Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Marla Walker, eCampus Coordinator, North Kansas City School District (MO)

Shana Glenzer, Sr. Manager, K-12 Marketing

Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom: Featuring North Kansas City School District

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• Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn

• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience that is engaging, individualized and effective

Our Vision:

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• An open, web-based teaching and learning platform for engaging and assessing learners in and beyond the classroom

• 3,000+ clients, 15+ million estimated active users, at all levels of learning

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Client Community

NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom:

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Marla Walker, eCampus Coordinator

Suburban Kansas City metropolitan area 32 Sites – 18,000 students 9 Secondary, 21 Elementary 43% Free/Reduced 8 elementary schools qualify for Title I

3 middle schools and 2 high schools Demographic differences throughout the

district

eCampus Components Using the BlackBoard Platform

District Wide eLearning With Students

Staff Development

Cadre

Induction Program

eLearning

With Teachers

Fully Online Blended Groups

Committees

Web Sites

Mastery Modules

For Course Credit

Building Staff

Leadership

Cabinet

Technology Coordinators

Technology Assistants

Tech Plan

LEEDS

ELL

One to One

Elementary Class

Middle School Teams

Counseling Center

Library Media Center

Sports

Clubs

SAGE

And More…

Professional Growth Courses

Blended PGC

1st & 2nd Year Teachers

Teacher Mentors

Admin. Mentors

Credit

IB/AP

Schedule

Conflict Courses

24/7Transfer

Home Schooled

Home Bound

Phobia

Grad

Fall Session 2005-2006 23 studentsFall Session 2009-2010 680 students

Increase Summer Offerings

Blended learning takes the classroom beyond the “school time” walls.

The effectiveness of the tool lies in the hands of the teachers and students who use it. It is a teacher’s knowledge, skills and abilities that generate authentic learning with the aid of technology.

All students in high school, middle school, and some elementary students have logins into the BlackBoard system

Teachers throughout K-12 maintain a class using Blackboard Learn

Blended special education lab course Next year—internship classes students will

setup and maintain a portfolio

To adapt the student’s learning environment to be more like the environment in which they live. Our students are already 21st Century social explorers. If we want them to be 21st Century learners, we need to provide the right environment.

Expanded student opportunities Students are prepared for online learning

environments for post secondary Levels the playing field for student participation

in classes Opportunity to restructure professional

development to include enhanced learning for adults in the electronic environment 24/7

Staff collaboration

1:1 partnership with HP (Hewlett Packard), the District will issue one MiniNote computer to every high school student this fall.

Teacher training will come first.

Funding for the HP Partnership is coming

from reallocation of existing technology

and budgets.

R3 1:1 All High School Teachers 4 hours R3 Plus 60-90 High School Teachers each

year

full days during school year and 4 days in the summer 100% of staff by August 2013

R3 Admin All High School & Asst. Principals

Professional Growth Courses Building Technology Coordinators train teachers for

blended eCampus teachers participate in two staff days and

several mini trainings in a group setting and online Online Cadre facilitators keep collaboration flowing

within a cadre course R3, R3 Plus and R3 for Admin 1st year Teacher Induction Program (fully online) 2nd year Teacher Induction Program & Teacher

Mentors (blended)

Challenge: Access

Provide all students with the optimal learner

experience through 24/7 access to learning.

Blackboard Solution: Anytime, Anywhere Teaching and Learning

“It gives our teachers a lot more freedom. If they’re out, they can post lessons for the next day from home. The students don’t stop because the teacher is not there. Learning continues.”

- Tina Farrell, Asst. Superintendent of Curr and Instruction

Clear Creek Independent School District

Blackboard

Case Study

• 35,000+ students

• 4,000+ teachers and staff

• 39 schools

• Texas

Blackboard

Case Study

Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore City Public Schools

• 1,050 students

• Maryland

Challenge: Integrating Technology in the ClassroomPrepare students for success in the 21st century .

Blackboard Solution: Blended Learning Classrooms

Achieved goals by integrating blended learning instruction into the classroom experience by leveraging Blackboard Learn.

• Attendance rate averages 92% (compared with the district’s 83.5% attendance statistic)

• Maintained adequate yearly progress (AYP),

• Senior graduation rate is 90% (contrasted with the district’s 63% graduation rate)

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Blackboard Learn

Common Challenges:• Expanding instructional time beyond the school day • Keeping students engaged in their learning• Meeting the needs of diverse learners

• Encouraging parental involvement

Solution:Blackboard Learn empowers districts to enhance

classroom instruction by extending their courses online

in order to ensure all students have access to a

personalized and connected learning environment that is

engaging, individualized and effective.

Dynamic Educational Content from NBC News

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Solution:• Thousands of searchable and

downloadable professional videos

• Specific video content aligned with state standards

• Special collections for high-interest topics

• Regular updates on current events that further inform class instruction

Challenge: Teachers need to fully engage their students with a wide variety of multimedia content.

We may make statements regarding our product development and service offering initiatives, including the content of future product upgrades, updates or functionality in development.  While such statements represent our current intentions, they may be modified, delayed or abandoned without prior notice and there is no assurance that such offering, upgrades, updates or functionality will become available unless and until they have been made generally available to our customers.

www.blackboard.com/NBCK12

www.k12perspectives.com

“Students who took all or part of their class

online performed better, on average, than those takingthe same course

through traditional face-to-face instruction..”.

U.S. Department of Education, 2009

Thank you! Questions?

Marla Walker

eCampus Coordinator

North Kansas City School District

MWALKER@nkcsd.k12.mo.us

http://www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/

www.blackboard.com/k12/learn

(866) 424-9299 ext. 2427

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