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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 • 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. • Students can connect to the world. • Digital learning offers new opportunities for individualization.
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.
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
Technology3 Key Categories Instruction Application • Support Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn
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
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
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
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
Interconnections Services • Infrastructure Making sure that pressing Enteralways works Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
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
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
On average, how much technical support is available at the school level? • Very Little • Some • Sufficient • No technical support availability problems
Do you feel like internet access at the school level is sufficient? • Yes • No
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
Things Digital Devices • Tools Something on which to press Enter Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
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
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
How many hours weekly does each student benefit from technology-enabled learning? • 0%-10% • 11%-25% • 26%-50% • 70% or more
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
QUESTIONS & FEEDBACK Email questions or comments toTechnology_READY@dpi.nc.gov