iZone Silicon ValleyStakeholder Engagement – June 17, 2013

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INTRODUCTIONSection I

Welcome and Introductions

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Please tell us: Your name Your role(s) One word that describes what you do One word that captures how you’re feeling

about the Common Core

Agenda

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I. Welcome and Introductions (10)

II. iZone Vision (10)

III. CCSS Continuum: Shared Challenges and Opportunities (45)

IV. Step 1: Connectivity and Education Superhighway (30)

V. Poll – iZone Focus (5)

VI. How Can You Contribute? (10)

VII.Next Steps and Project Timeline (10)

Meeting Objectives

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Today we will… Introduce the iZone vision Identify challenges and opportunities in

realizing 21st century college and career readiness for ALL students

Explore opportunities for collaboration

Chatham House Rule

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When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

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“THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

CHANGE ALMOST EVERYTHING.”

The Perfect Storm

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Nationwide Standard45 states will be adopting Common Core as a standard by 2014/2015

$1B in California Will be allocated for Common Core implementation

Anne Geddes

The Digital PromiseAllows us to contemplate what personalized learning for every student might look like

The Reality: We’re Not Ready

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Anne Geddes

$170 per studentIs not enough to manage the transition to the Common Core

The Digital DivideOver 40M CA students don’t have sufficient infrastructure required for Common Core assessments let alone Digital Learning

FragmentationBetween schools, districts, business, government and advocacy groups

The Good News: Great Things Are Already in the Making

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Anne Geddes

Administrators are in motion

Educators are thinking outside of the box

Innovators are getting us wired

Technology developers are creating new educational solutions

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THE IZONE VISIONSection II

iZone Silicon Valley

The iZone is a partnership among schools and the Silicon Valley community to modernize our schools.

• 1 in 3 students not proficient in English and Math• < 50% of districts have adequate connectivity to each school site

In the Heart of Silicon Valley, yet…

Coun-tywide

Hispanic/Latino

African American

White Asian0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

0.598

0.4290.344

0.730.82

San Mateo County Achievement Gap Data, 2012

English Language ArtsMathematics

The Gap38% Gap

What we’ve heard…

• We want to transform learning experiences in really meaningful ways for all of our students and teachers…and yet there are lots of gaps.

Reframing The Problem

Resource-Starved

1 teacher : 30 or 180 students

1 text book

50 minute period

Reframing The Problem

becomes… Resource-Rich1:30 or 1:180

One teacher expert, one text book

Many : Many3.5 million teachers, 50 million peers,80 million parents,150 million blogs, 200 million videos, 634 million websites, 2.4 billion specialists & experts on email5 billion mobile phone users, 7 petabites of photo content monthly

All the time learning

How an

iZone Challenge: Our Moonshot

make sure each student in San Mateo County is engaged and prepared to thrive in a globally connected, information-rich world?

How can we…

How can we…

• Ensure access to learning-ready Internet in each classroom and after school

How can our community…

• Involve and support our innovators to make sure the best ideas evolve and spread

How can we…

• Engage and personalize learning for each student in San Mateo County

…so they succeed with Common Core, and are prepared for college and life

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The Vision: iZone Silicon Valley

Creating opportunities to• Co-develop, test, iterate• Learn from each other• Identify what is working • Scale what works

The iZone Silicon Valley

iZone Project: Phase I Plan

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Develop iZone

blueprint

Agree upon shared

vision and metrics

Host design workshops

Develop plan for 21st Century

connectivity

Establish framework for engagement

Over the next 5-6 months, our team will define our work around targeted success metrics.

