1.+Needs+Assessment+and+Standards

• Identify an instructional need in one or more content areas that may be addressed by innovative 21st century strategies and technologies. Provide an explanation: o How did you identify this need? o How do you expect innovative 21st century strategies and the integration of technology to address this need? • State the academic content standard (s) that will be addressed. • Identify the grade levels and/or the specific courses to be involved. • Define the need for assistance in acquiring, using and integrating technology.

Write responses below: TO JANET WILLIAMS FROM TIM BAKOS

We need to do a better job getting 9th grade students engaged in authentic learning, which will translate into a higher rate of passing 9th grade classes, a taste of success in high school, and a significantly better chance of graduating in 4 years. This change will come about as teachers are trained to change the way instruction is delivered, to become facilitators and co-learners, which will happen through a great deal of ongoing, job-embedded professional development. Receipt of this grant will enable Chaney to become a technology-rich learning environment. We need to accelerate achievement of all our students, particularly the 9th grade students, by engaging in authentic and meaningful work.
 * Chaney High School is at a crossroads in our history. We must increase achievement in reading and mathematics or cease to exist as a viable educational entity, as per our data from High Schools That Work Technical Assistance Site Review, Knowledge Works Foundation Site Review, Ohio Diagnostic Site Review, Ohio and school State and Local report card and BETA. Our instructional need for 21st century strategies and technology lies in becoming a high achieving school exemplifying best practices instructional strategies. The only way to successfully achieve this is by providing instruction that utilizes 21st century technology, that is relevant, rigorous, and engages students in global realities. We are currently involved in the Ohio Improvement Process (OIP) and as new data is received and reviewed we make the necessary adjustments to our CCIP/OIP. We have two major goals: to reduce the number of basic and limited students by 12% in the content areas of both reading and mathematics as measured by the current state-mandated assessment. The 21st century strategies will address critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, innovation, communication and collaboration by assisting and assuring each student crossing the digital divide is technologically literate in terms of the ability to transfer the academic instruction to real world activities which include, but are not confined to web design, web cam distance learning, digital portfolios, wikis, blogs, and other web technologies. We will encourage effective integration of technology into the curriculum by providing high quality professional development and technology to staff and students. The academic content standards that will be addressed are communications of oral and visual standard in reading, and the academic standard of measurement, Data Analysis, and Probability in math. As supported by the benchmarks and indicators, students will be able to deliver presentations, informational or persuasive in nature, that are logically sequenced, organized including relevant facts, from multiple research sources, utilizing a variety of delivery methods, visual displays, and technology, design experiments to test a theoretical probability, and explain their results. The students will learn how to gather information using technology to compute probabilities of compound events, independent events, and simple dependent events. The emphasis will be placed on the ninth grade core class curriculum in correlation with our feeder middle schools’ data. They report poor academic state test scores, and the student/parent mind set that achievement “does not count” until high school. The teachers and students will need to master the multi-dimensional abilities required for them to succeed in the 21st century. The teachers will gain mastery of technology through ongoing professional development. The teachers can then facilitate an understanding of 21st century technology to the students in order for them to master the key concepts. **

Chaney BETA results [] Look at these to identify some needs for technology...this link is to the Teacher Survey Also, remember to talk about engaging the students...walk down the hall and look in the classrooms...do you see student engagement everywhere? Can they be doing work on the same content that is authentic?

I found that this standard is one that needs more attention and sophistication in our school: I do not see students preparing and making presentations as individuals or as groups. I do not often see teachers modeling the use of technology in their classroom...ex. powerpoint, elmo, videoclips, etc. I currently use a website to communicate with students and through it the students can record journals in the blog forum. Teachers could utilize the tool in many creative ways.

Communications: Oral and Visual Standard

Students learn to communicate effectively through exposure to good models and opportunities for practice. By speaking, listening and providing and interpreting visual images, they learn to apply their communication skills in increasingly sophisticated ways. Students learn to deliver presentations that effectively convey information and persuade or entertain audiences. Proficient speakers control language and deliberately choose vocabulary to clarify points and adjust presentations according to audience and purpose. With special attention to these benchmark indicators:

55

By the end of the 8 –10 program:

E. Give informational presentations that present ideas in a logical sequence, include relevant facts and details from multiple sources and use a consistent organizational structure. F. Provide persuasive presentations that use varied speaking techniques and strategies and include a clear controlling idea or thesis. G. Give presentations using a variety of delivery methods, visual displays and technology.

By the end of the 11 –12 program:

E. Give informational presentations that contain a clear perspective, present ideas from multiple sources in logical sequence and include a consistent organizational structure. F. Give presentations using a variety of delivery methods, visual displays and technology.