Dynamic Opportunities

for theGlobal Workforce

Information Technology & CommunicationsYukon Public Schools

2.2.2010

Mission Statement

•We strive daily to provide dynamic academic programs, outstanding extracurricular activities, and safe and inviting facilities for our students, faculty, and staff.

“Excellence in Education”

Vision Statement

•To empower students to realize dynamic opportunities through the utilization of technology in preparation for the global workforce.

“Dynamic Opportunities for the Global Workforce.”

Strategic Description

•Our education model is one where learners regularly collaborate, mix, remix and create digital media through the access of digital information to extend their learning beyond the traditional school day, preparing them for the global stage.

Strategic Description•We strive for a one to one environment

(laptop, mobile devices, and/or connectivity), where every student and teacher has wireless computing devices.

Strategic Description

•Schools and libraries are community learning hubs offering public wireless/wired connectivity and professional development opportunities.

Strategic Description

•The educational environment encourages learners to spend time in real-world, problem/inquiry-base and project-based learning.

WHY?

“The World is Flat”• Thomas L. Friedman,

2005

• “Governments and Societies can and must, adapt,” to the world.

• Flatteners: Open Source content, allows communities to collaborate. -Blogs, Wikis

Supporting 21st-Century Education

• Keith R. Krueger, CoSN CEO

•Consortium for School Networking

• American Association of Schools Administrators (AASA)

The role of technology in education has progressed from a supplemental component to an essential element of the educational environment.

Blending Learning/Digitally Interactive

Learning

•Speed of Creativity, Wes Fryer

•Provide digital opportunities to interact with content

•Face-to-face, synchronous interaction

•Increase student engagement - student achievement

•Inquiry-base, project-based instruction

Moving Forward

Next Steps

•Needs Assessment

•Technology Plan Update

•Communication