As a member of this Master’s program, you are helping shape the future of your school with regards to its 21st Century technology practices. Please research what your school’s educational technology mission statement is. Is there one? Is technology mentioned at all?
In your blog, please write your school’s mission statement that incorporates technology and comment on it. How does their statement align with your personal practice? Does it meet the goals for your capstone? At the start of the school year, our staff created a “Top Down” collaborative vision. It started with our district’s mission statement and worked down to our site level. District Mission Statement "Our mission is to transform lives by instilling 21st century skills and to inspire lifelong learning in every student." District Goals "Goal 1: Students will graduate career and college ready through inquiry-based learning experiences and assessments aligned to 6C/California State Standards Goal 2: Students will have equitable access and opportunities to close the achievement gap. Goal 3: Instill 21st Century Skills - All students will master 21st Century Learning." AVID Schoolwide Mission Statement (We are an AVID Elementary School) "AVID’s mission is to close the achievement gap by preparing all students for college readiness and success in a global society." We then described our AVID site goals which are based on AVID strategies of writing to learn, inquiry, collaboration, organization and reading to learn. Last but not least, we created our own mission statement. Northwood Mission Statement "Our mission is to foster a love of learning by challenging and supporting every student, fostering collaboration among all stakeholders (students, staff, families & community), and maintaining a positive and respectful environment." In reviewing our school’s mission statement, there is no explicit mention of technology. While this mission statement is in alignment with my educational philosophy of supporting every student, it does leave out a key piece of our innovative learning program. Although “21st Century” skills are mentioned in our district’s goals, that too is up to interpretation as to exactly what hat means. I think that a simple addition to our mission statement such as “ while improving equity of access and supporting best practices in technology integration” might be a way to demonstrate our school’s vision and commitment.
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Florencia
3/2/2017 09:03:11 pm
Dana,
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Lori
3/4/2017 07:35:44 am
Dana, I found it very useful to read your district's mission statement, followed by AVID's and your school's. These make sense because a mission statement is supposed to be high-level. It doesn't address every curricular area; instead, a mission statement sets a high-level vision that encompasses all curricular areas or goals.
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Dana HandI teach Read 180 at Northwood Elementary School and I am passionate about reading (obviously!) In my "free time" I love hanging out with my 2 teenagers and taking our two dogs for long walks. Archives
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