8th grade Portfolio Assessment

Idaho Student Information Technology Standards

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Kuna Middle School Team:

Deb McGrath, Michael Leavitt, & Jessica Seamons

deb@kms.kunaschools.org

  

Why Technology Standards?

NCLB Requirement  - read section about teacher and student standards www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/articleprintversion.cfm?aid=4340
Debate:  Skills vs. Integration

 

 History and Timeline of Idaho Student Information Technology Standards  

Standards Committee
Based on the ISTE standards
Adoption process – Committee, ICTL, Call for input

 What are they?

Not software or technology specific
General enough to be used by all, specific enough to assess
Defined by grade level
http://www.sde.state.id.us/bots/docs/Standards.DOC

Accountability – Responsibility of the District

Ideas for assessment:
Written test, Portfolios, Checklists
Possibility:  Accreditation

 Portfolios

www.kunaschools.org/kms  (link at bottom of the page)
Checklist of standards
Collection of artifacts
Three examples:  paper, digital, web

 Where do we go from here?

In-service staff
Add tech standards to instructional calendars (integrated instruction)
Begin portfolio assessment in 6th grade – add over 3 years
Provide mini-lessons & other resources for teachers