NETS-T+PreAssessment+Summary+(Sept,+2010)

=NETS-T Assessments=

As a requirement of the successful EETT grant award in 2009-2010, staff and 8th grade students must complete pre- and post- assessments that measure literacy in the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers and Students. Staff members (all teachers, librarians, administrators who are affected by the grant) must participate in the assessments in the fall and spring for the next three years. Obviously, the federal government is expecting to see growth in technological literacy in both our adult and student populations as a result of the grant award.

In September, 2010, all staff members who are affected by the grant were assigned a login and password and prompted to complete a staff technology assessment designed by Infosource, Inc. This assessment, better known as Simple-K12, was completed by nearly all of the 172 professionals who work in buildings that received interactive whiteboards purchased through the grant.

The adults were permitted to select one version of the assessment that seemed most appropriate for them. The assessments were designed to ask participants to demonstrate literacy using:

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The results have not been aggregated. Therefore, summary results for each assessment have been shared with you here. In the summaries, you will see the staff performance in each indicator of every NETS for Teachers Standard. Obviously, we appear to do better in some than others. Feel free to examine this data.

Please consider:

(1) Where do we appear to demonstrate the greatest "technological literacy?"

(2) Where do we appear to have the most growth potential?

(3) Which standards most directly influence the technological literacy of our students?

(4) How can this data drive our professional development agenda for the next 1 - 2 years?