M.A.S.S. Professional Development Series
January 13, 2013
Reading, MA
* RPS Guest Network
* Wirele$$
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* John Doherty, Superintendent
* Marcia Grant, Instructional Technology Specialist
* Kathy Santilli, Instructional Technology Specialist
John F. Doherty, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Reading Public Schools
82 Oakland Road
Reading, MA 01867
Phone: 781-944-5800
Email: john.doherty@reading.k12.ma.us
Twitter: jdoherty
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* http://expandingtheboundaries.wikispaces.com/Leading+in+the+
Digital+Age+Presentations
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*Gary Hayes Social Media Count
* http://www.polleverywhere.com/
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* Why Change?
* How do we change?
* An example of how it is being done
* 15 Step Process
* A look at some tools for administrators
* Some examples
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* BYOD
* iPad integration
Final Project
Closure and Questions
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How can I lead my school/district to
change their use of technology and 21st
Century Skills?
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* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
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* The rapid evolution of the new global “knowledge economy,”
with profound effects on the world of work.
* The sudden and dramatic shift from information that is limited in
terms of amount and availability of information characterized by
flux and glut.
* The increasing impact of media and technology on how people
learn and relate to the world and to each other.
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* How to adapt to globalization
* How to adjust to the information technology revolution
* How to cope with the rising national debt
* How to manage a world of both rising energy consumption and rising
climate threats.
That Used to be Us (Friedman & Mandelbaum, 2011)
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* Critical thinking and problem solving
* Collaboration across networks and leading by influence
* Agility and adaptability
* Initiative and entrepreneurialism
* Effective oral and written communication
* Accessing and analyzing information
* Curiosity and imagination
All Students Will Need These Skills for the Future
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* Perseverance
* A willingness to experiment, take risks, and tolerate failure
* Capacity for design thinking
* Empathy (understand different perspectives)
* Integrative thinking (see all aspects of a problem and solutions)
* Optimism
* Experimentalism (using trial and error)
* Collaborators
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* Life and Career Skills
*Creativity and
Innovation
*Critical Thinking and
Problem Solving
*Communication and
Collaboration
*Information Literacy
*Media Literacy
*Technology Literacy
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* Flexibility and
adaptability
* Initiative and self
direction
* Productivity and
accountability
* Cross Cultural Skills
* Lifelong learning
* Responsibility
* Social Skills
* Leadership
* Personal Wellness
P21 Skill
Mathematics Practice
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Making sense of problems and
persevere in solving them
• Reason abstractly and quantitatively
• Model with mathematics
• Look for and make use of structure
Communication and Information Literacy
• Construct viable arguments and
critique the reasoning of others
• Attend to precision
• Look for and express regularity in
repeated reasoning
ICT Literacy
• Use appropriate tools strategically
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P21 Framework Element
CCSS ELA College and Career Ready
Core Subjects
• Build Strong Content Knowledge
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Respond to the varying demands of
audience, task, purpose, and discipline
Communication
• Comprehend, as well as, critique
Information Literacy
• Value evidence
Self Direction
• Demonstrate independence
Global Awareness
• Come to understand other perspectives
and cultures
Information, media, and technology skills
• Use technology and digital media
strategically and capably
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“If we only teach one skill to prepare our
students to survive in a web-based world, it
should be that of critical thinking in the analysis
of online information.”
November, 2012
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*Chris Betcher
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* Who is responsible for this site?
* Is this site published by a person, an organization or a
company?
* What are their credentials?
* Do they have any expertise or experience on the topic?
* Is the information they provide likely to be reliable and
trustworthy?
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* How current is the site?
* Are there lots of broken links?
* Is the information outdated?
* Does it look like the site has not changed for a long time?
* Is this the sort of information which needs to be constantly
updated, or is it suitable for long-term use?
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* Why does this site exist?
* What sort of information/resources can I get at this
site?
* Is this site designed to inform or entertain, or does it
have some other purpose?
* Is this site trying to sell me something?
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* Who is this site aimed at?
* Is the language level of the site suitable for the target
audience?
* Does the overall design, or "look and feel", of the site do a
good job of meeting the needs of the target audience?
