small districts make a difference with blended learning
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Three districts with enrollment under 10,000 students share how they are using blended learning to impact student achievement and give teachers the tools necessary to develop engaging lessons that build 21st century skills.TRANSCRIPT
• JOHN CANUEL, VICE PRESIDENT, BLACKBOARD GLOBAL K-12 EDUCATION STRATEGY•BEN LOUEY, SOUTHERN YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT• DAVID WILLYARD, MEAD SCHOOL DISTRICT•SCOTT SMITH, MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Small Districts Make A Difference With Blended Learning
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Blended Learning Models
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Districts are Challenged to Meet Student Demand for Online Learning
Source: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=1,962
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Students are positively engaged by the use of technology in learning environments.
Students demonstrate improved learning, performance and/or achievement when technology is
integrated into their curriculum.
Your district meets the online learning demands of all students.
Your district leadership team wants to deliver courses virtually to achieve greater curriculum quality, increased learning opportunities, and
operational efficiencies.
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• 38% of students who have not taken an online courseare interested in doing so
• 63% of students identify online learning as a must-have component in their “ultimate school”
• Over 40% of students are currently communicating with theirteachers electronically and over 70% of students are communicating with friends and family through text, email, and IM
• Over 70% of high school students have access to a computerand 67% have access to a cell phone
What Are Students Saying?
Technology is a daily part of students’ lives and should be integrated into their school lives.
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Southern York’s Journey Into Blended Learning
Mr. Ben LoueyK-12 Technology Integration
Specialist
District Profile
Glen Rock, Pennsylvania
3,400 Students (K-12)
5 Schools
320 Teachers
Rural Community
Points of Emphasis
How did we get started?
Where are we now?
Where are we headed?
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How Did We Get Started?
How Did We Get Started?
Started in a consortium (2004) 200 User Accounts Included Professional Development Hosted Environment Pre-built content
First Uses (2005-2009)
Alternative Education Setting
AP courses (Summer Reading Groups)
Early Adopters (High School)
Department Adoption (High School)
Middle School Pilot (Guess Access)
Middle School Full Adoption (Guest Access)
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Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Now?
Left the Consortium (Summer 2010)
Purchased Directly from Blackboard Needed more control Integration with other systems Allow for continued expansion
Current Projects
Middle School Pilot (Student Accounts) Computer Classes Blogging
Elementary School Pilot (Guest Access)
Online Staff Professional Development
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Where Are We Headed?
SY 2011 - 2012
All Secondary Students – Full access to system
Full implementation of Content System
Migration of Curriculum Maps
Additional Online PD for Staff
SY 2011 - 2013
All K-12 Students – Full access to system
Primary District Web Presence
Individualized Building Domains
Integrated Portal / Intranet
Fully On-Line Courses for Students
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“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there”
– Lewis Carroll
Find YOUR road to success… and get on it!
Questions?
Skypelouey.ben
Twitter@benlouey
Phone(717) 235-4811 x7330
My Contact Info:
9500 Students580 Staff1100 Employees13 Schools
2 High Schools2 Middle Schools8 Elementary Schools1 Alternative HS
Presenter: David Willyard
PLTW
Advisory
PLTW
CreditRecovery
Teacher Websites
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Goal 1The District Curriculum isguaranteed and viable.
The District curriculum, based on state and district standards, is achievable in scope (viable) and
promised to each student (guaranteed). It is to be described with student-friendly language, published, and adjusted as necessary. The implementation of
the curriculum is monitored through teacher-developed common district assessments.
myMead
E-Resource RepositoryOnline Communities
Teacher WebsitesDistrict Intranet
myMead
AdminTeam
PrincipalTeam
FacilitatorTeams
How to implement?(the soft start...)
