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Shaping the Future of Education

Matt Hillmann, Director of Technology

Madelia Public Schools

matt.hillmann@mail.madelia.k12.mn.us

"The most dangerous experiment we can conduct with our children is to keep schooling the same at a time

when every other aspect of our society is dramatically changing."

Chris Dede, Harvard University

1995

"When you're finished changing, you're finished."

Benjamin Franklin

PT3 Project

• Student teaching collaboration with MSU, Mankato

• Tech support and training for student teachers

SuccessMaker®

• Intelligent academic

assessment

• Students “work at

their own level”

• Data is our friend

SuccessMaker®

Elementary

• 27 stations

• 30 minutes per day for

1st-6th Grades

• Kindergarten access

SuccessMaker®

High School

• 10 station

• Math Enrichment,

Reading Enrichment

courses

• Test prep, summer school

Reading Renaissance

• Accelerated Reader Goals McGraw-Hill Series

• Star Reading

Assistive Technology

• Balances playing field for all students

• Vision impaired student

• District becoming more self-sufficient

Interactive Television (ITV)

• Two-way video communication with up to five concurrent sites

• State-funded

Interactive Television (ITV)

• Meetings

• Classes

• Video Field Trips

E-Adult Curriculum

• Early literacy software

• Computer Education Instruction starting in 3rd Grade

• Junior High Computer Skills Curriculum

• High School Computer Education Curriculum

• Community Education

Curricular Integration

• Social Studies

• Agriculture

• English

• Mathematics

• Science

• Foreign Language

• Health

• Physical Education

• Art

Future Trends

• Laptop computers?

• Handheld computers?

• Desktop video conferencing

• Wireless access

Extended Hours Programs

High School

7:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Elementary

7:45 AM - 4:00 PM

(Monday - Thursday)

School Business

• Financial Data

• Lunch Program

• Library Automation

• Grading

• Special Education

District Network Overview

High School• Category 5 cabling• XX Drops in XX

Locations• 10 Mbps switched

network

District Network Overview

Elementary (New)• Category 6 cabling• XX Drops in XX

Locations• 100 Mbps switched

network

Desktop Computers

• 240 computers (networked)

• Five computer labs• Classroom distribution• “Trickle Down” policy• Possible lease

Staff Development

• Tech Boot Camp

• Grade Level/Department Training

• “Just in time”

Technology and Education

• Will never replace the teacher

• Only as effective as those who apply it

• Provides exciting learning tools and data to students and teachers previously unavailable

http://www.madelia.k12.mn.us

“We are only limited by our lack of imagination”