* Would the target audience for this site find it of interest?
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* How easy is the site to use?
* How easy is it to find the information you need?
* Is the site reasonably quick to use, or do the pages
take ages to load?
* Could I use this site if I had a disability?
* Would I come back to this site by choice, or has it been
a painful experience?
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* Identifies which websites are linking into the
website you are visiting.
* Enables you to see how other sites are
referencing the site and commenting on its
content.
* Go to Google and type in link: followed by the
website
* Example:
* Link:www.martinlutherking.org
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* Use Get REAL Acronym
* Read the URL
* Do you recognize the domain name?
* What is the extension in the domain name?
* Are you on a personal page?
* Look for a name
* Look for a ~
* Look for a %
* Look for the words users, people, or members
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* www.easywhois.com
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*Group 1
*http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/
*Group 2
* http://www.allaboutexplorers.com
*Group 3
* http://home.inreach.com/kumbach/velcro.html
*Group 4
* http://www.dhmo.org
*Group 5
* http://improbable.com/airchives/classical/cat/cat.html
*Group 6
* http://www.bigredhair.com/robots/index.html
*Group 7
* http://www.martinlutherking.org/
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* Non-routine high skilled jobs
* Cannot be reduced automated, digitized or outsourced
* Involve critical thinking and reasoning, abstract analytical skills,
imagination, judgment, creativity, and math
* Routine middle-skilled jobs
* Involves a lot of standardized repetitive tasks that can be automated
* Has been significantly affected by the merger of globalization and the
IT revolution
* Will continue to shrink in this global economy
* Non-routine low-skilled jobs
* Have to be done in person or manually
* Will always exist, but number will depend on the overall state of the
economy and local supply and demand
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE
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“You actually want to become really adaptable. You
want constantly to acquire new skills, knowledge,
and expertise that enable you constantly to be able
to create value….Being adaptable in a flat world,
knowing how to “learn how to learn,” will be one of
the most important assets any worker can have,
because job churn will come faster, because
innovation will happen faster.”
Thomas Friedman
The World is Flat
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“The future belongs to a very different kind of
mind ─ creators and empathizers, pattern
recognizers, and meaning makers. These people
─ artists, inventors, designers, storytellers,
caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers ─
will now reap society’s richest rewards and
share its greatest joys.”
Daniel Pink
A Whole New Mind-Why Right-Brainers will Rule the Future
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“In today’s highly competitive global knowledge economy, all
students need new skills for college, careers, and citizenship.
The failure to give all students these new skills leaves today’s
youth and our country, at an alarming competitive disadvantage.
Schools haven’t changed; the world has. And so our schools are
not failing. Rather, they are obsolete-even the ones that score
the best on standardized tests.”
Tony Wagner
The Global Achievement Gap
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*What changes must be made within the education
system to prepare our nation’s students for both
analytic and creative thinking?
*What must teachers and administrators do differently
to stimulate student’s imaginations?
*What kinds of tests must be given to students to show
whether we are making progress toward these
ambitious goals?
Tony Wagner (2008)
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* The future of our economy
* The strength of our democracy
* The health of the planet’s ecosystem
* Our current and future generations of students
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* http://youtu.be/7w8My_aNDDw
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Our classrooms of today are still
using methods that we used over
30 years ago..
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“…all school cultures are incredibly resistant to
change, which makes school improvement--from
within or from without--usually futile. Unless
teachers and administrators act to change the
culture of a school, all innovations, high standards,
and high-stakes tests will have to fit in and around
existing elements of the culture. They will remain
superficial window dressing, incapable of making
much of a difference.”
Roland Barth
Educational Leadership
May, 2002
The Key is
Transformational Leadership
* Realize the vision at all costs
* The vision is far more important than individuals
* Organization is viewed as a moral system
* Values and principles outweigh political interests
* Transformational leaders will develop a plan of action,
mobilize the workforce, and unleash power by vocalizing the
core values of the system
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* Leader must walk the walk and talk the talk
* Every action is consistent with the vision
* People watch the leader’s actions towards the vision and respond
* Risk taking is encouraged and welcome
* Symbolic communication is important
* Leader’s actions are beyond normal expectations and outside the
rules of self-interest
* Transformational leadership requires looking at
educational change systemically instead of a
narrow focus.
