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Bringing IT and Curriculum Together to Create an Effective Digital C urriculum

Bringing IT and Curriculum Together to Create an Effective Digital C urriculum. Keller Independent School District Deana Lopez, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Joe Griffin, Chief Technology Officer . Keller ISD Overview. Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area

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Bringing IT and Curriculum Together to Create an Effective Digital C urriculum

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  1. Bringing IT and Curriculum Together to Create an Effective Digital Curriculum Keller Independent School District Deana Lopez, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & Instruction Joe Griffin, Chief Technology Officer

  2. Keller ISD Overview • Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area Fast growth district • Approximately 51 square miles Serving 9 cities • 35,000 students 1,000 new students each year • 39 campuses 4 High Schools * 5 Middle Schools * 5 Intermediate Schools 23 Elementary Schools * Early Childhood * Alt. High School

  3. Technology Integration Pilots Digital Citizenship District Curriculum 24/7 access

  4. KISD Technologies • iPod Touch • iPad • Netbook • Laptops • Document Cameras • Projectors • Promethean Boards • BYOD • Safari Montage

  5. Technology Pilots • Timberview Middle School – 2009-2010 • Technology rich…one-to-one devices • District Technology Committee and School Board Initiative (Focused on technology devices) • Collaboration with Curriculum and Instruction after hardware decision was made

  6. Co-Sourcing of Support • Partnership with Dell Services in 2010-2011 to manage District servers, field technicians, messaging, storage, and help desk. • Key Performance Indicators established • 24/7 service desk support for employees • Change in culture regarding Technology support • New roles for staff—Innovation Architect

  7. Then……and Now Before Collaboration After Collaboration • District classroom hardware Standards • Vision for Technology Integration • Hardware based on curriculum and student need • Shared Vision for Technology Integration

  8. Strategic GoaldTransform teaching and learning processes utilizing 21st century methodologies and technologies

  9. Structure for Learning • Professional Development – Instructional Model • Site for Pilot Campuses to share action plans and scorecards • Meet once a week with pilot principals for the last two years • Share OFI’s and Wins Weekly • Professional Development – Safari Montage and Safari Montage Live • Delivery Method- G/T Program Services Pilot

  10. The VESTED™Instructional Approach Abstract Communicate Sequence Scaffold Deliver Extend Transform Speak Concrete Experience View Conventions Concepts

  11. What Does Digital Curriculum Provide? • Current and relevant content • Infrastructure for learning that provides opportunities for all stakeholders • Content Management • Easy access and searching efficiency • Integration to all devices

  12. “Always on” Learning • Robust infrastructure for learning that provides opportunities for students and staff to share knowledge digitally • Device agnostic and Student Owned Devices • Rich digital content consumption and creation • 24/7 access

  13. Advantages for Stakeholders • Teacher / Parent • “One Stop Shop” for digital content • Share or assign collections • Track results • Student • Learn from digital curriculum • Create and share collections • Administrator • Track utilization • Measure ROI of digital content

  14. Login on any device From any location

  15. Research content Upload original content

  16. Keller ISD Transform Teaching and Learning Action Research Strategic Plan

  17. Pathways to Teaching and Learning Internal Sources Electronic Student Record Finance Student Information Dashboard Grade Book Data Warehouse Extract, Transform, And Load (ETL) Keller DLP Other Mobile Devices Excel Files Test Data District Data Flat Files External Sources

  18. What’s Next? • Integration of multiple types of assessments into the digital platform • Pathway for students’ to choose their own product to demonstrate learning • Communication, communication, communication

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