leading our schools today to prepareour students for tomorrow
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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
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John F. Kennedy
"Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present
are certain to miss the future."
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We Face Many Challenges…
And Sometimes we move too fast…
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We Face Many Challenges…
And Sometimes we move too fast…
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Challenges… Budget Cuts
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Bad day in our office
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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?
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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.
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What we will cover… Vision
Strategies
Skills
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Being an Educational Leader…
Wikipedia: Articulating visions, embodying values and creating an environment for the things that can be accomplished.
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How have students changed?
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Discussion: Take a few minutes to discuss at your
tables:
“How have students changed in the last 40 years?”
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How have students changed?
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Students Today
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Students Today
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Student are in fact Digital Natives
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Bloom’s Taxonomy
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How have schools changed?
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Discussion: Take a few minutes to discuss at your
tables:
“How have schools changed in the last 40 years?”
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How have schools changed?
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How have schools changed?
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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
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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
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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
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Disrupting Class Schools in the U. S. have constantly
improved…but we (society) kept moving the goal posts
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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?”
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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
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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”
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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
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Professor Chris Dede, Harvard University:
If we were to redesign our schools today, how much of our historical model would we keep?
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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?
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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
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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
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What are we preparing our students for?
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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
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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
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How Do I Move My School/District?
Don’t need to move them all, just “Tip it”
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Creativity and Innovation, the new C & I
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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
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NETS
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NETS-A
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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.
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Use cell phone SMS Text Messaging
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Body of message (CODE)
Number you are sending to
New message
Standard text messaging rates apply (usually $0.10).
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Visionary Educator from Arkansas
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How to Diminish Random Acts of Technology
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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
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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)
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PODCASTINGwww.epnweb.org
CLASSROOMS Class reviews Weekly study
messages Study guides Lectures Book narration Radio shows
ADMINISTRATORS School
announcements Parent information Teacher
evaluations
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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
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BLOGS
CLASSROOMS Class discussions Reflections/
summarizing Writing skills and
prompts
ADMINISTRATORS Interaction with
community Motivate staff Parent information
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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
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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What’s going on in Arkansas? Harry Dickens
Administrator – TICAL Cadre member
Arkansas Public School Resource Center (APSRN)
Little Rock
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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
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C&I vs Technology
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Founded in 1992, the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) is a professional association for school district technology leaders
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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.
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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.
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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.
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CoSN Study
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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
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CoSN Study (con’t)
Web 2.0 is outpacing the capacity of K-12 education to innovate.
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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.
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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.
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What’s Going on in Your Schools, Districts or Counties?
Time to Share…
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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
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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
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CK-12’s FlexBook
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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)
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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
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What’s New in California? Professional Network for Administrators
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Admin20.org
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What’s New in California? Brokers of Expertise: www.boepilot.org
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VisionStrategiesSkills/tools
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TICALThe Technology Information Center for
Administrative LeadershipA Gateway to Digital Leadership
portical.org
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TICAL’s mission
To help K-12 administrators provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.
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TICAL is really three things A statewide cadre of school leaders An Internet portal An annual statewide leadership conference in
California
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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
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New TICAL Items Interactive Polls Blogs by practicing
administrators that accepts comments
Quick Takes are HOT! TICALevision—Video
Podcasts– Accepting Comments!
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TICAL has a facebook page—search for the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership
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The Conference Leadership 3.0
Collaborative effort of ACSA, CUE, and TICAL
April 15-17, 2010 Santa Clara, CA lead3.org
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“If you don't create change, change will
create you.”
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