21 Century Learning Initiative
st 21 Century
Learning Initiative
Committee • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Anita Arthur Dr. Vanessa Atkins Andrew Bauer Craig M. Doster Dr. David Dreyfuss Pam Majewski Christine Marks Bruce Nieminski Steve Reid Deb Pitts Carolyn Scanlon Dr. Amy Warke Nancy Wilson
21st Century Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow • The world has changed but school has not. • Today's student knows only a digital world. Computers and digital devices are not a luxury to the 21st Century learner, they are a daily tool for living. Computers are a textbook, research tool, communication device, organizer, and homework help. Technology is no longer a separate component in education, it is embedded in its fiber.
Alignment to Strategic Plan • • • • • •
Across all Goal Areas Student Learning and Achievement Parent and Community Involvement and Communication Finance and Facilities School Structure and Organization Professional Development
Systemic Change Initiatives • • • •
Common Core Implementation Curriculum Mapping Data Driven Instruction Learning for the 21st Century (integrating technology)
Technology Research Synthesis Improve student learning and achievement Facilitate differentiation of instruction Foster problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning Foster collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving skills • Increase student engagement • Extend learning beyond the classroom • Prepare students for a workplace that is technology rich • • • •
How will we measure success? • To begin, informal measures: • Blogs, wikis, teacher-made products, websites, authentic assessments for teachers and students, surveys, feedback from students, parents, and teachers • After implementation, formal measures: • Student performance on local and state testing
Technology Deployment • Goal: Optimize technology District-wide to deliver instruction to meet student achievement goals. • Upgrade network infrastructure • Upgrade wireless infrastructure for faster, more reliable connectivity • Centralized printing • Upgrade the District’s phone system to VoIP • Establish teacher laptop initiative • Implement eChalk software to provide web-based file retrieval • Board of Education iPads / Digital Board packet • Establish student MacBook initiative (1:1) • Computers On Wheels (MacBooks)
Staffing and Facilities • Goal: Optimize facilities to deliver instruction to meet student achievement goals. • Technology coaches • Implementation of MacBooks: Computers on Wheels (COW) • Investigate Synergistics Lab at Parker
Professional Development Systematic Change
Source: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN THE LEARNING PROFESSION: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the United States and Abroad© February 2009 National Staff Development Council. (NSDC) ndsc report Feb 2009
Professional Development Roll Out • Train the trainer model - Computers distributed in April • 16 staff members trained 2 days in April and 2 days in May • All staff receive training for 2 days in June - all staff receive computers in June • Summer training offerings during the morning, afternoon and evenings each week for training in June-July • Technology Coaches
Stages of Teacher Development
Community Technology Training • School District will offer computer training to our parents and community members on programs and applications such as: • Microsoft Office • eChalk • Podcasts, IMovie, and IPhoto
"If you think our future will require better schools, you're wrong. The future of education calls for entirely new kinds of learning environments."
Classroom Implementation Classroom Procedures • PBIS and CHAMPS • Individual Student Check-In • Transitions: www.msmagiera.com • Teacher Web pages; eChalk • Assessments
Instruments for Success • • • • •
Teacher Roles: Initial Innovators, Leaders, Supporters Media Possibilities: iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band Information Skills: Google Docs, Microsoft Office Suite Communication & Collaboration: eChalk, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Prezis
Student-led Classrooms/Differentiation • Student Choice: Provides opportunities for student exploration, investigation and creation • Guided Math: Khan Academy
• Guided Reading: RAZ Kids
Student Collaboration • Edmodo • eChalk • SWAT
Teacher Collaboration
21st Century Transformation
"If you think we will need better teachers, you're wrong. Tomorrow's learners will need guides who take on fundamentally different roles."
Classroom Transformation • Students become the creators and innovators • Technology is a tool and a vehicle that allows students to create, explore, evaluate, and defend • Teachers' role transforms into a guide of student knowledge • Teachers become supporters
21st Century Learning
"As every dimension of our world evolves so rapidly, the education challenges of tomorrow will require solutions that go far beyond today's answers."
