Teaching and Learning with Technology in Northside

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Teaching and Learning with Technology in
Northside

• JoAnne Reddell, Assistant Superintendent
• Diana Goering, Executive Director
• Kelly Smith, Executive Director
• December 2003

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Presentation Outline

• K-12 Curriculum Requirements
• Technology Access
• Best Practices for Technology Use
• The Human Infrastructure
• Educator Training Development

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements
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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Technology Applications TEKS
• K-12 state-mandated curriculum standards for
  technology
• Delineate what students should know and be able
  to do using technology
• Benchmark years at Grades 2, 5, and 8 with
  courses specified at the middle and high school
  levels
• Four common strands for Grades K-12 Foundations,
  Information Acquisition, Solving Problems, and
  Communication

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Core and Enrichment TEKS
• Use of computers and related technologies
  included in the state-mandated TEKS for English
  Language Arts and Reading, Mathematics, Science,
  and Social Studies, Fine Arts, International
  Languages, P.E., etc. for grades K-12.
• Access to computers for core and enrichment
  teachers to use with their students must be
  provided in order to meet these requirements.
  (Full computer labs, mini-labs, librairies,
  laptop carts, one computer classroom, etc.)

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Graduation Requirements
• One technology applications graduation credit is
  required of all students under all graduation
  plans.
• Began with ninth grade students entering high
  school in 1997-98.
• Seventeen high school courses that meet this
  requirement (Computer Information Systems,
  Multimedia, Computer Science, Web Mastering,
  Digital Graphics Animation, etc.).
• There are many computer-based high school courses
  that do not count for the technology graduation
  requirement, but still require daily access to
  computers.
• These courses include Keyboarding, Accounting,
  Journalism, Math Models, Cisco, AP Statistics,
  Office Administration , etc.

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Interventions Using Technology
• Computer-based intervention is appropriate for
  many students with significant need for practice
  in reading fluency, math concepts, and
  remediation and credit-retrieval in all core
  content areas.
• To this end, computers are provided at all grade
  levels to augment classroom and lab computers for
  intervention purposes and meet the needs of the
  federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act.
• Technology supports programs such as the Student
  Success Initiative, Read 180 and high school
  credit retrieval.

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Special Programs and Populations
• Technology is an integral part of the Districts
  comprehensive special programs to meet the needs
  of students in Special Education, Gifted
  Education, and Bilingual / ESL programs.
• Many special education students Individualized
  Education Plans (IEP) require the use of
  technology under the federal Individuals with
  Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Special Programs and Populations
• Technology needs range from assistive technology,
  which helps special education students be more
  independent in their surroundings, to high-end
  video production equipment for G/T students, to
  Spanish teaching and learning computer programs
  for Bilingual students.

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K-12 Curriculum Requirements

• Distance Learning Credit Opportunities
• Access to web-based course content and online
  instructors provide additional learning and
  credit-earning opportunities for special
  populations students.
• For example, the Northside Excel Academy provides
  synchronous and asynchronous distance learning
  opportunities, during daytime and evening hours,
  for more than 200 students to meet their
  individual learning needs.

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Elementary Schools Technology Access Best
Practices
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Elementary Technology Access

• Two labs, each with with 27 computers, 3
  printers, 1 scanner, 1 digital projector
• Computer in every classroom with 1 personal
  printer and wall mounted TV/VCR display
• Campus-wide Video Distribution System
• 4 digital cameras for campus-wide use
• Library 9 student computers, 2 printers, 1
  scanner, 1 laptop, 1 projector, 1 librarian
  desktop, 1 circulation desktop
• Gifted Education 3 desktops, 1 laptop, 1
  printer, 1 scanner, 1 digital camera, 1 camcorder
• Special Ed. 8 desktops, 1 printer, 1 scanner
• Interventions 1 or 2 mobile mini-lab carts with
  4-17 laptops

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Best Practices for Elementary Technology Use

• Technology Literacy Lab
• To address the development of technology skills
• Whole-class instruction in foundational skills
• Rotation schedule (every 5-8 days) for K-5
• Instruction is
• Based on K-5 Technology Applications TEKS and
  NISD Technology Vertical Alignment Standards
• Planned by Campus Instructional Technologist
  (CIT) Elementary Computer Technologist (ECT)
• Delivered by ECT
• Curriculum is district-created K-5 Application
  Training Guide

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Best Practices for Elementary Technology Use

