21st Century Goals Ready or not

21st Century Goals

Ready or Ready or

not...not...

21st CenturyTeaching

Our Educational System Must Our Educational System Must ProduceProduce

Technology Capable KidsTechnology Capable Kids

Kentucky wants it!Kentucky wants it!

Governor Patton has funded the KETS Governor Patton has funded the KETS Master Plan for 100% implementation. Master Plan for 100% implementation. (2000)(2000)

KETS Master Plan Mandates KETS Master Plan Mandates

Equity

Access

http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oet/planning/techplans/ofer2_99.asp

http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oet/system/standards_purchasing/default.asp


Student Ratio

1:61:6

http://www.kde.state.ky.us/oet/planning/techplans/profile.asp


Teacher RatioTeacher Ratio

1:11:1


Every DistrictEvery District

NetworkedNetworked


Every SchoolEvery School

NetworkedNetworked


Every ClassroomEvery Classroom

NetworkedNetworked



Kentucky progressKentucky progress

““Kentucky clearly has made progress Kentucky clearly has made progress toward fully implementing technology in toward fully implementing technology in its schools.” its schools.” Milken Report

http://www.milkenexchange.org/

http://www.milkenexchange.org/



The nation wants it!

““President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and a procession President Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and a procession of state governors from both political parties have recently of state governors from both political parties have recently endorsed technology as a necessary tool for education. At last endorsed technology as a necessary tool for education. At last year’s national education summit, the governors and business year’s national education summit, the governors and business leaders made improving education technology one of two leaders made improving education technology one of two main goals for school change.” --Education Weekmain goals for school change.” --Education Week

http://www.ed.gov/



Parents want it!Parents want it!

““In poll after poll, parents say technology is In poll after poll, parents say technology is essential to a child’s education.”essential to a child’s education.”

Education WeekEducation Week

KentuckyNew and Experienced Teacher Technology Standard

ForForALL TeachersALL Teachers

http://cnets.iste.org/



Standard IX/X

The teacher uses technology to The teacher uses technology to support instruction: access and support instruction: access and manipulate data; enhance manipulate data; enhance professional growth and professional growth and productivity; communicate and productivity; communicate and collaborate with colleagues, collaborate with colleagues, parents, and the community; and parents, and the community; and conduct research.conduct research.

http://www.kde.state.ky.us/

Sixteen IndicatorsSixteen Indicatorsin Six Categoriesin Six Categories

•Social, ethical, and Social, ethical, and human issueshuman issues

•Basic operations and Basic operations and conceptsconcepts


•Technology productivity, Technology productivity, communications, and communications, and research toolsresearch tools

•Technology problem-Technology problem-solving and decision-solving and decision-making toolsmaking tools


•Technology to enhance Technology to enhance professional growthprofessional growth

•Technology applications Technology applications to support instructionto support instruction

““If we are successful, we create classrooms If we are successful, we create classrooms which engage students in solving problems, which engage students in solving problems, making decisions and exploring intriguing making decisions and exploring intriguing questions. They spend their time mastering questions. They spend their time mastering basic skills like computations, reading and basic skills like computations, reading and writing, but often as not these skills are writing, but often as not these skills are applied to issues and challenges drawn from applied to issues and challenges drawn from the world about them or the world discovered the world about them or the world discovered “online” which might be thousands of miles “online” which might be thousands of miles away.”away.”

Jamie McKenzieJamie McKenzie



And most of all...And most of all...

Kids need it!!!Kids need it!!!

Technology is Technology is ImportantImportant

Teachers and Teachers and Administrators are Administrators are

CrucialCrucial

All ChildrenAll Children

Can learnCan learn at high levelsat high levels

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21st Century Goals Ready or not