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MICHIGAN INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCIES FOR STUDENTS (MITECS) in Action

http://tinyurl.com/MACUL-mitecs

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As you watch the video, think about the behaviors Molly is exhibiting.

WHAT DID YOU IDENTIFY?

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Three high school students in science class by Alliance for Excellent Education is licensed by CC BY-NC 2.0

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MITECS and Computer Science Standards

MITECS

Essential competencies for all which include the skills of knowing how to use technological applications at the core, but more importantly to harness them

Computer Science

A theory and a practice that helps us code a computing device
Principles of algorithms, data structures, programming, problem solving

Communication, Collaboration, Creativity

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Not your parents’ �tech skills

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Empowered Learner

Students leverage technology to demonstrate competency in learning goals in a variety of ways

Students articulate, set, and reflect on learning goals
Build networks and customize learning environments
Use technology to seek feedback that informs their learning
Understand fundamental technology operations, and transfer knowledge to explore emerging technologies

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Empowered Learner - Example

Student choice of a digital tool

Student selects from a list
Student propose own in addition to list
Student has total choice of tool

Student choice of topics (reading, research, Genius Hour, PBL)
Student choice with learning menus/choice boards

Choice in demonstrating learning - allowing for different learning styles, interests, and potential modifications
Can have a non-negotiable as well

Student goal setting

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Turn & Talk

Which of the items from the previous screen (student choice activities or student goal setting) do you use in your classroom OR do you observe in your building/district?

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Digital Citizen

Students recognize rights and responsibilities of living, learning, and working in an interconnected world.

Cultivate, manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of permanence of actions
Engage in positive, legal and safe behavior online
Demonstrate understanding of and respect for the obligations in using/sharing intellectual property
Manage personal data securely to protect identity and understands how personal data is collected and tracked

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Turn & Talk

In your school, what activities are taking place to help students develop into digital citizens who have a positive impact on others.

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Knowledge Constructor

Students critically curate a variety of resources to construct knowledge, produce artifacts, and make meaning learning experiences for themselves and others

Employs effective research strategies to retrieve information and resources
Evaluates credibility, accuracy, and relevance of resources
Builds knowledge by actively exploring and developing solutions for real-world problems

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Knowledge Constructor - Example

Students help local antique shop with mystery artifacts

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Turn & Talk

What examples of developing knowledge constructors can you share from your experiences, observations or practice?

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Innovative Designer

Students use technologies within the design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, imaginative solutions

Uses design process to generate ideas, test theories, create innovative artifacts, or solve problems
Considers design constraints and calculated risks
Develops, test, and refines prototypes
Perseveres through ambiguity and the challenges of open-ended problems

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Innovative Designer - Example

Objective: To use the design process to rethink the recently built terrace space outside the 4th and 5th grade classrooms.

Define audience: teachers, students, parent volunteers, staff, younger students

Prototyping and Test: Students make a scale model of the terrace/patio that incorporates their design elements, estimate project cost

Share: Students present their model to school administration and PTA, accept additional ideas or constraints, before project moves forward into construction

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Turn and Talk

What activities/lessons have you observed, taught, or experienced where students are solving real world problems creatively?

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Creative Communicator

Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using platforms, tools, styles, formats, and digital media appropriate to the goals

Generates and/or remixes to create new work
Uses visualizations, models, etc. to communicate
Publishes or presents content customized to audience

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Computational Thinker

Students develop and employ strategies for understanding and solving problems in ways that leverage the power of technology to develop and test solutions

Formulate problem definitions suited for technology assisted methods
Collect data or identify relevant data sets, use digital tools to analyze them, and represent data to aid decision-making
Break problems into component parts, extract key information, and develop descriptive models
Create and test automated solutions

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Computational Thinker - Example

Exit routine by Kindergarten class at Maple Hills Elementary in Renton, WA - They created an algorithm for their exit routine and then debugged it together

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Turn & Talk

What activities can you think of that take place in a classroom or school building that could be related to computational thinking?

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Global Collaborator

Students utilize technology to make connections with others globally/locally to broaden perspectives and learning

Collaborates with others to tackle authentic problems
Connect with learners from other backgrounds/cultures
Use collaborative technologies to connect with others and examine issues from multiple viewpoints
Contributes to project teams working toward a common goal

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MITECS Resources

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MITECS Hub

https://goopenmichigan.org/hubs/mitecs

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Professional Development area in MITECS Hub

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EduPath Courses such as this one on combating fake news -

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From the Digital Promise:

Challenge Based Learning - resources and projects

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Digital Promise -

Microcredentials for teachers

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Contact Information

http://www.techplan.org/mitecs/

Michelle Ribant \| ribantm@michigan.gov Director of 21st Century Learning Office of Systems, Evaluation, and Technology (OSET) Michigan Department of Education
Melinda Waffle \| wafflem@calhounisd.org Educational Technology Consultant Director, REMC 12E Calhoun Intermediate School District	Ann-Marie Mapes \| mapesa@michigan.gov Educational Technology Manager Office of Systems, Evaluation, and Technology (OSET) Michigan Department of Education