Excellence+in+Professional+Practice

Welcome to Ms. Jacobs' address at the TEDxNYED Conference held in New York in March, 2011:
(TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. Check out the [|TED Web site].) media type="youtube" key="XsUgj9_ltN8" height="315" width="560"


 * As you watch and listen, consider both the benefits and challenges in adopting her recommendations. Record your reactions in our back channel chat.**

[|http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/01/five-platforms-for-classroom-back.html]

 * What do you think about //this list// of five technology skills //every// student should possess?**

**1. Partnership for 21st Century Skills: [|Tools and Resources for Educators]**

 * P21 Common Core Toolkit** - Aligns standards with 21st Century Skills Framework. See page 8 of the PDF (alignment with ELA College and Career Readiness)
 * [|21st Century Skills Maps]**
 * [|Professional Development: A 21st Century Skills Implementation Guide]**
 * [|Voter Attitudes] (Hmmmm....stakeholders....)**

2. ISTE's National Educational Technology Standards

 * [|The standards for students, teachers, and administrators]**
 * [|Essential Conditions for NETS]**
 * [|NETS Implementation Wiki]**

What might this look? Take a look at some possible [[file:rethinkingcomputerclass-120215172808-phpapp01.pdf|upgrades to existing curriculum]] content areas:
(slides 11 - 15) You may be asked to enter the following email address: ebergstresser@cvschools.org)
 * ==http://www.slideshare.net/jgates513/rethinking-computer-class-petec ==
 * ===For a real-life glimpse at how one district has successfully accomplished a true 21st Century Curriculum, watch this [|Education Week webinar] recording on [|Forging the Technology-Curriculum Link]===

What questions must be addressed by both curriculum and tech leaders when considering tech hardware/software integration?

 * [[file:education21/Technology Integration and Planning.pdf|Technology Integration and Planning]]**