Teaching+and+Learning+Group+2


 * Group Member Names: Joan Roehre (Facilitator), Kathy Lauer, Dave Tuttle, Laura Betker**

Essential Question:
 * Are 21 st century skills being translated into practice through learning environments characterized by powerful, research-based strategies that effectively use technology?


 * Identified Need:** Differentiation

//Teachers need professional development/support on how to utilize technology to help **all** students learn (i.e. ELL, Special Needs, meeting individual learning profiles). The aggregate score for pedagogical knowledge needed to effectively integrate technology to improve teaching and learning was 1.8 out of a 10 point scale. //


 * Backwards Planning Map: [[file:differentiation.doc]]**


 * Helpful Resources:**
 * []


 * Identified Need:** Integration of 21st Century Skills into the Curriculum

//Efforts need to continue to integrate 21st century skills into curricular areas. 50% of eighth grade students are proficient on the NGA Student Proficiency Survey which measures the ISTE NET-S, AASL 21st Century Learner Standards and 21st Century Skills.//

**Backwards Planning Map: **

**Helpful Resources:**
 * [|Partnership for 21st Century Skills]
 * [|ISTE NETS for Students >]
 * AASL Standards []
 * Understanding 21st Century Skills and Outcomes []


 * Identified Need:** Collaborative Tools

//Analysis of qualitative data collected on the NGA Teacher Assessment reveals that teachers want access to collaborative tools to use with students and to collaborate with each other. The district scored 52 out of a possible 100 points on the NGA Collaboration Index. //


 * Backwards Planning Map: **[[file:collaboration.doc]]


 * Helpful Resources:**
 * Boost Student Achievement with Connected Teaching []