The Pre-K TEKS lay the foundation for student performance in future grades because it is in this early development that students are socially and emotionally developing, developing in language and communication, and emerging into readers and writers, as well as mathematical skills. The foundations that are being built at this age are paving the ground for the way future grades interact with each other when working on cooperative projects; when communicating using technologically advanced skills such as word processing and presentations; and problem solving.
In the Technology Application TEKS, the curriculum scaffolds in the Information Acquisition expectations. In all grade clusters, students are expected to: acquire information including text, audio, video, and graphics; use on-line help; determine the success of strategies used to acquire information; determine the usefulness and appropriateness of digital information.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Week 1, Part 3--Long Range Planning
After analyzing the Long-Range Plan, it is evident that in order for students to be effective 21st Century learners, the responsibility to get them there lies in the hands of everyone in the educational system, not just the classroom teacher. In order for teachers to effectively engage students in this ever-changing, technically advanced world, local, district, and state administrators must support the needs of the teacher and student.
Based on what I have learned, as an instructional leader who is guiding technology use and integration at my campus, I must model the behavior of what I expect. I must professionally develop my technology skills, set aside funding in the budget for technology needs, utilize technology beyond the basics in my everyday use, and create a technology committee, including parents and community partnerships, that will assist me in deciding what is necessary for our campus to be up to date in our technology.
Based on what I have learned, as an instructional leader who is guiding technology use and integration at my campus, I must model the behavior of what I expect. I must professionally develop my technology skills, set aside funding in the budget for technology needs, utilize technology beyond the basics in my everyday use, and create a technology committee, including parents and community partnerships, that will assist me in deciding what is necessary for our campus to be up to date in our technology.
Week 1, Part 2
After reflecting on the Technology Applications Inventory and my responses to each question, about half of my answers were "Yes" and half were "No". Under the first domain, Foundations, the majority of my responses were "Yes". I feel that I am competent in this area. However, in regards to the other three domains, Information Acquisition, Solving Problems, and Communication, I believe that my competence could be greatly improved, especially as I prepare myself to be an administrator. If I am not competent enough in these areas, then I cannot expect my faculty, staff, and students to be.
After completing the SEDTA Teacher Survey, I realized that I am not utilizing technology in my classroom as I should be. Our district curricula is inundated with technology links and experiences, but is not being used as it should be. Personally, if we were required to use technology on a daily basis within our classroom, I think I would be more disciplined in using it. Because of the use of technology in our everyday lives, I know that I need to expose my students to what is available on our campus. This would better prepare them for 21st Century learning.
As a principal, I would say that my experience as a technology leader is minimal to advanced. I can communicate through e-mail, create word processing documents, basic spreadsheets, and powerpoints. I can also use search engines to do basic searches. However, with the new technology equipment available to me, i.e. promethean board, I lack the skills and confidence I need in creating flipcharts for effective use of the board.
Based on the assessments and my results of each, I do agree with the outcome. I need to take more technological professional development classes and utilize the training in and out of my classroom to the fullest.
After completing the SEDTA Teacher Survey, I realized that I am not utilizing technology in my classroom as I should be. Our district curricula is inundated with technology links and experiences, but is not being used as it should be. Personally, if we were required to use technology on a daily basis within our classroom, I think I would be more disciplined in using it. Because of the use of technology in our everyday lives, I know that I need to expose my students to what is available on our campus. This would better prepare them for 21st Century learning.
As a principal, I would say that my experience as a technology leader is minimal to advanced. I can communicate through e-mail, create word processing documents, basic spreadsheets, and powerpoints. I can also use search engines to do basic searches. However, with the new technology equipment available to me, i.e. promethean board, I lack the skills and confidence I need in creating flipcharts for effective use of the board.
Based on the assessments and my results of each, I do agree with the outcome. I need to take more technological professional development classes and utilize the training in and out of my classroom to the fullest.
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