TDEC Report
Thoughts and Decisions
From
October 4-7, 2013 Sessions
Discussions
• Adventist Learning Community (ALC) update
• Professional Development via ALC
• Devices for Classroom Integration
– eBolt – not a viable option as OS is not upgradable
– Chromebook – being evaluated; management
software increases price base; powerful but limited in
offerings.
– Surface – not a competitive option
– iPads - seeing more and more in schools
Adventist Learning Community
• Adam Fenner, Director of ALC, shares the vision
of the ALC here.
• Resources available to the world in one place.
• A needs assessment is being created to
ascertain content.
Griggs International Academy (GIA)
• Increase this year in serving NAD schools
• Strategic plan was shared with TDEC
• New classes: Spanish I and II, Keyboarding,
Computer Applications, Literature courses.
• Looking for authors for elementary courses, high
school PE and Servant Leadership.
• Four new recovery courses are available
• New electives: forensic science, public speaking,
Holocaust history, art & world cultures, fashion
and interior design.
GIA Continued
• New Improvements/Additions
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Lori Abbot, Course Manager, Director NAD Services
Online bookstore
New website (griggs.edu)
Addition of Biblical Literature class
Following model of Quality Matters with new online
courses
Teacher Bulletin
• Volume 12 is available.
• Visit www.teacherbulletin.org to access all the
content in a searchable database format.
Data Rollup
• Have you visited Data Rollup yet?
• Visit Data Rollup on the Dashboard and see the
wealth of reports you can create!
• NAD OE is committed to data rollup
– It is a core value for the NAD OE
– It needs to become a core value for every
superintendent and associate at every union and
every conference
Common Core and J2E
• J2E site does need to be updated.
• Core of Excellence document is becoming
central to J2E
• Core of Adventist Education document gives
snapshot
– http://adventisteducation.org/about/adventist_ed
ucation/core_curriculum
Common Core
• ACSI—statement about common core and
issues with faith-based schools
• J2E is our base
• We align with J2E standards first and then to
common core standards
Recommendation – Distance Ed
• That in a distance education program the
host academy is responsible for providing
the academic curriculum and would be
responsible for ensuring that social and
spiritual activities are available to
students at partner sites.
Recommendation - Application
• To submit the NAD Distance Learning
Application document to the Directors
for approval.
Exploring Options
• Jigsaw – Virtual Meeting/Classroom space:
http://www.jigsawmeeting.com/virtualclassroom.php
• Logical Choice TV – Resource library of EdTech video:
http://www.logicalchoice.tv/
• Mackin – 200,000 titles in eBook format:
http://www.mackin.com/corp/landing.html
Teach4SDA
• Resource created by Michael England
• Website designed to share teaching resources in the
Southwestern Union Conference
Vendors
• OETC – contact your Union TDEC rep for more
information
• Matrix Ingenuity
• SHI
Watch the webinar and download the information!
NAD Discounts, OETC, preferred vendors and more
located in theTDEC Webinar section in the
Dashboard Files area for more information on our
NAD contracted discounts.
Apple Computers
• Apple Business – our account is managed in
Portland, Maine. Contact them for discounts
and/or information on purchasing.
Benjamin Row
applebusinessme@apple.com
Apple Business
Apple Inc.
Phone: (207) 771-9403
Thank you!