Technology Principles for Principals

Session Description: What does effective teaching look like? How does technology support effective teaching? The focus of this session is to identify the hallmarks of effective lessons that incorporate technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. Initially, the session will focus on research-based resources. A look at tools that could be used to capture/define effective uses of technology will be shared. Finally, principals will be actively involved in sharing effective professional development practices that could include their Keystone Technology Integrator(s).

AGENDA

July 30, 2008 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Welcome

• Introductions
• Connection Check

Review Action Plan

Key Is Leadership

Standards

• National Educational Technology Standards for Students (NETS*S)
  • Standards
  • Profiles
  • Essential Conditions
• National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS*T)
  • Standards
• National Educational Technology Standards for Administrators (NETS*A)
  • Standards
• American Association of School Librarians
• Pennsylvania Standards for Technology
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Look Fors….Discussion

• Article: "Principles of Effective Instruction" - Click Here
• Article: "Building Better Instruction: Technology Supports Nine Research-Proven Instructional Strategies"
• Article: Bloom's Taxonomy Blooms Digitally

Discussion: Two big questions?

Break Out Sessions (Select two)

• Curricular Uses of Wikis: Click HERE for links from today's session
• Using Google Docs
• Blogging and the Administrator
  • Teaching the Civil War with Technology
  • Following Morpheus Fortuna
  • Speaking of History
  • TipLine - Gates Computer Tips

Pulling It All Together

• A Rubric for Technology Professional Development
  • What does PD look like in your district?
  • What are the barriers?
  • How can you become involved to spearhead change in program and/or delivery?

Complete Action Plan

Evaluation --Zoomerang

Staying in Touch --Principal's Partnership

• Classroom Instruction That Works Wiki
• Classroom Instruction That Works (CITW) Wiki
• Eduwiki
• Keystone wiki
• EdHub

Lesson resources for teachers

• 21st Century Channel (netTrekker)
  • http://school.nettrekker.com **

Act 48- To receive Act 48 you must go to http://www.bviu.org and register for the Principal's Workshop via the "BVIU Course Registration"