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The Montgomery County Public Schools is a partner in two consortiums
of school systems in Maryland focusing on technology standards. The first is
a consortium developing an assessment tool for teachers on the Maryland Teacher
Technology
Standards
(MTTS).
The
second is the Technology Literacy by 8th Grade (TL8) consortium which is a
state wide consortium developing the Maryland Technology Literacy Standards
for Students
(MTLSS). Both consortiums are funded through a Technology Education grant
from the state.
The MTTS were originally created
as part of the PT3 grant to ensure that student teacher candidates had adequate
technology skills. The MTTS are now being used by grant consortium members
to develop the Maryland Online Technology Assessment for Teachers and Administrators.
Additionally, local school systems are also designing activities to support
the grant and align with county initiatives. The work of the TL8 consortium is to develop the Maryland Technology
Standards for Students and present them to the state advisory board for
approval. As part of the process of developing the standards, the consortium will also
be making recommendations to the advisory board on the definition of technology
literacy for students and the process to assess students on the standards.
As a nonpublic institution in the Montgomery County, you may benefit from
the work of both consortiums by having access to products and services
of these
grants. These include having access to the teacher assessment tool, access
to professional
development
plans,
information on national best practices on technology literacy, and lessons
integrating the standards with the voluntary state curriculum. Although
professional development is not listed as a product of the grant, you
may also be able
to access some professional development opportunities as they become available.
For more information on the Teacher Assessment
Grant or the Technology Literacy by 8th Grade Grant see the links below.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Kalani Smith
TL8 Project Manager
850 Hungerford Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
301.279.3229
kalani_smith@mcpsmd.org
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