Academic Content Academic Content Standards for Standards for Technology Technology into the Delaware City into the Delaware City Schools Schools Bob Claymier District Technology Center Delaware, Ohio
Dec 25, 2015
Integrating the Ohio Academic Integrating the Ohio Academic Content Standards for Content Standards for
Technology Technology into the Delaware City Schoolsinto the Delaware City Schools
Bob Claymier
District Technology Center
Delaware, Ohio
Purpose of StandardsPurpose of Standards
Provide a set of clear and rigorous expectations.
Provide clarity to Ohio teachers of what content and skills should be taught at each grade-level.
However, how the material will be taught is a local school district decision.
View of the StandardsView of the Standards
A minimum level; e.g., least amount necessary to survive.
~vs~
What students deserve; e.g., needed for full, successful daily and work life and options open.
Mandates that the State Board of Education adopt content
standards that “specify the academic content and skills
that students are expected to know and be able to do at
each grade level.”
-link to Senate Bill 1 and Bill Analysis
-http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/bills.cfm?ID=124_SB_1
-Sec. 3301.079
-June 12, 2001
Ohio Senate Bill 1
Process for Developing Process for Developing Academic Content StandardsAcademic Content Standards
Assemble an Advisory Committee
Identify Writing Team Compile Resources to
Draft Standards, Benchmarks and Indicators
Convene Writing Team
Seek Focused Input Engage the Public Revise Draft
Standards & Benchmarks
Adoption of Academic Content Standards by the State Board of Education
No Child Left BehindNo Child Left Behind
ESEA/NCLBAll students will become technology literate by
the end of 8th grade.
OhioBasic skills, introductory and foundation level
courses taught by the end of 8th grade.No Statewide Tech Achievement Test
Technology ACSTechnology ACSCross-Standard ConnectionsCross-Standard Connections
Overarching Themes
COMPUTER LITERACY
INFORMATION LITERACY
TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY
Technology ACSTechnology ACSCross-Standard ConnectionsCross-Standard Connections
Standards FrameworkStandards Framework
Standard
Benchmark
Grade-Level Indicators
Ohio K-12 Technology StandardsOhio K-12 Technology Standards
1. Nature of Technology
2. Technology and Society Interaction
3. Technology for Productivity Applications
4. Technology and Communication Applications
5. Technology and Information Literacy
6. Design
7. Designed World
# 1: Nature of Technology# 1: Nature of Technology
Technology extends human potential by allowing people to do things more efficiently than they would otherwise be able to do.– Characteristics – Systems– Processes– Devices– Connections to other fields
#2: Technology & Society#2: Technology & Society
Interactions among technology, society, and the environment to form foundation for responsible and ethical use – Citizenship – Environment – History – Intellectual Property – Acceptable Use
# 3: Technology & Productivity# 3: Technology & Productivity
Use appropriate tools and technology resources to complete tasks and solve problems. – Basic Concepts & Operations– Problem-solving Tools– Productivity Tools– Selecting the Appropriate Tool for the Need– Curricular Connections
#4: Technology & Communication#4: Technology & Communication
Communicate with multiple audiences, acquire and disseminate information– Media Formats – Design Elements – Multimedia Applications – Publication – Evaluation of Media– Electronic Communications
# 5: Technology & Info Literacy# 5: Technology & Info Literacy
Information literacy, Internet use, and technology tools to answer questions and expand knowledge.– Understanding Information – Primary/Secondary Sources– Internet Concepts– Searching – Web Site Evaluation – Research Model
#6: Design#6: Design
Nature of engineered design, role of engineering and design assessment. – Technical Problem-solving– Technical Communication – Innovation and Invention – Design Process – Research and Development – Testing the Solution – Technology Transfer
# 7: Designed World# 7: Designed World
Physical, informational and bio-related technological systems– Energy and Power – Transportation – Manufacturing – Construction – Information and Communication – Medical– Agriculture and Related Biotechnologies
Next Steps:Next Steps:Technology Curriculum ModelTechnology Curriculum Model
6/2005 Anticipated Adoption (Set 1)
CM Advisory and Writing Teams
Exemplary Technology Model Lessons– Web-based
– Field-tested/Pilot Sites
Interdisciplinary Lessons & Best Practices– Technology connections to other academic content
standards
Ohio’s Technology Academic Content Standards online:
