MTLSS-What do they mean MTLSS-What do they mean for Maryland’s students, for Maryland’s students, parents, administrators, parents, administrators,

and teachers?and teachers?

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

Overview of MTLSSOverview of MTLSS

On February 27, 2007, Maryland State On February 27, 2007, Maryland State Department of Education adopted Department of Education adopted

Technology Literacy Standards for all Technology Literacy Standards for all students in grades Pre-kindergarten students in grades Pre-kindergarten though 8th. As our early childhood, though 8th. As our early childhood,

elementary, and middle school students elementary, and middle school students return to school in August, an expectation return to school in August, an expectation

to demonstrate “literacy” in technology to demonstrate “literacy” in technology will return with them. will return with them.

How will this expectation affect students, How will this expectation affect students, educators, and parents? What preparation educators, and parents? What preparation will be needed to ensure success for all?will be needed to ensure success for all?

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

What is Technology Literacy?What is Technology Literacy?

Technology Literacy is defined as…Technology Literacy is defined as…

““the ability of an individual, the ability of an individual, working independently and with working independently and with

others, to responsibly, others, to responsibly, appropriately and effectively use appropriately and effectively use

technology tools to access, technology tools to access, manage, integrate, evaluate, create manage, integrate, evaluate, create

and communicate information.”and communicate information.”

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

Defining Technology Defining Technology LiteracyLiteracy

After reading the definition of After reading the definition of technology literacy, determine which technology literacy, determine which

part(s) of the definition with which you part(s) of the definition with which you agree or disagree.agree or disagree.

WhyWhy do you agree or disagree? do you agree or disagree?

Consider what may be missing from Consider what may be missing from the definition for a technology literate the definition for a technology literate

student.student.

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

What Should a Technology What Should a Technology Literate Student Be Able to Literate Student Be Able to

Do?Do?It’s easy to determine reading literacy. A reading literate student would be able to pronounce a high percentage of words correctly while reading smoothly and fluently. It may even be easy to spot a

student who is literate in a specific mathematical application or one who

demonstrates literacy in writing.

How would you determine technology literacy if you looked at a student in 3rd

grade, 5th grade, pre-kindergarten, etc.?

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

EExamples of a xamples of a Technology Literate StudentTechnology Literate Student

Select a grade level - pre-kindergarten Select a grade level - pre-kindergarten through 6th grade - that you have through 6th grade - that you have

some knowledge and/or experience. some knowledge and/or experience.

Think/Pair/ShareThink/Pair/Share

List skills that you feel a student in List skills that you feel a student in your selected grade should master in your selected grade should master in

order to demonstrate technology order to demonstrate technology literacy.literacy.

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

What Technology Literacy What Technology Literacy Standards Apply to Maryland’s Standards Apply to Maryland’s

Students?Students?Now that you’ve speculated about what Now that you’ve speculated about what Maryland’s students need to do in order to Maryland’s students need to do in order to demonstrate technology literacy, it’s time to demonstrate technology literacy, it’s time to actualize the expectations for them.actualize the expectations for them.

Look at the website that outlines Maryland’s Look at the website that outlines Maryland’s Technology Literacy Student Standards: Technology Literacy Student Standards:

http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/techlhttp://www.mcps.k12.md.us/departments/techlit/it/How close were your perceptions about How close were your perceptions about student expectations to what is actually student expectations to what is actually expected? expected?

Maryland Technology Literacy Student Standards-kroberson

Technology Literacy for My Technology Literacy for My Students Means….Students Means….

How will the MTLSS affect teachers? How will the MTLSS affect teachers? Administrators?Administrators?

How will the MTLSS affect students? Parents?How will the MTLSS affect students? Parents? How can online learning aid in developing a How can online learning aid in developing a

technology literate student in the early technology literate student in the early childhood through 8th grades?childhood through 8th grades?

What additional teaching/learning styles What additional teaching/learning styles (other than online learning) could positively (other than online learning) could positively impact technology literacy?impact technology literacy?

Are teachers technology literate? Do they Are teachers technology literate? Do they need to be technology literate in order to need to be technology literate in order to produce technology literacy in students?produce technology literacy in students?