Klein Independent School District Technology Integration Mentor Program Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learn Ann McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer Klein Independent School District, Retraining and Retooling the Texas Teacher Workforce for 21 st Century Classrooms
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Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
The Challenge:Students must graduate with the skills needed to function in a global, digital, information-driven society• Capable information technology users
• Information seekers, analyzers, and evaluators
• Problem solvers and decision-makers
• Creative and effective users of productivity tools
• Communicators, collaborators, publishers, and producers
• Informed, responsible and contributing citizens
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
Teachers need to learn the new skills in order to provide students with appropriate opportunities to master the skills required for success/survival in the 21st century.
The Challenge:
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
• Paid a stipend to work extra-duty hours to 1) learn about technology 2) use technology to improve teaching and learning in their specific curriculum areas3) share skills and model teaching strategies for other teachers on the campus
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
Technology Integration Mentors• Collaborate as a community of learners with each
other and with the district’s instructional technology department
• Work with the campus administrators to develop an annual plan for scheduled, campus-based, technology professional development for all teachers assigned to the campus
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
All current educators should strive to meet the SBEC standards for all beginning educators. These standards tie directly to the Technology Applications student standards for Grades 6-8. To help meet these educator standards, professional development should support the … SBEC standards.
• Establish the expectation that all students will master the state mandated technology proficiencies - taught as an integrated component of the core curriculum.
ALL students will master the Technology Applications TEKS
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
“Districts must ensure that sufficient time is provided for teachers to teach and for students to learn the essential knowledge and skills in technology applications. Specific curriculum requirements for this area are specified in 19 TAC Chapter 74. For Grades K-8 Technology Applications is addressed as part of the classroom teaching and learning and these knowledge and skills should continue throughout high school.”
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
“…For documentation and accountability purposes, there are Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) numbers available for the Technology Applications curriculum for each grade level at Grades PreK-8 and each high school course. It is recommended that these PEIMS numbers be used by districts.”
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer
Impact of TIMs on a Campus•Teachers come to see technology as a necessary tool for improved learning, not an area of expertise from which they are exempt
•Professional development becomes a natural part of any day, not an event scheduled for 2-3 days a year
•Teachers model life-long learning
•Teachers work in collaborative teams
Klein Independent School District
Technology Integration Mentor Program
Moving from learning to use technology...to using technology to learnAnn McMullan, Instructional Technology Officer