2. What are standards?
• What are educational standards?
– Educational standards help teachers ensure their
students have the skills and knowledge they need
to be successful by providing clear goals for
student learning.
• Frequently Asked Questions
4. Why standards-based education?
• Standards-Based Education
– originally arose out of a conviction that
expectations for student performance can and
should be raised and that specific goals needed to
be set if achievement is to be improved. It rests on
the belief that all children should have access to
more challenging curriculum content and that
they should be expected to learn that content at a
proficient-to-high level of performance.
•
5. Why do we need educational standards?
• As a roadmap for teachers, parents and students
– Standards do not tell teachers how to teach, but they do
help teachers figure out the knowledge and skills their
students should have so that teachers can build the best
lessons and environments for their classrooms. Standards
also help students and parents by setting clear and realistic
goals for success. . . . Of course, standards are not the only
thing that is needed for our children’s success, but they
provide an accessible roadmap for our
teachers, parents, and students.
• Frequently Asked Questions
6. The roadmap in Kentucky
• Kentucky Core Academic Standards - NEW
– were adopted by the Kentucky State Board of Education in
2010. Formerly called the Program of Studies (POS), the
Kentucky Core Academic Standards include the Common
Core State Standards for English Language Arts and
Mathematics and also include all of the
former content area standards from the
POS (2006) (which are being revised and
will be incorporated in the KCAS as they
are adopted by the Kentucky Board of
Education).
• KDE > Instructional Resources >
Curriculum Documents & Resources > Program of Studies
7. National Standards in Technology for Students
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-students/
11. NETS for Computer Science Educators
http://www.iste.org/standards/nets-for-computer-science-educators
12. Significance of ISTE Nets?
• Important for life skills
– The NETS can serve to not only focus attention on
the importance of 21st century skills, but to also
help educational constituents understand the
specific skills as well as dispositions which learners
today should possess in our digitally networked
information society.
• Raising Awareness About ISTE NETS
Thursday, June 4th 2009 by Wes Fryer
14. What are 21st-Century Skills?
http://www.thesmartbean.com/magazine/21st-century-skills-magazine/what-are-21st-century-skills/
15. 21st Century Skills in Kentucky
Learn more about the Partnership and the
Framework for 21st Century Learning.
16. It’s a P21 thing!
• P21?
– Partnership for 21st Century Skills
Kentucky
Becomes – What is the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21)?
the 15th
State to • P21 is a national organization that advocates for 21st
Join P21 century readiness for every student. As the United
June
30, 2010 States continues to compete in a global economy that
demands innovation, P21 and its members provide
tools and resources to help the U.S. education system
keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical
thinking and problem
solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity
and innovation).
• A complete list of our Strategic Council members and
partner organizations is here.
17. Kentucky recognized by P21
• P21 Recognizes Five States
for 21st Century Learning at Institute.21
– Kentucky P20 Innovation Lab Partnership in the
category of Partnerships for Sustainable Success
• Institute.21 2012 Awards
