The Future of the The Future of the Vermont Technology Vermont Technology Grade ExpectationsGrade Expectations

January 30, 2009January 30, 2009

The GoalsThe Goals

  To understand and learn from the past so To understand and learn from the past so that we may give better direction to the that we may give better direction to the future.future.

To consider how the evolving technology To consider how the evolving technology landscape influences educational practices.landscape influences educational practices.

To consider options available to Vermont in To consider options available to Vermont in guiding technology integration and further guiding technology integration and further examine the benefits and challenges that examine the benefits and challenges that each option might present.each option might present.

Agenda – Agenda – The The BeginningBeginning

8:30 – 9:00 – Refreshments & 8:30 – 9:00 – Refreshments & Conversations Conversations 

9:00 – 9:05 – Welcome – Paul Irish & 9:00 – 9:05 – Welcome – Paul Irish & Peter Drescher Peter Drescher 

9:05 – 9:15 – Introductions & 9:05 – 9:15 – Introductions & Agenda Review – Ed BarryAgenda Review – Ed Barry

Agenda - A Look Back Agenda - A Look Back

9:15 – 10:30 –A Look Back9:15 – 10:30 –A Look Back

45 minutes - Small groups will consider the following:45 minutes - Small groups will consider the following: How have the VT TGEs guided technology How have the VT TGEs guided technology

integration in your school/district/SU? integration in your school/district/SU? Has there been formal assessments of technology Has there been formal assessments of technology

based on the TGEs? If yes, has data been collected?based on the TGEs? If yes, has data been collected? How have the TGEs benefited your How have the TGEs benefited your

school/district/SU?school/district/SU? What challenges have the TGEs posed in your What challenges have the TGEs posed in your

school/district/SU?school/district/SU?

30 minutes – Each group reports out followed by 30 minutes – Each group reports out followed by general discussion and summarization.general discussion and summarization. What have we learned from our past that can What have we learned from our past that can

influence decisions we make for the future?influence decisions we make for the future?

Agenda - Agenda - Why Why Change? Setting the Change? Setting the

StageStage  

10:45 – 11:30 - NETS-S Refreshed – A 10:45 – 11:30 - NETS-S Refreshed – A Comparison of Old and New & A Look at 21Comparison of Old and New & A Look at 21stst Century Skills & NETS-S Alignment – Ed BarryCentury Skills & NETS-S Alignment – Ed Barry How will each of these documents guide our next How will each of these documents guide our next

steps?steps? What benefits and challenges does each one What benefits and challenges does each one

provide?provide?

11:30 – 12:00 - A State Review: A quick look at 11:30 – 12:00 - A State Review: A quick look at what other states are doing – Peter Drescherwhat other states are doing – Peter Drescher

L U N C H L U N C H

12:00 - 1:0012:00 - 1:00

Agenda - What’s the Agenda - What’s the Best Direction for Best Direction for

Vermont? Vermont? 1:00 – 1:45 – What directions should Vermont take? 1:00 – 1:45 – What directions should Vermont take?

What are the options? What are the options? Small group discussionSmall group discussion

1:45 – 2:15 – Reporting out and summarizing the 1:45 – 2:15 – Reporting out and summarizing the optionsoptions

2:15 – 3:00 – What are the Benefits & Challenges of 2:15 – 3:00 – What are the Benefits & Challenges of each option?each option?

Small group workSmall group work

3:00 – 3:30 – Summarizing the Benefits & 3:00 – 3:30 – Summarizing the Benefits & ChallengesChallenges

3:30 – Adjournment 3:30 – Adjournment