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The standard that will be the central focus of this staff development workshop is the
ISTE NETS*T and Performance Indicator for Teachers Standard 2, which focuses
on ensuring that Educators are incorporating and utilizing technological resources
and applications in order to enhance their classroom curriculum and the learning
process of their students.
Week One:
A. Teachers will create or adjust applicable learning experiences that utilize technological
tools and resources to encourage student education and imagination.
Week Two:
B. Teachers will increase technological base learning environments that will allow all
students to follow their individual interest and take an active role in creating their own
educational goals, facilitating their own learning, and evaluating their own
development.
Week Three:
C. Teachers will tailor and personalize their students’ learning activities in order to
address various learning styles, working plans, and abilities utilizing technological
tools and resources.
Week Four:
D. Teachers will offer students numerous shaping and comprehensive evaluations to
support the content and technology standards and utilize resulting data to update
learning and teaching.
Understandings
Teachers will understand that:
Technological resources, devices and applications can be incorporated into their
classroom curriculum in order to enhance their students’ learning experience.
Technology skills are the key element for student survival in the 21st century.
Technology can be adapted to encourage student learning in a diversified
learning environment.
Technology allows students to share their perspective in the learning process.
Technological resources, tools and applications will encourage students to be
creative and express their feelings through the learning process.
Technology presents students with the opportunities to design their own goals,
pursue their own interest and take a personal role in the learning process.
Related Misconceptions:
Technology resources for students mainly consist of video games or simulation
modules.
Technological literacy skills are not a required survival skill for teachers, parents
or students in the 21st century.
Technological devices such as digital cameras, scanners or printer are not used at
an early childhood level.
Technology resources for class curriculums or activities have no use for programs
such as Microsoft Office, Apple iWorks or Adobe Design Suite.
Essential Questions
Overarching Questions: Topical Questions:
Why do teachers need technological What are creative ways to
skills and knowledge in order to incorporate technological
teach in the 21st century? programs like Microsoft Office,
What technology tools and resources Apple iWorks or Adobe Design
are suitable for classroom Suite?
environments? Where can a list of educational
games for students be located?
Should teachers allow students to Will training be provided on how
choose which technological resources to utilize these suggested
to use in order to complete a class technological tools and resources?
project? Will on-line support be available
Should teachers be required to for these technology tools and
utilize technological resources for resources?
the enhancement of student Are there examples available to
learning? view as a demonstration of how
Is it important for teachers to use students can use technological
technology standards and resources resources as a way to enhance
to assess the progress of students in student learning?
order to gain information about the
mastery level of students?