IPLP Technology Learning Circle

Technology Passport System

 

Draft White Paper Now Available as MS Word Document

 

The Illinois Professional Learners Partnership (IPLP), Technology Learning Circle has been charged with the task of "examining and implementing technology-related issues with regards to both K-12 educational settings and college teacher preparation programs." [IPLP Goal 2. To provide professional development for beginning teachers and experience professionals. Objective 2, Activity 3.5.]

The Technology Learning Circle Team has created a project in-progress to implement a standard set of technology tasks for all teacher education students to complete upon graduation from Illinois State University. Those technology standards are from the ISBE Standards, ISU Technology Standards, and Educating Illinois Standards. To assess the students technology knowledge, complying with the standards, tasks in the students General Education, Major, and Educational classes will be assessed through a Technology Passport system. This system will be an on-line passport system that allows for reporting and accountability of achieved technology tasks. A paper version passport book will be available for students to track their tasks as well.

The Technology Learning Circle's (TLC) goal is to:

  1. To address and assess the various technology standards (ISBE, ISU, and Educating Illinois Standards).
  2. To create a Standards-Assessment Alignment, where various standards (i.e., technology performance activities) will be assessed by students doing specific technology tasks, throughout their teacher education college career at Illinois State University.
  3. To bring in "hi-service teachers" for a day to help in creating authentic performance assessment strategies for each technology task including procedures and assessment rubrics.
  4. To create and distribute a Technology Instruction Survey distributed to all campus Departments who have teacher education programs. This survey will determine the Departments' technology needs and use, as well as equipment needs and uses. Survey results will allow the TLC to asses the technology weakness/strengths of Departments across campus.
  5. To implement an on-line passport system that allows for reporting and accountability of the students' technology tasks, and train department advisors on how to use the on-line passport screens.
  6. To develop an Instructional Technology Assessment Center to assist in making sure that education students fulfill the Technology Standards and tasks required of them to graduate from Illinois State University

Technology Learning Circle Membership

Rhea Walker, C&I (co-chair)
Carl Wenning, Physics (co-chair)
Joe Braun, C&I
Jill Thomas, Geography/Geology
Brent Simmons, Communications
Esther Gray, C&I

 

Technology Standards for All Teacher Candidates

ISBE's Technology Standards for All Teacher Candidates (28k downloadable pdf document)

ISU's Technology Standards for All Teacher Candidates (24k downloadable pdf document)

 

Consolidated Performance Indicators

(Draft Document)

April 10, 2001

 

1. The teacher candidate demonstrates a knowledge of ethical standards in the use of technology.

2. The teacher candidate demonstrates understanding of basic computer terminology.

3. The teacher candidate demonstrates a fundamental understanding of basic computer operations, including an ability to perform basic trouble shooting tasks.

4. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to use synchronous and asynchronous telecommunications effectively (e.g., e-mail effectively, discussion groups, list servers, instant messaging, etc.).

5. The teacher candidate demonstrates an ability to effectively use web browsers, including the utilization of search engines.

6. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to create and edit the content of web pages, including the posting of the web pages to the World Wide Web (e.g, supposes the use of FrontPage or PageMill, inclusion of digital images obtained from a digital camera).

7. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to use presentation authoring tools (e.g. PowerPoint, Hyperstudio, etc.).

8. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to use idea development software (e.g., Inspiration, etc.).

9. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to use spreadsheets (e.g., Excel, etc.).

10. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to use database management software (e.g., FileMaker Pro, Access, etc.).

11. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to perform desktop publishing (e.g., PakeMaker, Word, etc.).

12. The teacher candidate demonstrates the ability to use technology to work effectively and equitably with students challenged by a variety of physical disabilities (including the scanning of text, OCR, text-to-speech applications, image resizing, etc.).

 

Examples of Technology Infusion at ISU

PHY 302 -- Computer Applications in High School Physics This course is required of all Physics Education Majors. Due to the technology rich nature of science education, all students in the major are required to have an extensive knowledge of instructional technology.

 

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