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- 1. EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE US Anni Silvola and Melinda Weed
- 6. LEGAL BASIS • Common Core • Gov’t Stance on Educational Technology • NCLB (No Child Left Behind)- current status? Rewrites clear House and Senate • ECAA (Every Child Achieves Act) 2015
- 10. MY EXPERIENCES PT 2
- 11. 4313 km wide!
- 14. “Many States, school districts, and schools across the Nation have faced shrinking budgets that have made it increasingly difficult to provide the resources necessary to ensure a quality education for every student. Chronic and widespread racial disparities in access to rigorous courses, academic programs, and extracurricular activities; stable workforces of effective teachers, leaders, and support staff; safe and appropriate school buildings and facilities; and modern technology and high-quality instructional materials further hinder the education of students of color today.”
- 15. “But schools serving more students of color are less likely to offer advanced courses and gifted and talented programs than schools serving mostly white populations, and students of color are less likely than their white peers to be enrolled in those courses and programs within schools that have those offerings. For example, almost one in five black high school students attend a high school that does not offer Advanced Placement (AP) courses, a higher proportion than any other racial group.”
Editor's Notes
- The most important thing: balancing use of technology with making learning experiences relevant to the topic of study and to students’ lives.
- ”In 2009, 97% of teachers had one or more computers located in the classroom every day, while 54% could bring computers into the classroom. Internet access was available for 93% of the computers located in the classroom every day and for 96% of the computers that could be brought into the classroom.”- National Center for Educational Statistics
- These are virtual schools that allow students to partially or completely attend school online, whether it is from home or part of a blended learning scheme.
- MOOC- an online course that anyone can take. They work in tandem with colleges so students (including students not yet in college) can take the courses and potentially get credit for them.
- Common Core is a national initiative but up to states to adopt but does not mention use the technology NCLB punished schools with poorly-testing students ECAA leaves oversight and accountability up to states, gives teachers more flexibility in the classroom
- Teacher Education Often a four-year program in Education to get a Bachelor’s degree Continuous development- teachers have to take a course every few years to stay certified
- Non-profit research organizations AIR, AECT
- No computer in classroom until grade 3 (1997-98). Played games like Oregon Trail but access was a reward for good behavior, not a taught skill. Later, DOS games, Accelerated Reader (reading a book and answering quizzes on a computer for points that could be exchanged for prizes). Needed ’training’ to use computers but teachers were essentially showing us how to play a game.
- 4th grade science camp- virtual dissection on computers Smartboards in 9th grade- they never cooperated! Overhead projectors even in college
- The US is enormous. Education has historically been up to the states to determine and therefore quality can vary. Only recently, during the Bush and Obama administrations, has education been very affected by the federal government.
- Where can money be found for further integration of educational technology when budget cuts are a huge issue across the entire country? Budget cuts are constant and some schools have even had to close (esp. Those in economically depressed areas) Americans hate the idea of higher taxes…
- Unfortunately, due to the size of the US and the educational autonomy of states, there can be massive differences in education in different parts of the US. A common core exists for a few subjects, but this is relatively new and up to states to adopt.
- Dear Colleague letter- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY
- Justice and equality are necessary to establish first before true integration of technology can happen. Image of education and pedagogical theories- how to fit them into multicultural and even multilingual classrooms, especially with tech thrown into the mix? Technology could be an equalizer by giving disadvantaged students opportunities they might not otherwise have, and giving them skills to help them later in life (ideally).
- This sort of inequality goes against so many American ideals, such as the idea that ”all men are created equal”, which is also established in our Bill of Rights. Truth, Justice, and the American Way? How can these ideals be upheld in schools if the society does not uphold them?
- Finland does not have the same kind of economic and social inequality that exists in the US, but a budget crisis is coming Teachers in both countries need more training to use the tech that is being introduced to their schools Finnish students receive a free and nutritious lunch that can help them stay focused during the day A high number of American students are food-insecure and free lunches often do not exist or are very nutritionally poor High quality of research in Finland and US, but implementing the findings takes time, money, and more time Quality of teacher education is arguably higher in Finland- variation is more in the US
- Finland does not have the same kind of economic and social inequality that exists in the US, but a budget crisis is coming Teachers in both countries need more training to use the tech that is being introduced to their schools Finnish students receive a free and nutritious lunch that can help them stay focused during the day A high number of American students are food-insecure and free lunches often do not exist or are very nutritionally poor High quality of research in Finland and US, but implementing the findings takes time, money, and more time Quality of teacher education is arguably higher in Finland- variation is more in the US
- What’s in the future? Will technology be used in every facet of learning?