Enabling Technology Integration An Administrators Guide.ppt

Enabling Technology Integration: An Administrators Guide Pat Sine May 8, 2000 DASL Why technology? General agreement Students need to be technology competent by graduation Technology enables students and teachers to meet other goals more easily, efficiently and completely Good technology use is embedded in the regular administrative and educational endeavors. Preparing Schools and School Systems for the 21st Century Council of 21 leaders from diverse fields identified 16 qualities of schools and school systems capable of preparing students for a global knowledge/ information age. Concluded that the most effective schools will be both centers of lifelong learning and “digital hubs which will be open electronically 24 hours a day, 7days a week, 365 days a year”. Reports from schools using technology... 80% have seen an increase in student achievement, 60% moderate to significant 30% have seen improved test scores 60% report improved motivation 28% report decreased behavioral problems Reports from schools using technology... 95% believe greater access to educational technology is critical to improving achievement of traditionally low-performing students Lower-achieving schools are 3 times more likely to see significant improvement in student achievement as a result of technology investments; schools in least affluent areas, twice as likely. Teachers for 21st Century Classrooms Only 20% of more than 4,000 public school teachers surveyed nationwide said they were well prepared to integrate educational technology into classroom instruction. How Can It Happen? Essential Conditions Vision with support and proactive leadership from the education system Educators skilled in the use of technology for learning Content standards and curriculum resources Student-centered approaches to learning Assessment of the effectiveness of technology for learning Essential Conditions Access to contemporary technologies, software, and telecommunications networks Technical assistance