7-12 K-12
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FacilitatorTeams
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CentralOffice
PrincipalTeam
August - February80+ Professional Development Offerings
SiteTraining
SiteTraining
SiteTraining
BldgTeams
BldgTeams
February - MayIn-Building
Result:
~400/580 trained372 courses
4000+ visits/day
Professional DevelopmentMore Hybrid Learning
Mead STEM Academy @ WSU
Mooresville Graded School District’s Digital Conversion
Scott S. Smith, Ed.D.Chief Technology Officer
Why a Digital Conversion?
• Close the Digital Divide
• Relevant Instruction
• 21st Century Readiness
• Real World Experience
• Instructional Practice
• Improve Academic Achievement
• Moral Imperative
What is a Digital Conversion?• NOT a Technology Project
• A meaningful instructional tool at the fingertips of every child
• 450 Teacher MacBook Airs
• 4000 MacBook Airs for ALL 4th - 12th graders
• 450 MacBooks for ALL 3rd grade students
• 150 MacBooks on carts for grades K - 2
• 120 Interactive Whiteboards in every classroom grades K - 3
• Online content available virtually 24/7
• Ubiquitous Wireless
• Cultural Shift
Ingredients• Building the culture
• 21st Century tools
• Data rich & intensive
• Capacity building
• All in !!!
Implications• Precision (intervention/detail)• Competency is evolutional• Creativity & relevance drive productivity• Connectivity & collaboration “hum”
New Views of Learning
From traditional student learning. . . rote memory of predetermined facts disseminated by teachers
. . . to cognitive science students construct meaning by making connections with prior knowledge through language
Timeline
• December 2007 - 500 Teacher MacBooks distributed
• January 2008 - 400 MacBooks on carts for the English Department at MHS
• August 2008 - 1650 student MacBooks at MHS, 850 student MacBooks at MIS
• August 2009 - 4000 MacBooks to all 4 - 12 grade students
• April 2010- Refresh of all 4500 MacBooks
• August 2010 - Added MacBooks on carts for 3rd grade students districtwide.
• August 2011 - Refresh of all 4400 MacBooks with Airs and 1:1 3rd grade
Mooresville Graded School District Demographics
Students receiving Free/Reduced Lunch has increased in MGSD...
Number of Schools 8
Certified Staff ~ 400
Non Certified Staff ~ 300
Total StudentsK-12
5409
Asian 2%
Multi Racial 3%
Hispanic 7%
African American 15%
Caucasian 73%
Mooresville High School Performance Data
Composite increase of 21 percentage
points over 5 years
4 Year Cohort Graduation Rate
Mooresville Graded School DistrictGetting Students Across the Line!
MGSD is 2nd in the state out of 115
districts for its 2011
graduation rate!
District Achievement
15% growth!
All Schools in MGSD were recognized this year as Schools of Distinction.
Rocky River Elementary School was recognized this year as an Honor School of Excellence.
MGSD Ranked 8th
MGSD tiedfor 4th
MGSD tiedfor 3rd
District Achievement
District Achievement
Formula: Number of Proficient Test Scores on Reading Grades 3-8, Math Grades 3-8, and EOCs divided by the total number of tests taken in school year 2009-2010.
District
Percent Proficient using EOG
Reading, Math, Science; EOC
Per Pupil Expenditure
(state ranking)
District Enrollment Numbers
1 Chapel Hill Carrboro 90% 8979 (39) 11,504
2 Polk County 89% 9604 (22) 2363
3 Camden County 88% 7989 (73) 1891
Mooresville City 88% 7463 (99) 5422
4 Carteret County 87% 8486 (55) 8166
5 Transylvania County 86% 8419 (57) 3595
Watauga County 86% 9034 (38) 4292
Union County 86% 7304 (105) 38,282
Yancey County 86% 9307 (29) 2360
Currituck County 86% 8694 (45) 3893
MGSD Ranked 3rd
in the State 2010-11
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DAVID [email protected]
SCOTT [email protected]
ANNIE [email protected]
JOHN [email protected]
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