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School 2.0 – Evolving the School Culture to Integrate Technology

School 2.0 – Evolving the School Culture to Integrate Technology. Presented by Joseph Menard and Christopher Nelson North Syracuse Schools. Realization. Today’s students are NOT the ones our systems (and teachers) were designed and trained to teach!

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School 2.0 – Evolving the School Culture to Integrate Technology

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  1. School 2.0 – Evolving the School Culture to Integrate Technology Presented by Joseph Menard and Christopher Nelson North Syracuse Schools

  2. Realization Today’s studentsare NOT the ones our systems (and teachers) were designed and trained to teach! Do your students have opportunities to use a range of technologies that support their learning?

  3. Instruction Students ConventionalSpeed Step-by-Step LinearProcessing TextFirst Work-Oriented Stand-Alone

  4. Reality “Students are not just using technology differently today, but are approaching their life and their daily activities differently because of the technology.” --Net Day “Speak-up Day” Summary

  5. Roxboro Road Middle School

  6. Charge • Opportunity 4 years ago to renovate the building. • Greater opportunity to change the culture and learning environment. • Technology was seen as the focal point for creating this change.

  7. Defining School 2.0 • Define and create a new digital learning environment. • Provide 21st Century Communication Tools for all staff and students. • Integrate Visual Literacy Elements across the curriculums. • Abandon redundant procedures and protocols.

  8. Digital Learning Environments • Remove all analog technologies – TVs, VCRs, Overhead projectors, etc. • Install in all classrooms – mounted digital projectors, document cameras, and new computers. • Enhanced tools were added for specific curriculum needs.

  9. 21st Century Communication Tools • Building Website. • Blackboard Site for Staff. • Email for primary tool to share information. • Integration of other systems onto the network.

  10. Visual Literacy • Digital Story Telling • Virtual Field Trips • Streaming Videos • In House Television Studio • Google Maps • Other Online Content Connections.

  11. Changing the Focus • Engaging Staff in conversations related to changing trends • Developing Teacher Leaders • Offering Targeted/Focused Staff Development • Administrative Modeling

  12. Results • Increased technology proficiency for both students and staff • Improved communication • Test scored increased for both local and state assessments • Students are engaged!

  13. What’s Next • Sharing of Best Practices • Continued In House Staff Development • Focus on Student Learning • Connect to other Instructional Research

  14. Take Action! • How do you plan to bring you school into the 21st Century? • Develop one specific action step that you can implement when you start the next academic school year.

  15. Thank you

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