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/academic_content_standards/
• Fosters investigating, creating, planning, making, testing, improving, evaluating
• Encourages group interaction and cooperation, perseverance, resourcefulness, divergence, self esteem
• Involves reflective thinking and purposeful doing
- Children Designing & Engineering
The value of technology education in the elementary schools
• Builds upon the prior knowledge andexperience of all students
• Exercises a student’s right/need to fail and learn from failures
• Learning within meaningful activities is more productive, especially for girls
• Students gain more abstract knowledge
- Children Designing & Engineering
The value of technology education in the elementary schools
• Develops cross-curricular learning in primary school
• Students and teachers can learn project managementskills
• Teachers can reconstruct their knowledge of scienceand math
- Children Designing & Engineering
The value of technology education in the elementary schools
• Opportunities are present for higher order thinking and problem solving skills
• Improvement in students’ technical vocabulary
• Has obvious links with math
-Valerie Wilson and Marlene Harris Journal of Technology Education Vol. 15 No. 2, Spring 2004
The value of technology education in the elementary schools
Mission Statement For the
Delaware City Schools
To develop a technologically literate
and capable student population.
• Can use, manage, and understand technology
• Uses a systems-oriented approach to solving technological problems
• Will make successful contributions to a changing workplace
• Will make wise choices as consumers
• Will become informed citizens in our democracy
A technologically literate student:
• Employs problem solving skills using the design loop model
• Becomes an efficient technical reader, writer, communicator
• is capable of designing and producing products and systems
A technologically literate student:
• Uses, manages, and assesses the impacts andconsequences of technology
• Understands the nature and history of technology
• Makes connections between technology and other fields
A technologically literate student:
Strategies for Teachers
• Integrate technology skills, processes, and knowledge into the regular curriculum.
• Use the design loop model to teach problem solving
• Create lessons based on real-world problems
• Obtain insight into future employees needs from local businesses and industry
• Increase student awareness of the impact/history of technology
Technology Resources Collaborative
Constituents:
• Information Literacy (Library Media Specialist)
• Computer/Multimedia Literacy (Ed Tech Spec)
•Technological Literacy (Tech Ed Coordinator)
Purpose:
• Assist in district lesson studies
• Provide guidance for tech standards integration
Implementing the Technology Standards
Into Grades K – 8
• T3’s (Technology Teacher Trainers)
• Professional Development opportunities
• before/after school
• common planning time for teams, departments
• summer workshops
• Tech ed resources database, web sites (in CD)
Implementing the Technology Standards
Into Grades K – 8
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Kindergarten
Habitat Mobile
Paper Engineering
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
First Grade
Magnetic ToysWind Powered Boats
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Second Grade
One-String GuitarSun Clock
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Third Grade
Folktale Technology
Native AmericanTechnology
Design an Insect
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Fourth Grade
Balloon CarsWeather Instruments
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Fifth Grade
Cold Weather Shelters Electronic Food Webs
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Sixth Grade
Geometric ShapesWind Powered
Generators
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Seventh Grade
Environmental Impacts Solar Cookers
Examples of Elementary Tech Ed Activities
Eighth Grade
Earthquake proof structures
3D Modeling Software
Elementary Tech Ed Resources
1. ITEA www.iteawww.org
2. TIES Magazine http://www.tiesmagazine.org/
3. Children Designing and Engineering http://www.childrendesigning.org/home.html
4. Technology and Children Magazine
5. ICON Innovation Curriculum Online Network http://icontechlit.enc.org/
6. James Kirkwood, Ball State University http://www.cs.bsu.edu/homepages/kirkwood/
7. Children’s Engineering Educators http://www.childrensengineering.com/
8. Schools-Planet Publishing www.schools-planet.com
Elementary Tech Ed Resources
Bob Claymier
District Technology Center
Delaware City Schools
621 Pennsylvania Avenue
Delaware, Ohio 43015
Ph: 740-833-1856