* Transformational leadership aims to foster
capacity development and higher levels of
personal commitment to organizational goals,
mission, and vision.
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* Setting Directions
* Building school vision
* Developing specific goals and practices
* Holding high performance expectations
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* Developing People
* Providing intellectual stimulation
* Offering individualized support
* Modeling desirable professional practices and values
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* Redesigning the Organization
* Developing a collaborative school culture
* Creating structures to foster participation in school decisions
* Creating productive community relationships
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Source: http://www.edleader21.com/approach.html
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*How to change and
transform a good school/district
into a great school or district.
1. Get the right people on the bus.
2. Get them in the right seats- Put the right people
in the right place in the bus
3. Get the wrong people off the bus.
*One way to find out who the wrong people are: If
have to actively manage the people they are the
wrong people.
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8 Schools Going in 8 Different Directions
No District Improvement Plan or Vision
No Wide Area Network
No Wireless Internet Access
Student to Computer Ratio High
No laptops
Minimal SMART Boards in District
Inadequate Technology Staffing
Direct Instruction was the Norm
Minimal Project Based Learning
21st Century Skills was just a phrase
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*District
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* Schools Moving Forward Together Toward a Common Vision while
Keeping Their Own Identity
* Developing a professional learning community
* District Strategy based on Research Based Standards
* A vision developed by the stakeholders
* Technology
* Adequate Technology Staff
* 90% of Classrooms Have SMART Boards
* Job Embedded Professional Development in Technology
* Mobile Computer Carts (Laptops, Netbooks, iPads)
* BYOD (Grades 7-12)
* 100% of the District is Wireless
* WAN
* Student to Computer Ratio in District 3:1
* Instruction
* Hands on, Project Based Learning
* Sharing of lessons on WAN
* Collaboration of lessons and skills
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•Preparing Reading’s Youth to Be Respectful and Productive Citizens of a Global Society
Mission
District Goals
•Teaching and Learning
•Performance Management
•Investment and Development
•Resource Allocation
•Align with District Goals
School
Improvement
Plans
Individual, Team
and Department
Goals
•Align with School Improvement Plans and District Goals
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The Reading Public Schools strives to ensure that all students will
have common challenging meaningful learning experiences in the
academics, health and wellness, the arts, community service, cocurricular activities and athletics. We will lead and manage our
school community to reflect the values and culture of the Reading
Community, and guide and support our students to develop the
appropriate skills, strategies, creativity and knowledge necessary to
be productive informed independent citizens in a global society.
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*Model of educational excellence in preparing
students for an ever-changing complex society
*Meaningful and relevant curriculum
*Innovative instructional practices
*Strong analysis and thoughtful dialogue about data
*Collaborative, team approach to learning and teaching
*Safe and nurturing learning environment
*Flexible, comfortable, well-maintained facilities
*Education as the shared responsibility of both
schools and the community
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* IF WE:
Support high quality instruction,
Address academic, social, and emotional needs of students,
Hire and support effective staff,
Measure school performance and differentiate support accordingly,
and
Realign human and financial resources appropriately
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Will make effective progress,
Be appropriately challenged, and
Graduate ready for college, career and life as contributing citizens
in a global society
*Learning and Teaching:
Deepen and refine our focus on the
instructional core to meet the academic, social, and
emotional needs of each child
*Performance Management:
Build a system that measures
school performance and differentiates support based on
need and growth
*Investment and Development: Compete for, support,
recruit, and retain top talent while creating leadership
opportunities and building capacity within our staff
*Resource Allocation:
Improve the alignment of human and
financial resources to achieve strategic objectives
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* Implementation of the Common Core and college and career
readiness skills
* Implementation of the Massachusetts Tiered System of Support
* Implementation of Educator Evaluation System including
development of District Determined and local measures
* Implementation of High School Best Practices
* Providing increased opportunity for planning and collaboration
time for staff
* Increase use of Mobile Learning Devices
* Realize Full Day Kindergarten for all students
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District Strategy
Superintendent
School Improvement
Plans
Principal
Classroom Practice
Teacher
Student Achievement
School Committee
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* Hire competent and flexible network managers and other technical
staff
* Determine Equipment Needs and Purchase
* Servers
* Wireless Access
* Internet Connectivity in every classroom
* Wide Area Network/Local Area Network
* Phone Systems (VOIP)
* Virtualization
* Maintain a replacement cycle that is sustainable
* Create a visionary group that can give you input on a plan
* Develop a realistic technology plan that is a working document
* Integrate curriculum maps with 21st Century Skills, DESE, and ISTE
Standards
* Get input on the plan from all stakeholders
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*Educational leaders inspire a shared vision for
comprehensive integration of technology and
foster a culture conducive to the realization of
that vision.
