USNY Technologies Policies & Practices Council

Report to the New York State Board of Regents

September 10, 2007

What is the current state of:What is the current state of:Digital CapacityDigital CapacityDigital ContentDigital ContentDigital UseDigital Use

across New York State andacross New York State andUSNY?USNY?

Metiri Group Studycommissioned by the NYSED

under the direction of the USNY Technology Policies & Practices Council

in March, 2006

Metiri Group StudyGeneral Findings

• • Need common vision and Need common vision and understanding for using understanding for using technologiestechnologies

• • Need to exploit the full Need to exploit the full potential of USNY as a “system potential of USNY as a “system of systems”of systems”

Metiri Group StudyFindings: Digital Capacity

• • There is an urgent need There is an urgent need for a coordinatedfor a coordinated

statewide broadband statewide broadband network to level the fieldnetwork to level the field

Metiri Group StudyFindings: Digital Capacity

• • There is a need for SED There is a need for SED to take a lead in to take a lead in establishing standards establishing standards for the acquisition and for the acquisition and use of technologies by use of technologies by schools schools

Metiri Group StudyFindings: Digital Content

• • There are tremendousThere are tremendous educational resources educational resources from libraries, from libraries,

museums museums and cultural and cultural organizations that are organizations that are presently untapped by presently untapped by schoolsschools

Metiri Group StudyFindings: Digital Use

• • There is limited There is limited teacher and teacher and administrator administrator proficiency in the use proficiency in the use of advanced of advanced technologiestechnologies

USNY Technologies Policies & Practices Council

Recommendations: Digital Capacity

1. Build a statewide broadband network;1. Build a statewide broadband network;

2. Establish and publish standards for acquisition and 2. Establish and publish standards for acquisition and integration of technologies for schools;integration of technologies for schools;

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Recommendations: Digital Content

3. Establish and publish standards and 3. Establish and publish standards and expectations for the use of digital content for P-expectations for the use of digital content for P-16 education;16 education;

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Recommendations: Digital Use

4. Create a collective vision and strategy for the use of 4. Create a collective vision and strategy for the use of technologies to advance teaching, learning and leading in technologies to advance teaching, learning and leading in the 21st Century (National Partnership for 21st Century the 21st Century (National Partnership for 21st Century Skills);Skills);

Creative & Innovation SkillsCritical Thinking & Problem Solving Skills

Community & Collaboration SkillsInformation Literacy

Media Literacy

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Recommendations: Digital Use

5. Update the requirements for professional 5. Update the requirements for professional development to address the use of technologies to development to address the use of technologies to support teaching and learning;support teaching and learning;

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Recommendations: Digital Use

6. Update the standards for teacher preparation 6. Update the standards for teacher preparation programs to support the integration of technologies programs to support the integration of technologies into teaching & learning;into teaching & learning;

USNY Technologies Policies & Practices Council

Recommendations: Digital Use

7. Establish standards for school leadership preparation 7. Establish standards for school leadership preparation and ongoing professional development programs to and ongoing professional development programs to ensure that all school leaders have the the necessary ensure that all school leaders have the the necessary skills and framework to support the use of skills and framework to support the use of technologies in teaching and learning; technologies in teaching and learning;

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Recommendations: General

8. Create and staff a USNY Office of Instructional 8. Create and staff a USNY Office of Instructional Technologies. Technologies.

USNY Technologies Policies & Practices Council

Thank you.