Arizona Educational Technology Standards Overview

Technology Standards Draft NETS - Day

Process

Timeline

January 08 - Advertised and recruited committee members

February - Selected Committee and Assemble Materials

enGauge , ITEA, ISTE, Partnership for 21 st Century Skills, AASL

February-April - Developed Draft Documents of the Standard or Revised Standard

May - Reviewed of Draft Standard

June – Committee Revisions

July - Completed final edits of the draft and secured committee approval

August - State Board Approval to take out for comments

Committee

Wide participation from across the state

All geographic areas

Teachers

Librarians

Career and Technology Specialists

Educational Technology Specialists

District leadership

Professors

Initial Process Features

4 Meetings Face-to-face

2 Meetings via Webinars and Conference calls

IDEAL - Google Docs

IDEAL - Google Sites

Highlights

Six strands are interdependent

Less focus on how-to use tools

Focus on development of problem-solving and critical thinking skills

Mastery at 8 th grade and workforce transition in High School

Alignment with

National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-S)

Partnership for 21 st Century skills

Correlation with

International Technology Education Association (ITEA)

American Association of School Libraries (AASL)

Strands and Concepts

Creativity and Innovation

Knowledge and Ideas

Digital Models and Simulations

Trends and Possibilities

Original Works

Communication and Collaboration

Digital Interactions

Effective Communications

Digital Solutions

Global Connections

Research and Information Literacy

Planning

Process

Select

Product

Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Investigation

Data Collection and Analysis

Data and Analysis

Use Multiple and Diverse Perspectives

Digital Citizenship

Safety and Ethics

Leadership for Digital Citizenship

Impact of Technology

Technology Operations and Concepts

Understanding

Application

Troubleshoot Systems and Processes

Transfer of Knowledge

Comment Time

September-November 2008 – Public Review

Draft posted on ADE website with a web-based survey

Email, mail, FAX

Public Forums: Tucson, Mesa, Flagstaff, Lake Havasu, Yuma, and Phoenix

Post Comment Process

After Comment Time

Addressed each of the comments submitted from the public

Revised the standard based upon comments

Revised based upon expert reviews (ISTE and other state tech leaders)

Created a glossary based upon comments

Met in Nov-Dec 08, Jan, Feb, and March 09 to work on revisions

Present to the State Education Board for their approval in April 2009

Revisions

Looked at the standards in various ways

Horizontally

Vertically

Strand

By cross strand

Grade level

Looked at the spiral of curriculum

Looked at clarity and complexity of the tasks

Next Steps

Create a resource guide- December 2008 – April 2009

Similar to the Math Resource Guide

Provide support for teachers as they implement the standard

Performance Objectives Process Integration Explanations and Examples Students are expected to: PO 1. Determine equivalence by converting between benchmark fractions, decimals, and percents. Connections: M05-S1C1-04, M05-S1C1-05, M05-S1C2-01, M05-S1C3-01, M05-S2C2-01, M05-S5C1-01 M05-S5C2-05. Represent a problem situation using any combination of words, numbers, pictures, physical objects, or symbols. M05-S5C2-07. Analyze and evaluate whether a solution is reasonable, is mathematically correct, and answers the question. Students use models, pictures, symbols and spoken and written words. Benchmark fractions include common fractions between 0 and 1 such as halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, sixths, eighths, and tenths. Write 20% as a fraction in simplest form and a decimal.

Looking Ahead

Professional Development