INSTRUCTIONAL DECISION MAKING
regarding the use of technology at FRA
• Our philosophy: Curriculum should guide technology use, not the other way around
• Students can learn successfully WITH technology and FROM technology
• Effective technology integration does not put the features of technology before the content of the curriculum. Before beginning a unit, educators must ask themselves what the students should know and be able to do after completing the unit and then ask themselves, "Does the use of this technology improve the learning?" If the answer is "No," then the technology is not being used as an instructional tool
• Evaluation of how students learn best from and with technology is an on-going process professionally measured with cognitive science, child development, best practices in instruction and evidence of student achievement
• Technology enables us to individualize, interact, tap outside experts; visualize and analyze data; link to real-world contexts; and take advantage of opportunities for feedback, reflection, analysis and organization