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2009-2012 NCLB Title II Part D
District 17 & 20 Competitive Grant
OPAL Project:
Online Professional &
Academic Learning
October 2009
Welcome and IntroductionsCeline Azoulay- Technology Innovation Manager, Staten Island & South [email protected]
Office of Educational Technologyhttp://nycedtech.com
Oitlive Website- Title IID Information Portal OPALhttp://oitlive.com
Please share your contact information Link is found on OITLIVE website Click on OPAL tab and then click Survey
2009-2012 NCLB Title II Part D Competitive Grants
Purpose:
> Improve students’ academic performance in the core subject areas of English language arts, mathematics, science, and technology literacy through effective use of technology in the process of teaching and learning.
Theme:
> Technology Infusion into Instruction through Professional Development
Expanding Professional Development Opportunities through Online Technology
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Project Design
The OPAL Project is innovative and incorporates the competencies that matter most in the 21st century. OPAL plans the infusion of project based learning, the development of e-Portfolios, and online learning environments to motivate students who have grown in a digital world.
Application context & process
We will work to achieve the following goals:
> The OPAL Project is aligned explicitly to Children First reforms and DOE educational technology strategy.
> Aligned to SSO structures.
> Strengthen mechanisms for transferring promising practices or lessons learned beyond grant participants.
> Purchase technologies that can be supported by standard procurement and maintenance agreements.
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Application development timelineSession 1 OPAL Project Leadership Forum
Session 2 OPAL Leadership Institute with Will Richardson
Session 3 Keynote Presentation with Will Richardson
Session 4 Utilize Technology to Create Problem-Based Learning
Session 5 Keynote Presentation with Helen Barrett
Session 6 Reflecting on Learning with E-Portfolios
Session 7 Creating E-Portfolios with Web 2.0 Tools
Session 8 Keynote Presentation with Helen Barrett-Digital Storytelling
Session 9 Online Portfolio Adventures
Session 10 OPAL Leadership Team: Project Review & Planning
Fall-Spring Online Learning- New York Institute of Technology-Building Online Learning Modules with Moodle
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Project Overview
Online Professional & Academic Learning (OPAL) will:
> Provide an extensive blended model of professional development for teachers and instructional school leaders to facilitate the infusion of technology enriched curriculum and assessment. Educators will enhance curriculum with authentic, project based learning (PBL) units that engage students in real work learning scenarios to improve student academic performance across all core content areas.
> Host digital PBL units and student work in electronic portfolios using a variety of digital media to demonstrate mastery of new knowledge and skills.
> Explore online learning for students in need of credit recovery, advanced studies, college and exam preparation, remediation and differentiation. Additionally, teachers will be equipped with the skills to facilitate online learning.
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Project Overview
Leaders> Leadership Forums Across the Year
Topics- low cost laptops, onsite tech support, 21st Century Curriculum, etc
Teachers> Professional Development for educators in e-Portfolios, documenting resources
and tasks within PBL units that shift standard educational practices to innovative practices to enhance student achievement.
> Professional Development workshops where teachers learn to infuse 21st Century skills into their curriculum in an effort to create project-based lessons that promote problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration skills among students.
> Professional Development Course for Teachers Facilitating Online Learning for Students (credit recovery or advanced placement courses).
Students> Development of e-Portfolios for students to demonstrate personal learning goals
and growth over time.> Students will use digital media to incorporate 21st Century Literacy Skills > Participate in “Digital Support and Empowerment Teams”
Need for Project
Academic Need
> All participating schools have been identified as schools in need of improvement, schools under regents review, and/or schools requiring academic progress.
> 100% of these targeted schools in District 17 & 20 were cited for failure to meet AYP in ELA. In the majority of schools failure to meet AYP was the result of poor performance among ELL and SWD student populations.
> Students 4 year graduation rate is below citywide average, illustrating the need for credit recovery.
Professional Need
> A significant % of teachers in targeted schools are teaching out of certification
> The turn-over rate for targeted schools is higher than that of non-targeted schools.
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Project Goals
Goal 1 : To improve the academic performance of students on NYS assessments in the core content areas of English
language art, math and science for all students, with special emphasis on specific sub-groups of students (ELL and SWD).
Goal 2: To provide a sustained and high quality blended model of professional development opportunities to teachers and
school administrators. The focus of professional development will the infusion of technology into instruction using both project-based learning models and E- portfolios.
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Strategies and Activities Students will demonstrate increased achievement in English language arts, math and science .
At least 80% of students will create high quality student centered e-Portfolios that meet standards as assessed by rubrics developed and administered by participating teachers.
Students will demonstrate increased technology literacy skills as assessed by student surveys, as well as a student technology literacy assessment of 8th grade students
By the end of year one 10% of teachers will receive a minimum of 50 hours training to enhance their instructional technology proficiency as part of a blended model of professional development that includes face-to-face workshops, webinars, on-line courses towards IT certification, and on-site and in-class support including coaching and mentoring. By the end of year two 25% of teachers in participating schools will receive the same as above. By the end of year three 50% of teachers in participating schools will receive the same as above.
Each school will create at least 10 high quality, digitally enhanced PBL units in the core subject areas . The units will meet standards as assessed by teacher developed rubrics.
Teachers will create professional e-Portfolios to host their PBL units
School administrators will attend approximately 25 hours of customized training including face-to-face workshops, webinars, visits to model school sites, and on-site consultations. The training will enable school administrators to observe and model best practices of technology infusion into instruction and share PBL units.
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Hardware
DigiTools – a package of all the digital tools to needed to implement a 21st century model of project based learning and E-portfolios that are rich with digital media.
Service subscriptions
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Professional Development Offerings
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Overview:
Professional development will be offered via:
Traditional workshop model
Online courses
Webinars – reflecting new content and a reiteration of traditional workshop
Visits to model school sites; coaching & modeling on-site
e-Portfolio sharing
Conference presentation & forums for sharing best practices
Evaluation
Evaluation Model
> Surveys > Observation Data > Individual and group interviews> Technology integration and technology literacy skills
assessments > Student e-Portfolios assessed with rubrics
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School Expectations
Expectations
> Attendance at professional development session during the school day> Share information with relevant staff members> Collaborate with project staff to target teachers who will be most successful> Provide opportunity for on-site professional development> Encourage and support grant goals and objectives
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Overview:
For OPAL to be most successful it is imperative that NYC DOE staff, school staff and project staff work collaboratively for the good of the project.
School Expectations
Educator Expectations> Participating educators will attend all scheduled training.> Share information with relevant staff members.> Develop student e-Portfolios.> Capture and publish innovative practices that enhance student
achievement.> Collaborate with project staff to target teachers who will be most
successful.> Provide opportunity for on-site professional development.> Work with project staff to identify ways to infuse National Education
Technology Standards.> Encourage and support grant goals and objectives
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Overview:
For OPAL to be most successful it is imperative that NYC DOE staff, school staff and project staff work collaboratively for the good of the project.
Principal Expectations
Principals grant approval for their DAAR Technology Innovation Manager to review school-level Periodic Assessment data in ARIS in order to align the grant programs to their school improvement and student learning needs.
Principals will enable lead educators participating in grant services to participate in inquiry teams to align the grant program activities to the goals and strategies of the school CEP and inquiry program.
Principals will comply with evaluation process.
Participating educators will turn key to other educators during common planning, team meetings, grade conferences, etc.
Contact Information
Celine Azoulay [email protected]
Denise Lewis [email protected]
Steve Kinney [email protected]
Marsha Volini [email protected]
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