Week 1 part 6
- 1. Theme #3: shift and standards • As a teacher, you need to ensure that all of your students meet all the necessary standards • All students are expected (in Indiana) to meet certain standards of technology skills (NETS-S) by the end of 8th grade • Teachers are expected to meet certain standards, too! (more in Week 3 on that topic) • Administrators are looking for teachers who are excellent at navigating all of this SHIFT • Also, you must find ways to document that your students are meeting standards, sometimes in the most efficient way • Technological tools can help • We will be looking at some of these this semester along the way EDUC W200 Week 1
- 2. Theme #3: shift and standards • STAND⋅ARD • Something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model • A rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment • An average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level, grade, etc • Academic standards also can affect our use of technology and adapting to all of this SHIFT • Indiana Academic Standards • Technology may help us meet many, many standards more efficiently or demonstrate better how our students meet these standards EDUC W200 Week 1
- 3. Theme #3: shift and standards • An example: 3rd grade science 3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas 3rd grade 2nd “set” – “Scientific Thinking” 6th standard in category EDUC W200 Week 1
- 4. Theme #3: shift and standards • ULA Demonstration: • NOTE: The Indiana Academic Standards have moved to a new site on the Indiana Learning Connection • The old standard’s website: Indiana’s Academic Standards Website EDUC W200 Week 1