Improving+Student+Achievement

Improving Student Achievement  Describe how the integration of technology as outlined in the National Educational Technology Standards will enhance student achievement and improve instructional practice?

 Broward Schools has formal plans and policies in place to ensure that students, teachers, and administrators are technologically literate. To meet these goals, each state was required to establish standards of technological literacy and to create a plan to ensure the ongoing integration of technology into school curricula and instructional strategies in all schools in the State, so that technology will be fully integrated into the curricula and instruction of the schools.  Title II D of No Child Left Behind, called Enhancing Education through Technology, has as its primary goal the improvement of student academic achievement through the use of technology in elementary schools and secondary schools.  Two additional goals of Title II D are  (A) 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.  (B) To encourage the effective integration of technology resources and systems with teacher training and curriculum development to establish research-based instructional methods that can be widely implemented as best practices by State educational agencies and local educational agencies.  As our district continues to offer in-service trainings along with teacher follow-ups instructional practice will improve. Teachers are required to go back into their classrooms and apply what they have learned through modeling and instruction of the various lessons. Students will then be allowed to practice their skills regularly and in each classroom. Last, the Professional Development days that the district provides on early release days are great opportunities for teachers to learn and grow. [] []



http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students.aspx