Learning and Leading

With Technology

Objectives

Creating a Vision Technology Initiatives Needs Assessment Tools

Classroom/Student Learning What should they know? How are we going to empower them?

Understanding the Adult Learner

Objectives

Model WorkshopsProcessesLogisticsTips and Techniques Reflection, Review, Plan Wrap-up and Evaluation

Digital Age

U.S. Dept. of Labor, 1999

The “D” Generation

Technology has the potential to change how we work, teach, and learn in our schoolsThis potential will only be realized if school administrators assume a leadership role Provide tech support Empower teachers

National Initiatives

On February 15, 1996, President Clinton announced the Technology Literacy ChallengeDesigned to make young Americans technologically literate by the turn of the century.

National Initiatives

Goal 1: Goal 1: All teachers in the nation will have the training and support they need to help students learn using computers and the information superhighway

Goal 2: Goal 2: All teachers and students will have access to modern multimedia computers in their classrooms

Goal 3:Goal 3: Every classroom will be connected to the information superhighway

Goal 4: Goal 4: Effective software and on-line learning resources will be an integral part of every school’s curriculum

Four Pillars of Education and Technology

HardwareConnectivityContentProfessional Development

CONNECTIVITY

Four Pillars ofEducation

And Technology

HARDWARE

CONTENT

PROF.DEV

National Educational

Technology Standards

ISTE NETS Standards for Students NETS Standards for Teachers NETS Standards for Admin 2001

A Call to Action

The question is no longer if the Internet can be used to transform learning in new and powerful ways. The Commission has found that it can. Nor is the question should we invest the time, the energy, and the money necessary to fulfill its promise in defining and shaping new learning opportunity.

The Commission believes that we should.

http://interact.hpcnet.org/webcommission/index.htm

Web-based Education Commission, The Power of Internet for Learning: Moving From Promise to Practice

Idaho Study on Technology Effectiveness

Idaho students with high exposure to computers are 2.4 months ahead of students with limited exposure.

This has been realized with an investment of $46/year per child - “the price of a textbook”

Idaho Legislative Study - January, 1999

InternetConnectivity

Fall1994

Fall1995

Fall1996

Fall1997

Fall1998

% SchoolsConnected

35% 50% 65% 78% 89%

% ClassroomsConnected

3% 8% 14% 27% 51%

The National Center for Education Statistics, 1998, <http://www.nces.ed.gov>

How Many Schools Are Connected to the Internet? And Why Is This Important?

The STaR (School Technology and Readiness) Report

The 1997 report identified 4 pillars: hardware, connectivity, digital content, and professional developmentIdentified low, medium, high, and target tech schools according to specific criteriaFound that K-12 schools were doing well on the first two pillars but were lacking on the second twoThe STaR Chart: A Tool for Assessing School Technology and Readiness can be used to assess a school’s status

The CEO Forum, <http://www.ceoforum.org>

The 1998 report offers the following suggestions:

Schools of Education should prepare new teachers to integrate technology effectively into the curriculum

Current teachers/administrators should be proficient in integrating technology into the curriculum

Education policymakers/school administrators should create systems that reward integration of technology into the curriculum

Corporations/local businesses should collaborate with the education community to help ensure today’s students will graduate with 21st century workplace skills

The STaR Report(School Technology and Readiness)

The CEO Forum, <http://www.ceoforum.org>

STaR for Tech Integration

Setting benchmarks and goalsApplying for grantsDetermining funding prioritiesCreating individualized assessment tools

School Technology and Readiness

http://www.ceoforum.org/home.cfm

Computers by Location

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Library Other

1998 1997

% Computers

Market Data Retrieval’s 1997 Technology Survey, 1998 Technology Survey

Public Schools

21st Century Skills

VisionEducator ProficiencyEffective PracticeAccessEquitySystems and Leadership

http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/matrix.htm

Technology Adds to Learning

1. Real-world contexts for learning

2. Connections to outside experts

3. Visualization and analysis tools

4. Scaffolds for problem-solving

5. Opportunities for feedback, reflection, and revision

How People Learn, Bransford, 1999

Regular access to computers improves students’ performance

Second only to writing skills, critical thinking was most directly affected

Anytime, Anywhere Learning Research

Powerful Tools for Schooling: Second Year Study of the Laptop Program, October 1998, <http://www.rockman.com/projectmain.htm#laptop>

