PETE & C 2013
Session Number: AH06
Blog Tag: PETE12AH06
Program Title: Technology & Common Core: Where is the fit?
Session Time: AH Monday 10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m.
Session Type: One Hour
Room: Overlook
Location: Hershey Hotel
Program Description: The Common Core is coming to a district near you! Where does educational technology fit in? Come learn how to effectively implement the CCSS using some of the latest and greatest technology tools. Participants will leave this session with an extensive list of web 2.0 tools, tech suggestions, and a window to what good CCSS instruction looks like.
Affiliated Organization: Palmyra Area School District
Presenter: Lisa Hollenbach
Strand: PA and National Initiatives, PA and National Initiatives
Audiences: K-8 9-12
Level: Introductory
Blog Tag: PETE12AH06
Program Title: Technology & Common Core: Where is the fit?
Session Time: AH Monday 10:30 a.m - 11:30 a.m.
Session Type: One Hour
Room: Overlook
Location: Hershey Hotel
Program Description: The Common Core is coming to a district near you! Where does educational technology fit in? Come learn how to effectively implement the CCSS using some of the latest and greatest technology tools. Participants will leave this session with an extensive list of web 2.0 tools, tech suggestions, and a window to what good CCSS instruction looks like.
Affiliated Organization: Palmyra Area School District
Presenter: Lisa Hollenbach
Strand: PA and National Initiatives, PA and National Initiatives
Audiences: K-8 9-12
Level: Introductory
What are the CCSS?
The Common Core State Standards initiative was state led and coordinated by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers to create benchmarks for learning from kindergarten through grade 12. The standards themselves “were developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts” and are divided into two separate sets of standards: English language arts and math. The English language arts standards also include history, science and technical studies.
The Common Core State Standards seeks to develop students who:
According to the Standards, teachers must teach and students must learn using relevant technology that students will need to succeed beyond high school.
The Common Core State Standards seeks to develop students who:
- Demonstrate independence
- Evaluate complex texts
- Possess strong content knowledge
- Communicate effectively
- Comprehend and critique
- Locate and use evidence effectively
- Feel confident solving real world problems
- Understand other perspectives and cultures
- Apply their existing knowledge to new situations
- Use technology and digital media strategically and capably
According to the Standards, teachers must teach and students must learn using relevant technology that students will need to succeed beyond high school.