LEAD & MANAGE MY SCHOOL
Day One Template: Documenting Key Ideas from the Sessions and Your Discussions
Breakout Session Questions
Archived Information


  1. What constitutes effective use of technology in learning? What value(s) does technology bring to learning?
  2. Will we recognize effective uses of technology when we see them?
  3. What can we learn from business and industry?
  4. What uses of learning technology does the public value?
  5. How can we successfully gauge and report progress in using technology successfully at the student performance levels?

I. Value-Added through Technology
For each of the spotlight schools, identify the value-added they bring to students through technology:

Spotlight Schools:
Check all that apply for each spotlight school. Note context (e.g., content area, grade level, impetus)		 Value-Added:
Source: enGauge, NCREL
A
B
C

Accelerate Learning: Ensure that Students Achieve the Academic Standards

. . .
  • Basic Literacy

 
. . .
  • New Ways to Learn Content

 
. . .
  • Other:

 

A
B
C

Enrich and Extend Learning: Deepen Students' Understanding of the Academic Standards

. . .
  • Real-World Context to the Academics

 
. . .
  • Higher-Order, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
. . .
  • Information Literacy

 
. . .
  • Other:

 

A
B
C

Achieve 21st Century Learning: Add Digital Age Skills and Proficiencies to the Academic Standards

. . .
  • Visual Literacy

 
. . .
  • Engagement, Motivation and Independence
. . .
  • Ecommunication

 
. . .
  • Collaboration and Teaming

 
. . .
  • Productivity and Creativity

 
. . .
  • Other:

 

II. Measured By What Metrics-What Benchmarks?
Is the value-added of technology being measured? Are the new skills currently measured? If not, how should it/they be measured? What are the benchmarks-how do you know what is 'good enough?'

Value-Added through Technology
Source: enGauge, NCREL
Metrics: What is?
What are schools and others in your session currently doing to measure the value technology brings to learning in these categories?
Metrics: What Should Be?
What new dimensions to assessment and evaluation of the value technology brings to learning were discussed by your group?

Accelerate Learning:
Ensure that Students Achieve the Academic Standards

  • Basic Literacy
  • New Ways to Learn Content
  • Other

 

 

 . .

Enrich and Extend Learning:
Deepen Students' Understanding of the Academic Standards

  • Real-World Context to the Academics
  • Higher-Order, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
  • Information Literacy
  • Other:

 

 . .

Achieve 21st Century Learning:
Add Digital Age Skills and Proficiencies to the Academic Standards

  • Visual Literacy
  • Engagement, Motivation and Independence
  • Ecommunication
  • Collaboration and Teaming
  • Productivity and Creativity
  • Other:
 . .
Source: enGauge by NCREL
 

III. In Summary:

PRIORITIES:

Your Group's Top three Priorities for Value Added Technology Brings to Learning
In your spotlight schools, which students, if any, are impacted the most from each "value add?" ?
Is the "value add" being assessed? If so, describe-noting at which level the assessments take place (local, district, state, national).

1.

 

 

 

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2.

 

 

 

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3.

 

 

 

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Comments:

 

ISSUES:

What critical issues have been raised in your group discussions regarding the effective uses of technology and how such uses should be measured?
 
 
 
What are the barriers to scaling these effective uses (value adds from technology) to all students in all of public education?
 
 
 
What have you learned from business and industry through your discussion about parallel experiences in bringing effective and productive uses of technology into the world of work?

 
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Last Modified: 08/23/2003