Technology Integration

Technology IntegrationCurriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Adapted from (Richardson, 2004)

The Bottom Line

The challenge for administrators is to develop motivated teachers who are actively engaged in teaching and learning, open to new ideas and approaches, and committed to students and who change over the lifetime of their teaching careers.

Miskel & Hoy, 2005, 7th edition

Knowledge Work

“Giving and receiving instruction is preparation for knowledge work. Knowledge work begins when the student does something with the information received and in the process makes the information his or her own.” (Schlechty, 77)

Some teachers treat all objectives as recall…

Integration is…• It’s about reflecting on our practice.• It’s about solutions to problems.• It’s about meeting needs.

It’s also about objectives, appropriate activities and aligned assessment.

Ideas About Integration• Doing the same thing we’ve always done…but

better…transparent technologies– Communicate– Acess Information/Research– Practice– Present– Assess/Reflect

• Doing the same things we’ve always done…on steroids…pushing the envelope of new things– Interactive multimedia– Social Software– Information/knowledge explosion– Primary sources

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Communication & Collaboration

• Blogs• Wikis• Backpack and Whiteboard

Technology and the Curriculum

• Learning from (technology provides curriculum: drill & practice, integrated learning systems, textbook enhancements)

• Learning about (technology as curriculum: “computer” lab or class, programming, skills taught in context)

• Learning with (technology supports curriculum: the GOLD standard)

ACOT Stages: the long version

Entry Teacher is learning the basics of a technology, e.g., how to set up equipment and operate it.

Adoption Teacher begins to use the technology in management areas, e.g., computer generated quizzes or worksheets, gradebooks.

Adaptation Teacher begins to use software to support instruction, e.g., a commercially produced content area program or productivity tools (word processor, data base)

Appropriation Teacher begins to focus on collaborative, project-based technology use and technology becomes one of several instructional tools.

Invention Teacher begins to develop different uses for technology, e.g., creates projects that combine two or more technologies.

ACOT Focus Areas

Entry… …Invention

ResourcesPrint-based Traditional

Variety of media

Teacher Front of roomP-S with students

InstructionTask-oriented goals

Learning goals

Students Rote recallHigher level processing

Problem-BasedLearning Activities

So, what about your lesson plan?

Where does it fall on the LoTI scale? What elements of the 21st century skills does it

include? If it’s a technology lesson, does it include relevant core content?

Organizations

• International Society for Technology in Education (http://www.iste.org) PLUS http://caret.iste.org

• Virginia Society for Technology in Education (http://www.vste.org) FREE!

• The Consortium for School Networking (http://www.cosn.org)

• George Lucas Educational Foundation (http://www.glef.org)

General Tech Info

• THE Journal: http://www.thejournal.com/

• ZDNet: http://www.zdnet.com/

• Assorted Stuff: http://www.assortedstuff.com/otherstuff/

• Wired: http://www.wired.com/

• Think Geek: http://www.thinkgeek.com

General Education

• ASCD: http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/

• CAST: http://www.cast.org/

• See the list at VCOL: http://www.virginialearning.org

References

Richardson, Karen. (2004). webversiondoe.ppt. Retrieved from http://www.ivyrun.com/doe/webversiondoe.htm