LEA Administrators ConferenceAtlanta, GeorgiaMarch 12, 2009

Plan Change (Listening, Learning, Leading – Session Two)

A “Living” Technology Plan

Technology Training• MTM Video – Dr. Michael Uden, Gail

Potratz, Joan Klaas, Dr. Albert Amling, and Gerald Schmidt

• Reaction to video – small groups

A Technology Plan

The Real Difference

Begins with You

Disrupting Class …

• He is predicting that 50% of the curriculum in high schools (possibly middle schools)will be taught online in 6-10 years, maybe sooner.

Disruptive innovation• A term of art coined by

Clayton Christensen, describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves ‘up market’, eventually displacing established competitors.

Karen - High School English Teacher

• “I have already begun some long-term planning of course alterations I plan to make as a result of my new knowledge gained in this course. I was speaking with one of our library-media specialists about my hope to make the senior composition course a half live/half online course.”

• This is called a hybrid course.• Jeff – Technology and Engineering

used Google Groups ….

ISTE – Learning and Leading

• February, 2009

Their opinion question for this issue: Should Public Schools be Required to Offer Online k-12 Education?

Virtual Education Programs

Teachers and Administrators Need to be Trained

• “… Before class started, I was nervous to take this course. Not because of the technology part, but because many people kept telling me how awful on-line courses are. Over half of our cohort opted out of this class and enrolled in a reading course instead. I had never taken an online course before, so I had no idea what to expect, but I wanted to try it.”

• “Let me tell you, I am so happy I stayed in this class! It has not been awful, it's been fantastic. I find the assignments easy to follow ... I enjoy being able to work from my home and school and yet communicate with my classmates on a regular basis… So to answer the question "How are things going so far?" I would say fabulous...and I feel sorry for the others who are missing out on a great opportunity. Stefanie”

11 Questions to ask yourself on new technologies:

• Is it focused on student learning?

• Are there observable results?

• Does it meet the standards?• Can it show results?

• Does it increase research skills?

• Does it improve communication skills?

• What about accountability?

• Does it improve student collaboration• Does it help students communicate

globally?

• Does it help students deal with massive amounts of information?

• Does it teach our students to be self-directed and understand how to organize more of their own learning?

• Is it sustainable?

“Fail to plan … plan to fail!”Mind Manager

You Tube Video• Incident Action Plan – Epic Fail

Important Parts of a “Living” Tech Plan

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A “Living” Technology Plan Title

• St. Paul Lutheran School’s Vision for Educational Ministry in the Digital Age

Small Group Activity

• What are the important parts of a comprehensive technology plan?

Small Group Activity

• Mission and Vision Statements

• (Core Values)

• Technology Committee

Directions• Groups

• 1A and 1B work on Standard 1• 2A and 2B work on Standard 2

• 3A and 3B work on Standard 3

• 4A and 4B work on Standard 4

• 5A and 5B work on Standard 5• Each group is to fill in suggestions in

the NEXT STEPS column

• Performance Indicator(s) I.A. inspire, articulate, and facilitate among all stakeholders a contemporary, shared vision of purposeful change that maximizes use of digital-age resources to meet and exceed learning goals, support effective instructional practice, and maximize performance of district and school leaders.

Standard I: Inspire Excellence Through Transformational Leadership. Inspire and lead development and implementation of a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology to transform the educational enterprise and promote excellence throughout the organization. Educational Administrators:

Next StepsShare a Vision Statement with the Technology Coordinator – or pastor, or trusted faculty

member/s.

Share the revised Vision Statement with the Technology Committee and/or Faculty.

• Questions – Feedback – Recommendations

AUP’s

• Acceptable Use Policies– For students

– For teachers– For staff

Professional Development for Faculty and Staff

• Part of the total cost budget

• In-service

• College courses

• Title money

• Plans for Assessment – What tool/s do you use to check …– How you use technology?

– How the teachers use technology?– How technology is integrated into the

classroom curriculum?

Total Cost Budget• Routine maintenance of hardware

• Making repairs on nonfunctioning equipment – do you repair it?

• Technical support

• Disposal of outdated hardware

• Curriculum and instructional support for classroom technology integration

• Upgrading hardware and software

Organizations You Use to Stay Abreast on Technology

Use in Schools

• ISTE www.iste.org

• eSchool News

Documentation• Current Hardware Inventory

• Current Software Inventory

• Plan to replace both

Strategic Outcomes

• These should come from your Action Plan

• Maybe use MTM as an example

Integrating Technology …

• Involves choosing the correct technology tool

• To help meet your curriculum or classroom objectives/outcomes.

The Kris Reinke Story

How

• Thomas eats his treat slowly.

How

• Jesus died for us willingly.

The Mike Schmidt Story

Educational Games

NETS – Teachers (ISTE)

• NETS for Teachers Standards and Performance Indicators describes what teachers should know about and be able to do with technology for teaching, learning, and administrative productivity.