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A portion of the No Child Left Behind
(NCLB) Act is the Enhancing Education Through Technology Act of 2001, also known as Title IID and/or E2T2. The goal of E2T2 is: To assist every student in crossing the digital divide by ensuring that every student is technologically literate by the time the student finishes the eighth grade, regardless of the student’s race, ethnicity, gender, family income, geographic location, or disability.
Each state is required by NCLB mandates and the Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) to report on:
Rhode Island must be in compliance and reporting
the final two items, Personnel Skilled
in Technology and Integration of
Technology Status to the federal government by the 2009-10 school year.
Defining
"Skilled Personnel"
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Skilled personnel*
are defined as individuals who possess and demonstrate the ability to use the fundamental concepts, knowledge, skills, and attitudes for applying technology in educational settings.
Skilled personnel working with students
are able to demonstrate a moderate to
high fluency with using digital tools
and resources for student learning.
They commonly use a broader range of
digital-age media and formats in support
of curriculum, giving students expanded
options with content, process, and/or
products.
Administrators are able to demonstrate a
moderate to high fluency with using
digital tools and resources. They
commonly use a broader range of
digital-age media and formats to support
teachers and students with expanded
curriculum options.
* For this purpose,
personnel
include:
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All
public school teachers – Full time professional school staff members who provide instruction to students and maintain daily
student attendance records.
This includes reading, literacy,
math
etc.
specialists who work directly with
students
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Library/Media Specialists – Professional staff members and supervisors assigned specific duties and school time for professional library and media service activities including selecting, acquiring, preparing, cataloging, and circulating books and other printed materials; planning the use of library and media services by students, teachers and other members of the instructional staff; and guiding individuals in their use of media services and library materials.
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School Administrators
– Staff members whose activities are concerned with directing and managing the operation of a particular school including principals, assistant principals, and other assistants; and person who supervise school operations, assign duties to staff members, supervise and maintain records of the school, and coordinate school instructional activities with those of the LEA, including department chairpersons.
- NOTE:
District administrators (i.e. -
Business Mangers, Technology
Directors, Facilities Directors,
Data Managers, Technology
Technicians, Superintendent's
Administrative Assistants) and
specialists (i.e. - Guidance
Counselors, Nurses, Psychologists,
Social Workers, Occupational
Therapists, Speech/Language) are
NOT included
in "personnel" for this purpose.
Technology
Standards
International Society for Technology in Education's (ISTE) National Educational Technology Standards
(NETS) for Teachers
were refreshed and unveiled June 30, 2008. The same standards apply to both pre-service and practicing teachers. As with NETS for Students, NETS for Teachers is divided into essential strands.
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Facilitate and Inspire Student
Learning and Creativity
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Design and Develop Digital-Age
Learning Experiences and Assessments
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Model Digital-Age Work and
Learning
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Promote and Model Digital
Citizenship and Responsibility
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Engage in Professional Growth and
Leadership
Administrators play a key role in influencing how well technology is used in our schools. National Educational Technology
Standards (NETS) for Administrators
will be refreshed in 2009. RIDE recommends referring to NETS for Administrators 2002
which defines what administrators need to know and be able to do in order to support the effective use and integration of technology. The six strands for administrators include:
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Leadership and Vision
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Learning and Teaching
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Productivity and Professional Practice
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Support, Management, and Operations
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Assessment and Evaluation
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Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues
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Responsibilities Related to Personnel
Skilled in Technology
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LoTi
Digital Age Survey
The USDOE has required that all states
report on the number of Personnel
Skilled in Technology. This
requirement is directly tied to Title
II, D (E2T2) Federal funds. Recent
guidance from the USDOE allows states to
pilot a system within the E2T2 program
and then roll it out further to a
statewide implementation.
During the 2009/10 school year, RIDE
piloted the use of the LoTi Digital
Age Survey with over 400 participants in
the E2T2 - RITTI 2009 Model Classroom
program. The survey assessed
the current state of the personal
computer use, instructional practices
and authentic classroom technology use.
RIDE raised statewide awareness and sent out
guidance in the spring of 2010 for the May 2010
implementation of the Survey.
RIDE will initiate statewide awareness and guidance in March 2011.
All previously defined personnel are required to participate
in the LoTi Digital Age Survey spring window: March 28 - April 15, 2011.
LEAs must amend and augment their
Technology Plan in the next annual revision cycle
to include:
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Plans for assessing both
students and personnel. (Technology assessment is already a required component in Technology Plans. For most LEAs, this will require modifications to meet the federal guidelines. This is an opportunity for those where Technology Assessments are not included to meet both requirements.)
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Plans for the full
integration
of technology into curriculum,
instruction and professional
development.
Reporting on
Personnel Skilled in Technology
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Reporting on Personnel Skilled in
Technology is an "end of the year"
reporting item. The pilot implementation
of the LoTi Digital Age Survey occurred in November of 2009.
The first round of statewide implementation occurred in May 2010.
The second round of statewide implementation will occur from
March 28-April 15, 2011.
Collection of the data necessary for
federal reporting will occur in the LoTi
Digital Age Survey.
Other Reporting
Requirement Details
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School Computer Count and Internet Access - Beginning of each school year
(Beginning 2008/09 -
Collection will
take place within
e-RIDE's
"Instructional Technology Data
Collection Area".
Training for personnel responsible
for reporting will occur at the Data
Manager Meeting on October 9, 2008.)
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8th
Grade Technology Literacy
- Two testing windows: December
and May of each school year
(Beginning December 2008 -
Collection will take place within
the TechLiteracy Assessment)
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Personnel Skilled in Technology -
End of each school year
(Beginning
May 2010 - Collection will occur in
the LoTi Digital Age Survey.)
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Integrated Technology Status
- End of each school year
(Beginning
May 2010 - Collection will occur in
the LoTi Digital Age Survey.)
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