PrevNext | Slide 1 MANS 2006 Michigan Educational Technology Standards and Expectations METS - Students October 19, 2006 Ron Faulds Michigan Department of Education

PrevNext | Slide 2 WELCOME!

PrevNext | Slide 3 –Michigan’s economic survival demands that we have a workforce that can compete not only with the rest of the country, but with the rest of the world. Yes…… the world is

PrevNext | Slide 4 FLAT

PrevNext | Slide 5 Did You Know? Did You Know? Thanks to Karl Fisch

PrevNext | Slide 6 NCLB Requirement It is a goal of the Federal Government, as stated in “No Child Left Behind,” that a school will: –Assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability.

PrevNext | Slide 7 How will we achieve this goal? New State Educational Technology Plan New Technology Standards

PrevNext | Slide 8 Michigan Educational Technology Plan Goal Prepare Michigan students to become productive citizens in a global society.

PrevNext | Slide 9 Standards Common Focus Basic Operations and Concepts Social, Ethical and Human Issues Technology Productivity Tools Technology Communications Tools Technology Research Tools Technology Problem-Solving & Decision-Making Tools

PrevNext | Slide 10 Michigan Educational Technology Standards (METS)

PrevNext | Slide 11 Checklists Available for all grade levels.

PrevNext | Slide 12 Technology integration is not: putting computers in the classroom (without teacher training) using pre-packaged programs unrelated to curriculum goals using application software that does not address higher concepts or goals

PrevNext | Slide 13 Technology integration is: using computers effectively and efficiently in the general content areas to allow students to learn how to apply computer skills in meaningful ways having the curriculum drive technology usage, not having technology drive the curriculum

PrevNext | Slide 14 Teaching the Standards Formal technology course –Anytime before end of 8 th grade with curriculum based on and addressing the Grades 6-8 METS –Concerned more with process than cognitive Integrate the standards into existing curriculum (preferred) –Teacher Professional Development –“Technology Enhanced” Lesson Plans –Other resources aligned to MI Standards

PrevNext | Slide 15 Teacher PD

PrevNext | Slide 16 English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Technology Enhanced Lesson Plans

PrevNext | Slide 17 Lesson Plans

PrevNext | Slide 18 Dewitt Public Schools Dewitt Tech Plan – Integrating technology into their curriculum and technology plan.Dewitt Tech Plan

PrevNext | Slide 19 Measuring Competency Formal Assessment Teacher Observation (checklist) Required technology course (based on METS 6-8) Portfolio

PrevNext | Slide 20 Measuring Competency Formal Assessment –REMC Association’s Technology Toolkit Follow links to: “SPOTLIGHT ON”

PrevNext | Slide 21 Online Experience House / Senate approved March 30, 2006 D) MEETS EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING, AS DETERMINED BY THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY: (i) HAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AT LEAST 1 COURSE OR LEARNING EXPERIENCE THAT IS PRESENTED ONLINE, AS DEFINED BY THE DEPARTMENT. (ii) THE PUPIL'S SCHOOL DISTRICT OR PUBLIC SCHOOL ACADEMY HAS INTEGRATED AN ONLINE EXPERIENCE THROUGHOUT THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM BY ENSURING THAT EACH TEACHER OF EACH COURSE THAT PROVIDES THE REQUIRED CREDITS OF THE MICHIGAN MERIT CURRICULUM HAS INTEGRATED AN ONLINE EXPERIENCE INTO THE COURSE.

PrevNext | Slide 22 Guidelines Approved by SBE, October 2006:

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PrevNext | Slide 24 METS – Teachers Coordinating efforts with Office of Professional Preparation Services (Teacher Certification ) METS - Administrators Michigan Educational Technology Standards Update

PrevNext | Slide 25 Emerging Technologies

PrevNext | Slide 26 Questions? Ron Faulds - Consultant, Educational Technology Michigan Department of Education