leading our schools today to prepareour students for tomorrow

Portical.ning.com

Leading our Schools Today to PrepareOur Students for

TomorrowACSA Summit

November 5, 2009

Rowland Baker, Director, TICAL and Brokers of Expertise (BOE)

Jason Borgen, Program Coordinator, TICAL

Portical.ning.com

John F. Kennedy

"Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present

are certain to miss the future."

Portical.ning.com

We Face Many Challenges…

And Sometimes we move too fast…

Portical.ning.com

We Face Many Challenges…

And Sometimes we move too fast…

Portical.ning.com

Challenges… Budget Cuts

Portical.ning.com

Bad day in our office

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

What we are about Why schools in rural

areas flourish and others flounder Leadership

What’s needed to lead our schools in the 21st Century?

Portical.ning.com

Have a computer at home?

Have High Speed Internet at home?

Have an IPod or MP3 Player?

Know what a Wiki is?

Have done a blog?

Have a page on Facebook?

Getting to Know You…

ICT Literacy is defined as using digital technology, communications tools, and/or networks to access, manage, integrate, evaluate and create information in order to function in a knowledge society.

Portical.ning.com

What we will cover… Vision

Strategies

Skills

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

Being an Educational Leader…

Wikipedia: Articulating visions, embodying values and creating an environment for the things that can be accomplished.

Portical.ning.com

How have students changed?

Portical.ning.com

Discussion: Take a few minutes to discuss at your

tables:

“How have students changed in the last 40 years?”

Portical.ning.com

How have students changed?

Portical.ning.com

Students Today

Portical.ning.com

Students Today

Portical.ning.com

Speak Up Surveyfacilitated annually by Project Tomorrow (http://tomorrow.org)

National Participation

K-12 Students 281,500

Teachers 29,644

Parents (in English and Spanish) 21,309

School/District Administrators 3,114

All 50 States

Top Ten States: TX, CA, AZ, AL, IL, MD, FL, NC, NE, WI

Portical.ning.com

Speak Up Surveyfacilitated annually by Project Tomorrow

Schools that participated in the survey:• 95% public, 3% private, 2% virtual

• 35% urban, 32% suburban, 33% rural

• 45% title 1 eligible

• 34% majority-minority student population

Portical.ning.com

Students:What do you regularly do with technology? Online and computer gaming

Over 64% of students K-12 play

Download music #1 with students in grade 6-12

Communications-email, IM, Txt Girls still lead in usage

Maintain a personal website 40% of students grade 6-8 67% of students grade 9-12

Portical.ning.com

Explosion of access to mobile devices: Cell Phones

78% in gr 9-12 63% in gr 6-8 38% in gr 3-5 20% in K-2

MP3 Players 84% in gr 9-12 80% in gr 6-8 50% in gr 3-5 30% in K-2

Portical.ning.com

Explosion of access to mobile devices:

Smart Phones 28% in gr 9-12 24% in gr 6-8 16% in gr 3-5 20% in K-2

Portical.ning.com

Online Classes Students: Are you interested

in taking a online class?

YES! 40% of high school students 35% of middle school students 15% of 3-5 students 34% increase from last year

Portical.ning.com

Student are in fact Digital Natives

Portical.ning.com

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Portical.ning.com

How have schools changed?

Portical.ning.com

Discussion: Take a few minutes to discuss at your

tables:

“How have schools changed in the last 40 years?”

Portical.ning.com

How have schools changed?

Portical.ning.com

How have schools changed?

Portical.ning.com

Obstacles for students

Top responses: School filters and firewalls block

websites I need

Teachers limit our technology use

Too many rules Cannot use my own devices Cannot access my communication tools Rules that limit use of my school’s

technology

Portical.ning.com

Ideal situation for student

Top responses: Let me use my own laptop, cell

phone or mobile devise

Give me unlimited Internet access

Let me access my school projects from any computer-home or school

Portical.ning.com

Want to Learn More?

Report was released on October 29th, 2008:

Leadership in the 21st Century: The New Visionary Administrator

www.tomorrow.org

Surveys now being collected for 2009

Portical.ning.com

Disrupting Class Schools in the U. S. have constantly

improved…but we (society) kept moving the goal posts

Portical.ning.com

80 educators and leaders from around the world met in The Hague, Netherlands

10 educators selected from the United States

“Under what conditions does technology have a positive impact on teaching and learning?”

Portical.ning.com

Professor Ron Anderson, University of Minnesota:

Survival to the 22nd Century will depend most upon our students’ learning of ethics and values, especially as related to the use of technology

Portical.ning.com

Professor Chris Dede, Harvard University: Every theory of learning is right at some time, for

some students

Also means, every theory of learning is not right at some time, for some students

Schools are still a “One Size Fits All”

Portical.ning.com

Assumptions of Youth Today All information is instantly available Distance and time do not matter Multi-tasking is how people work Machines have “intelligence” Powerful tools for creative work are taken for granted Options are abundant Multimedia interactive entertainment is omnipresent

Portical.ning.com

Professor Chris Dede, Harvard University:

If we were to redesign our schools today, how much of our historical model would we keep?

