Junior High - Monica Guerrero
1. How do your proposed strategies (Week 8 Step 6) meet the required standards as your Week 6 Step 4 stated?
My proposed strategies in Week 8, Step 6 were all formed based on the standards I stated in Week 6, step 4. Those standards were developed based on the needs of the campus. The needs of the campus were found through surveys, school data, and interviewing key district technology personnel. After assessing the needs, I reviewed specific standards to make sure I developed strategies based on the required National Educational Technology Standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers. “ISTE's NETS for Teachers (NETS•T) are the standards for evaluating the skills and knowledge educators need to teach, work, and learn in an increasingly connected global and digital society.” (ISTE Nets for Teachers, 2011.) the Texas StaR chart, and the state’s long range plan for technology. “Its purpose is to assist all classroom teachers in assessing needs and setting goals for the use of technology in the classroom to support student achievement.” (Texas Star Chart, 2006) Those needs were then broken into three groups: technology, management, and funding.
2. Review the reading materials in Technology domain to propose using other standards which are not adopted by your studied school. Explain why those new standards should be considered for your studied school.
The technology facilitator standards are not standards currently adopted by my school district. I’ve recently become very familiar with them, and I think they are important standards for all of our technology facilitators to meet. They provide an outline for facilitators to follow. “Schools today must meet the growing need for highly qualified educational technologists. Superintendents, principals, and cabinet-level policy makers need guidance as they create and define jobs. Educators must prepare themselves by increasing their skills and competencies.” (Williamson, 2009)
My school has adopted and follows the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for each grade and subject area. However, I think it would be beneficial if all subject areas, not just technology classes, used the Technology Applications TEKS in their classrooms. These TEKS are designed to be implemented in any subject area. As the standards state, “Districts have the flexibility of offering technology applications(computer literacy) in a variety of settings, including a specific class or integrated into other subject areas.” (Texas Education Agency) I feel like the more these TEKS are taught, we will see student achievement increase.
References
ISTE Nets for Teachers. 2011. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-teachers.aspx
Texas Education Agency. Chapter 126. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for Technology
Applications Retrieved from http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/ch126.html#s12611
Texas Star Chart. 2006. Retrieved from http://starchart.epsilen.com/docs/TxTSC.pdf
Williamson, J. 2009. ISTE’s Technology Facilitation and Leadership Standards. Retrievedfrom
posted by Monica Guerrero @ 6:44 PM
5 Comments
5 Comments:
Monica,
When you say it would be beneficial if all subject areas, not just technology classes, used the Technology Applications TEKS in their classrooms, you are presenting quite a logistical challenge. How would you bring these skills into physical education courses or mathematics? These teachers seem the most resistant to incorporating social/collaborative learning with computers.
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Monica,
I agree that the technology facilitator standards are very important. I also put this as a standard for the district to follow. The technology team needs to know what is expected of them, and this gives them the standards they need. In Whitfield’s article, she suggest the job of the technology facilitator is to be the bridge for teachers between textbooks and technology (2005). These standards would help set-up this opportunity for the technology facilitator.
Allison,
I am the math leader on my campus and I teach 6 math classes a day. I feel that the math department on my campus is always looking for new ways to use technology in the classroom. It requires us to have discussions with each other and with the technology department. No it is not always easy for us to see how to incorporate the technology in the lesson, however, with us collaborating not only as math teachers, but with the technology integration specialist in our district, we have seen more technology being used in our classrooms. Many teachers do not realize there are even Technology TEKS; no in math we do not meet every TEK, but we do fulfill some of the TEKS. I think that if we make teachers aware of these TEKS we will see that many of them already fulfill these standards in their classrooms.
Cara Moreland
Whitfield, C. (2005, April 1) . The five essentials of technology facilitators: successful on-site help for technology integration. Retrieved from http://www.techlearning.com/article/42544
Allison,
In my experience, those teachers aren't resistant in wanting to use the technology. Instead, I feel they need guidance on how it can best be used in their classroom, and given some suggestions on how they could do that.
Monica,
I think what you said about all subjects using the Technology Applications TEKS would be beneficial. I teach science and there are teachers in our department that hate technology, but we are told to incorporate it more and more. I think if they were told to use the TEKS in addition to the science TEKS the district would see an increase in technology use. Does your district use/follow the ISTE nets?
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