Metrics for Success

iZone Silicon Valley: Overview

iZone Silicon Valley

New SolutionIncubati

on

Cross-County

Collaboration

21st Century Connecti

vitySTEM

Community

Awareness

• Ensure sufficient connectivity in all

classrooms and after school

• Build cross-district and cross-sector collaboration – PLC, online and

face to face

• Increase # of new solutions created, piloted and tested

• Grow parent and community awareness and

support

• Increase % of students taught by effective master teachers in

STEM and ELA

iZone Phase 1: Getting to the Starting Line

• Connectivity in every classroom

• Spend $ wisely• Find, vet tools and

resources

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CCSS CONTINUUMSection III

Continuum Protocol

Agree Disagree

Continuum Protocol Norms

Listen with respect and interestSpeak with candorNo one’s comments will be challenged or arguedThoughtful reflection on others’ responses is

okay

Continuum

•Innovation in our schools is essential to student success

Innovation

WHAT KINDS OF INNOVATION OCCUR IN YOUR ORG. NOW?:

WHAT CHALLENGES TO INNOVATION DO YOU FACE?:

Continuum

•Technology is essential to implementation of the Common Core

Technology and the Common Core

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?:

OPPORTUNITIES: CHALLENGES:

Continuum

•My organization has a plan and is already on track to help all students be 21st Century college/career ready

Organizational Plan

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?:

OPPORTUNITIES: CHALLENGES:

Continuum

•Staff (leaders, teachers, etc.) in our schools and district understand the depth of work needed to implement the CCSS well.

Staff Readiness for CCSS

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?:

OPPORTUNITIES: CHALLENGES:

Continuum

•Implementing the CCSS will close our achievement gaps.

The Achievement Gap

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?:

OPPORTUNITIES: CHALLENGES:

Share Out

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Facilitators share out common: Work Opportunities Challenges

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CONNECTIVITY AND THE EDUCATION SUPERHIGHWAY

Section IV

San Mateo County Using EducationSuperHighway Programs to Upgrade San Mateo

County K-12 Internet

6.17.13

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EducationSuperHighway Overview

• Non-profit established in January 2012

• Mission: Upgrade the Internet infrastructure of every K-12 public school in America for digital learning– 100Mbps + Internet connectivity (fiber to every school)– Ubiquitous, high speed wired and Wi-Fi networks

• Digital learning can improve outcomes in schools– Personalizes learning– Increases teacher effectiveness– Enhances equity and engagement for students

• Robust Internet infrastructure critical to effective deployment of Common Core, Next Generation Assessments & STEM Education

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Digital Learning Requires 100Mbps+

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Digital Learning School = 20% of students engaged in digital learning at any given time

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Teachers Waiting for Robust Infrastructure

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Average Bandwidth By Utilization Quartile

Bandwidth Utilization

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Expected Bandwidth Needs

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How Much Bandwidth Is Available?

Policy makers have little information on bandwidth available in the classroom

1. Internet Connectivity2. Firewalls3. Content Filters 4. WAN Connectivity5. Local Area Network6. Wiring7. Wi-Fi Network8. Current Usage

Available bandwidth impacted by:

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State of the Nation

Source: EducationSuperHighway National SchoolSpeedTest – Interim Results as of 5-20-13Assessment Readiness Based on SBAC Standard; Digital Learning Readiness Based on SETDA Standard

Not Ready F

or Asse

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asic Asse

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edia Rich Asse

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0%5%

10%15%20%25%30%35%40%45% 42%

31%27%

Assessment Readiness

Not Ready F

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Ready For D

igital L

earning (>100kb

ps / st

udent)0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90% 77%

23%

Digital Learning Readiness

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State of San Mateo County

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14%

34%

53%

Assessment Readiness

Not Ready for Digital Learning Ready for Digital Learning0%

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39%

Digital Learning Readiness

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San Mateo County SchoolSpeedTest

• Outreach partnership between EducationSuperHighway and San Mateo County Office of Education & Districts

• Testing Period: May 28th – June 14th

• Goal : 10 tests from each school in county

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• Actionable Results– Assess readiness for Next-Gen Assessments, 1:1 and digital learning– Identify specific schools in need of Internet infrastructure upgrades– Prioritize funding to schools most in need of upgrades– Make case for additional investment in K-12 Internet infrastructure– Identify technical issues impacting performance of existing

infrastructure

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Participation Results

Participation numbers:

