Creating a technology culture
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This document provides an overview of a presentation on creating a technology culture. It includes the following key points: 1. The presentation covers helping participants access technology skills, set goals for individual and team technology growth to improve outcomes for students with disabilities, and create an action plan for implementation with support from other professionals. 2. Gates Foundation focuses on using data and evidence-based decision making to guide education work. Goals for K-12 learning outlined by the Department of Education include learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity. 3. The presenter encourages starting small with student-centered and meaningful uses of free tools, collaborating, and celebrating successes to transform a traditional teacher-centered culture to one
Creating a technology culture
- 1. CREATING A TECHNOLOGY CULTURE! Kelly J. Grillo, PhD @kellygrillo TBD Partners, LLC IDEA Partnership @NASDSE, Washington DC 11/13/2013
- 2. Overview of Today’s Learning Outcomes 1. Participants will access technology skills 2. Participants will identify a goal for individual technology growth & identify a goal for the grow of their team focused on SWD improved outcomes 3. Participants will set up an action plan to begin implementation on supporting SWD 4. Participants will connect to other professionals outside their school to find support in professional development 2013-2014 UCP Institute
- 3. Gates Foundation on Education “We at Gates are going to be about acquiring quality data and the need to focus on evidence-based decision making. And we will go where the evidence takes us.” Vicki Philips Director, Education United States Program
- 4. @ A Glance Assess Understanding Plan for the Seek On-Going PD
- 5. Goals in K-16 Learning include: (a)learning, (b)assessment, (c)teaching, (d)Infrastructure & (e)productivity are addressed Released March 2010
- 7. Think-Share 1. What's diving this transformation in learning? 2. What's holding us back?
- 9. “Professional educators will be supported individually and in teams by technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences that enable and inspire more effective teaching for all learners.” NETP, 2010 Legal Justification
- 10. www.Cast.org Here is the address!
- 11. Universal Design for Learning At the heart of UDL is the use of technology that allows for learning environments to be individualized and motivating because of the high interest technology lends to 21st century learners. Hall, Strangman, & Meyer, 2003
- 12. So far… Assess Understanding Plan for the Seek On-Going PD
- 13. Here is the address! www.doe.mass.edu/edtech/standards/sa_tool.html.com
- 15. PLANNING FOR THE PROCESS! Things to consider!
- 16. Professional Sites to Support YOU! Edmodo (see https://www.edmodo.com/) American Association of School Librarians (see http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards- guidelines/best-websites/2013) CEC Tool of the Week (see http://www.tooloftheweek.org/) Twitter FREE
- 17. Collaboration Special Education Teacher General Education Teacher Diverse Students *Disclaimer these people do not have to be IN-THE-FLESH
- 18. Identifying the WHAT, getting to the HOW, Keeping IT! 1. What do YOU want to learn? 2. Will this support SWD in your classroom/school? 3. How will this support the TEAM around you? 4. What time, resource or funding will you need to learn it? 5. Is there a person or people who can provide on-going support for FREE? 6. What already exists to help YOU to become a MASTER? 7. Is this reasonable at this time? 8. Are there parents, students, support staff that are able to get involved to institutionalize this NEW learning? 9. Will YOU dedicate to sharing this NEW knowledge/skill with all as coach after you have Mastered? 10. Repeat #1 through #10.
- 19. Technology Integration that Changes a Culture of Learning Start Small Think Student Centered Use free tools Give depth and breath to thinking/teaching Move from Traditional (teacher centered) to Transformational (student centered-with technology that is MEANINGFUL) Collaborate-----Create-----Celebrate Delete & Repeat!
- 20. Technology is the for students. It's something they want to master. Learning to use it enhances their self-esteem and makes them excited about coming to school. -Fifth grade teacher
- 22. Going Forward 1. Complete Self-Assessment 2. Identify What Support YOU Need/Want 3. Explore in a safe way with YOUR team 4. As you are learning new tools be easy on yourself 5. Partner with someone that is already a Master to reflect & support you 6. LOOK to Twitter & Social Media for MORE Support 7. Come back to UCP Institute for Professional Interaction and EVEN MORE Support ideas and tools to better work with SWD.
- 23. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Email Dr. Grillo at kjgrillo@gmail.com Cell 386-383-0977 Twitter @kellygrillo