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K-12 EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYA Future Look at Policy and Practice
Welcome
• Susan Gendron President, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Maine Commissioner of Education
• Jeff Mao Vice Chair, State Educational Technology Directors Association
(SETDA) Maine Learning Technology Policy Director
Maine: A New Motto
A personal digital device,
at the point of learning,
as defined by the learner.
Maine Education Technology & Broadband
A View from the States
• Douglas Levin Executive Director, SETDA
State Educational Technology Trends
Vision, Leadership, Policies, Funding
Technology Infrastructure
Data and Accountability
Featured Presenters
• Karen Cator Director of Education Technology Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
• Steve Midgley Education Director, Omnibus Broadband Initiative Office of Strategic Planning, Federal Communications
Commission
Karen CatorDirector, Office of Education TechnologyUS Department of EducationMarch 2010
“By 2020, America will once again have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world.”
President Obama
Process
How the Plan Was Developed12 federal policymakers
15 experts on Technical Working Group
17 events and focus groups
50 chief technology officers
24 industry leaders
48 school administrators
123 college instructors
235 classroom teachers153 technology providers
572 reports, examples, and statements contributed to the web site
22,876 users of publicWeb site
Interagency Connections
• NSF - The Cyberlearning Challenge and Opportunity • FCC - Broadband Plan (Commerce and Agriculture)
• OSTP - Health, Energy and Education
• DOD - Interoperability and R&D
Content
Key Elements of the Plan
• Five goals - for 21st Century model of learning
• Recommendations - actions for states, districts, federal government and other stakeholders
• Grand Challenges - high risk/high gain research and development addressing invention
The Five Goals
Productivity
Teaching
Infrastructure
Learning
Assessment
Learning
Increase the opportunity for learning by enabling unprecedented access to high quality learning experiences for all students. Create new ways of understanding what types of learning experiences work - when, how and with whom?
Learning
Goal 1.0 All learners will have engaging and empowering learning experiences both in and outside of school that prepare them to be active, creative, knowledgeable, and ethical participants in our globally networked society.
AssessmentWe can measure what matters and provide closer to real time feedback with new technology enabled assessments that are embedded in classroom instruction. Students with parents and faculty can manage a persistent learning record, enabling continuous improvement at all levels.
Assessment
Goal 2.0 Our education system at all levels will leverage the power of technology to measure what matters and use assessment data for continuous improvement.
TeachingTeachers need to be highly connected with data, experts, professional teams, and resources in order to provide personalized learning. Online environments can ensure that every student has access to effective teaching.
Teaching
Goal 3: Professional educators will be supported individually and in teams by technology that connects them to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences that can empower and inspire them to provide more effective teaching for all learners.
National Education Technology PlanInfrastructure
Students and teachers need 24/7 access to the modern tools and resources they need to do their work.
Infrastructure
Goal 4.0: All students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and where they need it.
Productivity
In order to get more students over a higher bar, we need to increase the efficiency of the system and maximize productivity.
Productivity Goal
Goal 5.0 Our education system at all levels will redesign processes and structures to take advantage of the power of technology to improve learning outcomes while making more efficient use of time, money, and staff.
Research and Development
Grand Challenges1.0: Design and validate an integrated system that provides real-time access to learning experiences tuned to the levels of difficulty and assistance that optimize learning for all learners, and that incorporates self-improving features that enable it to become increasingly effective through interaction with learners.
2.0: Design and validate an integrated system for designing and implementing valid, reliable, and cost-effective assessments of complex aspects of 21st century expertise and competencies across academic disciplines.
3.0: Design and validate an integrated approach for capturing, aggregating, mining, and sharing content, student learning, and financial data cost-effectively for multiple purposes across many learning platforms and data systems in near real time.
4.0: Identify and validate design principles for efficient and effective online learning systems and combined online and offline learning systems that produce content expertise and competencies equal to or better than those produced by the best conventional instruction in half the time at half the cost.
Open Government
“I can't create my future with the tools from your past.”
