Data Sources: Essential Conditions Survey Results, teacher observation & feedback. 8 ESSENTIAL CONDITION EIGHT: Curriculum Framework ISTE Definition: Content standards and related digital curriculum resources Guiding Questions: To what extent are educators, students, and parents aware of student technology standards? (QCCs/NET-S) Are technology standards aligned to content standards to help teachers integrate technology skills into day-to-day instruction and not technology as a separate subject? To what extent are there digital curriculum resources available to teachers so that they can integrate technology into the GPS/QCCs as appropriate? How is student technology literacy assessed? Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Teachers are very knowledgeable Technology standards (ISTE) are Align technology standards to Lack of teacher/ district time and of content standards, the GPS & considered separate from GPS & content standards with support resources to properly align Common Core (CC), and use the CC standards and a back from district staff. “take technology and content standards. standards to drive instruction and seat” in terms of priority. Technology coach or other Content standards are tested in the assessment. When asked if are our content technology leaders provide support CRCT and teachers are accountable GPS/ CC standards are posted standards and digital curriculum to teachers to fully integrate for students, and they are shared resources aligned with and support technology skills into day-to-day to make yearly progress, whereas with parents in course syllabi and digital learning and work, 44% said instruction in a way that supports technology standards are not. This online. yes, and the rest responded maybe best practice. may result in resistance to fully Instruction is aligned to content or unsure. (EC Survey) Publicize technology standards for integrating technology. standards. Technology standards are often parents and students. Publish them Technology is used in the viewed as an on, nice to in teacher websites along with “add classroom by most teachers, used have” yet not critical to the success content standards. Reference them to support instruction and engage of lessons. in lesson plans and in instruction students. Parents and students do not know as we do content standards. Many digital curriculum resources technology standards. Greater sharing of digital are linked from the school’s Technology standards are not well curriculum resources teachers website and from teachers’ known by teachers, certainly in and collaboration on how to use websites for quick access. those resources.
Data Sources: Essential Conditions Survey Results, teacher observation & feedback. 8 ESSENTIAL CONDITION EIGHT: Curriculum Framework ISTE Definition: Content standards and related digital curriculum resources Guiding Questions: To what extent are educators, students, and parents aware of student technology standards? (QCCs/NET-S) Are technology standards aligned to content standards to help teachers integrate technology skills into day-to-day instruction and not technology as a separate subject? To what extent are there digital curriculum resources available to teachers so that they can integrate technology into the GPS/QCCs as appropriate? How is student technology literacy assessed? Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats Teachers are very knowledgeable of content standards, the GPS & Common Core (CC), and use the standards to drive instruction and assessment. GPS/ CC standards are posted for students, and they are shared with parents in course syllabi and online. Instruction is aligned to content standards. Technology is used in the classroom by most teachers, used to support instruction and engage students. Many digital curriculum resources are linked from the school’s website and from teachers’ websites for quick access. Technology standards (ISTE) are considered separate from GPS & CC standards and “take a back seat” in terms of priority. When asked if are our content standards and digital curriculum resources aligned with and support digital learning and work, 44% said yes, and the rest responded maybe or unsure. (EC Survey) Technology standards are often viewed as an “add on, nice to have” yet not critical to the success of lessons. Parents and students do not know technology standards. Technology standards are not well known by teachers, certainly in Align technology standards to content standards with support from district staff. Technology coach or other technology leaders provide support to teachers to fully integrate technology skills into day-to-day instruction in a way that supports best practice. Publicize technology standards for parents and students. Publish them in teacher websites along with content standards. Reference them in lesson plans and in instruction as we do content standards. Greater sharing of digital curriculum resources teachers and collaboration on how to use those resources. Lack of teacher/ district time and resources to properly align technology and content standards. Content standards are tested in the CRCT and teachers are accountable to make yearly progress, whereas technology standards are not. This may result in resistance to fully integrating technology.
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