Technology Plans Overview Planning for the Future

1. Technology Plans OverviewPlanning for the Future Julie Barber Information Systems Management EDLD 5362 Dr. Abshire May 15, 2011

2. Addresses five general areas: Learning Teaching Assessment Infrastructure Productivity National Education Technology Plan

3. Learning The National Education Technology Plan (NETP) Executive Summary (2010) states that the plan, “ brings state-of-the art technology into learning to enable, motivate, and inspire all students, regardless of background, languages, or disabilities, to achieve. It leverages the power of technology to provide personalized learning and to enable continuous and lifelong learning” (p. x). • Incorporate standards and learning objectives using technology for all content areas • Develop resources and implement learning resources that use technology as the basis • Anytime/anywhere learning opportunities • Enhance STEM learning (NETP, 2010, p. 23-24).

4. Assessment The NETP Executive Summary (2010) states that, “technology-based assessments can provide data to drive decisions on the basis of what is best for each and every student and that, in aggregate, will lead to continuous improvement across our entire education system” (p. xi). • Develop/implement assessments to give timely feedback • Use new technology to improve assessments • Use UDL components to assess students • Ensure adequate policies to protect privacy while measuring assessment • Use technology-embedded assessments (NETP, 2010, p. 37-38).

5. Teaching According to the NETP Executive Summary (2010), “teams of connected educators replace solo practitioners, classrooms are fully connected to provide educators with 24/7 access to data and analytic tools, and educators have access to resources that help them act on the insights the data provide” (p. xii). • Increase opportunities for educators to use technology-based content, resources and tools anywhere/anytime • Encourage formation of communities of practice through social networking • Use technology to provide learners with effective teaching tools and opportunities both online and offline • Provide preservice and in-service educators with technology-powered professional learning opportunities for curriculum creation • Develop a teaching force skilled in online instruction (NETP, 2010, p. 49-50).

6. Infrastructure According to the NETP Executive Summary (2010), “An essential component of the learning model is a comprehensive infrastructure for learning that provides every student, educator, and level of our education system with the resources they need when and where they are needed “ (p. xiii). • Broadband access to the Internet and wireless connectivity for all both in and out of school • Ensure that every student/educator has at least one Internet access device and software to use in and out of school • Support open educational resources • Develop and use interoperability standards (NETP, 2010, p. 61-62)

7. Productivity According the the NETP Executive Summary (2010), “We must leverage technology to plan, manage, monitor, and report spending to provide decision-makers with a reliable, accurate, and complete view of the financial performance of our education system at all levels” (p. xiv). • Develop a common definition of productivity in education • Replace the classroom organization with demonstration of competencies • Develop useful measures for the use of technology • Design, implement, and evaluate technology-powered programs and interventions that will allow students to succeed through school, college, and their careers (NETP, 2010, p. 73-74)

8. Texas Technology Plan Addresses Four General Categories: • Teaching and Learning • Educator Preparation and Development • Leadership and Instructional Support • Infrastructure and Technology

9. Teaching and Learning “The 21st Century learner expects content to be relevant and presented in a way that applies to the student’s individual learning style. Learning no longer can be “one-size fits all,” It must be tailored to the individual and accomplished through a multitude of learning resources, digital content, and multimedia resources in a varietyof learning environments” (Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, 2006, p. 7). • Integrate/monitor the Technology Applications TEKS within the curriculum • Implement research-based strategies, electronic student performance data and student-centered learning and emerging technologies with anytime/anywhere access and 24/7 distance learning to encourage collaboration and creativity • Ensure that school libraries have the latest technology and online resources • Support curriculum to ensure safety of students online with Acceptable Use Policies and increase communication with parents • Support teachers in creating classroom web sites and resources (Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, 2006, p. 21).

10. LCISD: Are We Meeting National/State Goals in Teaching and Learning? • School libraries equipped with technology required to meet student learning opportunities • Support online safety through updated Acceptable Use Policies • Support programs to increase communication with parents and the community • Scientific Minds program offered (LCISD Technology Plan, 2009, p. 9-16) • D2SC system - manage student data, including assessment and curriculum module • Implement and monitor through the STaR chart the TA state-adopted materials, and TA high school courses • Use of Mobile Labs for online testing and use of Distance Learning program • Equitable computer ratios for students, staff, and educators

11. Crucial Areas To Address • Support the use of student-centered learning that reaches out to the community in business and industry • Support the use of 24/7 distance education and online opportunities • According to Karen Cator (2010), “How to be a learner, how people learn, personalized learning, and UDL principles” are key components as well as: Persistent learning records Social interactions for learning Print to digital content • Anytime/anywhere access to learning opportunities • Use new technology to improve assessments • Use UDL components to assess students • Ensure adequate policies for privacy when assessing • Use technology-embedded assessments such as Student response devices • Implement research-based strategies to improve academic achievement

