Course Update- During the week of August 16, 2010, this site will go under reconstruction. The "Things" are being updated, assignments are being tweaked, and new tutorials are being created to address the changes that have occurred since this site's inception. The site will be ready to use again on August 23.
Welcome to
21 Things for the 21st Century Project
Based on the
National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers
The purpose of this resource is to provide ”Just in Time” training through an online interface for K-12 educators based on the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-T). These standards are the basic technology skills every educator should possess. In the process, educators will develop their own skills and discover what students need in order to meet the NETS for Students, as well as the new MMC Online Experience requirement. Participants who fulfill all of the requirements have the opportunity to earn SBCEU’s. To learn more about the session, look under the tab “The 21 Things”. We hope you take advantage of this unique opportunity.
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Where do you rate?
In determining technology proficiency for each "thing", consider the NETS-T ratings for skill and ability levels and their comparisons to common grading scales in education. Click on the picture to access the document.
Click on this image for a description of the 21 things project.
ISTE-NETS for Teachers
The International Society for Technology in Education created the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers in 2008. The emphasis is on "using technology to learn and teach".
The purpose of NETS for Teachers is to:
* Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessment
* Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
The purpose of NETS for Teachers is to:
* Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
* Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessment
* Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
* Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
* Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
Integrating Technology into Instruction
Integrating Technology into Instruction is a vital component of the 21things for the 21st Century Educator site. In Robert Marzano, Debra Pickering, and Jane Pollock's "Classroom Instruction that Works" (2004), nine instructional strategies for successfully raising student achievement scores are presented. Sherri Miller took this one step further in her presentation to the Virginia Society for Technology in Education, "Putting the Pieces Together: Integrating Technology with the Marzano Instructional Strategies" which gave concrete examples of how to integrate technology into instruction.
| 21things & Marzano 9 PowerPoint |
| 21things & Marzano 9 Help Sheet |
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