Required+Readings+from+RFP

Below you will find the links to the articles recommended in the RFP. You must cite at least on article in each category!

This could be a good opportunity to "divide and conquer".​

APPENDIX F Resources Read at least one article from each category as you address these topics in your application. 21st Century Skills Evalutech Technology Literacy and 21st Century Skills. 21st Century Skills and Information and Communication Technologies Literacies. [Retrieved April 21, 2009 from

http://www.evalutech.sreb.org/21stcentury/index.asp ] Partnership for 21st Century Skills. The intellectual and policy foundations of the 21st century skills framework. [Retrieved April 21, 2009 from

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/images/stories/epapers/skills_foundations_final.pdf ] Angela's notes: As educator's we MUST think about providing education that mirrors the world of work that our students will be moving into. It is a technologoical age---not so much the age of assembly line work; therefore our approach to providing instruction must cease being "assembly line, one size fits all." We must equip students with the skills of analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. The instant access to varied resources and ablilities to present it through multiple media formats should be used to differienate and individualize both instruction and product. We need to demonstrate and assist students in going deeper in their understanding of concepts and standards. I totally agree with the statement on pgs. 11-12 "the best thing we can our children is how to teach themselves." Their emphasis on colloboration and communication strikes to the heart of areas of weakness I see within our own district. The required and accountable use of technology for communication and colloboration is a great need and would solve many issues for teachers, students, administration and most parents. As educators we MUST cease to see our work as teaching "our content area." It must more than that...flexible, colloborative, adaptable,(life career skills as noted on pg. 21)

Coaching

Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Instructional coaches: professional development strategies that improve instruction. [Retrieved April 21, 2009 from

www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/InstructionalCoaching.pdf ] Cornett, J. & Knight, J. (July 2008). Research on coaching. [Retrieved April 23, 2009 from

www.annenberginstitute.org/pdf/InstructionalCoaching.pdf ] Rudnesky, F. (November, 2004). Bridging the technology proficiency gap through peer mentoring. Tech Learning. Available online:

http://techlearning.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=51200665

Technology

CEO Forum School Technology and Readiness Report. (2001, June). Key building blocks for student achievement in the 21st century. Washington, DC. Available online:

http://www.ceoforum.org/downloads/report4.pdf

Ringstaff, C. and Keeley, L. (2002). The learning return on our educational technology Investment: A Review of Findings from Research 2002. WestEd RTEC. Available online:

http://www.WestEd.org/online_pubs/learning_return.pdf

The New Media Consortium. (2009). The horizon report: k-12 edition. Available online at:

http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-2009/