Archdiocesan Technology Vision
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Catholic
School System believes technology, a basic tool in many life and
career experiences, is a key to life-long learning. It is essential
that it is seamlessly integrated into learning and teaching and that
it is the catalyst for change in the way student and teachers interact
in the classroom. Technology is not a curriculum, but a tool used to
support teaching and learning; it is a tool used to support students
in their acquisition of knowledge and skills necessary to achieve
learning outcomes. In the same manner, the use of technology for
non-instructional purposes is a tool providing for timely, cost
effective, and efficient methods to meet the administrative needs of
the Archdiocese. Access to technology for all learners, including
students, staff, and community is essential if students are to succeed
in the 21st century. The classroom is a learning environment where
every participant, student or teacher, is treated as an equal learner
and has the potential to be an equal teacher. Teachers will guide
instruction in such a manner that these opportunities to be learners
and teachers can and do coexist.
The Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Catholic
School System believes that proficient use and knowledge of technology
is essential for students to make the transition from the educational
environment to a competitive world, while increasing their ability to
function in and contribute to a technology-rich society.
Adequate technical support for
technology and on-going staff development is critical to realize the
potential of the seamless integration of technology into learning and
teaching and all Archdiocesan functions. Teachers need to know about
curriculum resources and technologies to connect their students with
sources of information and knowledge that allow them to explore ideas,
acquire and synthesize information, and frame and solve problems.
Also, teachers need to know about collaboration: how to structure
interactions among students, how to collaborate with other teachers,
and how to work with parents to shape supportive experiences at school
and home.
A K-12 sequenced program of technology skills will be
maintained and taught to students to meet technology curriculum skills
mastery levels; building from the basic to the complex. The
Archdiocese envisions three levels of practical, innovative technology
instruction. Level One: Elementary students will be introduced and
master rudimentary technological skills. Level Two: Middle school
students will advance to the use of intermediate technology skills.
Level Three: High school students will refine their application of
advanced technology skills with the goal of seamless integration of
these skills in everyday problem-solving.
The
Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas Catholic Schools are committed to providing the most
current technology for its students. To reach this goal, each school
has developed or will be developing an individual Technology Plan.
In addition, an Archdiocesan Technology Plan has been designed to
provide a overall vision and direction for the use of technology in
the Archdiocesan Schools.
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