Tech Plan 6 July 2014 | Page 19

Student Learning! Essential Questions and Focus Topics! Essential Questions! ! 1. How do we use instruction to improve instruction and student learning?! 2. What equipment is necessary to personalize learning for all students?! 3. How do we support students to become competent global citizens at their developmental ! level?! Focus Topics! 1. What can/cannot I do with technology?! 2. Incorporating 21st century skills, habits of mind, computer programming! 3. Continuing exploring online textbook and digital resources as alternatives! 4. Staff focusing only on the content but the 21st century skills and process-how would that shift happened?! 5. Focus on personalization and adaptive learning opportunities! 6. Students would need to know how to self direct their learning and be allowed to do so! 7. Supporting environments where consumers and producers of information depend on one another! 8. Supporting and exploring online/blended/flipped models of instruction! 9. NETS standards for teachers, students and administrators! 10. Social media! 11. Emerging technologies! 12. Classroom technology beyond computers such as document cameras, digital cameras! 13. Keyboarding! 14. Provide capacity for redesigning report cards and the possibility of extended power ! teacher use (Pearson costs)! Gap Statements! SL1: Teachers need a list of minimum standards of 21st Century Skills by grade level aligned with curriculum.! SL2: We currently do not have the technology resources and training to implement a true individualized learning program.! TECH PLAN 6 - AHSD 25 19