David Richards, Ph.D., Superintendent
Ms. Carrie Wozniak, Assistant Superintendent
Our Story – Fraser Public Schools
 Located in Macomb County, Michigan – Suburb of Detroit
 Student Enrollment: 5,356 students
 Free and Reduced: 47%
 Bilingual Students: 2%
 Currently implementing 1:1 iPads for grades 3-12
 Full-Roaming WiFi in all buildings and athletic facilities
Get Connected
 Welcome and Introductions
 Resources for today’s workshop:
 http://fraser21.weebly.com/
Learning to Change,
Changing to Learn
What did you hear?
 What phrases caught your attention?
 Do you agree with what is being said?
 Are these comments reflective of your children or
children you know?
What do you see now?
What will you see?
Traditional
21st Century
Traditional Delivery
Disruptive Innovations
Fixed Bell Schedule
24 X 7 – Anytime, Anywhere
Bricks and Mortar
Mobile Learning, Find Teachers
100% Face-to-Face
Hybrid Learning
Sage on the Stage
Personalized Learning Environment
Single Source
Multiple Sources for Learning
Geography Determined
Choice
Age Determines Grade
“Move on When Ready”
Assigned Teachers
“Discovered” Teachers – PLN’s
“Death of Education and
the Dawn of Learning”
-Steven Hubbel
Charles Dickens
It was the best of times,
It was the worst of times,
It was the age of wisdom,
It was the age of foolishness…
Charles Dickens
It was the best of times…
Ubiquitous Access
Disruptive Innovations
Redefining of Learning
Charles Dickens
It was the worst of times…
Economically
Unfunded Mandates
Too Many Assessments
Charles Dickens
It was the age of wisdom…
Those who choose to control their own
destiny
Redesigning Our Schools/Classrooms
Being Purposeful with Resources
Charles Dickens
It was the age of foolishness…
Those who choose to ignore the changing
landscape of education
Clinging to the Past
Will Become Obsolete
Creating Learning and Innovations
around the WHY
New Educational Realities
Content and Knowledge are Everywhere
Teachers are Everywhere
Data is Everywhere
Networks are in the Classrooms
Learning is On Demand
Content and Knowledge are
Everywhere
There’s no competitive advantage today in knowing more
than the person next to you. The world doesn’t care what
you know. What the world cares about is what you can do
with what you know.”
- Tony Wagner, Author of “Change Leadership: A
Practical Guide to Transforming our Schools”
Teachers are Everywhere
 Khan Academy – www.khanacademy.org
 Slader - www.slader.com
 Learn It Live – www.learnitlive.com
 MoTuTo – www.motuto.com
 iTunes University
Teachers as Facilitators of
Learning
 “Our schools are not broken. Our theories of learning
are broken”
 Shift in Pedagogy
 Instructional Strategies focused on:
 Project Based Learning
 Increasing Student Engagement
 Competency Based Learning
Learning is On Demand
 Kids are generally bored with traditional schools
 They want to learn WHAT they need WHEN they need it
 We are in the infancy stages of a mobile learning
explosion
Creating a Sense of Urgency
 Internal and External forces driving the changes
 Legislation
 Choice
 MASS CUSTOMIZED LEARNING
 We want what we want when we want it
Key Question
 Does the primary value
of school change when
these “New Realities”
exist?
Creating Innovation
around the Why
Hybrid
Classes
21st Century
Literacy Teachers
Subject Matter
Experts
Online
Learning
Wired
Campus
Early College
Rochester
Organic
Innovation
Student
Engagement
Relevancy in
Learning
Tech Tool
Box
Integrated
Classrooms
Mobile
Devices
Blended
Learning
21st Century
Literacy Inst.
Cloud
Computing
iPad
Rollout
School w/in a
School - FPAC
PLC’s &
Teaming
Train-the-Trainer
Teaching Environment
Interactive
White
Board
Projector
Student
Response
Systems
Document
Camera
Laptop
iPad
Apple TV
Student Environment
iPads
PC
Laptops/Netboo
ks
PC and Mac
Labs
iMac Creation
Stations
MacBook Air
Carts
Collaborative Environment
Outlook
Email
Microsoft
Office Web
Apps
Mobile
Connectivity
Instant
Messenger
and Lync
Sky Drive
SharePoint
myFPS
Blackboard
Activity – Collaborative Environment
Explore MyFPS – Think about the following
key questions:
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How might this type of web presence benefit
your district?