*Educational leaders ensure that curricular design,
instructional strategies and learning environments
integrate appropriate technologies to maximize
learning and teaching.
*Educational leaders ensure the integration of
technology to support productive systems for
learning and administration.
*Educational leaders use technology to plan and
implement comprehensive systems of effective
assessment and evaluation.
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*Federal and State Grant Funding
*Businesses
*Parents and Alumni
*PTO
*Fundraisers
*Local Budget-Reallocate
*Building Projects
*Educational Foundations and Grants
*http://www.donorschoose.org/
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* Identify who has the willingness and capacity to use the
technology effectively
* Provide them with three tools
* Laptop/iPad
* Projector
* Internet Access
* Let them go…
* Eventually, it will get contagious
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* For Community
* For Teachers
* For Students
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* Start a Blog
* Join Social Networks
* Have a twitter, google and facebook account
* Join and develop Ning Communities
* Subscribe to blogs and podcasts using google reader or rss
* Identify Someone to Design and Maintain the District Web Page
* Make a Video Podcast
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*Use technology (i.e. Google Docs, Skype) in your
administrative meetings
*Start a Discussion about 1:1 Computing in Your District
*Start a Weekly Audio Podcast
*Encourage teachers to engage students in learning
*Go see how other school districts are using technology
*Use Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence and ISTE
Standards
* www.ning.com
Sign up for a Ning Mini for Educators
account
http://go.ning.com/pearsonsponsorship/
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* www.wordpress.com
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Tips on Building Blogs
20 Ways to Blog Building
Source: Howie DiBlasi
http://www.drhowie.com/
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*Google
https://www.google.com/accounts/NewAccount
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* www.google.com/cse/
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* www.google.com/advanced_search
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10 ISTE 29 Google Guide DONE B doc
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* http://audioboo.fm/
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*Give them laptops and wireless access
*Investigate the use of ipads for use during observations
*Use applications at administrator meetings (i.e. google docs)
*Have them attend professional development workshops with
their staff
*Run workshops for administrators only
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*Develop an administrator evaluation tool that has standards
that include leading and modeling technology use
*Run an Administrative Book Group
* World is Flat (Friedman, 2006)
* A Whole New Mind-Why Right Brainers Rule the World (Pink, 2007)
* The Global Achievement Gap (Wagner, 2008)
* That Used to Be Us (Friedman & Mandelbaum, 2011)
* Creating Innovators (Wagner, 2012)
*Have them visit schools and districts that use technology
effectively
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Wikispaces
Blogs
Google
Gcast
Jing
iShowU
Camtasia
Skype
Zamzar
You Tube
Internet Grammar
Ustream
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* Facebook
* RSS
* Twitter
* Wikipedia
* Del.icio.us
* Diigo
* Google Maps
* Audacity
* Mousepose
* ProfCast
* Voice Thread
* Photo Story
* And more…
* "If you are a thoughtful leader
and you are running a school
system, then you should be
technologically on the front
lines and you should be the
voice of that school system,"
she said. "I urge you to blog,
to use the Web anyway that
you can to get the great news
about your schools out.“
Mika Brzezinski at 2010 AASA National
Conference on Education
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*Train the Trainers Model (SMART Trainers)
*Become a SMART Showcase District
*Sharing Workshops
*Staff Meetings
*Expanding the Boundaries of Teaching and Learning Graduate
Level Course using Cohort Model
*Instructional Technology Specialists
*Workshops and Courses
*National Blue Ribbon School Institute
*Regional Workshops
*Align goals with teacher evaluation
*Book Groups
*Professional Learning Communities
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Expanding the Boundaries of Teaching and Learning
*Cohort 1 (2008-09)
*Cohort 2 (2009-10)
*Cohort 3 (2010-11)
*Cohort 4 (2011-12)
*Cohort 5 (2012-13)
*Over 100 Teachers and Administrators
Involved
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Who owns the learning?
