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| 1. Assistive Technology/ESOL addresses issues surrounding the use of technology to provide access to the curriculum and increase participation by students with special needs. | |
| * Assistive Technology Devices & Software | |
| * Assistive Technology & ESOL Best Practices | |
| 2. Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment covers all aspects of technology use in the classroom and includes the following topics: | |
| * All Content Areas | |
| * Assessment (Diagnostic, Formative, Summative, Balanced) | |
| * Best Practices | |
| * Differentiated Instruction | |
| * Digital Media | |
| * GeorgiaStandards.Org (GSO) | |
| * Higher-Order Thinking Skills, Processes, and Habits | |
| * Information Literacy | |
| * Innovative Learning Technologies | |
| * Instructional Strategies & Classroom Management | |
| * Laptop Learning/Learning with Handhelds | |
| * Learning Environments | |
| * Learning Object Repositories | |
| * One-to-One Curriculum & Instruction | |
| * Online Applications | |
| * Project & Problem-Based Learning | |
| * Technology Integration | |
| * Standards-Based Education | |
| * Student Technology Literacy | |
| * Videoconferencing in the Classroom | |
| * Virtual Worlds | |
| * Web-based instructional Resources | |
| * Web/Internet/Web 2.0 | |
| 3. Data Collection includes all aspects of data collection by schools and districts for the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) and includes topics such as: | |
| * Cognos | |
| * Data Warehouse | |
| * Financial Applications | |
| * Financial Applications | |
| * Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) | |
| * GaDOE Data Collections (Pre-ID Labels, CPI, Facilities) | |
| * MyGaDOE Portal | |
| * Student Information System (SIS) | |
| * Student Record Management System | |
| 4. E-learning/Virtual Schooling includes all aspects of designing, choosing and evaluating, and implementing online learning and virtual school experiences for students and includes topics such as: | |
| * Best Practices | |
| * Developing/Locating Digital Content/Learning Resources | |
| * Differentiated Instruction | |
| * Evaluating Online Courses | |
| * Evaluating and Training Online Teachers | |
| * Instructional Design | |
| * SCORM | |
| * Student Assessment | |
| * Virtual Technologies | |
| * Virtual Schools | |
| 5. Ethics & Equity addresses the ethical and equity issues implied in the expanding use of educational technology within schools and districts, and includes such topics as: | |
| * Accessibility | |
| * Ethical Issues | |
| * Gender, Race, Socioeconomic Issues | |
| * Plagiarism | |
| * Respecting Intellectual Property | |
| 6. Library/Media focuses on collaborations with classroom teachers to support instructional programs, and includes such strands as: | |
| * AASL Learning Standards (2007 release) | |
| * Automation Systems | |
| * Best Practices for Librarians/Media Specialists | |
| * Collaborations | |
| * Copyright | |
| * Digital Citizenship | |
| * Electronic Resources | |
| * Media Specialist as leader/change agent | |
| * Research Tools (Galileo, etc.) | |
| * Information Literacy | |
| * School Media Programs | |
| * School News | |
| 7. Professional Learning focuses on the means by which teachers, administrators and other school and system employees acquire, enhance and refine the knowledge, skills, and commitment necessary to create and support high levels of learning, and includes topics such as: | |
| * Administrative & Instructional Leadership Development | |
| * Productivity Tools/Resources | |
| * Online Professional Development | |
| * Learning Communities | |
| * Teacher Education – Preservice/Inservice | |
| * Video Conferencing | |
| 8. School Improvement addresses the role of technology in improving schools and includes topics such as: | |
| * Accountability | |
| * Advocacy | |
| * Assessing 8th Grade Technology Literacy (NCLB) | |
| * Data Analysis | |
| * Funding | |
| * Leadership & Vision | |
| * Policy | |
| * Program Evaluation | |
| * Research | |
| * School Culture | |
| * School Reform | |
| * Student, Family, & Community Involvement and Support | |
| * Technology Initiatives | |
| * Technology Planning and Organization | |
| 9. Technology Infrastructure focuses on the technology, resources, and policies necessary to build the technology infrastructure for effective teaching, learning, and administration, and includes topics such as: | |
| • Computer Networking, Systems, & Related Issues | |
| • Data Security | |
| • Disaster Recovery | |
| • Emerging Technology | |
| • Gadgets | |
| • Online Safety | |
| • Open Source | |
| • Privacy & Security Issues | |
| • Tech Support & Maintenance | |
| • Web Development & Applications | |
| • Web Portals | |
| • Wireless Technology |