Digital Literacy Timeline
of Key Events
2001 |
|
NCLB Act passes
and includes tech literacy Goal |
2002 |
NH State Board of Education initiates
revision of state standards |
2004 |
Standards revision process continues with review
of national standards, committee work, public hearings,
etc. |
July 2005 |
NH School Approval Standards take
effect. Former computer literacy section becomes
ICT Literacy and includes portfolio requirement. |
Winter 2005-06 |
NHDOE begins tech
assistance to districts regarding the new standards |
Spring 2006 |
NHDOE with local PD centers host
spring workshops connecting standards to curriculum |
Summer 2006 |
NHDOE and local PD centers conduct
ICT Summer Institute. Six institute teams create
case studies and sample portfolios. |
Winter 2006-07 |
Online PD course developed for
OPEN NH initiative (Engaging
K12 Students with Digital Portfolios) |
Spring 2007 |
Portfolio
study conducted re: student engagement
and achievement |
Summer 2007 |
Portfolio course
piloted by OPEN NH |
Fall 2007 |
Ed tech grants support year-long series of digital
portfolio PD sessions for school teams |
Winter/Spring 2008 |
Digital portfolio PD offerings
continue. Portfolio course offered again by OPEN
NH. |
February 2008 |
Annual school tech survey provides data on progress
with ICT and portfolio assessment |
Summer 2008 |
Begin to identify model projects and accompanying
rubrics to use for common assessment tools statewide |
Winter 2009 |
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Ed tech grants support statewide team to enroll in and complete online OPEN NH course on rubric development.
NHDOE sponsors a "Gallery Walk" for school districts to view possible portfolio solutions. |
Spring-Fall 2009 |
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Statewide team develops and pilots common rubrics |
Winter 2010 |
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Plans underway to disseminate common rubrics to other NH schools for optional adoption |
2012-2013 |
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Tech Planning Committee considers updates to Ed 306.42 as minimum standards for public school approval begin revision process |
March 2014 |
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State Board of Education adopts the new Minimum Standards for Public School Approval. |
Winter 2015 |
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ICT Toolkit is revised to reflect new ICT Literacy Standards. |
July 2015 |
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New ICT Literacy Standards take effect as ED 306.421 replaces Ed 306.42 |
January 2016 |
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The old ICT Literacy Standards 306.42 go back into effect due to clerical error that invalidates updates to Minimum Standards. |
March 2016 |
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The old Office of Educaitonal Technology develops an ICT Literacy Program Guidance Document to help bridge the old Ed 306.42 (2005) to the new ISTE Standards for Students and more modern interpretations of ICT Literacy not in the current Minimum Standards. NHDOE Digital Literacy Program Guidance |
April 2019 |
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New Hampshire Educational Technology gathers Ed Tech stakeholders to draft an update of Ed 306.42 that can be brought to the Professional Standards Board for approval and recommendation to the State Board of Education for adoption. |
2020-2023 |
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New Hampshire Department of Education begins process to refresh the minimum standards for school approval. The process included planning and development sessions with Stakeholders, drafts of the standards, public presenttions, and opportunities for public comment.
See Administrative Rules page on the NHED website for details and current drafts. |