• Technology Integration Lab
• To address the integration of technology into
  core and enrichment content objectives
• Emphasizes problem solving, information
  acquisition, higher-order thinking skills,
  communication
• Flexible scheduling for grades K-5
• Instruction is
• Based on K-5 core and enrichment content TEKS and
  NISD Academic Standards
• Delivered by classroom teacher and Campus
  Instructional Technologist
• Tied to School Improvement Plan and teacher
  appraisal (PDAS)
• Curriculum consists of district-created Content
  TIP, teacher-created activities, CIT-created
  activities

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Best Practices for ElementaryTechnology Use

• Libraries Classrooms
• Students build upon knowledge and skills learned
  in the labs
• Additional access to technology tools for
  students
• Increased opportunities for information
  acquisition (online databases, Internet, eBooks)
  and student presentations
• Mini-labs in specialty areas
• Integrated into curriculum for remediation or
  enrichment purposes
• Centers for group collaboration or individual
  work

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Middle Schools Technology Access Best Practices
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Middle School Technology Access

• Four labs, each with with 28 computers, 3
  printers, 1 scanner, 1 digital projector
• Computer in every classroom with 1 personal
  printer and wall mounted TV/VCR display
• Campus-wide Video Distribution System
• 6 digital cameras for campus-wide use
• Library 15 student computers, 2 printers, 1
  scanner, 1 laptop, 1 projector, 1 librarian
  desktop, 1 circulation desktop
• Gifted Education 3 desktops, 1 laptop, 1
  printer, 1 scanner, 1 digital camera, 1 camcorder
• Special Ed. 7 desktops, 1 printer, 1 scanner
• Science 1 mobile mini-lab cart with 10 laptops,
  1 printer
• Keyboarding 1 mobile mini-lab cart with 30
  Alphasmarts, 1 printer
• EXCEL Math 1 mobile mini-lab with 2-20 laptops
  (depending on enrollment), 1 printer

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Best Practices for Middle School Technology Use

• Technology Credit Labs
• To address the development of technology and
  content skills via specific courses
• Whole-class instruction, emphasizing foundational
  skills, problem solving, information acquisition,
  communication
• Instruction is
• Based on 6-8 Technology Applications TEKS and
  NISD course curriculum
• Keyboarding in grade 6 (per campus requirement)
• Computer Literacy in grade 7 (per campus
  requirement)
• Advanced Computer Technologies in grade 8
  (elective)
• Industrial Technology in grades 7 and 8
  (elective)
• Delivered by Technology teacher
• Curriculum is district-created

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Best Practices for Middle School Technology Use

• Technology Integration Lab
• To address the integration of technology into
  core and enrichment content objectives
• Emphasizes problem solving, information
  acquisition, higher-order thinking skills,
  communication
• Flexible scheduling for grades 6-8
• Instruction is
• Based on 6-8 core and enrichment content TEKS and
  NISD Academic Standards
• Delivered by classroom teacher and Campus
  Instructional Technologist
• Tied to School Improvement Plan and teacher
  appraisal (PDAS)
• Curriculum consists of district-created Content
  TIP, teacher-created activities, CIT-created
  activities

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Best Practices for Middle School Technology Use

• Libraries Classrooms
• Students build upon knowledge and skills learned
  in the labs
• Additional access to technology tools for
  students
• Increased opportunities for information
  acquisition (online databases, Internet, eBooks)
  and student presentations
• Mini-labs in specialty areas
• Integrated into curriculum for remediation or
  enrichment purposes
• Centers for group collaboration or individual
  work

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High Schools Technology Access Best Practices
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High School Technology Access

• Labs, each with 29 computers, 3 printers, 1
  scanner, 1 digital projector
• Schools with 12 labs O'Connor, Clark, Jay,
  Marshall, Warren
• Schools with 15 labs Holmes/BCHS, Taft/Comm.
  Arts
• School with 4 labs HCHS
• Computer in every classroom with 1 personal
  printer and wall mounted TV/VCR display
• Campus-wide Video Distribution System
• 6 digital cameras for campus-wide use
• Library 21 or 22 student computers, 2 printers,
  1 scanner, 1 laptop, 1 projector, 1 librarian
  desktop, 1 or 2 circulation desktops

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High School Technology Access

• Gifted Education 1 desktop, 2 laptops, 1
  printer, 1 scanner, 1 digital camera, 1 camcorder
• Special Ed. 13 desktops, 1 mobile mini-lab cart
  with 12 laptops, 1 printer, 1 scanner
• Science 8 desktop mini-lab for Chemistry, 1
  mobile mini-lab cart with 12 laptops, 1 printer
• International Languages 62 computer
  workstations, 60 listening stations, server, 6
  printers, and specialty software and hardware
• Journalism Photography 2 Mac Labs
• Career Center up to 11 desktops (depending on
  space), 1 printer, 1 scanner