Who works harder in the
classroom, the teacher or the
student?
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* 6 Credit Graduate Level Course
* August through April
* Open to all Reading Teachers and Administrators
* Receive laptop and iPad
* Facilitated by Superintendent
* Taught by past cohort members
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* To use the cohort model as a way to create sustainable and
replicable job embedded professional development.
* To educate teachers about the need to integrate 21st
Century Skills into the classroom.
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* To improve teacher and student use of technology and 21st
Century Skills to achieve curricular goals.
* To give teachers additional strategies to transform their
classrooms to a more student-centered, constructivist
approach that integrates available technologies.
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* To create a district where students are not only consumers of
information, but producers as well. To create schools where
students are empowered to construct their education,
become expert managers of information, and build
relationships within the classroom, and the school, but
around the world.
* To give teachers the ability and understanding to “shift the
control” of learning to the student.
Why do we need to
change?
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How do we change?
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*Ning
*Google Tools
*Wikis
*Podcasts
*Twitter
*Diigo
*Screencasting Tools (i.e. Jing)
*Presentation Tools (i.e. Prezi)
* Blogging and RSS and Twitter
* Wikipedia
* Future School Project
* Web Literacy
* Flipped Classroom
* Bring Your Own Device
* Digital Learning Farm
* Presenting to Staff
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Taking this course was an eye-opening experience for me….it is
our job as teachers to prepare students to be successful in
a 21st century global society. If it had not been for this
class, I am not sure that I would have realized how imperative
that job truly is….I might be out of line in saying this, but I
think it would be great for some decision makers at the
state and national level to take this course, or one like it.
Kristie Lambert, Cohort 3
“This class has been an amazing experience for me. Prior
to the course I used technology, but didn’t really think
much about the philosophical reasons for incorporating it
into my class. Having the background about how the
world has changed and where it might be heading was
powerful. I think it motivated me to make myself
change as a teacher. Connecting with other teachers in
my building was one of the best parts about the
course. We were able to form a support system for each
other which definitely made us closer. It’s been really nice
to get to know other people from the district too and see
what they are all doing in their classes.”
Sarah Doane, Cohort 3
* Outlook
* Test Wiz
* Audio Boo
* Ning
* Administrator’s Plus
* Grade Quick
* Edline
* Google Tools
* Skype
* Wikispaces
* Wordpress.com
* Slideshare.net
* Discovery Education
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*Break the rules
*Minimize your filters
*Develop an AUP that encourages the use of Web 2.0
Tools
*Give students email addresses
*Support the teachers who want to change
*Redesign teacher evaluation to include measures that
assess 21st Century Skills
*Run Pilot Projects, Collect Data and Assess Results
*Develop assessments that measure 21st Century Skills
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*Start a Discussion about 1:1 Computing in Your District
* 1:1 Computers or BYOD
* Mobile Phones
* Ipads
*Have a tool that allows teachers to have their own web pages
(Edline)
*Add Virtual Learning (Virtual High School) and Distance
Learning Opportunities
*Subscribe to Digital Textbooks and Discovery Education
*Have students create own textbooks on a Wiki
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BYOD
* Improvements in attendance and discipline
* Broader array of learning resources and experiences
* Increased frequency and quality of supportive individual
and group interactions
* Improvements in student and parent attitudes toward the
school
* Increases in student achievement
* Prepares students more effectively for college and career
skills
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* Most students have mobile devices
* Sustainable-Making the shift to digital instructional materials can
save money, extend access, and improve engagement
* Promotes healthy and appropriate technology use
* Take advantage of online assessments (PARRC in 2014)
* Expanded access yields expanded digital options
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2011-12
2012-13
Timeline
2nd Semester Pilot
Full Year
Who
Grades 7-12
Grades 7-12
Number of Teachers
15
Over 50
Number of Students
450
1500
Signup Process
Some issues
Seamless
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* Administrators
* IT Network staff and Integration Technology Coordinators
* Teachers who are leaders of technology use in their
classrooms
* Parents and students who agree to a Mobile Device AUP
and sharing their mobile devices
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* For the purposes of this pilot, “Device” means a privately
owned wireless and/or portable electronic piece of equipment
* Laptops, netbooks, tablets/slates (i.e. iPad, Kindle Fire, Nook
Color), iPod touches, cell and smart phones (i.e. iPhone, Droid)
* No gaming devices will be allowed in this pilot.
