Learning Resources - Laws and Regulations 8.04

8.04 Academic Standards. Discuss the Pennsylvania Department of Education's academic standards and other professional organizations' standards as well and how these standards might influence technology use in a Pennsylvania school district.

Introduction

Academic standards affect the way all subjects are taught. As a result, educators should be aware that they could view the academic standards on the Internet. There will be opportunities for the integration of technology into the curriculum based on the academic standards.  

Your Job:

  1. Use the details provided below to create a product that addresses and demonstrates mastery of this competency.
  2. Use the stepwise process listed under Your Portfolio to display the completed product in your ITSC portfolio.

    Product Details:

    • Use your discussions within INSYS 462 and the information provided below in "Related Resources" to create a product that:
      • shows your understanding of the state and professional organizations' standards and how they will effect your job as a technology specialist.
      • Within this product be sure to take a position on the standards and defend it with facts and references.

Your Portfolio:

  1. FTP your completed product for this competency to the "8lawreg" folder within the web-based portfolio template provided.
  2. Click here to view the "Utiliz" page in the portfolio template.
  3. Download the "Utiliz" page from your ftp folder.
  4. Locate 8.04 Academic Standards on the "Utiliz" page.
  5. Under "8.04 Academic Standards" locate this sentence..."To view the evidence that I offer for this competency, please click here."
  6. Link the word "here" to your product.
  7. Delete the old "Utiliz" page in your ftp folder.
  8. Upload your revised "Utiliz" page.
  9. Submit the URL for your completed product in the student database.  

Related Resources:

  • Consider combining this competency with 3.01 - Curriculum Development Process
  • Review all the product detail links for 10.01 - Professional Organizations
  • The Pennsylvania Department of Education
    • Type of resource: Website
    • Source: http://www.pde.state.pa.us/stateboard_ed/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=76716&stateboard_edNav=|5467|&pde_internetNav=|
    • Description: PA Department of Education's website is a valuable resource for all K-12 professionals and should be visited frequently.
  • Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology
    • Type of Resource: Website
    • Source: http://www.pt3.org/
    • Description: Transforming teacher education through technology infusion is the goal of this website.
  • Penn State's PT3 project supported by AECT
    • Type of Resource: Website
    • Source: http://aect.ed.psu.edu/aectweb/
    • Description: A rich variety of tools and resources are available on this site.
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
    • Type of resource: website
    • Source: http://www.iste.org/
    • Description: The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the professional education organization responsible for recommending guidelines for accreditation to The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education for programs in educational computing and technology teacher preparation.

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