sbac and technology

SBAC and Technology

Dennis Largedlarge@rcoe.us

Riverside County Office of Education

“Dream how technology can not only improve education but also transform what we think of as education.”

Rod Paige, former U.S. Secretary of Education

Guiding Questions

❧ Are we using technology to reach and support every student?

❧ Are we using technology to ensure students are mastering rigorous content?

❧ Are we using technology to prepare students for College and Careers?

❧ Are we preparing students for the SBAC/CalMAPP assessments?

Using Technology

❧ Increased learning time in and out of the classroom

❧ Increased access to current, high-quality resources

❧ Increased collaboration & communication❧ Increased engagement❧ Increased critical thinking❧ Increased level of discourse: S-T, S-S, S-APalloff & Pratt (2008)

The CCSS-Technology Connection

❧ Information Literacy❧ Online Research❧ Multimedia Presentations❧ Web Publishing❧ Computer Adaptive Assessments

The CCSS-Technology Connection

❧ Explicit & implicit technology in the CCSS

If, Then

If teachers & students are not regularly using technology in the classroom, then . . .❧ They are not fully implementing CCSS❧ They are not preparing students for

SBAC

Teachers Using Technology

❧ Ubiquitous access❧ Sustained, high-quality PD

The CCSS-Technology Connection

❧ Information Literacy❧ Online Research❧ Multimedia Presentations❧ Web Publishing❧ Computer Adaptive Assessments

Information Literacy

❧ Suffixes: .com .org .net .gov .edu❧ Triangulate❧ Cited sources❧ Common Sense Media

❧ Safety❧ Bullying❧ Fair use

Online Research

❧ Google research❧ Google Scholar❧ Advanced search❧ Triangulation❧ NewsELA❧ Diigo

Multimedia Presentations

❧ Google presentations❧ Prezi❧ VoiceThread❧ SlideShare

Web Publishing

❧ YouTube❧ Blogs❧ Google docs❧ Edmodo❧ LMS❧ Twitter

Preparing for Assessments

❧ Use the practice tests & performance tasks❧ Encourage metacognitive reflection about

processes❧ Practice discourse, argument, and Socratic

dialogue ❧ Work through complex tasks❧ Model online research

SBAC and Technology

Dennis Largedlarge@rcoe.us

Riverside County Office of Education