New Directions in Digital Technology and Curriculum Development Complimentary Arizona Seminar

We are co-hosting an informative seminar with Alhambra Elementary School District in just a few weeks.  Make sure you save time and attend the morning of Thursday, October 16 for Education on the Move in Arizona - New Directions in Digital Technology and Curriculum Development. The event will be held at the Alhambra District Office, Conference Center Boardroom from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. noon MST.

The statewide seminar will illustrate the ways in which technology-based education is being implemented in Arizona. A panel discussion comprised of local leaders from Alhambra Elementary School District, Dysart Unified School District, Higley Unified School District, Tucson Unified School District, and Vail Unified School District will share how they are implementing technology in support of curriculum development, instruction, and assessment. ATI will discuss the newest Galileo enhancements designed to provide educators, administrators, and content specialists with technology to transform and integrate local curriculum, assessment, and instructional practices.

The seminar will provide an up-close look at district initiatives and cutting-edge Galileo technology designed to support the transformation and integration of local curriculum, assessment, and instructional practices. Following the presentations and panel discussion, there will be a question and answer period. Light refreshments will be served.

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Education on the Move in Arizona: New Directions in Digital Technology and Curriculum Development

Complimentary Arizona Statewide Seminar

Co-Hosted by Alhambra Elementary School District and

Assessment Technology Incorporated

 

Please join us on October 16, 2014 for an exciting and informative seminar: Education on the Move in Arizona - New Directions in Digital Technology and Curriculum Development. The event is co-hosted by Alhambra Elementary School District (AESD) and Assessment Technology Incorporated (ATI) and will be held at the AESD Office, Conference Center Boardroom from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. noon MST.

The statewide seminar will illustrate the ways in which technology-based education is being implemented in Arizona. A panel discussion comprised of local leaders from Alhambra Elementary School District, Dysart Unified School District, Higley Unified School District, Tucson Unified School District, and Vail Unified School District will share how they are implementing technology in support of curriculum development, instruction, and assessment. ATI will discuss the newest Galileo enhancements designed to provide educators, administrators, and content specialists with technology to transform and integrate local curriculum, assessment, and instructional practices in ways that:

• Facilitate local initiatives to construct online digital curriculums including Instructional Units specifying local scope and sequence, lessons, assignments, and assessments aligned to rigorous standards and delivered/updated in real-time;
• Effectively and efficiently measure student progress and proficiency in achieving mastery of rigorous standards including the use of Technology Enhanced (TE) items and performance-based assessments rendered in the course of dialogic instruction and designed to prepare students for the new upcoming state assessments; and
• Integrate technology in other content areas to use in everyday instruction and build the capacity of teachers' use of technology as an instructional tool.

The seminar will provide an up-close look at district initiatives and cutting-edge Galileo technology designed to support the transformation and integration of local curriculum, assessment, and instructional practices. Following the presentations and panel discussion there will be a question and answer period.

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Professional Development for Galileo Users

The start of the new school year is always a busy time for ATI’s Professional Development Specialists. We spend many hours on the road working with districts and charter schools to help them prepare for implementing their first Galileo assessment. Once the first assessment of the year is successfully administered, it is time to train staff on how to utilize Galileo’s other components and tools. Many school districts and charter schools ask ATI’s Professional Development Specialist to come out and deliver follow-up, on-site training on:

• Generating reports and using Galileo data
• Galileo curriculum tools
• Administering Technology Enhanced items
• Building formative assessments
• Implementing interventions

For more information on ATI’s entire on-site professional development offerings, click here. If arranging an on-site professional development session is not an option for you this year, ATI’s Professional Development Specialists host complimentary professional development Learning On-Demand sessions throughout the year. For the fall Learning On-Demand schedule, click here. 

Technology Enhanced Items Contributing to the Implementation of New Standards

Schools in every corner of the land are about to embark on a major initiative to increase the implementation of technology-based assessment and instruction. This movement is fueled by rapid advances in computer and information technology and in response to important developments in educational standards and curriculum.

In support of educators implementing technology-based assessment and instruction, ATI has launched a new initiative introducing Technology Enhanced (TE) items through formative assessments rendered in the course of dialogic instruction. A recently published white paper, Technology Enhanced Items for Formative Assessments in Dialogic Curriculums, discusses the components of the initiative and their contributions to the implementation of new standards. To learn more about ATI’s initiative, read the full paper.