Rollout
Policy • Computer Fee: $30 • Computer Policy • Computer Insurance
Learning Initiative
Committee • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Anita Arthur Dr. Vanessa Atkins Andrew Bauer Craig M. Doster Dr. David Dreyfuss Pam Majewski Christine Marks Bruce Nieminski Steve Reid Deb Pitts Carolyn Scanlon Dr. Amy Warke Nancy Wilson
21st Century Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow • The world has changed but school has not. • Today's student knows only a digital world. Computers and digital devices are not a luxury to the 21st Century learner, they are a daily tool for living. Computers are a textbook, research tool, communication device, organizer, and homework help. Technology is no longer a separate component in education, it is embedded in its fiber.
Alignment to Strategic Plan • • • • • •
Across all Goal Areas Student Learning and Achievement Parent and Community Involvement and Communication Finance and Facilities School Structure and Organization Professional Development
Systemic Change Initiatives • • • •
Common Core Implementation Curriculum Mapping Data Driven Instruction Learning for the 21st Century (integrating technology)
Technology Research Synthesis Improve student learning and achievement Facilitate differentiation of instruction Foster problem-based learning, inquiry-based learning Foster collaboration, critical thinking, and problem solving skills • Increase student engagement • Extend learning beyond the classroom • Prepare students for a workplace that is technology rich • • • •
How will we measure success? • To begin, informal measures: • Blogs, wikis, teacher-made products, websites, authentic assessments for teachers and students, surveys, feedback from students, parents, and teachers • After implementation, formal measures: • Student performance on local and state testing
Technology Deployment • Goal: Optimize technology District-wide to deliver instruction to meet student achievement goals. • Upgrade network infrastructure • Upgrade wireless infrastructure for faster, more reliable connectivity • Centralized printing • Upgrade the District’s phone system to VoIP • Establish teacher laptop initiative • Implement eChalk software to provide web-based file retrieval • Board of Education iPads / Digital Board packet • Establish student MacBook initiative (1:1) • Computers On Wheels (MacBooks)
Staffing and Facilities • Goal: Optimize facilities to deliver instruction to meet student achievement goals. • Technology coaches • Implementation of MacBooks: Computers on Wheels (COW) • Investigate Synergistics Lab at Parker
Professional Development Systematic Change
Source: PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN THE LEARNING PROFESSION: A Status Report on Teacher Development in the United States and Abroad© February 2009 National Staff Development Council. (NSDC) ndsc report Feb 2009
Professional Development Roll Out • Train the trainer model - Computers distributed in April • 16 staff members trained 2 days in April and 2 days in May • All staff receive training for 2 days in June - all staff receive computers in June • Summer training offerings during the morning, afternoon and evenings each week for training in June-July • Technology Coaches
Stages of Teacher Development
Community Technology Training • School District will offer computer training to our parents and community members on programs and applications such as: • Microsoft Office • eChalk • Podcasts, IMovie, and IPhoto
"If you think our future will require better schools, you're wrong. The future of education calls for entirely new kinds of learning environments."
Classroom Implementation Classroom Procedures • PBIS and CHAMPS • Individual Student Check-In • Transitions: www.msmagiera.com • Teacher Web pages; eChalk • Assessments
Instruments for Success • • • • •
Teacher Roles: Initial Innovators, Leaders, Supporters Media Possibilities: iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band Information Skills: Google Docs, Microsoft Office Suite Communication & Collaboration: eChalk, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, Prezis
Student-led Classrooms/Differentiation • Student Choice: Provides opportunities for student exploration, investigation and creation • Guided Math: Khan Academy
• Guided Reading: RAZ Kids
Student Collaboration • Edmodo • eChalk • SWAT
Teacher Collaboration
21st Century Transformation
"If you think we will need better teachers, you're wrong. Tomorrow's learners will need guides who take on fundamentally different roles."
Classroom Transformation • Students become the creators and innovators • Technology is a tool and a vehicle that allows students to create, explore, evaluate, and defend • Teachers' role transforms into a guide of student knowledge • Teachers become supporters
21st Century Learning
"As every dimension of our world evolves so rapidly, the education challenges of tomorrow will require solutions that go far beyond today's answers."
Rollout
Policy • Computer Fee: $30 • Computer Policy • Computer Insurance
