Why Technology Is Failing In Public Schools

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―In public schools, there is nothing more challenging, more perilous to achieve, than to take the lead in the introduction of new ideas for educational reform. However, when we fail to meet the needs of our children and fail to bring results, not taking any action would be irresponsible.‖ Jorge Madrid

What’s essential for today’s technology programs? Everywhere you look, there’s talk about the economy. While we don’t know what’s ahead, we can guess that school districts will be dealing with tighter budgets soon. Will technology programs feel the impact? Planning in times of tight budgets is challenging, and to weather bad times, districts need a strategy for choosing everything from systems to hardware, software, professional development and other essentials. www.edutechnia.org

A fourth-grader today doesn't need intimate knowledge of Microsoft's latest browser in order to succeed later in life. Kids need to learn how to add, subtract, multiply and divide. They need to know how to read and write. To be responsible citizens, they ―Despite millions and millions of need to know the basic facts of U.S. history and understand the dollars spent on new learning ideals that inform our republic. They need to know how to learn. And they need motivated, competent teachers. That's it. technology, schools had not achieved James Firedman 09/10/99-© Copyright 2002 USA TODAY real improvements in teacher productivity or student achievement .‖ February 28, 1994 The public has not seen much of a return on the federal government's investments of millions of dollars in grants to states and school districts for educational technology. [Education Week, April 10, 2007] www.edutechnia.org

Technology has greatly changed our society, culture, and workforce, but surprisingly has had minimal impact on K-12 education . . . www.edutechnia.org

Even with increased access to technology, students in low-income schools performed substantially below average on recent assessments. www.edutechnia.org

Why haven’t computers reduced achievement gaps between students? Perhaps the answer to this question is few clicks away. . . www.edutechnia.org

Problems: Many schools today still reflect their Industrial Age origins with rigid schedules, inflexible facilities, and fixed boundaries between grades, disciplines, classrooms, and functional roles. Twenty-first century learning cannot fully flower when embedded in a rigid 19th century calendar. www.edutechnia.org

Facts: •Despite millions and millions of dollars spent on new learning technology, schools had not achieved real improvements in teacher productivity or student achievement. • Many Public Schools have been label as underperforming and now they are facing Corrective Action. • We are leaving Children Behind www.edutechnia.org

Have these schools been wired for failure or improvement? www.edutechnia.org

= Is chalk as effective as computers? www.edutechnia.org

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Reality Check Cutting the wires may not be a wise move. . . But when parents (taxpayers or owners) don’t see results in their investment, something wiser make happen. www.edutechnia.org

Choose the best answer: 1) Why has technology failed in schools? A) Failing to make optimal use of technology B) No appropriate objectives and goals for its use C) Lack of training D) We don’t realize its potential E) All of the above www.edutechnia.org

Answer: E) All of the above www.edutechnia.org

In his inaugural address President Barak Obama warned about the need to cut programs. ―Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age. . . Our schools fail too many. We will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age. Those who manage the public's dollars will be held to account — to spend wisely. All this we can do. And all this we will do.‖ www.edutechnia.org

The implementation of any technology in schools should address, first and foremost, the priorities and needs of our students. Unfortunately, we have deviated from this principle and as long as we continue to do so, we will never bridge the gap. www.edutechnia.org

―The first rule of any technology used in a business is that automation applied to an efficient operation will magnify the efficiency. The second is that automation applied to an inefficient operation will magnify the inefficiency.‖ Bill Gates www.edutechnia.org

When students lack the academic language to meet any standards, applying technology ineffectively will ONLY magnify their inefficiencies. www.edutechnia.org

The rationale of technology in Public School • The primary goal of technology in schools is to improve academics www.edutechnia.org

Rationale: Technology is the application of tools to solve problems that extend human potential for the benefit of society. www.edutechnia.org

Rationale: Technology should be a tool to help educators meet the educational needs of all children. www.edutechnia.org

The goal of the technology standards is to help students live, learn and work successfully and responsibly in an increasingly complex, technology-driven society. www.edutechnia.org

quot;If we are serious about school improvement, and indeed, the overall educational performance of our students, we must learn to apply technology effectively. . . As in any professional field, we must take into account our demographics, the nature and culture of the classroom. But, most importantly the priorities and needs of our children‖

Research has shown that if technology is used in an active and engaging student-centered environment within high poverty schools, it can have a positive impact on the nature and culture of the classroom (Bransford, Brown, & Cocking, 1999; Bruner, 1996; Cradler, McNabb, & Burchett, 2002). www.edutechnia.org

Our technology should address activities to improve literacy and develop academic language for ELL students particularly the building blocks of reading: • phonemic awareness • phonics • comprehension • fluency • vocabulary • writing www.edutechnia.org

