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SAISD’s Goal

Level 5 Technology Integration - Using technology to extend learning beyond the classroom walls in ways that encourage creativity and collaboration at a distance. This is supported by ISTE National Education Technology Standards for Students, Levels of Technology Implementation (LOTI), and State Board for Educator Certification Technology Standards for Teachers, and Target Tech of the Texas STaR Chart.

Overview of TILT

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What is the purpose of TILT?

Develop capacity in the District to implement National Education Technology Standards for Students and Teachers as articulated in the Texas School Technology and Readiness (STaR) Chart and achieve Level 5 Technology Use.

How many participants do you have?

Currently, there are 10 participants participating in two cohorts. Each cohort began with about 13 participants. Larger cohorts are difficult to fund due to the equipment and professional development costs.

What is the TILT initiative?

San Antonio ISD teachers from across the district are participating in the Technology Lead Teacher (TILT) Program. A major part of the TILT Program—to help SAISD teachers meet State Board of Educator Certification Technology Applications Standards for All Teachers—is the PBS TeacherLine/ISTE Capstone Certificate Program. This year-long professional development program is designed for teachers who have experience integrating computer-based technologies into their classroom practice and want to earn certification in the International Society for Technology in Education National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers while further developing their knowledge and skills.
By participating in the Online Capstone Program, teachers will take part in an in-depth study of how technology can improve teaching and learning while developing a professional digital portfolio.
The PBS TeacherLine/ISTE Certificate Program consists of a “Capstone Introduction” which SAISD TILT teachers have just completed and two 15-week Capstone Courses. The courses are organized around the learner’s creation of portfolio exhibits.
A “capstone” represents a culminating achievement, and as such, the Capstone courses are intended to develop and demonstrate proficiency in the ISTE NETS•T, culminating in two multimedia online portfolio exhibits.
Capstone I: Teaching with Technology focuses on teacher use of technology; Capstone II: Empowering Students with Technology concentrates on students as the primary users of technology. Each Capstone exhibit contains digital artifacts of the learner’s classroom practice and reflections on how classroom projects demonstrate particular standards in action.
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SAISD Current Conditions

  • Hardware:
    • 41% of District computers deployed for instructional purposes are obsolete (59% are measured as current, or 2003 or greater). Source: Fixed Assets, 08/20/2007
  • Technology Integration:
    • 40% of teachers are at Level 0 (non-use) or 1 (tech used for teacher productivity).
    • 2% of teachers are at Level 5 (extend learning beyond the classroom).
    • 57% of teachers are at Levels 2–4
  • SAISD lacks technology integration capacity at the campus level.
  • Curriculum Audit reflects lack of technology integration in core content areas.

Why Implement TILT?

  • Provide sustained professional learning opportunities aligned to ISTE’s National Education Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS-S)
  • Certify SAISD teachers as “Technology Integration Lead Teachers” (TILTs)
  • Build capacity in the District for curriculum-technology integration.
  • Achieve long-term change.

What are the benefits of TILT?

  • SAISD teachers are
    1. Engaging in an in-depth study of how technology can improve teaching and learning, network with educational technology innovators from across the country,
    2. Creating a portfolio to demonstrate their proficient use of technology in the classroom, and
    3. Demonstrating their knowledge of the ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers (NETS•T) while earning a certificate of proficiency in the ISTE NETS•T.
  • Teachers certified with proficiency in the ISTE NETS•T will, in turn, become campus leaders in developing and aligning curriculum for Technology Applications TEKS at all grade levels.

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Accelerate Success

  • TILT Cohorts begin graduating in Spring and Summer, 2008.
  • Follow-up programs for maximizing the impact of TILT cohort participants are in planning now for 2008–2009 school year implementation.
  • Meetings planned with participants and their principals for 2008–2009 as they complete to ensure a common vision for professional learning and leadership at the campus.
  • Need more support and recognition for TILT graduates.
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