Setting the Stage : Mission, Vision & Goals
Vision
As you will need time to develop a vision for educational technology that reflects your school mission, we will use the National Standards and Benchmarks for Catholic Education. Our work is centered around Standard 7 of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools. It states that "an excellent Catholic school has a clearly articulated, rigorous curriculum aligned with relevant standards, 21st century skills, and Gospel values, implemented through effective instruction." In particular, we are focused on benchmark 7.3 within this overall standard:
As you will need time to develop a vision for educational technology that reflects your school mission, we will use the National Standards and Benchmarks for Catholic Education. Our work is centered around Standard 7 of the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools. It states that "an excellent Catholic school has a clearly articulated, rigorous curriculum aligned with relevant standards, 21st century skills, and Gospel values, implemented through effective instruction." In particular, we are focused on benchmark 7.3 within this overall standard:
- "Curriculum and instruction for 21st century learning provide students with the knowledge, understanding and skills to become creative, reflective, literate, critical, and moral evaluators, problem solvers, decision makers, and socially responsible global citizens" (2015).
Goals
To help your further identify goals for your schools, in this next activity, we will examine Catholic technology plans. First, take the time to divide your table into teams of 2-3 people. Each small team will review a set of technology plans from Catholic schools around the country. You can chose from a variety of plans which are organized by level. In addition, you can also review the six standards for students outlined by the International Society for Technology in Education's Standards for Students (ISTE, 2015). The ISTE standards align with the National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools and the focus on 21st century learning. Please use the available notecards and Post-It notes to document interesting ideas, goals, resources that resonate with you and your school's goals for the future. At the end of the activity, you will summarize the best ideas and contribute to a shared Google Document. Overall, our goal is identify the best "take-aways" from the activity and to create a resource for you to access in the future. |
Credit: International Society for Technology in Education
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Here are the resources to examine:
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic School - Technology Committee Handbook (PDF)
- Catholic High Technology Plan - New Iberia, LA (PDF)
- Archdiocese of Philadelphia Technology Integration Plan (PDF)
- Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School - Technology Assessment - Indianapolis, IN (Google Doc)
- St. Clare of Montefalco - Grosse Pointe Park, MI (PDF)
Take Aways for the Future
After discussion the different resources, please identify the best ideas, goals, and strategies to share with the larger learning community. You will contribute to a shared Google Document. With Google docs you can "create, share, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more from anywhere while online" (Google, 2015). Please note: if you are using an iPad, you may wish to download Google Chrome. For those of you on laptops, you are encouraged to use Google Chrome to access the internet and Google Drive; it provides you with enhanced editing features. You can access the shared document here without signing into Google Drive or creating a special account:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_17fiDTOtrryNB9dWV98FIFMCp8Z2SYl1oxogcPdmsI/edit?usp=sharing
After discussion the different resources, please identify the best ideas, goals, and strategies to share with the larger learning community. You will contribute to a shared Google Document. With Google docs you can "create, share, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more from anywhere while online" (Google, 2015). Please note: if you are using an iPad, you may wish to download Google Chrome. For those of you on laptops, you are encouraged to use Google Chrome to access the internet and Google Drive; it provides you with enhanced editing features. You can access the shared document here without signing into Google Drive or creating a special account:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_17fiDTOtrryNB9dWV98FIFMCp8Z2SYl1oxogcPdmsI/edit?usp=sharing
Additional Resources: Google for Educators
Google Drive, as defined by the creators, "is a cloud storage service that allows you to store your documents, photos, videos, and more online in one place. From Drive, you can also access Google Docs, where you can create, share, and collaborate on documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more from anywhere while online" (Google, 2014). Need a quick overview or a refresher on accessing Google Drive and adding new documents? Check out the Quick Start Tutorial video (~17 minutes). It walks you through the process of logging into Drive, creating new documents, and then editing the documents. Once you are comfortable with the basics, check out this presentation produced by Becky Evans and the Google team -- Google Apps for Education: 40 Ways to Start Using Apps in Schools. |
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