* Devices need to have the following
* Wireless Capability
* Anti-Virus Software
* Internet Browser (i.e. Explorer, Firefox, Safari)
* Tracking Software (Optional)
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* All 3 schools are wireless
* Capacity for multiple devices to be connected at a time
* Up to 700 mobile devices will be connected during pilot
* Devices will be connected to “BYOD” Network which will be
filtered
* Students will not have access to their network folders with the
devices
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* Students will not be penalized if they do not have a device in
the classroom
* Storage
* Locked locker or in their possession
* District is not responsible if device is damaged, lost or stolen
* Student must use district wireless network, not 3G or 4G
network
* Parents and students need to have an updated Acceptable Use
Policy and Student User Agreement to participate
* Mac address of each device must be registered
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* MassCUE Project
* Develop an Evaluation Plan
* Student and Parent Surveys
* Discussion Forums
* Walkthrough Observations
* Monthly debriefing with BYOD
Team
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The Impact of Technology on the Motivation of Special Education Students
Jennalee Anderson, 7th & 8th grade LA, Coolidge Middle School
Action Research Project
Types of Data Collected
• Student surveys (Pre/Post)
• Interviews (Pre/Post)
• Monitoring off task behaviors in activities
using and not using technology
• Attendance of struggling students
• Quality of Student Work
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* Students are working more collaboratively
* Teachers are planning for more student-student interactions
* Students have a greater sense of ownership and appreciate the trust
level
* Very few instances of misuse or damage
* No theft issues
* Network Infrastructure
* Smooth transition because of what was in place
* More relevant and authentic learning
* Students are willing to share devices
* Paperless assessments
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* Setting up midyear routines
* Students remembering to bring in their devices and charged
* Students who do not have devices
* Finding multi-platform apps (free)
* Limited to lowest performing device (ipod touch)
* Using Learning Management System (Edline) on the mobile
devices
* Teachers may have to deal with troubleshooting tech issues
instead of teaching
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* Being issued locks
* Invasion of privacy
(websites)
* Damaging or losing their
device
* Bulkiness of device
(laptop vs. tablet or
phone)
* Students who do not
have a device
* Sharing of devices
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* Use alternate hardware (cell
phones, ipads, iPods) to
complete projects
* Use more sophisticated software
(Moviemaker, iMovie,
Garageband)
* Maximize email use during
school hours for posting
assignments
* Collaborate more effectively
(i.e. google docs)
* Create a more organized system
of notes (i.e. Evernote)
* Quickly access information on
the web
* Grade 7 Utopia Project
* Grade 8 blogs, magazine
project
* Online research
* E-Books
* Independent Reading
* Reference (Dictionary)
* Digital Field Notebooks
* Socrative Assessment Tool
* Skitch Projects
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http://www.edline.net/pages/ReadingPublicSchools/District/Technology/RPS_BYOD_Pilot
Our Journey
January 18, 2013
* First iPads to the district were 50 ipads distributed among
5 schools for use with our SPED Groups
* Spring 2012 - schools interested in iPads were asked to
submit proposals for the 2012-2013 school year
* Proposals included:
* Purpose for purchasing iPads
* Funding source (s)
* Quantity requested
* Grade levels/teachers and students involved
* Apps
* How would training be provided
* How would iPads be maintained, charged and stored
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Proposal Outcome:
* Two Elementary Schools (108)
* Two Middle Schools (55)
* High School (20)
* Funding:
* PTO Funding/Gift Account (majority)
* Some district funding
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*Mostly free apps were added to the
iPads
*Based on proposals
*Paid apps purchased through the
Apple Volume Purchase Program
*Future app requests to be
approved using an evaluation
rubric
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•Charging/Syncing Tray or Cart
•MacBook allows for using iTunes
and the Apple Configurator to
manage apps on multiple devices
•iPad Covers
•Operating System/App Upgrades
done on periodic basis
iCart
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* Monthly meetings
* Trainings
* Lunch Meetings
* In class collaboration with tech integrator
* diigo/wiki/ning
* Email
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* Increased student Engagement
* Not 1:1 students/classes
* More opportunities for
* Moving workflow from
* Creativity
* App management across
Collaboration
must share
devices without using
email.