Portical.ning.com

Discussion: Take a few minutes to discuss at your

tables:

If we were to redesign our schools today, how much of our historical model would we keep?

Portical.ning.com

Singapore- Redoes its curriculum every 5 years

South Korea- Taking education very seriously Working to obtain high band width to all schools

and homes They see it as tied to economic development

Portical.ning.com

Findings: Need to establish International e-learning

pedagogies We need to have new assessments and

instruments International standards of skills needed in the

21st Century Use a broader measurement to gauge success

of students

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

What are we preparing our students for?

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

Are They Really Ready to Work?

Among the most important skills cited by employers:

• Professionalism/Work Ethic• Oral and Written Communications• Teamwork/Collaboration • Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

Portical.ning.com

Are They Really Ready to Work?

While the “three R’s” are still very fundamental to ability to do the job;

Skills like Teamwork/Collaboration and Critical Thinking/Problem Solving are very important to success at work

Portical.ning.com

How Do I Move My School/District?

Don’t need to move them all, just “Tip it”

Portical.ning.com

Creativity and Innovation, the new C & I

Portical.ning.com

National Education Technology Standards Developed by ISTE (International Society for

Technology in Education) Most recognized set of technology standards Individualized for each group:

Students NETS-S Teachers NETS-T Administrators NETS-A

Portical.ning.com

NETS

Portical.ning.com

NETS-A

Portical.ning.com

StandardsISTE NETS for Administrators

Inspire and lead development of a shared vision of technology integration to promote excellence.

Establish a dynamic digital-age learning culture.

Advance excellence in Professional Practice.

Systemic Improvement by providing digital-age leadership and management.

Model and facilitate Digital Citizenship.

Portical.ning.com

Use cell phone SMS Text Messaging

Portical.ning.com

Body of message (CODE)

Number you are sending to

New message

Standard text messaging rates apply (usually $0.10).

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

Visionary Educator from Arkansas

Portical.ning.com

How to Diminish Random Acts of Technology

Portical.ning.com

Marzano’s Nine Essential Instructional Strategies1. Identifying similarities and differences2. Summarizing and note taking3. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition4. Homework and practice5. Nonlinguistic representations6. Cooperative learning7. Setting objectives and providing feedback8. Generating and testing hypotheses9. Cues, questions, and advance organizers

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

Web 2.0 Tools Used Successfully in Schools

Podcasting (Strategy 1, 2, 3, 7) Wikis (Strategy 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9) Blogs (Strategy 2, 3, 4, 7, 9) Chat rooms/ Social Networks (Strategy 2, 3, 4, 6,

7, 8, 9) Digital Storytelling (Strategy 2, 3, 5, 6) Social Bookmarking (Strategy 1, 4, 5, 6, 9) Collaborative writing (Strategy 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9) Video Conferencing (Strategy 1, 3, 6, 7, 9)

Portical.ning.com

PODCASTINGwww.epnweb.org

CLASSROOMS Class reviews Weekly study

messages Study guides Lectures Book narration Radio shows

ADMINISTRATORS School

announcements Parent information Teacher

evaluations

Portical.ning.com

WIKIS

CLASSROOMS Class discussions Collaboration on

projects Picture

representations Sharing of web

sites/documents Peer editing

ADMINISTRATORS School events Staff meeting notes Parent information Staff discussion

Portical.ning.com

BLOGS

CLASSROOMS Class discussions Reflections/

summarizing Writing skills and

prompts

ADMINISTRATORS Interaction with

community Motivate staff Parent information

Portical.ning.com

SOCIAL NETWORKSsocialnetworksined.wikispaces.com

CLASSROOMS Collaboration on

projects Clarifying questions Continuation of class

discussions Non-confrontational

discussions

ADMINISTRATORS Resource sharing Build school

community Asynchronous staff

discussions

Portical.ning.com

DIGITAL STORYTELLINGvoicethread.com

CLASSROOMS Writing/reading

practice Promotes

creativity Speaking

languages

ADMINISTRATORS Ability to provide

information while not present

Use class examples in presentations, web site, etc.

