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Please Observe A Moment of Silence Technology and the Principalship A Presentation by Karen Work Richardson February 11, 2006 QuickTime™ and a TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor are needed to see this picture. Why are we talking about technology at all? • • • • • • • • • 11/9/89 8/9/95 Work Flow Software Open-Sourcing Outsourcing Supply-Chaining Insourcing In-forming The Steroids • From Tom Friedman, The World is Flat, 2005 • What do these mean for education? Globalization 3.0 Skills • Self-discipline (working without direct supervision) • Be a little geeky • Collaboration • Global Perspective • Speak Chinese • Able to learn and relearn • Flexible; innovative The Flat World Outside • • • • • Blogs and Hurricane Katrina Wikis and Hurricane Katrina Satellite Imagery and Mapping Getting the News (at home) Getting the News (abroad) • What skills do I need to deal with all this information? Technology and the Principal A Scenario: As you read, jot down the ways that technology is being used by the principal and her faculty. Inspiration PRS Standards • Six standards: see pp. 7-9 in the blue book • Virginia Technology Plan: see first three indicators under integration • ISLLC Exercise Two Views of the Present Two Stories: The Projector The Document Camera Integration is… • It’s about reflecting on our practice. • It’s about solutions to problems (PortaPortal) • It’s about meeting needs. Two Stories About Blogs: My Own ala The Secret Life of Bees Reality: Chris B’s Blog; Chris B’s Source, The rest of Chris’s class! EEK!! It’s also about objectives, appropriate activities and aligned assessment. http://www.ivyrun.com/colonialinst/technologyintegration.htm 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 Promoting Technology Use New things… – Blogs – Wikipedia, the IvyRun Wiki – Del.icio.us • The Voices of Youth • International News • The International Boiling Point of Water 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) From: http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/framewk/efp/range/efpranin.htm Examples: http://www.quia.com/pages/richardson.html But, this is a system… Administrative and Vision Access Skills Time Technical Support What do your teachers need in order to integrate technology effectively? How Do You Evaluate Now? • Take a minute to list the things you might look for when you observe teachers. • Two Scenarios: Mr. Smith and Mr. Jones Things to Consider • Who is using technology: teacher/students/both • When is technology being used: before/during/after instruction • How is technology being used: research, organization, analysis, presentation • What kind of technology is being used? • Where is technology being used: classroom, lab, media center, other? • The most important question: WHY? “Technology will not have a significant impact on student learning until teachers change the way they teach.” Larry Cuban, 1986 ACOT Research Question “What happens to students and teachers when they have access to technology whenever they need it.”* *Changing the Conversation about Teaching Learning and Technology: A Report on 10 years of ACOT Research http://www.apple.com/education/k12/leadership/acot/library.html ACOT Research Findings • Teachers pass through phases on a continuum as they learn to integrate technology. • Research is starting to show that how quickly you pass through the stages depends on your educational philosophy. • Remember, it was a TEN year study. ACOT Stages 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 and LoTi Entry Nonuse or Awareness Adoption Exploration Adaptation Infusion Appropriation Integration Invention Expansion and Refinement 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… Some Examples • Edutopia • PT3Now.org: http://pt3now.org/ – http://www.videoclassroom.org/featured.php?secti on=tech Ideas… • Give teachers time…and a specific goal – Developing strategies/finding resources for integrating technology into their current classes – Developing units that take advantage of technology’s unique characteristics • Focus on scaffolding – Webquests – Microsoft templates – Lesson plan websites like MarcoPolo Professional Development Resources • Curriculum Alignment: http://www.ivyrun.com/lessonplanquest/index.htm • Technology Integration: – Fourth Grade Science: http://www.ivyrun.com/mywebquest/index.htm – The Scarlet Letter: http://www.ivyrun.com/scarletletter/index.htm • Making Decisions About Using Technology: http://www.ivyrun.com/decisionmaking2/introduction.htm