No Future Left BehindEducation – what will it be like…SHOW AS THEY COME IN…

Technology Integration for Standards-Based EducationWhen Shifts Collide!Week 2

HousekeepingAny problems?Questions?SyllabusPre-lecture activityLecture worksheetsLab instructors

Objectives from First Lecture-- To understand how digital technology and communication have affected education (and everything else) in “flattening” the world SHIFT HAPPENS-- To see how far reaching technology has become (and will continue to become) in educationTHE SHIFT HITS THE FAN--To get excited about the prospect of teachingin a high-tech, flat world!SHIFT OR GET OFF THE POT

AgendaTwo shifts in educationEducating the Digital GenerationDigital NativesNo Child Left BehindAcademic Standards for StudentsWhat happens when shifts collide?

Digital NativesIt’s only going to get worse…

Your Descriptions of Digital Natives……Overall, a "digital native" is a student in today's society has completely different way of thinking, learning, use of language, and communication because they were born in to a digital world.A digital student…has grown up in the age of technology. They have been surrounded…and as a result of this has changed the way their brains operate and process information. School is like learning a a foreign language to Digital Natives. For Digital Natives, this makes school very slow and uninteresting because they are used to receiving information quickly and multi-tasking.They feel like they should watch a video or search the internet to find out information. They cannot stay focused or pay attention if their teacher is just up in front of the classroom telling them information.My 14-year-old brother is in a class that received laptops across the entire grade. They no longer have text books and use online software to turn in their assignments. By the time he's twenty like myself, he's not even going to be able to imagine a classroom without technology like that.

Students prefer learning that is quick-paced and entertaining. Our practices need to adapt to their learning style in order to achieve maximum success.We do need to realize that the youth of America is changing and we need to do our absolute best to prepare them. I think teachers should change their current ways of educating. If technology is how our students will learn best, we should accommodate that. Why should we make learning frustrating if students will do poorly? I believe that we should do everything we can to comply to students’ needs because they are the future of the world.We as teachers must learn to adapt our methods to get through to these "digital natives.”I think teachers need to change their practices in order to not only keep in touch with students' technology, but in order to keep students interested in the subject matter. If a student feels as though they are wasting their time by going to class, something needs to change. The fact I consider myself halfway a digital native makes me excited to become a teacher because I know I am more capable…

What are teachers responsible for…How can we use technology to prepare our students for their futures?

Educating… The Digital Generation

No Child Left BehindIt’s the law… as of 2001

NCLB - SummaryBy 2013-14, all students are proficient or better in reading/language arts and mathematicsIncluding limited English proficient studentsBy SY 2005-06, all students will be taught by highly qualified teachers.All students will be technology-literature by eighth gradeAll studentsgraduate from high school

NCLB - SummaryAccountability MeasuresTypically standardized testsMust make (AYP) Adequate Yearly Progress in test scores (e.g. each year, its fifth graders must do better on standardized tests than the previous years)Fails to make AYPPut on a list of "failing schools" (published in local paper)Parents given option to transferMust provide special tutoring for studentsMust restructure (replace staff, new curricula, consultants, extend school, change management)

No Child Left BehindReplacing students as teachers’ favorite thing to complain about since 2001

Standardsstand⋅ardsomething considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved modela rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgmentan average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level, grade, etc

How I summarize NCLB…“Whatever each state decides students will learn, each school must prove that students are learning it.”

Indiana’s Academic StandardsAn example: 3rd grade science3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideas3rd grade2nd “set” – “Scientific Thinking”6th standard in category

Indiana’s Academic StandardsResources for 3.2.6: Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in explaining procedures or ideasI’ll Tell You What To Do

Lecture Worksheet #6On the other side of your worksheet, answer the following question:Based on the standard you selected, describe an activity that would help your students meet this standard.

Technology in Standards-Based EducationWhen shifts collide!

Lecture Worksheet #7Based on the standard you found, how might technology help you meet this standard?

ExampleMath Standard 1.1.9: For a set of 8 or fewer objects, describe a subset as “__ out of __ parts” and write the fraction.Math Standard 1.1.10: Represent, compare, and interpret data using pictures and picture graphs.Activity: Robot (includes BLM Shape Robots)Technology Resource: eManipulative FractionsResource: AssessmentKidspiration:

Can Technology Help You Teach Standards?Tell us a digital story – what will education look like?

Wrap UpSHIFT for your studentsDigital nativesSHIFTing education policyStandards and NCLBSHIFTS collideUse technology to increase teacher effectivenessASSIGNMENT: How do you see education shifting? Tell us your digital story…

What’s nextIn lab this week…What’s your view on digital natives (BRING PARAGRAPH)Addressing the standards…In lecture next Monday (Sept 14)…Teacher standardsTeacher professional development requirements

President to Address StudentsPresident Obama will deliver a national address to students on September 8 at noon ET. He will challenge students to work hard, set education goals, and take responsibility for their learning.