Technology Enhances Student Achievement

Powerful Tools for Schooling: Second Year Study of the Laptop Program, October 1998, <http://www.rockman.com/projectmain.htm#laptop >

By fostering higher-order thinking skills

Laptop Use Builds Students Skills

stimulates analytical thinking, including synthesizing materials/manipulating information

encourages more problem-solving and critical thinking (large number of choices demanding advanced decision-making skills)

is used in almost 50% of 7th grade students’ core subjects; for 10th graders, over 50%

increases the amount of student time spent on homework

Powerful Tools for Schooling: Second Year Study of the Laptop Program, October 1998, <http://www.rockman.com/projectmain.htm#laptop >

Teacher Findings Support Laptop Use

2/3 of Laptop teachers stated cooperative learning and group work increased3/4 stated that project-based instruction increasedBelieve access to the Internet and CD-ROM affects quality of students’ research projects, allows for greater variety of assignments, and enhances student ability to analyze information

Powerful Tools for Schooling: Second Year Study of the Laptop Program, October 1998, <http://www.rockman.com/projectmain.htm#laptop >

Multimedia and Project-based Learning Helps Students Learn

Challenge 2000 Multimedia Project shows:

raised level of student performance

more successful team work

Transforming Teaching and Learning With Multimedia Technology - SRI, International Mid-term Project Report, October 1998, <http://pblmm.k12.ca.us>

Additional findings - multimedia and project-based learning:

led to more student-centered learning and instructional techniques

augmented reading and writing

increased student motivation

Transforming Teaching and Learning With Multimedia Technology - SRI, International Mid-term Project Report, October 1998, <http://pblmm.k12.ca.us>

Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century

Council of 21 leaders from diverse fields identified 16 qualities of schools and school systems capable of preparing students for a global knowledge/ information age

Concluded that the most effective schools will be both centers of lifelong learning and “digitial hubs which will be open electronically 24 hours a day, 7days a week, 365 days a year”.

Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century, American Association of School Administrators, 1999, <http://www.aasa.org/Events/21stcent4.htm>

Reports from schools using technology...

80% have seen an increase in student achievement, 60% moderate to significant30% have seen improved test scores60% report improved motivation28% report decreased behavioral problems95% believe greater access to educational technology is critical to improving achievement of traditionally low-performing studentslower-achieving schools are 3 times more likely to see significant improvement in student achievement as a result of technology investments; schools in least affluent areas, twice as likely

Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century, American Association of School Administrators, 1999, <http://www.aasa.org/Events/21stcent4.htm>

We Need to Prepare Our Teachers for 21st Century Classrooms

Only 20% of more than 4,000 public school teachers surveyed nationwide said they were well prepared to integrate educational technology into classroom instruction.

Key message: we need to better prepare our teachers, those currently in the profession as well as those future teachers who are in our colleges and universities.

Teacher Quality: A Report on the Preparation and Qualifications of Public School Teachers , National Center for Education Statistics, January 1999, <http://www.nces.ed.gov>

The Need for Continued Learning

Professional development and collaboration with other teachers are strategies that help build an educator’s capacity for effective teaching

Research suggests that if professional development programs do not provide continuity between what teachers learn and what goes on in their classrooms, these activities are not likely to produce any long-lasting effects on either teacher competence or student outcomes

Teacher Quality: A Report on the Preparation and Qualifications of Public School Teachers , National Center for Education Statistics, January 1999, <http://www.nces.ed.gov>

Leadership Responsibilities

Developing a shared visionImplementing a plan of action, professional development and performance appraisal to achieve the visionManaging the resourcesProviding curriculum Leadership

Effecting Change

Teachers teach in differing ways, technology should support those different stylesTechnology should be as invisible as possibleTechnology should support what a good teacher does, not add extra burdens

Training

Mandated training proceeds from the need of the organization to provide a basic level of understanding for its membersVoluntary training proceeds from the teacher’s willingness to change and is usually the most successful methodSuccessful training programs move from mandated to voluntary

Successful Tech Schools

Provide technology tools for teachers to useProvide opportunities for recognition and tangible rewards for those who excelEncourage teachers to take risks by providing support and enthusiasm

Remember

Technology training involves more than attending a workshopTeachers need time and support to incorporate what they learn into the curriculumTeachers who master a facet of technology in the classroom should be encouraged to share that knowledge by teaching and coaching other teachers

Ongoing Training and Support

WorkshopsHands-on computer trainingSelf-paced, computer assisted hands-on trainingDistance learning