Share Paper: Technology and Common Core: Linking Practice with Standards

  1. Xiaojun Chen, St. John's University, United States
  2. Weichao Chen, University of Virginia, United States
Friday, March 6 10:45 AM-11:15 AM Coco A

Abstract: Two recent trends play significant roles in the integration of technology in schools: Firstly, teachers were encouraged to leverage technology tools to engage students in deeper learning; secondly, the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) has received wide adoption, promoting the utilization of technology to enhance students’ academic learning. We studied whether these two trends supported each other through analyzing the technology standards in the CSSS with the Bloom’s taxonomy. In the ELA CSSS, teachers were expected to use technology to engage students in higher-order thinking, whereas technology standards associated with lower-order thinking most frequently appeared in the k-5 teaching. Our ...