Educational Technology
Strategic Plan
“Today’s educational system faces irrelevance
unless we bridge the gap between how
students live and how they learn”
—Partnership for 21
st
Century Skills
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Strategy: Staff Use Full Range of Technology Resources
We will provide the training and support for teachers to
become competent and confident in using the full range of
technology resources to deliver effective curriculum,
instruction, and assessment.
Articulate our vision for effective
curriculum, instruction, and assessment,
supported by a range of technology
resources.
Reframe the role of media specialists to
provide increased leadership and support to
teachers in the area of technology
integration through collaborative
curriculum writing, co-teaching, and just-intime training.
Determine the resources, including staffing,
needed to support teachers’ competence
and confidence in technology integration.
Expand opportunities for related
professional development including focused
technology camps, online classes, summer
opportunities, independent study,
curriculum writing, and co-teaching.
Establish teacher standards in technology
aligned with our vision for effective
curriculum, instruction, and assessment
supported by technology.
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Strategy: Personalized Learning Experiences
We will implement technology strategies that offer datadriven personalized learning experiences for all students.
Expand training for teachers in
accessing and using data to determine
individual instructional interventions.
Explore and pilot web-based programs
for delivering personalized instruction
to students.
Provide teachers with proven mobile
device apps, computer software, and
web-based resources that support
personalized learning pathways.
Provide the necessary training required
for teachers to implement digital
content such as podcasts, recorded
interactive whiteboard presentations,
and electronic textbooks/curriculum
materials.
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Strategy: Curriculum Repository
We will create a web-based repository for teachers to share
media-rich instructional and curricular materials across the
district.
Determine the best solution
(commercial product, wiki, opensource software) for meeting the
needs of our teachers to share
curriculum materials, lesson plans,
resources, and assessments.
Train and support teachers to
efficiently use the curriculum
repository.
Implement the web-based repository
so that teachers can easily post and
retrieve resources.
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Strategy: Technology Integral in Student Learning
We will ensure that students use technology as an integral
part of their learning experiences.
Assure all students have access to upto-date hardware and digital
curriculum materials supported by a
robust infrastructure.
Establish and implement standards for
students in the area of technology and
information literacy.
Pilot the use of mobile devices for
curriculum, instruction, and
assessment.
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Strategy: Instruction & Learning Communication
We will provide current classroom information, student
data, and digital curricular materials to students and families
via the Web.
Adopt a common web-based platform
for communicating class information to
parents and students.
Establish expectations for teacher
web-presence and provide training and
support to teachers.
Establish means and methods to
support teachers in creating and
delivering digital curriculum via the
Web.
Support secondary teachers in the use
of Infinite Campus to provide timely
student progress information to
parents.
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Other Strategies in Plan
In addition to the five educational technology strategies
we will continue strategies and action steps focused on
the following:
We will provide a reliable and dynamic infrastructure that includes
network connections, wireless access, necessary hardware and
software, and user support.
We will provide unified District-wide standards and recommendations
for hardware and software purchasing that is equitable across schools.
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
Hopkins TILS Task Force organizes—Fall 2010
6 elementary library media specialists, 2 secondary
Two curriculum coordinators
Media Coordinator and Tech Standards Coordinator
Task Force reviews standards and benchmarks
recommended for each level—Fall/Winter 2010
Minnesota Standards in Information and Technology Literacy
(MEMO and MDE)
National Educational Technology Standards (ISTE NETS)
Standards for the 21st Century Learner (AASL)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
Task Force identifies “power standards” and drafts Hopkins
benchmarks for each grade level, embedding them in existing gradelevel projects wherever possible—Winter 2010
Drafts shared with grade-level teachers for feedback and
modification—February 2011
Task Force prepares final drafts of standards—March 2011
Teams of teachers and Media Specialists meet for project
development/enrichment—May–August 2011
Training for Media Specialists—Summer 2011
Standards implementation—Fall 2011
Framework for 21st Century Learning
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
Inquiry, Research, and Problem Solving
The student will learn a continuous cycle of questioning,
gathering, synthesizing, evaluating, and using information individually
and collaboratively to create new knowledge and apply it to real
situations
Expanding Literacies
Read, view, listen, and communicate in any format for a variety of
purposes
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
Technology Use and Concepts
Explore multiple technologies, evaluate their suitability for the desired
educational or personal task, and apply the tools needed
Also includes keyboarding and word-­‐processing
Ethical Participation in a Global Society
The student will participate productively in the global learning
community and demonstrate safe, ethical, legal, and responsible
behavior in the use of information
Also includes Internet safety
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
Key 21st century skills—
Critical thinking
Creativity
Collaboration
Communication
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
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Technology and Information Literacy Standards (TILS)
2011-12 School Year
LMS meetings with K–6 teacher teams in each school to collaborate
on implementation
Keyboarding Standards work in all schools K–6
Compilation of Internet Safety curriculum (LMSs and counselors,
etc.)
Feedback survey of K–6 teachers in spring to provide basis for finetuning of K–6
Meetings with representative 7th and 8th grade teachers in spring to
revisit/revise/update 7th and 8th TILS
Formation of project development teams for 7th and 8th grade TILS
in spring
Exploration of 8th grade “exit” assessments
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Library Media Specialist Role
Directs all activities related to the acquisition,
maintenance, and use of print and electronic
resources and equipment
selects and purchases current and relevant print and electronic
materials and equipment to meet building curriculum needs
establishes procedures for the use of shared resources in the school
such as computer labs, mobile laptop carts, and
handheld devices
promotes equitable access to technology resources by all students
within the school and outside of school
maintains the media center webpage including information about
services, online subscriptions, book promotions, and style guides
trains and supervises the media center paraprofessional staff
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Library Media Specialist
The School Library Media Specialist provides the leadership and
expertise necessary to develop and maintain an information
media program that reflects the mission, goals, and objectives of
the school and district. The Library Media Specialist collaborates
and consults with teachers to integrate technology and
information literacy skills into subject matter instruction.
designs learning tasks and assessments incorporating student technology standards
selects and recommends up-to-date resources for instruction
provides training to staff on use of digital resources
maintains the media center webpage including information about services, online
subscriptions, book promotions, and style guides
trains and supervises the media center paraprofessional staff
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Library Media Specialist
The Library Media Specialist works with all students
to locate and effectively use 21st century tools and
informational resources to meet their academic and
personal needs.
instructs students how to efficiently and appropriately use online
resources for assigned projects and activities
guides students through the research process of locating, evaluating,
note taking, organizing, and citing sources
informs students of ethical standards regarding copyright laws and
online etiquette
provides guidance to students in the selection of print and
electronic materials for recreational reading
promotes the lifelong love of reading through book talks, book
clubs, author visits, online student book reviews, and other
motivational programs
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Library Media Specialist
The Library Media Specialist directs all activities
related to the acquisition, maintenance, and use of
print and electronic resources and equipment
selects and purchases current and relevant print and electronic
materials and equipment to meet building curriculum needs
establishes procedures for the use of shared resources in the school
such as computer labs, mobile laptop carts, and
handheld devices
promotes equitable access to technology resources by all students
within the school and outside of school
maintains the media center webpage including information about
services, online subscriptions, book promotions, and style guides
trains and supervises the media center paraprofessional staff
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