School Technology Initiative &
NC Learning Technology (1:1) Initiative
Jan. 27, 2010 Updates
Glenn Kleiman & Phil Emer, Friday Institute for
Educational Innovation, NC State University
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Darleene Heath, MCNC
Overview
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School Connectivity Initiative Status: Darlene
School Connectivity Next Steps: Phil
NCLTI: Glenn
Recommendations to the Commission
Q&A
North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative
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A strategic approach to creating future-ready schools
Goals of
• Engagement
• Equity
• Economic development
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Creating a new learning ecology in our schools
To prepare future-ready students, we must provide
future-ready environments, tools, learning processes
and content
A 1907 Learning Ecology
A 2002 Learning Ecology
A New Learning Ecology
A New Learning Ecology
Elements of NCLTI
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Effective leadership and community support
Teachers prepared use technology to enhance teaching and learning
Alignment of standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessment
21st century skills and content integrated into the curriculum
Digital content and tools appropriate for students
Local instructional technology facilitators/coaches
A wireless, multimedia digital device for every student and teacher
Broadband connectivity and wireless access throughout the school
Other technology resources
Policies to support future-ready teaching and learning
Sustainable funding via public-private partnerships
Builds upon and extends other NC initiatives
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School Connectivity Initiative
Project IMPACT Classrooms
Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE)
NC Virtual Public School/Learn and Earn Online
New Schools Project Early College & Redesigned High Schools
Center for 21st Century Skills
LearnNC and eLearning for Educators Online Professional
Development Programs
NC Learning Objects Repository
NCLTI Evaluation Schools
Some Lessons Learned from 1:1 Evaluations
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Leadership teams that bring together instructional, technology, and
administrative leaders are needed.
At least six months is required for planning and preparation.
Ongoing content-based professional development is imperative.
Technology Facilitators play a significant role.
Student safety and acceptable use must be addressed without
limiting access in ways that interfere with educational uses.
Classroom management strategies and tools need improvement.
More effective approaches to technology infrastructure and support
are needed
Student standardized test scores do not improve rapidly.
Consistent with other 1:1 initiatives
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Programs in Maine, Texas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida,
Virginia, Australia, Alberta, etc.
Student engagement
• Increased engagement according to both student and teacher
reports
Classroom activities
• More active, reflective, collaborative, and project based learning
Student achievement over time
• Substantial increases in writing scores
• Increases in content areas related to teacher preparation and
classroom uses of technology
• Improved test scores for disadvantaged students
NCLTI Expansion
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Golden LEAF Readiness Initiative
 Provide planning assistance to 14 NC districts
• Infrastructure
• Leadership
• Vision;
 Provide 1:1 professional development to help teachers to
teach successfully in 1:1 learning environments;
 Provide 1:1 professional development for principals,
technology directors, instructional technology facilitators
and other administrators; and
 Codify a model to inform larger NCLTI planning.
NCLTI Planning Roadmap
Redesign High Schools 2.0
Build upon the design principles and common
instructional framework from NCNSP, in addition to
the resources available from SAS and the FI, to
integrate technology in a replicable model:
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Implementation Plan
Tools Matrix
Design Principles with Indicators
Teacher Lesson Plans
Professional Development
SAS© Suite of Tools
Technology Advances
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Cloud computing approaches
New digital devices for students and teachers
• Netbooks, eBook Readers, Tablets, Smart books
Ubiquitous internet access
Speech recognition technologies
Object recognition technologies
Location-based tools
Social networking
Digital publishing (books, video, music)
Multi-user virtual environments
Recommendations (1)
1. Coordinate technology initiatives with new standards,
assessments, teacher and administrator evaluation
processes, data systems, and curriculum reforms
2. Plan large-scale initiative to update the education
workforce
3. Provide planning and implementation support services
4. Move from textbooks and paper-pencil assessments to
digital resources and online assessments
5. Assess students’ “21st century skills”
• Expand NCVPS, NC LEARN, eLearning for
Educators, and other online programs
Recommendations (2)
7. Move infrastructure and common applications to the
“cloud”
8. Extend client engineering services to include
application, storage, and computer support
9. Coordinate across complimentary state and federal
technology funding programs
10. Establish closed loop process for recommendation,
vetting, governance of statewide technology programs