Portical.ning.com

CLASSROOMS Sharing valuable

Web sites Project

collaboration Access saved

Web site from anywhere

SOCIAL BOOKMARKINGADMINISTRATORS Keeps resources

aligned Sharing of quality

Web sites Can share with

parents and community to show valuable Web sites

Portical.ning.com

Collaborative Writing Online CLASSROOMS Cooperative stories Project collaboration Cooperative data

collection Classroom rules

brainstorm

ADMINISTRATORS Lesson plan

collaboration Meeting norms

collaboration Student information

from class to class (i.e. restroom visits)

Portical.ning.com

VIDEO CONFERNCINGwww.skype.com

CLASSROOMS Language

practice Cultural

acceptance Virtual

collaboration

ADMINISTRATORS Virtual meetings Research and

communicate with a variety of Model schools

Cost-effective staff professional development

Portical.ning.com

What’s going on in Arkansas? Harry Dickens

Administrator – TICAL Cadre member

Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRN)

Little Rock

Portical.ning.com

Google Wave Real time email collaboration One message (or Wave) continues the

conversation Multiple participants Embed maps, polls, etc directly Playback through the entire the message No more sifting through separate messages

Another New and Emerging Tool

Portical.ning.com

C&I vs Technology

Portical.ning.com

Founded in 1992, the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) is a professional association for school district technology leaders

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study http://www.cosn.org/web20/

Leadership for Web 2.0 in Education: Promise and Reality Report

Funded through the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and with cooperation from ASCD and Common Sense Media, CoSN commissioned the Metiri Group to conduct the study.

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

To investigate the beliefs, perspectives and experiences of district level administrators (superintendents, district curriculum directors and technology directors) pertaining to the implication of Web 2.0 for teaching and learning in our schools.

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Web 2.0 Definition: Online application that uses the World Wide Web (www) as a platform and allows for participatory involvement, collaboration, and interactions among users. Web 2.0 is also characterized by the creation and sharing of intellectual and social resources by end users.

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study (con’t)

Ranked National Priorities for Web 2.0

Extend learning beyond the school day Prepare students to be lifelong learners Prepare students to be thoughtful, ethical, and

informed participants online Increase students’ global awareness Connect students in our schools with students in

other locations

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study (con’t)

Web 2.0 is outpacing the capacity of K-12 education to innovate.

Portical.ning.com

CoSN Study (con’t)

School district are more focused on the challenges of Web 2.0 than on restructuring to leverage Web 2.0 for learning.

Many district administrators said that educators in their districts were not sufficiently familiar with Web 2.0 to understand it fully, much less ready to redesign schooling.

Portical.ning.com

In Summary

District administrators see the educational significance for Web 2.0.

They see the promise of Web 2.0 to energize learning and equip students with the skills they will need in life.

Yet, the reality is that schools are struggling with the how to make effective use of Web 2.0 as a vital element of the learning environment.

Portical.ning.com

What’s Going on in Your Schools, Districts or Counties?

Time to Share…

Portical.ning.com

What’s New in CaliforniaeTextbooks California released a comprehensive

Free Digital Textbook Report (HS math and science focus) All open source—Free access, no cost to

download 10 of 16 matched 95% or more of content

standards Print them out, use ereaders, computers, etc Learn more at clrn.org/fdti

Ck12.org

Portical.ning.com

What’s New in California?

E- Textbooks Options for access

Print out hard copies Purchase/download

hardware/software School/classroom decisions

Download by chapter Entire book Map out the standards Design ebook pacing guides Supplemental resources

Portical.ning.com

CK-12’s FlexBook

Portical.ning.com

Research of University etextbook implementation

Northwest Missouri State Phase 1 E-book readers

Purchased Sony Ereaders rather than Kindles

Open-source Didn’t have to rely on

Amazon Not enough ereader

compatible books Students are motivated with

electronic devices Search and annotating are

important features (Sony lacks this)

Portical.ning.com

Phase II Used laptops and VitalSource Software Publishers provide quizzes and shared notes Lighter backpacks—students liked VitalSource allowed sharing of notes and

highlighting

Research of University etextbook implementation

Portical.ning.com

What’s New in California? Professional Network for Administrators

Portical.ning.com

Admin20.org

Portical.ning.com

What’s New in California? Brokers of Expertise: www.boepilot.org

Portical.ning.com

VisionStrategiesSkills/tools

Portical.ning.com

TICALThe Technology Information Center for

Administrative LeadershipA Gateway to Digital Leadership

portical.org

Portical.ning.com

TICAL’s mission

To help K-12 administrators provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.

Portical.ning.com

TICAL is really three things A statewide cadre of school leaders An Internet portal An annual statewide leadership conference in

California

Portical.ning.com

Portical.ning.com

The TICAL Community Professional Social Network Interact with colleagues around the world Ask questions – Guaranteed a timely

answer Share resources/best practices

www.admin20.org

Portical.ning.com

New TICAL Items Interactive Polls Blogs by practicing

administrators that accepts comments

Quick Takes are HOT! TICALevision—Video

Podcasts– Accepting Comments!

Portical.ning.com

TICAL has a facebook page—search for the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership

Portical.ning.com

The Conference Leadership 3.0

Collaborative effort of ACSA, CUE, and TICAL

April 15-17, 2010 Santa Clara, CA lead3.org

Portical.ning.com

“If you don't create change, change will

create you.”

Author is anonymous

Portical.ning.com

Thank you! www.portical.org rbaker@santacruz.k12.ca.us jborgen@portical.org