Investing in our Investing in our student’s future, student’s future,

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OverviewOverview How does technology affect student How does technology affect student

learning and achievement?learning and achievement?

Professional Training for EducationsProfessional Training for Educations

Science and Mathematics technologyScience and Mathematics technology

Promethean Boards/Smart Boards as Promethean Boards/Smart Boards as effective classroom technology tools.effective classroom technology tools.

How does technology affect How does technology affect student learning and student learning and

achievement?achievement?4th grade 4th grade

students who students who used technology used technology

progress 3-5 progress 3-5 weeks ahead of weeks ahead of their peers who their peers who

did not use did not use technologytechnology

Students Students participating in participating in the technology-the technology-

integrated school integrated school reform efforts reform efforts demonstrated demonstrated

average increases average increases of 94 points in of 94 points in

combined SAT I combined SAT I performance performance

Technology Training for Technology Training for EducationsEducations

CONFIDENCECONFIDENCE CREATIVITYCREATIVITY

EFFECTIVENESSEFFECTIVENESSTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

INTEGRATIONINTEGRATION

Training is Essential

Science and Mathematic Science and Mathematic technology, play an technology, play an

important role in our important role in our student’s understanding student’s understanding and learning experience.and learning experience.

Technology creates Technology creates multimedia and group multimedia and group learning opportunitieslearning opportunities

When you teach you learn twice!

Significant change in student skills Significant change in student skills and knowledgeand knowledge

Technology allows student to become Technology allows student to become the “expert”the “expert”

Group projects implore students to Group projects implore students to teach each otherteach each other

Promethean Boards/Smart Promethean Boards/Smart BoardsBoards

Create learning Create learning opportunitiesopportunities

Creates effective Creates effective visualsvisuals

Adapts to various Adapts to various learning styleslearning styles

SummarySummary

Professional teacher training is an effective Professional teacher training is an effective key to student’s learning while working with key to student’s learning while working with

technology.technology.

Studies discovered that students show positive Studies discovered that students show positive progress on tests, research abilities, and group progress on tests, research abilities, and group cooperation projects when using technology.cooperation projects when using technology.

Technology should be considered an Technology should be considered an essentialessential classroom tool. classroom tool.