Lawrence M. Paska, Ph.D. Coordinator of Technology Policy Educational Design and Technology Updates Thursday, December 13, 2012

Common Core Implementation Rises to the Challenge Leveraging Technology to Support Learning and Teaching English Language Arts & Literacy Key Design Considerations offers a portrait of students who meet the Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects. “They use technology and digital media strategically and capably. Students employ technology thoughtfully to enhance their reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language use. They tailor their searches online to acquire useful information efficiently, and they integrate what they learn using technology with what they learn offline. They are familiar with the strengths and limitations of various technological tools and mediums and can select and use those best suited to their communication goals.” (source: p. 5,

Common Core ELA & Literacy Writing Standard 6 Grade 4 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (29) Grade 8 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others. (56) Speaking & Listening Standard 5 Grade 9-10 Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. (64)

Common Core Math Standards for Mathematical Practice 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Mathematically proficient students consider the available tools when solving a mathematical problem. These tools might include pencil and paper, concrete models, a ruler, a protractor, a calculator, a spreadsheet, a computer algebra system, a statistical package, or dynamic geometry software….Mathematically proficient students at various grade levels are able to identify relevant external mathematical resources, such as digital content located on a website, and use them to pose or solve problems. They are able to use technological tools to explore and deepen their understanding of concepts. (source: p. 6, High School Functions Functions presented as expressions can model many important phenomena. A graphing utility or a computer algebra system can be used to experiment with properties of functions and their graphs and to build computational models of functions. Because functions describe relationships between quantities, they are frequently used in modeling. Sometimes functions are defined by a recursive process, which can be displayed effectively using a spreadsheet or other technology. (57) High School Statistics & Probability Technology plays an important role in statistics and probability by making it possible to generate plots, regression functions, and correlation coefficients, and to simulate many possible outcomes in a short amount of time. (68)

Where Does Technology Fit? Instruction Assessment Curriculum

ComputerBasedTesting.html Preparing Our Students for Their Technological World Learning technology prepares students to demonstrate knowledge and skill using the tools they will need to be college- and career-ready. The Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department (NYSED) have set a course to prepare the State’s P-12 education system for a transition to computer-based testing (CBT) as a way for students to be ready for college and career. New York is a PARCC Governing State Technology Readiness Tool Statewide CBT Work Group CBT Field Guidance

Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) NYSED has developed guidance to support data collection by districts and schools (public, non-public, and charter). NYSED Technology Readiness Tool Overview ComputerBasedTesting.html

Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) NYSED has created a technical assistance network for districts and schools in partnership with RIC Directors and BOCES Technology Coordinators. NYSED Strategy  RIC and BOCES access to all district/school data in region as a TRT point- of-contact.  Weekly status updates to District Superintendents and RIC Directors on number and percentage of component districts with points-of-contact and data submission.  Breakdown of points-of-contact to RIC Directors and BOCES upon request. ComputerBasedTesting.html

Technology Readiness Tool (TRT) Statewide Usage of the Technology Readiness Tool Nov. 15Nov. 29Dec. 6 Number of Public School Districts In TRT 695 Number of Public School Districts With Assigned User Percent of Districts in TRT with Assigned User78.71%81.44% Number of Districts Reporting Any Devices Percent of Districts in TRT Reporting Any Devices28.20%30.79%33.53%

Technology Readiness Tool All future correspondence regarding the Technology Readiness Tool will be through your district’s contact person. Please submit the name, title, and address of your district’s point person to

Statewide CBT Work Group Next Webinar in January (Date/Time TBA):  Touch-base on NYSED strategy  New NYSED CBT guidance  New PARCC and SETDA CBT guidance  TRT status updates and reports

NYSED CBT Field Guidance – Focus Areas Devices Infrastructure Technical Support Professional Development Curriculum and Instruction Funding Microsoft Settlement Technology Readiness Tool

NYSED CBT Field Guidance – Future Growth? Consider the budget and resource allocation decisions needed based on different stakeholders in your district or region. Identify the primary community stakeholders in your district/region (e.g., student, teacher, parent, administrator, Board member). For each stakeholder identified, list an essential question and a promising practice or model to address that question.

Questions and Next Steps State Readiness Coordinator - New York Phone: (518) Web: THANK YOU!

Congratulations to Recent Grant Recipients! The Office of Educational Design and Technology congratulates recent recipients of Virtual Advanced Placement (VAP) Program and Learning Technology Grant (LTG) Program funding. These programs provide over $20 million in technology integration for learning and teaching statewide. Virtual AP Program: LTG Program: