curricula in technology -curite an organizational and educational simultaneous learning solution for...

Georgette Viller - 2008

“Teaching all students to think and to be curious is

much more than a technical problem for which

educators, alone, are accountable. And more

professional development for teachers and better

textbooks and tests, though necessary, are insufficient

as solutions. The problem goes much deeper—to the

very way we conceive of the purpose and experience

of schooling and what we expect our high school

graduates to know and be able to do.”

—Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap, 2008


To help students achieve proficiency in 21st century skills, teachers and administrators need education support systems that strengthen their instructional, leadership and management capacity. And both students and educators need learning environments that are conducive to results. - Partnership for 21 century skills- 2008


Learning Organizations

• Everyone is continually expanding their capacity to create

• results they truly desire

• new & expansive patterns of thinking

• collective aspiration

• Where everyone is continually learning to see the whole (picture) together

-Peter Senge (1990) –

The Fifth Discipline 2006


Current situation


•Orphan Technology curricula and disciplines

Current situation


• Large investment in hardware, software and outsourcing of training and resources

• High pressure for integrated technology performance

• Lone ranger applications: Large effort, meager results

Current situation


Current situation


•Little

or no recognition of

progress

• Too long or too short of a path to reach or don’t lead to long term solutions.

Current situation


• Orphan Technology curricula and disciplines

• Large investment in hardware, software and outsourcing

• High pressure for integrated technology performance

• Lone ranger applications: Large effort, meager results

• Demand and school preparedness are unsynchronized

• Little or no recognition of progress

• Too long/short path to solutions.

Current situation


Learning Organization

Cross curricular

integration

School community integration

Teacher & student

competency

Engaging stakeholders

Maximize resources

New Literacy

order

Professional growth

Technology Integration

strategyCURITE

Curricula in Technology

organizational

educational

strategy


Organizational needs

Educational needs


– Digital Proficiency: in software, hardware and connectivity. Intelligence management.

– Digital Citizenship: safety, ethics, collaboration, responsibility, accountability

– Cross Curricula Integration: curricula support and cross discipline projects. Integrated practice




CCPsCross-Curricular

Projects




Projects

Cross- collaboration

• Community integration

• Collective aspiration




Projects

Everyone continuously expanding creative capacity

It is essential that everyone view Curricula in Technology - CURITE as an integral part of their job description directly affecting its outcome, leading to an overall transformation of the school’s social dynamics, and organizational structure.

The DACUM model is proposed to aid in this process


a priority

Roles and Their Scope

Teachers : • promote, create and

foster activities that include other curricular areas

• participate in at least two CCPs per school year.

ICT/Digital Teacher:– students’ levels of use

and application of curriculum core contents

– support to CCP teacher teams on tech. curricular contents and procedures

Incentives for outstanding• CCP Team Leaders •Teamwork


Roles and Their Scope

Academic staff and principals must

• be ready to attend to demands for effective curricula in technology

• own practices and use resources that are reflected in

– proactive participation

– the promotion and modeling of the instructional and leadership skills sought.


• on-a-need-to perform basis, guaranteeing its effectiveness and application

Focused training needs

• Minimizes impact

• Allows for coaching opportunities

• Promotes instructional leadership

Timely detection of weaknesses

• Highlights motivation

• Creates path for professional training and growth

Timely detection of

incentive opportunities

• Healthy climate of competition = higher standards and aspirations.

• Building of academic repository

• Enrichment and transformation of overall school performance.

Quality Academic

Output CCPs

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Curite is anorganizational strategy

• Vehicle for community integration

• Provides structure and plan

• Aids in spotting deficiencies

• Allows for timely feedback and tutoring

• Creates paths for growth & incentives



Curite is an educational strategy

• Twofold focus on technology curriculum

• Threefold focus on learning: students, teachers and organization

• Manifold opportunities for individual and collaborative work

• Desired process and attitude is modeled by teachers for students

• Overall team spiritGeorgette Viller - 2008

strategyCURITE


organizational

educational

strategy

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CURITE


Mexico, 2008Viller Capacitación y ConsultoríaGeorgette Viller - 2008