Vision For Education 2017

1. Vision For Education 2017 Mary Tullo EDU 505 Dr. Sandra Foster

2. Educational Context of PHS • Public high school grades 9-12 (NEASC, 2009) • Small (9.6 sq miles) blue-collar (86%) town • Predominantly Caucasian (86.6%) • Median income below state average • 15% below poverty level • Building renovation completed in 2008 • New leadership • New principal 2010 • New superintendent and assistant superintendent 2011

3. Fulfilling a Mission • Academic: variety of courses at various levels including AP, Math Center, Writing Center, Homework Club, Freshmen Academy, • Social: clubs, sports, Student’s Rock Award, Super Senior Night • Emotional: counseling groups, Connections program, mentoring, PBIS • Civic: Community Service Fair, community service required for graduation, “Be the Change” community service awards

4. Futuring Technique • Current understanding of purpose of education in Plainville • Scanning (current conditions in Plainville) • Education budget • Average income • Technology available • Policies regarding spending • Current attitude and values of stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, administration) • Projections (future conditions in Plainville) • Education budget • Average income • Technology available • Policies regarding spending • Current attitude and values of stakeholders (students, parents, teachers, administration) • Development of scenarios • Choose one scenario as “most likely”

5. Scenario

6. Educational Technology Trends • tablet computing • Portable • Preloaded with software such as digital textbooks (Johnson, L, Adams, S., and Cummins, M, 2012) • Relatively inexpensive • Can aid learning analytics (Johnson, et. al. 2012) • online learning • Self directed • “popular” with students and parents (Blackboard K-12 & Project Tomorrow, 2009) • Teacher training needed • May be less expensive (Missal para. 12) • learning analytics • Personalize learning • Tailored learning could be cost effective • Peer based learning • Engage students in conversation about concepts (Becta, 2008)

7. Economic/Budgetary and Public Policy Trends • data driven decision making • Attempt to streamline decision making for economic reasons (Missal para. 12) • Attempt to personalize instruction • lack of school funding • Will drive what technology will look like in the classroom • Desire to include technology and economic commitment often do not match

8. 2017 Vision for PHS • Teacher exposure to on-line learning • Professional development • Introductory on-line courses available • Pairs or groups of teachers • Students work at own pace • Tablet computers provided to students • Game based learning in some classes • Peer based learning in some classes • Learning analytic expanded • Possible due to tablets • Increased parental involvement • Basic school format not drastically altered • Minors • Require adult supervision

9. Challenges • Teacher training • Technology processes • Pedagogy • Teacher support • Hardware and software • Physical space • More open spaces preferable • Not likely due to recent remodel • E-safety curriculum • Including monitoring • Including enforcement of AUP

10. Opportunities • Increased student engagement • Personalization of education • Students of all levels • Prepare students for demands post high school • Focus on being adaptable • Greater understanding of expectations • Teacher • School-wide

11. A Failure to Change • Decline in student engagement • Decrease in digital literacy • Needed for jobs of the future • Increase in education gap • Due to differences in access to technology • Inability of education system to provide instruction to meet individual needs (individualized education)

12. Preparing • Obtain money for tablet computers and software • Teacher training • Increase technology support staff • Personnel • Hours • Prioritize method of introduction • Importance • Time • Pilot programs • Willing and able teachers • Use differently in different areas • Use differently with different groups • Skills • maturity

13. Call to Action • Technology committee • On line forum for communication • Teachers • Different skill levels • Different perspectives • Technology experts • Administration • Students • Parents • Begin to expand use of technology in the classroom • Require use in all classes • Different depending on subject • Dependent on current availability of technology • Facilitate student and teacher exposure to processes and expectation of on-line learning

14. References • Becta. (2008).   Analysis of emerging trends affecting the use of technology in education. Retrieved from http://post.blackboard.com/bbcswebdav/courses/EDU505.901285009801/MasterCourseEDU505_ImportedContent_20120413093916/MasterCourseEDU505_ImportedContent_2011101410 2022/Unit%204/Unit%204%20%20%20Trends%20%26%20Forecasts/embedded%281%29/Analysi s%20of%20Emerging%20Trends%20Research%20Report.pdf • Johnson, L., Adams, S., and Cummins, M. (2012). The NMC horizon report: 2012 Higher education edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium. • Missal. (2009) 12 eLearning predictions for 2009: eLearning technology by Professor Missal. Retrieved from http://post.blackboard.com/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_tab_group_id=_2_1&u rl=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_282 71_1%26url%3D • New England Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Public Secondary Schools (2009).  Report of the visiting committee for Plainville high school. • Plainville High School. (2011). “Mission statement”. Retrieved from <https://sites.google.com/a/plainvilleschools.org/phs/aboutus/missionstatement>