• Schools 143 out of 174 (82%)• Districts 23 out of 23 (100%)• Total SSTs = 1,666 tests

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7.0%

3.0%

3.0%1.0%4.0%

2.0%3.0%

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47.0%

Test Participation Depth1 Test2 Tests3 Tests4 Tests5 Tests6 Tests7 Tests8 Tests9 Tests10+ Tests

SSTs Collected # of Sites10+ Tests 81

9 Tests 7

8 Tests 6

7 Tests 3

6 Tests 7

5 Tests 2

4 Tests 5

3 Tests 6

2 Tests 12

1 Tests 14

30%

23%

14%

22%

Testers By Role

TeacherTechnology StaffStudentSchool StaffDistrict StaffOther

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Digital Learning Readiness

Readiness for digital learning in most districts fall under 50%

0-25% 25-50% 50-75% 75-100%0

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Digital Learning Readiness by District

Digital Learning Readiness Quartile

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Readiness for Basic Assessment

Most districts have 75-100% of their schools ready for basic assessment

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District Readiness for Basic Assessment

Basic Assesment Readiness Quartile

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Readiness for Media-Rich Assessment

Readiness for media-rich assessment by district is similar throughout the county

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Media-Rich Assessment Readiness Quartile

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The Roadblocks to Upgrading K-12

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Information Gap

Expertise Gap

Procurement Gap Policy Gap

We don't know which schools lack 100Mbps+ Internet access

Schools lack networking

technical expertise

Schools are overpaying for Internet access

& network equipment

The $2.5BB E-Rate

program is oversubscribed

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EducationSuperHighway’s Program

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Information Gap

Expertise Gap

Procurement Gap Policy Gap

Identify which schools need

to be upgraded

Help districts create upgrade

plans

Lower the cost of connectivity & equipment

Provide data & policy support to modernize

E-Rate

Network Snapshot Internet Pricing Portal

E-Rate 2.0

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Help Districts Create Upgrade Plans

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Corporations Schools0

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Network Snapshot Assessment• Tool developed with Digital Promise

League of Innovative Schools to identify major bottlenecks within a district’s network

• Provide information on current hardware, and specific hardware and configuration gaps to help schools more effectively plan upgrades

• Status in San Mateo County: Ideally target 45-minute phone surveys with all 23 districts July 1-12; followed by 1.5 – 2 hour site visits July 10-19

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Lower the Cost of Increased Bandwidth

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Internet Pricing Portal• Collect data on prices paid for

Internet and telecom connectivity (via E-Rate Form 471, Item 21 Attachments)

• Enable districts to see lowest prices available for network hardware and services in their area

• Aggregate demand across districts to drive volume purchasing

• Status in San Mateo County - Data collected from 19 of 21 participating school districts (90%+)Best Practice E-Rate

Median

$- $5

$10 $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45

$10

$40

Schools Are Overpaying For Bandwidth

$/M

bps

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SchoolSpeedTest Reporting

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Participation Reporting

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District Dashboard

*Sample dashboard that is not related to any particular district

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For More Information

Evan Marwell, CEOevan@educationsuperhighway.org

Erin Viray, Outreach Coordinatorerin@educationsuperhighway.org

EducationSuperHighway: www.EducationSuperHighway.orgSchoolSpeedTest: www.SchoolSpeedTest.org

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POLL: IZONE FOCUSSection V

Poll: Confirm Key Issues

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What are the top 3 things you would like to get out of the iZone?

What are the top 3 things the iZone should focus on?

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WHAT CAN YOU CONTRIBUTE?Section VI

What Can You Contribute?

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What can you contribute to make sure each student in San Mateo County is engaged and prepared to thrive in a globally connected, information-rich world?

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NEXT STEPS AND TIMELINESection VII

What Can You Contribute?

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What can you contribute to make sure each student in San Mateo County is engaged and prepared to thrive in a globally connected, information-rich world?