How does this work promote a collaborative
learning environment?
Who has the access to put content on your
district website?
How did we get to this place?
 Instructional/Curriculum Timeline
 Support Model
 Network Timeline
 Mobile Device Timeline
Instructional and Curriculum Timeline
 Curriculum Planning
 Redesign Committee
 Hybrid/Online Learning Pilot
 iPad Pilot
 Instructional Professional Development
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Mac and iOs Basics
Apple Professional Development
21st Century Teacher - Train the Teacher
Online Tutorials/MyFPS
Activity- Instructional Timeline
 Let’s take a look:
Fraser’s Instructional Timeline
 Redesign Committee – Website
 September – Over the Fence
Key Question: Why is it important to share your story?
Support Model
Technical and Instructional
Activity – Support Model
The Role of the 21st Century Literacy Teacher and Media
Specialists
 Let’s take a look:
 21st Century Literacy Teachers - Web Presence
 Internet Safety - Information
 Tech Tip Tuesday's - Lori Wetzel
Key Question: How will you support your staff as the learning
environment changes?
Network Infrastructure Timeline
Summer
2010
Microsoft
Live@Edu
Summer
2011
Network
Infrastructure
Wireless
Summer
2012
Server
Upgrades
Content
Filtering and
Firewall
Video
Surveillance
Casper &
Apple
Configurator
Aruba Air
Group
Bonjour
Fall/Winter
2012
Apple TV
Office 365
Aruba Clear
Pass
DR Site
Microsoft
Systems
Center
Classroom
Soundfields
1:1 Mobile Computing Timeline
Spring/Summer 2012 - Teacher Mac Laptops & iPads
School Start September 2012 – iPad Carts
October 2012 – DK thru 2nd Grade iPad Sets & 3rd thru
6th Grade 1:1 iPads
November 2012 – 7th thru 8th Grade 1:1 iPads
February 2013 – 9th thru 12th Grade 1:1 iPads
Activity –
1:1 Teaching and Learning Environment
What does the new learning environment look like?
A few examples:
 Edison – Elementary Teacher Web Presence - 5th Grade
 Apps for the iPad – How to decide?
Student Environment:
 Sample – 4th Grade Unit
 7th thru 12th Grade - Blackboard
Policies and Procedures
Managing the new Environment:
 Acceptable Use Policy
 BYOT
 iPad Agreement, rules and release
 Parent Opt In/Out
http://www.fraser.k12.mi.us/districtmyfps/pages/58338/district-tech-plan-and-policies
The Role of the School Board
 Shared Leadership and Vision
 Role of the Board/Superintendent Team in Mission and
Vision
 The Professional Development of the Board is the
responsibility of the Superintendent
Board as Transformational
Leaders
 Impulse of Board is to “drive change” into resistant
organizations
 Board Members need to recognize the way governance
works
 Effective Governance = True Partnership where each part
of the Organization plays own role
 Collaboration is a mark of our new age
 Board Members want to Contribute and Manage
 Board Members Need to Lead
Board as Transformational
Leaders
 The Board sets expectations to ensure change will
happen
 The Board needs to regularly ask the hard questions
 Are we moving closer to the kind of education our society
and students require?
 Are our graduates ready for the challenges of the
connected world?
 Have we established Expectations for Success?
 Do we have the culture that supports Risk and Innovation?
Board as Transformational
Leaders
 Expectations of Excellence:
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Disruptive Learning
Personalized Learning
Connected Learning / Connected Learners
Differentiate (Customize) Learning
Reflections and Planning
Redesigning our Classrooms
 Process of continuously evaluating our instructional
practices to better meet the needs of our students
 Realizing our NEW REALITY requires the use of digital
tools to supplement student learning
 Focusing on PERSONALIZING LEARNING for every student
HOPE