Digital Content - Let’s Examine Where We Are

1. Digital Content - Let’s Examine Where We Are

2. K-12 in a Period of Transformation Economic Recovery • Districts and schools are still taking advantage of stimulus funding • Technology solutions are driving efficiencies and helping alleviate fiscal pressures Political Environment • 2010 elections changing the state education landscape • Ongoing legislative change around digital content and elimination of paper textbooks Federal Funding • Federal government driving significant reforms to education & promoting greater use of technology • Commitment for all High School grads to be either career ready or ready for college by 2020 National Reform Movement • Focus on assessments and personalized learning • Need to build an IT infrastructure to support classroom technologies • Push to adopt Common Core Standards and statewide data systems Model Shift • Districts and schools are exploring alternative models of delivery under fiscal pressure, including online delivery, blended learning models, & other new ideas of all kinds • The shift to digital is bringing up ideas beyond textbooks & into the world of gaming and virtual learning & more

3. The Funding Challenge Is Driving… • Student-focused learning procurements aligned to core curriculum • The transition to digital and online content • Efficiencies and automation solutions due to personnel reductions • Greater need for communication with stakeholders • Consolidation and standardization of the IT • environment • Greater utilization of the web and web-based • services

4. Georgia Offers $19.4M for Innovation Innovation Fund Grants Using Race to the Top money (of $400M total) Competitive grants that use creative ways to improve outcomes Goals: raise student achievement through applied learning raise teacher effectiveness through innovated induction programs increase pipeline of qualified teachers expand STEM opportunities through charters and other programs Additional resources philanthropies, businesses and non-profits to contribute as well public/private partnerships to leverage resources

5. 2010 CDE Digital Districts Survey 69% utilize video conferencing to offer virtual field trips to students 88% have one or more online classes approved for credit – a 16% increase since 2009 84% allow educators to use Web 2.0 tools like blogs and wikis to help instruct students 82% offer advanced technology skills classes like computer programming, media production, or video game development; 75%offer all students an introductory class that explores technology supported careers 69% use “push” technology — to automatically inform parents of events and related student information 88% specifically address cyber-bullying

6. Data Quality Campaign Data Analysis Need all 50 states to commit to Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems in 2011 24 states have implemented the full 10 step program The Campaign found that too many states lack some of the most essential elements 17 states can't link teacher and student data 15 states don't collect course completion information 11 states can't link K-12 and postsecondary data Link K-12 with early childhood, postsecondary & work force data to answer critical policy questions Only 9 states do that today Provide teachers, students and parents with access to longitudinal student-level data Share data about teacher impact on student achievement with educator preparation institutions 18 states automatically share some information with teacher preparation programs Enact statewide pre-service policies — including certification, licensure and program approval — to build educator capacity to use data 16 states have enacted policies that require teacher preparation programs to include data literacy 14 states require educators to demonstrate data literacy in order to be certified Source: Data for Action 2010, the sixth annual state analysis released by the Data Quality Campaign on Feb. 16. http://www.dataqualitycampaign.org/stateanalysis/states

7. E-Rate Changes • Expands annual funding from $2.25B to $2.3B a year to reflect inflation since 1996 • Implements three pilot programs:  • Narrow digital divide through the distribution of vouchers to enable low-income students to purchase residential broadband service. • Deploy a competitive grant program to extend funding for broadband equipment and services to community colleges & head start facilities• Fund Learning-On-The-Go to fund certain E-Rate applicants serving low-income students for e-books - $9 million for 35,000 students in 14 states. • Initially funds 10 laptop programs, 2 virtual schools, 3 handheld device programs & 5 technology programs • Streamlines the application process for Priority 1 • Places schools under federal gifting guidelines

8. Digital Content: on the move

9. Examples of Digital Content Initiatives • State of Florida • Proposed 5 year plan on digital content • by 2015 all content will be digital • delivered by mobile devices & e-readers • migration begins with high school then to other grades • Will cost $720K a year from the DoE budget • Digital devices will be the responsibility of the school district • Key States moving toward digital content • California • Texas • New York

10. Impact on Teaching • Emphasizes Soft Skills • Master Learner • Practical Technologist • Learning Coach • Curriculum Developer • Communicator • Entertainer • Benefits • The classroom is not a place it is an experience • video conferencing • active links to rich content • 24/7 interaction • Learning is tailored to individual needs • Learning is active and experiential • Learning can be closely monitored • making intervention more timely • better measurements for best practices

11. Impact on Professional Development • Requires PD be practical & available as needed • easily accessed on demand • delivered using technology • scalable and flexible • worth their time; will it move the bar • mentor & peering opportunities built in • New Online Certification – Leading Edge http://www.cue.org/leadingedge • New Program offers 5 industry standards certifications: • Certified Online Teacher (2011) Certified Classroom Teacher (2012) • Certified Administrator (2013) Certified Teacher Librarian (2014) • Certified Lead Learner (Professional Developer) (2015)

12. Impact on CIO/Technology Director How to support: Providing parallel networks for students Confusion on end-users devices, eReaders, tablets, smart phones General network bandwidth issues SIS/ERP/LMS growth & support Social networking adapted for the enterprise Digital content strategy in cooperating with Instructional Technologist Blended learning environments

13. Project Tomorrow – April 1, 2011 “The New 3 E’s of Education: Enabled, Engaged & Empowered” Key findings: 67 % of parents would purchase a mobile device for students 66% of parents support of online textbooks up 21 % since 2008 61% of parents want students using mobile devices to access online textbooks 53% of middle and high school students say not allowing smart phones or MP3 players is the biggest obstacle in using tech in school 35% of high school classrooms use e-textbooks as part of their regular schoolwork 30 % of high school students have had some type of online learning.

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