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Technology to Improve Instruction

Technology to Improve Instruction. Partnerships to Fulfill a Vision for Technology in North Carolina ’ s Schools. Why Invest and Use Technology?. Teachers can have better information to tailor instruction. Classrooms will be richer and more engaging environments.

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Technology to Improve Instruction

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  1. Technology to Improve Instruction • Partnerships to Fulfill a Vision for Technology in North Carolina’s Schools

  2. Why Invest and Use Technology? • Teachers can have better information to tailor instruction. • Classrooms will be richer and more engaging environments. • Students can connect to the world. • Digital learning offers new opportunities for individualization.

  3. READY Meeting Technology Discussions • At the Regional READY meetings in March, participants heard a vision for how partnerships and working together could achieve technology-enabled learning in NC schools. • Percentages in slides were meant to start a conversation about partnerships and responsibility to get to technology-enabled classrooms for all students in 2014-15. • We are beginning these conversations today.

  4. Things Digital Devices • Tools Something on which to press Enter Technology3 Key Categories Instruction Interconnections Application • Support Services • Infrastructure Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn Making sure that pressing Enteralways works

  5. Technology3 Key Categories Instruction Application • Support Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn

  6. Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership Instruction • Instructional Systems: • Improvement System, including a balanced assessment system: NCDPI • LOR (Learning Objects Repository): NCDPI & LEA • LMS (Learning Management System) IIS Module: NCDPI & LEA • EVAAS: NCDPI • NC Online Evaluation System: NCDPI • AMTR 3.0: NCDPI, Cloud • Information Listserv(s): NCDPI Application • Support 50% LEA 50% State

  7. Instruction Application • Support 50% LEA 50% State Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership • Instructional Support: • Professional Development: LEA & NCDPI & Others • Administrative Support: NCDPI & LEA • Instructional Technology Facilitators: LEA • Leaders for the 21st Century Program: NCDPI, LEA, NCTIES & UNC SoG • North Carolina Learning Technology Collaborative: Friday Institute and NCDPI • Information Technology Essential Standards: NCDPI

  8. How does your school/LEA accomplish professional development for the inclusion of information and technology skills across all curricular areas and grade levels? • The district provides training • A school-based instructional technology facilitator or school library media coordinator provides training • We don’t have any way to provide this training • Other

  9. Which is the greatest impediment in this area? • Lack of skilled personnel to train • Lack of funds to pay for training • Lack of time to provide training • Other

  10. Interconnections Services • Infrastructure Making sure that pressing Enteralways works Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership

  11. InterconnectionsServices • Infrastructure Estimated CurrentResponsibility for InterconnectionsServices • Infrastructure Interconnections Future Goal Responsibility forInterconnectionsServices • Infrastructure Services • Infrastructure 20%LEA 80%LEA Currently Shared Partnership 80%State 20%State

  12. 20%LEA Interconnections Services • Infrastructure Making sure that pressing Enteralways works 80%State Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership • Infrastructure and Support Services • School Connectivity Initiative: NCDPI • E-Rate Consulting: NCDPI • NCEdCloud (Infrastructure services, IAM): NCDPI, FI, & MCNC • Client Network Engineering: MCNC & NCDPI • Technical support and local technicians: LEA • LAN/WAN: LEA, E-Rate, & NCDPI

  13. On average, how much technical support is available at the school level? • Very Little • Some • Sufficient • No technical support availability problems

  14. Do you feel like internet access at the school level is sufficient? • Yes • No

  15. What types of things would make the internet a better teaching tool in your school/LEA? • Faster Internet Access • More students with internet at home • Better professional development • Better management of filtering issues • Other

  16. Things Digital Devices • Tools Something on which to press Enter Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership

  17. Things Digital Devices • Tools 80%LEA 20% State Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership • Instructional Devices • Facilitate collaborative and consortium purchasing: NCDPI • Assessment Device Testing (Chrome, iOS, Android, Etc.): NCDPI • BYOD Policy & Support: NCDPI & NCEdCloud • Purchasing and leasing devices: LEA

  18. Is your school/LEA one-to-one? • Yes, all grade levels • Yes, some grade levels • No, we have computers on carts though • No, we have little access to devices for student learning

  19. How many hours weekly does each student benefit from technology-enabled learning? • 0%-10% • 11%-25% • 26%-50% • 70% or more

  20. How will your school accomplish online assessments? • Through district/school-provided 1:1 • Bring Your Own Device program • “Creative” scheduling during the assessment window • We have no plans

  21. QUESTIONS & FEEDBACK Email questions or comments toTechnology_READY@dpi.nc.gov

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