12. Educator Preparation The Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020 (2006) states that, “Professional development carries the urgent charge of supporting the move from traditional schooling to 21st Century education” (p. 24). • Provide professional development for teaching and integrating TA into TEKS • Provide training on the use of electronic tools and information to support sound, decision-making • Develop strategies for all educators, administrators, and librarians to master the Technology Applications Standards and participation in the Master Technology Teacher program • Encourage participation in statewide, technology professional development opportunities • Provide instructional coaches and mentors to support classroom teachers in using technology (The Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, 2006, p. 26)

13. LCISD: Are We Meeting National/State Goals in Educator Preparation? • Use of Instructional Technology Specialist support at each campus • District wide technology Professional Development program with Interact program as well as Lead Teachers for Mentoring and Modeling Program • Distance learning programs for staff development and online training (LCISD Technology Plan, 2009, p. 6-19) • Providing educators with dedicated computers and laptops • Provide technology-driven professional learning opportunities for educators (PD360) and professional development programs • Use of mobile labs for just-in-time training

14. Crucial Areas to Address • Encourage formation of communities of practice through social networking for educators • Develop a force skill ed in online instruction • According to Karen Cator (2010), “Highly effective, connected, and inspired teaching and formal and informal opportunities for learning • Encourage participation in statewide, technology professional development opportunities • Encourage educator preparation in the Master Technology Teacher program • Anytime/anywhere access to technology-based content, resources and tools for educators

15. Infrastructure • Develop an obsolescence program to increase efficiency and use of technology • Provide and maintain an infrastructure for communicating school news and resources with parents and the community • Provide access through meeting interoperability standards • Use strategies for the 24/7 delivery of professional development online using technology (Long Range Plan for Technology 2006-2020, 2006, p. 35-36). According to the Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, (2006), “A 21st Century infrastructure will offer high speed connectivity among schools, colleges, medical facilities, libraries, businesses, and homes and will be equipped with ample digital tools and resources for all learners (p. 35). • Design, install and maintain a technology/telecommunications infrastructure that ensures equitable access, including personally configured devices for students and staff with disabilities and personal computing device ratio of 1:1 for students and educators • Develop collaborative funding strategies for anytime/anywhere access. • Build community support for anytime, anywhere Internet access.

16. LCISD: Are We Meeting National/State Goals in Infrastructure? • Provide a refresh plan technology • Collaborative funding strategies and alternative funding • Increase the use of videoconferencing and update classroom videos • Equitable access (LCISD Technology Plan, 2009, p. 6-19). • Broadband access and wireless connectivity for all (currently limited to accessing district resources in and outside of district) and increased, security and quality • Use interoperability standards • Provide infrastructure and support for handheld devices, peripherals, and advanced technologies for student access

17. Crucial Areas to Address • Strive for a personal computing device ratio of 1:1 for students and educators • Build community support for anytime/anywhere Internet access • Incorporate 24/7 community-wide access • Multiple access points (Cator, 2010) • Broadband access to the Internet and wireless connectivity both inside and outside of school • Ensure that every student/educator has at least one Internet access device and software to use inside and outside of school and personally configured devices for those with disabilities • Support open educational resources

18. Leadership “Administrators are expected to embrace technology for daily tasks as well as capitalize on the use of quality data to drive decisions” (Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, 2006, p. 29). • Offer parental and community access to school facilities, library resources, and non-secured data through technology • Provide parents secure electronic access to student information • Incorporate mastery of SBEC Technology Applications Standards into local educator appraisal systems • Ensure critical technology applications can be recovered in a timely manner • Offer expanded instructional opportunities to students via online and other distance learning (Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020, 2006, p. 30)

19. LCISD: Are We Meeting National/State Goals in Leadership? • Access to online grades and secure student information • Parental and community access to school/district resources inside and outside of the network • Inclusion of technology standards within educator evaluations • Develop requirements for mission critical internet services • Offer online and distance learning opportunities (LCISD Technology Plan, 2009, p. 9-16)

20. Crucial Areas to Address • Redesign of current systems for efficiency • Increase use of interoperability standards across all devices inside and outside of school • Process redesign of the classroom and system processes (Cator, 2010) • Anytime/anywhere access to school/district resources with mobility being the future emphasis • Increased emphasis on technology skills on educator appraisals • Cost efficiency

21. References • U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology. (2010, November). Transforming American education learning powered by technology: National education technology plan 2010. Retrieved on May 15, 2011, from http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010. • Texas Education Agency State Board of Education. (2006, November). Long range plan for technology Plan 2006-2020. Retrieved on May 15, 2011from http:www.tea.state.tx.us/technology/etac. • Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. (2009). LCISD technology plan 2009-2011. Retrieved on May 15, 2011, from http://www.lcisd.org/Libraries/Technology_Advisory_Committee/2009-2010_LCISD_Technology_Plan.sflb.ashx. • Cator, K. (2010, August 5). Karen Cator on the national education technology plan. Retrieved on May 15, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAEKHQWyYpU .