10/13/2016

Joel Hames, VP Product

Rethinking the Enterprise Learning Ecosystem

Frankie Jackson

CTO

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD

Joel Hames

VP Product Management

PowerSchool

Student Information System

Learning Management

Curriculum Management

Assessment System

Intervention Systems

HR/Finance

Library

Cafeteria

Bussing/Transportation

Counseling and Guidance

Data warehousing

Enterprise Learning Ecosystem

The Four Pillars of the

Enterprise Learning Ecosystem

Missing the ’Why’

Barriers were everywhere

We asked the wrong questions

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Decision Driven Data Collection

“By three methods we may learn wisdom:

First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second,

by imitation, which is easiest; and third by

experience, which is the bitterest.”

― Confucius

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Decision Driven Data Collection

Gain Vision and Goal Alignment

Avoid starting with data

Understand data tells many stories, figure out what story you are interested in

Ask questions

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Decision Driven Data Collection

Ask Answerable Questions

Define your questions before you look at or collect data

Go from qualitative to quantitative, turn goals into measures

“Is our program effective” ->

“Has our after-school reading program increased student comprehension

scores on the first quarter district benchmark assessment?”

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Decision Driven Data Collection

Go Get the Data

Collect data that answers your questions, and drives at your goals

Ensure internal validity, consistency of usage, understanding of process

Move culture from ‘gut feeling’ to ‘gut knowing’

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Decision Driven Data Collection

Organize and Analyze

Be meta: Look at the data from a distance

Be careful: Don’t jump to conclusions, look for biases

Be deliberate: Ask questions and be confident you understand the data

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Decision Driven Data Collection

Do something meaningful

Tie decision-making to data

Shorten the feedback loop between understanding data, and expected outcomes

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Decision Driven Data Collection

Gain Vision and Goal Alignment

Ask Answerable Questions

Go Get the Data

Organize and Analyze

Do something meaningful

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Multi-pillar solutions

change the questions

What is my remaining balance?

becomes

Can I afford an additional math teacher?

How many credits have I earned?

becomes

Am I on-track to graduate with the skills

to pursue my passion?

What went wrong?

Missing the “Why”

The Prevalence of Barriers

Wrong Questions / Wrong Answers

We Transform Education

Vision: LEAD

www.technologyservices.net

Quick Statistics

• 14,000 employees

• 115,000 students

• 200 square miles

• 100+ schools and service

centers

• Northwest side of

Houston

• Top performing district

in academic and

financial performance

• 3rd largest

communications network

in Texas

• 3rd largest district in the

state and 22nd in the

nation

Cypress Fairbanks Enterprise

Learning Ecosystem

• Cognos Report writer

• IBM SPSS

• DecisionEd Data Warehouse

• Certica Solutions

• OnDataSuite

• SchoolNet -iXplore

• TeacherMade -Lexmark assessments

• Interfaces to all School Operations

Software Solutions

• Transportation, Library, Food

Service, Building Automation, etc.

eSchoolPLUS

eFinancePLUS

Rethinking Education and the Ecosystem

Requires A Long-Term Strategic Plan

Technology Long Range Committee

Rethinking The

Enterprise

Learning

Ecosystem

Requires

A Deep Look

Into Key

Challenges

and

Developments

in Technology

Then Finding

Cost Effective

Solutions

KEY

TR

END

SLONG-TERM TRENDS> Redesigning Learning Spaces

> Rethinking How Schools Work

MID-TERM TRENDS> Collaborative Learning

> Deeper Learning Approaches

SHORT-TERM TRENDS> Coding as a Literacy

> Students as Creators

Source: https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-cosn-horizon-report-2016-k-12-edition/

SOLVABLE CHALLENGES> Authentic Learning Experiences

> Rethinking the Roles of Teachers

DIFFICULT CHALLENGES> Advancing Digital Equity

> Scaling Teaching Innovations

WICKED TRENDS> Achievement Gap

> Personalizing LearningSIG

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ALL

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Source: https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-cosn-horizon-report-2016-k-12-edition/

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S ONE YEAR OR LESS> Makerspaces

> Online Learning

TWO TO THREE YEARS> Robotics

> Virtual Reality

FOUR TO FIVE YEARS> Artificial Intelligence

> Wearable Technology

Source: https://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-cosn-horizon-report-2016-k-12-edition/

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Where Do We Go From Here?• Need alignment on our goals and vision

• Need all stakeholders to be part of one team

• Need Cost Effective Data Driven Collection Systems to

Drive Decisions for Student Success

• Need Strategic Partners to Help Us Develop Systems

and Overcome Challenges