– Middle school studentSecond Life Session
National Broadband Plan
March 10th 2010Presentation to CCSSO-SETDA
Steve MidgleyDirector of Education FCC
As a platform for information exchange, broadband helps personalize instruction so students learn more
32Source: National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and NASA; John Lang; Hubert Lee
Education
Online instruction pilots reveal significant opportunity to advance achievement
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Sources: Carnegie Mellon, Open Learning Initiative, Lovett et al., and Joel Smith testimony to FCC, Florida Tax Watch
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Comparison of results between traditional and hybrid instruction modelsPercentages
Comparison of Advanced Placement scores at Florida Virtual School and traditional instructional modelsAdvanced Placement Scores, 1-5 Scale
Education
Gaps prevent education from taking full advantage of broadband
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Gaps Issues
Education
Insufficient connectivity • School and classroom bandwidth demands to rise dramatically over the next few years
• 16% of public community college campuses have high speed broadband v. 91% of research universities
Limited data access & lack of transparency
• Only 37% of teachers have electronic access to achievement data for their students
• Data integration is one of the most challenging problems facing schools
Limitations on online learning systems and content
• Regulations inhibit online learning: teachers often cannot teach across state lines; course accreditation is often based on “seat time”, not outcomes
• Limited supply of high quality online learning systems and digital content
• Limited digital literacy skills among teachers and students
Source: Educause, US Department of Education
Framework for recommendations
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Upgrading E-rate
Unlocking the power of data to personalize learning and improve decision-making
Supporting and promoting online learning
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Education
Upgrading E-rate, 1
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• Increase flexibility and bandwidth- Permit off-hours community use
- Set goals for minimum school and library connectivity
- Support more flexibility in infrastructure development8 Including limited support for dark fiber and owned infrastructure
- Support more internal connections
• Improve program efficiency- Streamline application process
8 “1040 EZ” for simpler applications
8 Simplify multi-year renewals
- Improve cost efficiency and data collection
8 Better analytics, improved surveys
- Index cap to inflation
Education
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Upgrading E-rate, 2
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• Foster innovation with pilot programs- Support wireless connectivity to devices on and off-campus
8 Begin laying a path towards the future of “anytime anywhere” education.
- Award some funds competitively
8 Recognizing and rewarding the best ideas
• Improve connectivity of community colleges
- As a critical source of job training and workforce development, high speed online access is key
Education
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Supporting and promoting online learning, 1
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• Increase supply of digital content
- Develop standards for government-generated content- Make federal content digital- Simplify copyright regime to encourage contributions
8 Update TEACH Act
8 New educational notice/symbol
8 Improve orphaned work handling
• Promote digital literacy
- Support standards for digital skills
8 Media skills, communication, analysis and technology- Fund integration of digital literacy and STEM into curriculum
8 Digital literacy should be embedded across subjects
Education
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Supporting and promoting online learning, 2
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• Expand online learning solutions
- Remove regulatory barriers
8 Teacher accreditation harmonization across state lines
8 Course accreditation for online learning via “capability” or “mastery” rather than seat-time
- Fund research & development and investment
8 Sustained, multi-year investments in R&D- Consider open license as option for federal investments
Education
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Unlocking the power of data to personalize learning and improve decision-making
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• Foster adoption of Electronic Educational Records
• Develop standards for financial data transparency
• Create an online RFP broadcast service to increase market information
Education
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Key Concepts for National Broadband Plan & Education
Broadband can…
…Provide new forms of individualized content and resources
…Increase data availability, increase market transparency
…Provide systems platform to support teaching and learning
…Provide access to new, higher bandwidth online solutions
• Online & distance learning systems• Online communities• Innovation strategies
• Digital resource repositories• Online textbooks• Content sharing and peer production
• Electronic Education Records standards• Increase market interoperability• Financial data standards
• ERate upgrade• Community Colleges
Online Learning
DigitalContent
Data Standards/Interoperability
BroadbandInfrastructure
Question and Answer
• Moderated by: Douglas Levin, Executive Director, SETDA
Synthesis and Closing Remarks
• Susan Gendron President, Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Maine Commissioner of Education
State of Maine and Federal Partnerships
• American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) MLTI 1:1 high school expansion, 65 new 1:1 high schools
• Title IID ARRA Innovation with Open Education Resources (OER)
K12 EDUCATION TECHNOLOGYA Future Look at Policy and Practice
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