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Industry News
by Chad Kinart
Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to several conferences and talk with other colleagues about education and what is currently trending. It was great to be face-to-face again to interact and discuss the upcoming trends in K-12 education.ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
Computer science and computational thinking
This has been a popular topic of teachers and they see it as a pathway for students to enter STEM careers.
What is exciting is the movement of computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) into other subjects, from literature and art to music and dance.
Instructional design and delivery
Educators are starting to focus more on the design and delivery of education within EdTech as opposed to just the technology portion. This indicates a rising awareness that learning is first and the EdTech should be there to support the learning.
Project-based learning
Educators are becoming more comfortable and proficient with these tools and are able to better guide students to use these tools to achieve their personal learning goals.
A large number of the conference proposals related to project-based (PBL) learning are poster sessions. This indicates educators want to show a project their students have taken on thereby illustrating that PBL has moved out of the theoretical realm to the practical world.
CSTA (Computer Science Teachers Association)
Providing Universal Access to Computer Science (CS) Education
Computer Science education is currently undergoing transformation. Classes in CS have long been offered in K-12 public schools, but have not been required across the board, or generally available to students. Yet, the increasing importance of computer science skills in a progressing society has compelled many school districts to move towards providing universal access to CS education.
Enacting Computer Science (CS) Education Policy Laws
Since 2017, there has been strong movements at the state level across the US to institute formal Computer Science policies with its K-12 students. Currently, 10 states remain in the lowest adoption category, and all states have adopted at least one policy.
Product Update
Global Filters
We have released a global filter for Learning Objects in the Alignment App. This global filter is in preparation for the ability to create saved Learning Object (Asset) collections. Let us know if you want to learn more about making your properties a part of the filtering and collection functionality by contacting us at standards-support@instructure.com
What's New With Standards This Month
Standards Released
- Arizona > Career and Technical Education Programs > Additional CTE Programs/Employability Skills (2011 r2022) > Arizona CTE Professional Skills (9-12)
- Illinois > Learning Standards (ILS) > Computer Science (2022)
- Illinois > Learning Standards (ILS) > Spanish Language Arts (2021) > Spanish Courses
- Indiana > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2014 r2022) > 6th Grade (Implementation Beginning in 2023-2024) (6)
- Indiana > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2014 r2022) > 6th Grade Civics (Implementation Beginning in 2023-2024) (6)
- Indiana > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2014 r2022) > 7th Grade (Implementation Beginning in 2023-2024) (7)
- Indiana > Academic Standards > Social Studies (2014 r2022) > 8th Grade (Implementation Beginning in 2023-2024) (8)
- Kentucky > Early Childhood Standards > Various Subjects (2021)
- Michigan > Career and Technical Education Program Standards > Various Pathways and Courses
- Mississippi > English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards > English Language Proficiency (2021)
- Oklahoma > Academic Standards (OAS) > Mathematics (OAS-M) (2022)
- Pennsylvania > Academic Standards > Science, Environment and Ecology (2022)
- Pennsylvania > Academic Standards > Science, Environment, Ecology, Technology and Engineering (2022)
- Pennsylvania > Academic Standards > Technology and Engineering (2022)
- Pennsylvania > Career and Technical Education Programs of Study (POS) > Various Pathways and Courses
- Pennsylvania > Early Childhood Education Standards > Social Studies Thinking – Connecting to Communities (2016)
- Texas > TEKS Career and Technical Education > Subchapter I. Health Science (2015 r2021) > Health Informatics (11-12)
- Texas > TEKS Career and Technical Education > Various Pathways and Courses
Upcoming Standards
- Texas > Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) > Social Studies (2022) > Personal Financial Literacy and Economics only
- Oklahoma > Competencies > Mathematics (2020 r2022) > Math of Finance only
- California > Spanish Language Development Standards > Spanish Language Development (2012)
- Texas > Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) > Physical Education (2020)
- Texas > Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) > Technology Applications (2022) > Grades K-8 only
- Canada > Prince Edward Island Curriculum > Language Arts (2022) > Grades 7-12 only
- Hawaii > World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages > World Languages (2022)
You can view the List of Standards released by month. Download the Obsolete List to view standards marked obsolete for Q2, or visit the Canvas Community to learn about previously released standards.
To learn more about these updates, contact us at standards-support@instructure.com.
