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WELCOME. LaRue County Schools. Introduction. Jorge Venegas Spanish teacher LCHS Natalie Gentry English Teacher LCHS Freddie Newby- District CIO Amanda Reed- Instructional Supervisor Sam Sanders- LCPS Superintendent Paul Mullins- LCHS Principal. Funding. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
WELCOMELaRue County Schools
Introduction
• Jorge Venegas Spanish teacher LCHS• Natalie Gentry English Teacher LCHS• Freddie Newby- District CIO• Amanda Reed- Instructional Supervisor• Sam Sanders- LCPS Superintendent• Paul Mullins- LCHS Principal
Funding• Saved Money Over Time For Initiative• Sustainability• Cost Over 8 yr. Period
Professional Development
• Need for change• Focus on 21st century learning• Laptops as a tool to promote
21st century learning
Create A Small Team• 10 teachers from various departments;
planning periods throughout the day• Train-the-Trainer model
– Use early release time to conduct mini-sessions for staff
• Ahead of the Curve– Two days of summer training– Four coaching days per Year– Four release days per Year– Year 2: Modeling for dept.
High Expectations• Staff on Board With Plan –Surveys to Staff- Talked at faculty
meeting about changing how it was gong to change classrooms/how learning takes place.
• Used our early release Fridays for trainings• Our train the trainer model was vital in getting this initiative in place• Teachers saw this as a way to truly “Engage Our Students” and
with tools and training a way to better hold our students responsible for their work.
• Focused on only a couple of tools,
“Moodle & Dyknow”• Teachers expectations 2010-11• Teacher expectations 2011-12
Procedures & Protocols• We visited Daviess Co & Todd Co as well as researched the internet to compare and
create
our rules and guidelines. You can find ours at www.larue.kyschools.us and it is saved as a word document under the area KASA presentation.
• Formed a committee of teachers, administration & technology staff
• Presented document for SBDM approval
• Lots of Items to consider– Training of Parents– Training of Students– What to do about printing?– Distribution– Return of Laptops– Insurance– Bills
Keeping Students in the Loop
• Planning (visits, expectations)
• Access to Resources (teachers,
feedback, research)
Models of Pedagogy
• Listening (interpreting/engaging at your own pace)
• Articulating (responding to homework in voice vs. writing)
• Downloading (voice recordings, written, images)
Application Tools (DyKnow)
• Monitoring (monitor / preventing)
• Presentation (MS Office, internet, images, etc.)
• Class engagement (individual/group)
• Quick feedback (exit slips, polls, “clicker system”)
Application Tools (Moodle)
• Central Repository (resources)
• Digital Delivery (quizzes,
assignments)
• Student engagement (individual/group)
Keep Parents & Community Informed
• Establish Initiative Committee– Include anyone in the community including parents,
students, chamber of commerce, etc.
• Establish Small Committees– Communication / PR– Instruction / Professional Development– Guidelines / Management– Infrastructure
Reflection • The videos used in this presentation along
with the Power Point are located on our website- www.larue.kyschools.us under KASA presentation.
Closing RemarksMr. Venegas, Mrs. Gentry, Mr. Newby, Mrs. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mullins
QuestionsCan we answer some questions you all may have ?
Closing Remarks