FUTURE VISION FOR EDUCATION

A CRITICAL LOOK AT LYME-OLD LYME MIDDLE SCHOOL

WHAT IS LOL MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL ABOUT?

• HIGH ACHIEVING, CONTENT DRIVEN DISTRICT• NURTURING, RESPECTFUL AND SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT• ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS ENVIRONMENT• UPPER MIDDLE-CLASS, FAIRLY HOMOGENEOUS POPULOUS• TEAM-ORIENTED WITHIN GRADE• CCSS/SBAC ADOPTED DISTRICT

HOW IS TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATED?

• CURRENT TECHNOLOGY USE: SMARTBOARD, VARIOUS WEB-BASED SOFTWARE, STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

• CURRENT SUPPORT STRUCTURE: INCONSISTENT AND INCONCLUSIVE AS IT PERTAINS TO TEACHER DELIVERY AND STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

• NEED FOR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VALUE: EDMODO, WEEBLY, FINALSITE• TABLET COMPUTING: IPAD PILOT AND STUDENT LIMITATIONS• ALIGNMENT OF EXISTING TECHNOLOGY TO CCSS/SBAC AND NECESSARY

ACCOMMODATIONS

WHY FUTURING IS BRIGHT FUTURING…• ALLOWS FOR THOUGHTFUL EVALUATION OF EXISTING PRACTICES• ENABLES COLLABORATION AND BRAINSTORMING TO PLAN FOR SOLUTIONS• IS FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO INCLUDE MANY MEMBERS OF AN ORGANIZATION• YIELDS VALUABLE INFORMATION WHEN DERIVED FROM CLEAR DATA AND

TRENDS

MY PROJECT…• UTILIZES AN LMS• EXPLORES CCSS• RESTRUCTURES P.D.• INTEGRATES TECHNOLOGY

Futuring

Solutions for

learning

Visioning:

Observation and

goal setting

Scenarios:

Planning ahead

Brainstorm

Creative thinking

and problem-solving

Scanning:

Data-driven

analysis

How Futuring Techniques can lead to Strong Solutions for

CCSS LMS

Training Integration

My Project

CCSSWill challenge educators to:

Allow for problem solving to real-life issues *

Infuse more technology into lesson plans *

Collaborate across different content area *

* All clip art acquired with permission from Microsoft.com* Walker, T. (2013, October 16). 10 things you should know about the

common core. Retrieved from http://neatoday.org/2013/10/16/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-common-core/

LMS for collaboration in the cloud

Budgetary decisions that support teacher development

New classroom design that promotes participation and engagementTrends that

foster student growth: * All clip art acquired with permission from Microsoft.com

2017 Vision

for LOLM

S

Integration of LMS

1:1 or BYOD Initiative

Sustainable Plan for Teacher PD

* All clip art acquired with permission from Microsoft.com

VISION PREPARATION AND INITIAL RESEARCH

How to create

Sustainable PD for Teachers

***

Consider a BYOD Model here**

*Wesch, Michael (2008, July 10). A Portal to Media Literacy. Retrieved November 28, 2013, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s

**Karpinski, K. (2013). Dell: Transforming higher education with mobility solutions. Campus Technology Resources.

***Wasley, P. (2013). Transforming professional development for 21st century educators. The Journal, Retrieved from https://teachingchannel.org

ADDITIONAL PREPARATIONSu

rvey

• Students• Community• Parents• Teachers• Administrato

rs Rese

arch • Site visits

• Literature Review

• Interviews of professionals in field

Iden

tify

Stan

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• www.ISTE.org

• Standards and expectations for teachers, students and administrators

* All clip art acquired with permission from Microsoft.com

Potential

Obstacles

Teacher Reluctance

or Fear

Lack of Time for

new technology

Accessibility: not

enough devices

Financial Resources/

disrict downsizing

Infrastructure not robust

enough to handle

BYOD or 1:1

Unclear standards

and assessment of learned

skills

‘CALL TO ACTION’ PLAN

• CREATION OF STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR TECHNOLOGY• INSIGHT FROM COMMUNITY, PARENTS, STUDENTS AND

ADMINISTRATION• SELECTION OF PLANNED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT/LMS• DEVICE SELECTION AND SUPPORT• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION• FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PLANNING: NEW HIRES AND

ADDITIONAL PURCHASES• ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION PLAN: REFERENCE NATIONAL STANDARDS *

* Standards referenced from http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/nets-s-standards.pdf?sfvrsn=2