Action Plan • Modify current schedule to allow a systemic change • Leverage the power of technology and resources • Implement the 20/20 Learning www.edutechnia.org

What is the 20/20 Learning? • Is an strategy to leverage the power of technology and library resources • Evaluates the Needs + Resources + Time and maximizes them to improve results • 20/20 is adding 20 minutes of Educational technology and 20 minutes of Library time for 1st through 8th. Graders. • These additional 20 minutes of library will be used exclusively to check out books. www.edutechnia.org

The strategies and activities in the computer lab during 20/20-ITS will include but are not limited to: • ReTeach, • Challenge • Remediation and • Language acquisition www.edutechnia.org

In medical terms 20/20 is a measurement that states a perfect vision. 20/20 Learning is a school-based strategy focusing on teaching and learning using current school resources and technologies. www.edutechnia.org

In mathematical terms 20/20 is equal to a whole. Therefore, the implementation of the 20/20 Learning will be equal to ONE new resource position.

Learning environments need to move away from a model in which schools mimic factories with their fixed structures, inflexible schedules, and various barriers designed for uniformity as both a means and an end. Instead, education systems should embrace the concept of quot;whole environments for the whole child.quot;

20/20 Learning is the result of an analysis for more than five years in a underperforming school. We evaluated the component parts of the whole and their relations in making up the whole. Our findings were that the conditions and the structures do not exist for a cohesive technology plan to succeed. The application of technology dysfunctions because we do not share a common and cohesive vision. www.edutechnia.org

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Continue • While technology has made considerable strides in the business world, it is not clear whether the impact of this evolution has been felt or understood by the educational decision makers. • Unless there can be an awakening of the true role of technology in the minds of the decision makers, there will not be any shift in student achievement. Instead there will be new wine in old bottles www.edutechnia.org

For technology to be effective, truly cohesive teams is a must: 1. trust one another 2. engage in unfiltered conflict around ideas 3. commit to decisions and plans of actions 4. hold one another accountable for delivering against those plans 5. focus on the achievement of collective results

20/20 Learning Community Students A 20/20 learning community shares common values and beliefs, and it’s actively engaged in learning together Curriculum from each other. Staff Library 20/20 Resources/ In a 20/20 Learning community, a Time Learning shared vision is created, embraced and Community understood to solve their problems using technology. The goal is to create the necessary structures and conditions that will ensure Parents Technology time, space and resources are made available. www.edutechnia.org

In a learning community, these five elements are interconnected and interdependent similar to the Yin and Yang Chinese philosophy. Students Curriculum Staff and Library = Resources Technology Parents www.edutechnia.org

After a thorough analysis of the Needs + Resources + Time (schedule) We can create something Greater that the Sum of its Parts. Conclusion: 20/20 is equal to a whole learning community. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. www.edutechnia.org

The 20/20 Learning is an strategy to improve academics and a modification of the current schedule to allow systematic change. www.edutechnia.org

20/20 Learning is aligned and complies with the 5 priorities recommended by the Solutions Team for school improvement. www.edutechnia.org

Conclusion: Critical-thinking skills, problem-solving, and decision-making are necessary to create new knowledge. To effectively engage our students in the learning process, we must: • use technology to access primary sources • expose our students to a variety of perspectives • enhance the overall learning experience through: • multimedia • simulations • interactive software and • library resources www.edutechnia.org

20/20 • 20/20 Learning is a school based strategy focusing on teaching and learning using current school resources. 20/20 Learning is about differentiating instruction through technology. • During 20/20 Learning, computers are used to tailor instruction to meet the needs of individual students. 20/20 Learning provides a variety of ways for individual students to take in new information, assimilate it, and demonstrate what they have learned. 20/20 is about ReTeaching, challenging, and engaging students www.edutechnia.org

Recommendations: • Flexible, shared, and sustainable learning spaces • Flexibility in time and schedules, including the length of class periods and seat time • Full access to digital tools and media resources • Expanded teacher and student support for technology use; and • A reconsideration of what makes a community of learners, including learning communities for education professionals. www.edutechnia.org

During 20/20 Learning students will be using engaging technologies in collaborative, inquiry –based learning environments to transform knowledge and skills into products, solutions and new information. www.edutechnia.org

By: Jorge Madrid M.S. Educational Technology Phoenix, AZ jamadrid@yahoo.com This presentation is dedicated to all my students. Mr. Madrid is a school teacher, entrepreneur and founder of EduTechNia a 501 c 3 nonprofit educational organization. One of our goals is to improve learning through technology. To learn more visit us at: www.edutechnia.org

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