1. Theme #3: shift and standards
• As a teacher, you need to ensure that all of your
students meet all the necessary standards
• All students are expected (in Indiana) to meet certain standards of
technology skills (NETS-S) by the end of 8th grade
• Teachers are expected to meet certain standards, too! (more in Week 3
on that topic)
• Administrators are looking for teachers who are excellent at navigating
all of this SHIFT
• Also, you must find ways to document that your
students are meeting standards, sometimes in the
most efficient way
• Technological tools can help
• We will be looking at some of these this semester along the way
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2. Theme #3: shift and standards
• STAND⋅ARD
• Something considered by an authority or by general consent
as a basis of comparison; an approved model
• A rule or principle that is used as a basis for judgment
• An average or normal requirement, quality, quantity, level,
grade, etc
• Academic standards also can affect our use of
technology and adapting to all of this SHIFT
• Indiana Academic Standards
• Technology may help us meet many, many standards more
efficiently or demonstrate better how our students meet
these standards
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3. Theme #3: shift and standards
• An example: 3rd grade science
3.2.6 Make sketches and write descriptions to aid in
explaining procedures or ideas
3rd grade
2nd “set” – “Scientific Thinking” 6th standard in category
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4. Theme #3: shift and standards
• ULA Demonstration:
• NOTE: The Indiana Academic Standards have moved to a new site on
the Indiana Learning Connection
• The old standard’s website: Indiana’s Academic Standards Website
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6. Theme #4: Shift and adapt
• So, if our students (and the tech they or our schools
use) are changing and standards are shifting us in
specific directions, how do we adapt?
• Harrison Central High School: A Commitment to High Tech (8:55) – High
School Example
• Tech Fueled Differentiated Instruction – Elementary Example
• While watching think about the questions below:
• What about your own technology experiences in your
previous schools?
• Would you rather like to be a student in such a high-tech school?
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7. Theme #4: Shift and adapt
• Think-Pair Share (3 Minutes – based on the video):
• What about your own technology experiences in your
previous schools?
• Would you rather like to be a student in such a high-tech
school?
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Editor's Notes
Transition into standards. The MAIN part of NCLB is that school districts or states must 1) create standards, 2) teach them, and 3) assess students ’ mastery of them. Class content can’t be haphazard or “winged” anymore.
