRequirementsTechnologyApplicationsTEKS•K-12state-mandatedcurriculumstandardsfortechnology•Delineatewhatstudentsshouldknowandbeabletodousingtechnology•BenchmarkyearsatGrades2,5,and8withcoursesspecifiedatthemiddleandhighschoollevels•FourcommonstrandsforGradesK-12:Foundations,InformationAcquisition,SolvingProblems,andCommunicationK-12CurriculumRequirementsCoreandEnrichmentTEKS•Useofcomputersandrelatedtechnologiesincludedinthestate-mandatedTEKSforEnglishLanguageArtsandReading,Mathematics,Science,andSocialStudies,FineArts,InternationalLanguages,P.E.,etc.forgradesK-12.•Accesstocomputersforcoreandenrichmentteacherstousewiththeirstudentsmustbeprovidedinordertomeettheserequirements.(Fullcomputerlabs,mini-labs,librairies,laptopcarts,onecomputerclassroom,etc.)K-12CurriculumRequirementsGraduationRequirements•Onetechnologyapplicationsgraduationcreditisrequiredofallstudentsunderallgraduationplans.•Beganwithninthgradestudentsenteringhighschoolin2019-98.•Seventeenhighschoolcoursesthatmeetthisrequirement(ComputerInformationSystems,Multimedia,ComputerScience,WebMastering,DigitalGraphics&Animation,etc.).•Therearemanycomputer-basedhighschoolcoursesthatdonotcountforthetechnologygraduationrequirement,butstillrequiredailyaccesstocomputers.•ThesecoursesincludeKeyboarding,Accounting,Journalism,MathModels,Cisco,APStatistics,OfficeAdministration,etc.K-12CurriculumRequirementsInterventionsUsingTechnology•Computer-basedinterventionisappropriateformanystudentswithsignificantneedforpracticeinreadingfluency,mathconcepts,andremediationandcredit-retrievalinallcorecontentareas.•Tothisend,computersareprovidedatallgradelevelstoaugmentclassroomandlabcomputersforinterventionpurposesandmeettheneedsofthefederalNoChildLeftBehind(NCLB)Act.•TechnologysupportsprogramssuchastheStudentSuccessInitiative,Read180andhighschoolcreditretrieval.K-12CurriculumRequirementsSpecialProgramsandPopulations•TechnologyisanintegralpartoftheDistrict’scomprehensivespecialprogramstomeettheneedsofstudentsinSpecialEducation,GiftedEducation,andBilingual/ESLprograms.•Manyspecialeducationstudents’IndividualizedEducationPlans(IEP)requiretheuseoftechnologyunderthefederalIndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct(IDEA).K-12CurriculumRequirementsSpecialProgramsandPopulations•Technologyneedsrangefromassistivetechnology,whichhelpsspecialeducationstudentsbemoreindependentintheirsurroundings,tohigh-endvideoproductionequipmentforG/Tstudents,toSpanishteachingandlearningcomputerprogramsforBilingualstudents.K-12CurriculumRequirementsDistanceLearningCreditOpportunities•Accesstoweb-basedcoursecontentandonlineinstructorsprovideadditionallearningandcredit-earningopportunitiesforspecialpopulationsstudents.•Forexample,theNorthsideExcelAcademyprovidessynchronousandasynchronousdistancelearningopportunities,duringdaytimeandeveninghours,formorethan200studentstomeettheirindividuallearningneeds.ElementaryTechnologyAccessTwolabs,eachwithwith27computers,3printers,1scanner,1digitalprojectorComputerineveryclassroomwith1personalprinterandwallmountedTV/VCRdisplayCampus-wideVideoDistributionSystem4digitalcamerasforcampus-wideuseLibrary:9studentcomputers,2printers,1scanner,1laptop,1projector,1librariandesktop,1circulationdesktopGiftedEducation:3desktops,1laptop,1printer,1scanner,1digitalcamera,1camcorderSpecialEd.:8desktops,1printer,1scannerInterventions:1or2mobilemini-labcartswith4-17laptopsBestPracticesforElementaryTechnologyUseTechnologyLiteracyLab•Toaddressthedevelopmentoftechnologyskills•Whole-classinstructioninfoundationalskills•Rotationschedule(every5-8days)forK-5•Instructionis:•BasedonK-5TechnologyApplicationsTEKSandNISDTechnologyVerticalAlignmentStandards•PlannedbyCampusInstructionalTechnologist(CIT)&ElementaryComputerTechnologist(ECT)•DeliveredbyECT•Curriculumisdistrict-createdK-5ApplicationTrainingGuideBestPracticesforElementaryTechnologyUseTechnologyIntegrationLab•Toaddresstheintegrationoftechnologyintocoreandenrichmentcontentobjectives•Emphasizesproblemsolving,informationacquisition,higher-orderthinkingskills,communication•FlexibleschedulingforgradesK-5•Instructionis:•BasedonK-5coreandenrichmentcontentTEKSandNISDAcademicStandards•DeliveredbyclassroomteacherandCampusInstructionalTechnologist•TiedtoSchoolImprovementPlanandteacherappraisal(PDAS)•Curriculumconsistsofdistrict-createdContentTIP,teacher-createdactivities,CIT-createdactivitiesBestPracticesforElementaryTechnologyUseLibraries&Classrooms•Studentsbuilduponknowledgeandskillslearnedinthelabs•Additionalaccesstotechnologytoolsforstudents•Increasedopportunitiesforinformationacquisition(onlinedatabases,Internet,eBooks)andstudentpresentationsMini-labsinspecialtyareas•Integratedintocurriculumforremediationorenrichmentpurpo