iZone Silicon Valley Stakeholder Engagement – June 17, 2013

1. iZoneSilicon Valley Stakeholder Engagement – June 17, 2013

2. Section I Introduction

3. Welcome and Introductions • Please tell us: • Your name • Your role(s) • One word that describes what you do • One word that captures how you’re feeling about the Common Core

4. Agenda • Welcome and Introductions (10) • iZone Vision (10) • CCSS Continuum: Shared Challenges and Opportunities (45) • Step 1: Connectivity and Education Superhighway (30) • Poll – iZoneFocus (5) • How Can You Contribute? (10) • Next Steps and Project Timeline (10)

5. Meeting Objectives • Today we will… • Introduce the iZonevision • Identify challenges and opportunities in realizing 21st century college and career readiness for ALL students • Explore opportunities for collaboration

6. Chatham House Rule • When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.

7. “THE COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS CHANGE ALMOST EVERYTHING.”

8. The Perfect Storm The Digital Promise Allows us to contemplate what personalized learning for every student might look like Nationwide Standard 45 states will be adopting Common Core as a standard by 2014/2015 Anne Geddes $1B in California Will be allocated for Common Core implementation

9. The Reality: We’re Not Ready • The Digital Divide • Over 40M CA students don’t have sufficient infrastructure required for Common Core assessments let alone Digital Learning Fragmentation Between schools, districts, business, government and advocacy groups Anne Geddes $170 per student Is not enough to manage the transition to the Common Core

10. The Good News: Great Things Are Already in the Making Anne Geddes • Administrators are in motion • Educators are thinking outside of the box • Innovators are getting us wired • Technology developers are creating new educational solutions

11. Section II The izone vision

12. iZone Silicon Valley The iZone is a partnershipamong schools and the Silicon Valley community to modernize our schools.

13. In the Heart of Silicon Valley, yet… • 1 in 3 students not proficient in English and Math • < 50% of districts have adequate connectivity to each school site 38% Gap The Gap

14. What we’ve heard… • We want to transform learning experiences in really meaningful ways for all of our students and teachers…and yet there are lots of gaps.

15. Reframing The Problem

16. Reframing The Problem

17. iZoneChallenge: Our Moonshot How an How can we… make sure each student in San Mateo County is engaged andpreparedto thrive in aglobally connected, information-rich world?

18. How can we… • Ensure access to learning-ready Internet in each classroom and after school

19. How can our community… • Involve and support our innovators to make sure the best ideas evolve and spread

20. How can we… • Engage and personalize learning for each student in San Mateo County • …so they succeed with Common Core, and are prepared for college and life

21. The Vision: iZone Silicon Valley The iZone Silicon Valley Creating opportunities to • Co-develop, test, iterate • Learn from each other • Identify what is working • Scale what works

22. iZone Project: Phase I Plan • Over the next 5-6 months, our team will define our work around targeted success metrics. Establish framework for engagement Develop plan for 21st Century connectivity Host design workshops Agree upon shared vision and metrics Develop iZoneblueprint Metrics for Success

23. iZone Silicon Valley: Overview • Increase# of new solutions created, piloted and tested • Growparent and community awareness and support • Build cross-district and cross-sector collaboration – PLC, online and face to face • Ensure sufficient connectivity in all classrooms and after school • Increase % of students taught by effective master teachers in STEM and ELA

24. iZonePhase 1: Getting to the Starting Line • Connectivity in every classroom • Spend $ wisely • Find, vet tools and resources

25. Section III CCSS Continuum

26. Continuum Protocol

27. Continuum Protocol Norms • Listen with respect and interest • Speak with candor • No one’s comments will be challenged or argued • Thoughtful reflection on others’ responses is okay

28. Continuum • Innovation in our schools is essential to student success

29. Innovation

30. Continuum • Technology is essential to implementation of the Common Core

31. Technology and the Common Core

32. Continuum • My organization has a plan and is already on track to help all students be 21st Century college/career ready

33. Organizational Plan

34. Continuum • Staff (leaders, teachers, etc.) in our schools and district understand the depth of work needed to implement the CCSS well.

35. Staff Readiness for CCSS

36. Continuum • Implementing the CCSS will close our achievement gaps.

37. The Achievement Gap

38. Share Out • Facilitators share out common: • Work • Opportunities • Challenges

39. Section IV Connectivity and the Education Superhighway

40. San Mateo County Using EducationSuperHighway Programs to Upgrade San Mateo County K-12 Internet 6.17.13

41. EducationSuperHighway Overview • Non-profit established in January 2012 • Mission: Upgrade the Internet infrastructure of every K-12 public school in America for digital learning • 100Mbps + Internet connectivity (fiber to every school) • Ubiquitous, high speed wired and Wi-Fi networks • Digital learning can improve outcomes in schools • Personalizes learning • Increases teacher effectiveness • Enhances equity and engagement for students • Robust Internet infrastructure critical to effective deployment of Common Core, Next Generation Assessments & STEM Education EducationSuperHighway

42. Digital Learning Requires 100Mbps+ Digital Learning School = 20% of students engaged in digital learning at any given time EducationSuperHighway

43. Teachers Waiting for Robust Infrastructure

44. Expected Bandwidth Needs

45. How Much Bandwidth Is Available? Policy makers have little information on bandwidth available in the classroom Available bandwidth impacted by: Internet Connectivity Firewalls Content Filters WAN Connectivity Local Area Network Wiring Wi-Fi Network Current Usage

46. State of the Nation Source: EducationSuperHighway National SchoolSpeedTest – Interim Results as of 5-20-13 Assessment Readiness Based on SBAC Standard; Digital Learning Readiness Based on SETDA Standard

47. State of San Mateo County

48. San Mateo County SchoolSpeedTest • Outreach partnership between EducationSuperHighway and San Mateo County Office of Education & Districts • Testing Period: May 28th – June 14th • Goal : 10 tests from each school in county • Actionable Results • Assess readiness for Next-Gen Assessments, 1:1 and digital learning • Identify specific schools in need of Internet infrastructure upgrades • Prioritize funding to schools most in need of upgrades • Make case for additional investment in K-12 Internet infrastructure • Identify technical issues impacting performance of existing infrastructure EducationSuperHighway

49. Participation Results Participation numbers: • Schools  143 out of 174 (82%) • Districts  23 out of 23 (100%) • Total SSTs = 1,666 tests

50. Digital Learning Readiness Readiness for digital learning in most districts fall under 50%