| UNESCO's ICT Competency Standards For Teachers |  |
| Educators worldwide need more technological skills to be able to effectively integrate technology into classroom lessons, according to a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization report. The group recommends countries devise professional development programs to help educators acquire such skills. |  |
| Center For Applied Research In Educational Technology Topics: Student Learning | |
| Information on how technology can develop higher order thinking and problem solving | |
| Critical Issue: Promoting Technology Use In Schools | |
| This Critical Issue provides practical information for promoting technology use in schools. | |
| Federal Resources For Educational Excellence | |
| This resource is a database of technology-driven resources for teaching and learning produced by various Federal Agencies for instructional use. They have been categorized by subject area. Pointing educators to resources that build their curriculum is an effective way to support their professional growth and encouarage continous learning. | |
| Technology Enhanced Learning In Science | |
| TELS develops instructional programs that use educational technology to help middle school and high school students master complex scientific concepts. | |
| Technology To Support Learning | |
| This chapter explores how technology can be used appropriately to facilitate and enhance learning and student work. The ideas and basic principles are still relevant, and the framework for thinking about learning as learner-, teacher-, assessment- and community-centered is helpful for thinking about learning. The companion book, Preparing Teachers for a changing world: what teachers should learn and be able to do is also very useful for designing professional development. | |
| Welcome To The ENT (Education New Technologies) Gallery | |
| Education with new technologies has a gallery where they show "pictures of practice." These are the best examples of how teachers are using technology to change the way they teach in significant ways. they include the teacher's organization of the lessons with technology from big ideas through to assessment, including a teacher's reflection. Examples of student work illustrate the type of learning outcomes that are connected with these strategies and practices. The projects illustrates the use of a suite of tools to help teachers teach for understanding by developing lessons that build on standards and focus on assessment. One of the interesting tools is a collaborative Curriculum Design tool. | |
| Data-Driven Decision Making: Vision To Know And Do (PDF) | |
| As part of CoSN's Essential Leadership Skills Series, this 2-page resource encourages small district technology leaders to ensure that data is used effectively to inform instruction, which includes providing professional development to teachers to maximize effective data use. This resource highlights two examples of small districts that have been successful with data-driven decision making. | |
| Technology Immersion Turns Around Texas Middle School | |
| The school, Marvin Baker Middle School, part of the Corpus Christi Independent School District in Texas, faces challenges familiar to many urban schools. The student population is diverse; the mobility rate is rising; and 80 percent of students receive a free lunch. However, Baker also houses the district's Athena Program for gifted and talented students; about a third of the school's students are part of that program. | |
| CoSN Case Study: Lovejoy (TX) Independent School District - Suburban, 2195 students (PDF) | |
| In this district, committees are utilized throughout the strategic planning process for professional development, from the identification of needs, goals and targets to teacher and student surveys to development of and scheduling of activities. Using teacher-based committees and groups has been the key to composing successful professional development plans. Necessary technology leader skills that have helped make the district's technology vision a reality include grant writing, professional networking, building partnerships, having strong interpersonal skills, and having the ability to budget and price shop. | |
| CoSN Case Study: Troy Area (PA) School District - Rural, 1740 students (PDF) | |
| Teachers and Educational Technicians facilitate technology use in each of six schools where diverse projects occur. The district Technology Coordinator focuses on professional development, budgeting, consultations and providing technical advice. Technology Thursdays allow for staff training in use of or implementation of a specific instructional technology tool, and an intensive two-week professional development "conference" has been developed for summer. Online resources and information support education and training needs. | |
| EduTools Course Management System Comparisons-Reborn | |
| EduTools is a place to find and share information about Course Management Systems and emerging products that support instruction and learning. The offer feature-by-feature product comparisons and decision-making supports. | |