multiple devices
* Multiple ways to Communicate
* Critical Thinking
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* Piratepad.net
* http://splashurl.net/
* Web Page
Google.com
Ning.com
(www.posterous.com)
Wikispaces.com
* Twitter.com
* Facebook.com
* Tweetdeck.com
* Slide Share
Audioboo.com
Blogging
(Wordpress.com)
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Jing.com
(www.slideshare.net )
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* www.piratepad.net
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• http://www.wikispaces.com/
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* Top Educators to
Follow on Twitter
*www.twitter.com
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Creates tiny urls for ease of use
*http://splashurl.net/
* www.slideshare.net
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* http://www.diigo.com/education
* http://www.diigo.com/index
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* http://www.diigo.com/user/jfdoherty
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Ask the Question…
What should learning look like?
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Team of students
1. Tutorial Designers
2. Student Scribes
3. Student Researchers
4. Global Communicators and Collaborators
* Need 5 students each day then rotate-every student participates in a team
Animoto
Audacity
Blogger
Creating a Google Custom Search
Engine
CustomSearchEngine.com
Diigo
Educator's PLN Ning
“Eli Pariser: Beware online ‘filter
bubbles’”
English Companion Ning
ePals
GarageBand '11
Google Advanced Search
Google Custom Search
Google Docs
Independent School Educators
network—Ning
Ning
Pamela for Skype
PowerGramo
Rogue Amoeba
Root Zone Database
Skype
TechSmith®
Twitter's search engine
VoiceThread
WolframtAlpha
WordPress
Zoho
* Educate the community
* HOW DO I HELP MY CHILD LEARN TO USE THE INTERNET WISELY?
* Teach the skills in school, so they can use it safely outside of
school
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* Eliminate other mandates
* Make this a priority
* Do not make it the “flavor of the month”
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* Web Literacy Scenarios
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* Are you watching the differences between
what boys and girls as well as students of
different socioeconomic statuses are doing
with technology?
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* How are students being grouped? Are
groupings heterogeneous and of multiple
ability levels?
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* Are students always relying on the same
search engines? Are they cross-referencing
with other sources?
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* Are students using primary sources of
information?
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* Is there clear alignment of technology with
curriculum or is it being used just for the
sake of using it?
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* Is technology being used in ways that
improve teaching and learning?
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* Are students and teachers making global
connections, or are they staying within the
school walls?
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* Is content being developed, or only
consumed?
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* Is there an eye toward assessment?
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* Is curriculum becoming more rigorous and
demanding, or are we just adding another
layer to do the same things?
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* Is effective planning in place to develop
leadership?
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* http://novemberlearning.com/resources/hand
outs-and-tips/
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*For every nine people who denounce innovation, only one will
encourage it.
*For every nine people who do things the way they have always
been done, only one will ever wonder if there is a better way.
*For every nine people who stand in line in front of a locked
building, only one will ever come around and check the back
door.
*Our progress as a species rests squarely on the shoulders of that
tenth person. The nine are satisfied with things they are told are
valuable.
*Person 10 determines for himself what has value.
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John F. Doherty, Ed.D.
Superintendent, Reading Public Schools
82 Oakland Road
Reading, MA 01867
Phone: 781-944-5800
Email: jdoherty@reading.k12.ma.us
Twitter: jdoherty
Presentation Link:
* http://expandingtheboundaries.wikispaces.com/Leading+in+the+Digital+Age+Presentations
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