I currently do not teach in a school, but chose to assess the goals for technology growth from Sacramento City Unified School District. I've worked alongside this district in the past year through my non-profit work, but have never looked at their technology vision until now. This statement was taken from the SCUSD website:
Over the next three years the District will guide teachers in making a transition from using technology for skill acquisition to one in which the technology provides increased functional improvement in the classroom, allowing the student to use the technology to define and re-define the instructional tasks in the technology-embedded learning environment. The SCUSD goals for growth do appear to have the SAMR model in mind, transitioning from lower level, skills acquisition, to a more integrated, functional improvement in the classroom. This goal is shaped around improving function, which is a key element in the classroom to save time. An example of this is the use of Gforms to administer and auto-correct check for understanding tasks. This provides better function in the classroom, as the teachers energy is used most effectively. The second part of the statement really speaks to the full potential of the SAMR model, even using the term, re-define, denoting the highest goals of the SAMR model to innovate in pace with technology growth. SCUSD's concept of the embedded learning environment, also speaks to adherence to the TPACK model, where technology is embedded and ubiquitous with pedagogy and content knowledge. TPACK also comes up as the district seeks to, guide teachers in making a transition. TPACK requires that the teacher be the center architect of technology integration; without the combination of pedagogy, content knowledge, AND technology, learning is not guaranteed. Simply giving the teachers new programs to pass on to students is not the answer, especially with the technology skill set of some teachers. PD is essential, the district seems to understand this, I believe they are on track to meet their goals. SCUSD meets the same goals as my capstone, though it addresses different content, the integration of technology is done in an informed and tactful manner.
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6/24/2017 07:21:10 pm
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