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Best Practices for High School Technology Use

• Technology Credit Labs
• To address the development of technology and
  content skills via specific courses
• Instruction is
• Based on 9-12 Technology Applications TEKS,
  Career and Technology Education TEKS, and NISD
  course curriculum
• Web Mastering, Multimedia, Digital Graphics
  Animation, Desktop Publishing, Video
  Technologies, Computer Science I and II,
  Independent Study
• Computer Applications, Communication Graphics,
  Business Computer Information Systems I and II,
  Business Computer Programming, Telecommunications
  and Networking, Technology Systems
• Delivered by Technology teacher using
  district-created curriculum, emphasizing
  foundational skills, problem solving, information
  acquisition, communication

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Best Practices for High School Technology Use

• Technology Integration Labs
• To address the integration of technology into
  core and enrichment content objectives
• Emphasizes problem solving, information
  acquisition, higher-order thinking skills,
  communication
• Flexible scheduling for grades 9-12
• Instruction is
• Based on 9-12 core and enrichment content TEKS
  and NISD Academic Standards
• Delivered by classroom teacher and Campus
  Instructional Technologist
• Tied to School Improvement Plan and teacher
  appraisal (PDAS)
• Curriculum consists of district-created Content
  TIP, teacher-created activities, CIT-created
  activities

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Best Practices for High School Technology Use

• Libraries Classrooms
• Students build upon knowledge and skills learned
  in the labs
• Additional access to technology tools for
  students
• Increased opportunities for information
  acquisition (online databases, Internet, eBooks)
  and student presentations
• Mini-labs in specialty areas
• Integrated into curriculum for remediation or
  enrichment purposes
• Centers for group collaboration or individual
  work

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Technology Personnel for Teaching and Learning
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The Human Infrastructure

• Elementary
• 1 ECT (Elem. Computer Technologist)
• 1 CIT (Campus Instructional Technologist)
• 1 Librarian and 1 Library Assistant
• All classroom teachers
• Middle School
• 1 CIT
• 1 Librarian and 1 Library Assistant
• 2-4 Technology Teachers
• All core and enrichment teachers

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The Human Infrastructure

• High School
• 1 CIT
• 1 CAT (Campus Applications Technologist, for
  gradebook and administrative support)
• 1 Technician
• 8 CATF (Content Area Technology Facilitator,
  fulltime teacher with stipend)
• 1 Librarian and 2 Library Assistants
• 10 Technology Teachers
• All core and enrichment teachers
• Special Schools
• 1 CTF (Campus Technology Facilitator, fulltime
  teacher with stipend) at each
• 1 Library Assistant shared between Holmgreen and
  Northside Childrens Center

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The Human Infrastructure

• District
• 4 Coordinator/Specialists for Academic Technology
  Services
• 2 Specialists for Library Services
• 1 CIT for Special Schools
• 5 Specialists for Training and Development
  Services

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Educator Training and Development
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Technology Training and Development

• Teacher Standards
• The Texas State Board for Educator Certification
  (SBEC) Technology Applications Standards have
  recently (Fall 2002) been incorporated into the
  new ExCET/TExES for Pedagogy and Professional
  Responsibilities at each certification level.
• These standards, organized into five strands, are
  required of ALL beginning teachers and
  recommended for all Northside teachers.

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Technology Training and Development

• Teacher Training Development
• Campus-based, Literacy and Integration
• After school classes
• Early release day classes
• CIT modeling team teaching in lab and
  classrooms
• Conference period small group mini-lessons
• Just in time individual assistance
• District-based, Literacy and Integration
• After school daytime classes/central location
• Online learning opportunities
• Special Programs (seminars, Intel, TIF Tech,
  PAVE)
• eCamp NISD technology conference

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Technology Training and Development

• Administrator Standards
• The Technology Standards for School
  Administrators (TSSA) Collaborative identify
  knowledge and skills constituting the "core" of
  what every P-12 administrator needs to know about
  and be able to do with technology regardless of
  specific job role.
• These national standards, endorsed by various
  state and national education organizations and
  organized into six strands, are recommended for
  all Northside administrators.

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Technology Training and Development

• Administrator Training Development
• Campus-based, Literacy and Integration
• Just in time individual assistance from CIT and
  (high school only) CAT and CATF
• Small group mini-lessons led by district
  Technology Training Specialists
• District-based, Literacy and Integration
• Daytime classes led by Technology Training
  Specialists
• Turning Points Technology Leadership sessions
• Online learning opportunities
• Special Programs (TIF Tech, PAVE)
• eCamp NISD technology conference