Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders

1. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY School of One and Technology-Enabled Differentiated Instruction Mickey Muldoon Jonathan Skolnick School of One NYC Department of Education New York, NY mmuldoon2@schools.nyc.gov jskolnick@schools.nyc.gov

2. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY First, an “old” technology example … The “system” as a self-preserving atmosphere: any reform must be extremely strong and well-engineered to “break through”

3. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY • Middle School Math: Grades 6-8 • 3 NYC public middle schools • ~1500 kids • Fourth phase of development • Summer school pilot • After school pilot • In-school pilot • Full time in-school

4. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY

5. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY

6. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY

7. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY Key Features: Pedagogy • Fine-grained skill map • Team and section organization • Daily assessment • Long-term projects

8. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY Key Features: Technology • Skill and progress tracking • Student and teacher portal • Single sign-on for 17 digital providers • Full-time tech team to optimize scheduling and do daily analytics

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10. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY Results So1 So1 So1 So1 No So1 No So1 No So1 No So1 RIT SCORES Gains Feb-May May–June Feb-June (Afterschool) (In School) So1x2: + 4.2 pts. + 1.5 pts. +5.7 pts. So1x1 (In School): + 1.8 pts. +1.3 pts. +3.1 pts. So1x1 (Afterschool) + 3.4 pts. - 1.8 pts. +1.6 pts. So1x0 + 1.9 pts. - 0.8 pts. +0.8 pts Average Student + 1.5 pts. +0.5 pts + 2.0 pts. *Data included for: Afterschool So1 Students with 70% or higher attendance, Students without Negative Growth between Feb and May or May and June, Students not in the bottom 5% at any time point

11. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY Strengths and Weaknesses Powerful efficiency gains Complexity Cost

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13. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY • School of One Timeline • Early-Mid 2008 – Joel Rose writes grant proposal explaining the School of One vision for transforming education • Winter 2008/9 – With funding from Cisco and time/support from the DOE, Joel works with Wireless Generation and Parthenon to flesh out School of One • Spring 2009 – Team of ~ 12 creates the School of One pilot • Summer 2009 – School of One pilot at one middle school • Fall 2009 – Site selection, fundrasing, and program revisions • Winter 2009 – After-school program at three schools followed by in-school program at one school • Now – In-school program at three schools

14. Insight and Innovation for Technology Leaders October 22, 2010, Tarrytown, NY • Lessons for Leaders • Jump into the pool with one clear focus • Keep teams small and execution-oriented • Be clear on what you are and aren’t solving for • Set expectations early with all stakeholders • Know your staff well – details matter and they build trust • Give innovators air cover • You can’t train, you can prepare and orient (OODA loop)