Creating and Maintaining Systemic Change- One Classroom at a Time

1. Creating and Maintaining Systemic Change- One Classroom at a Time Donna Bryant and Mary Beth Singleton Education Technology Resource Teachers

2. We will look at 3 projects that have positively impacted instruction in Jefferson County classrooms through improving teacher technology proficiency and resulting in increased student engagement. TIP, Lesson Study, UDL

3. The Situation • Computers being under utilized in many schools. • School observation process indicated that very few teachers (10% to 15%) were using technology for teaching. • Many teachers didn’t have a workstation or the workstation was the oldest machine in the classroom. • The 2003-2004 Principals’ survey indicated that technology was the least beneficial of expenditures for improving instruction.

4. Before we even get started! $30 million spent on computer technology . . . not helping students learn

5. Technology Integration Project(TIP)

6. Technology Integration Project (TIP) Designed to increase the integration of technology into classroom instruction by providing each teacher with: • Tablet PC • Digital Projector • Professional Development • Classroom Coaching

7. TIP Objectives • Increase teachers’ technology proficiency • Provide new and improved means of instructional delivery • Boost student achievement through more engaging classroom instruction

8. Training – the first …yet, the most important step!

9. Initial Training • TabletPC basics • Ink based applications • Linking technology to instruction

10. Implementation 2005 – Year 1 • Target math teachers in middle school and 5th grade (300+ teachers) • Summer PD (12 hours initial training)and school based coaching (3 hours on cart management) • Education Technology Teachers worked with classroom teachers

11. Transforming classroom instruction • Overheads pushed to the corner • Stylus becomes more important than chalk • Archived notes available to students in printed or electronic format • Allows teacher mobility to work anywhere

12. Class in action – everything in use

13. Implementation 2006 – Year 2 • Over 700 teachers from every school in the district received the technology • Focused on high school math, middle and elementary science • Summer PD was changed from 12 hours to 6 hours • School based PD continued with the Education Technology Teachers working with classroom teachers • Trained 154 School Technology Coordinators (STC) during the year for better support for Year 3 • Collegial support from Year 1 Math teachers

14. Implementation – Year 3 • Approximately 2,300 teachers were trained in the summer • Over 1,100 elementary teachers • Over 1,200 middle and high school teachers • Six hour PD sessions were scheduled to handle up to 50 teachers per day. • ETT’s continue to provide instructional support to classroom teachers • STC’s provide technical support • Collegial support was present at every school • Enlisted support from district instructional coaches • Approximately 400 additional teachers were trained during the school year.

15. Scope • In the first three years of TIP we were able to train over 3,500 teachers in all disciplines (i.e., math, sciences, language arts, arts and humanities, and social studies) and grade levels. • 2005 – 300+ teachers • 2006 – 700 teachers plus 154 STCs • 2007 –2,300 teachers plus approximately 400 additional teachers during the year • Summer 2008 1,918 additional teachers received this training. • Finished the project for all 5,700 teachers two years earlier than projected. • Begun process of refreshing teacher tablets

16. Impact on Teacher Practice • Lessons are more systemic and planned • Tablet allows for more creative teaching • Teachers depend on technology for instruction • As teachers’ comfort level increased, a more collaborative classroom environment evolved • Collegial support increases • Greater participation in additional technology based PD • Instruction becomes more engaging while addressing diverse learner styles • TIP assists teachers in meeting technology goals and standards

17. Technoversity Summer PD

18. Lesson Study • Teachers selected by content area specialists and principals • Elementary- 2 math teachers from each of the 90 schools- only one from each school received equipment • Middle- 1 Science teacher from each of the 24 schools • High School- 1 Social Studies from each of the 24 schools -specific to 9th grade Civics

19. Lesson Study Teachers received : • 21st Century Classroom setup- SMART Board, Student Response System, Document Camera, and Wireless Slate • Training on specific equipment • Training in specific use of the tool in their content area • Release days to observe a teacher using equipment – different format per grade level • Time to deconstruct lesson after observation • Collegial support from cohort group • Follow-up support from ETT’s

20. Universal Design for LearningYear 1 • Cohort of teachers selected -4 at each grade level by content area specialists- (focus science) • 35 JCPS educators attended a one week institute at Harvard • Teachers received equipment –different based upon teacher need/request • Teachers received refurbished tablet PC’s for student use • Teachers supported by ETT’s

21. Universal Design for LearningYear 2 • Cohort of teachers selected 8 at each grade level through application process- no specific content- principal approval • Cohort 2 teachers receive $4000 in equipment which included 4 student mobile devices and equipment of their choice. • Teachers received refurbished tablet PC’s for student use

22. Universal Design for LearningYear 2- Professional Development • Teachers form a Professional Learning Community • Cohort 2 teachers released 2 days to observe cohort 1 teachers in the classroom with time to deconstruct lesson after observation • Teachers participate in an online book study for UDL content knowledge • After school meetings as whole group and grade level • Supported by ETT’s

23. Universal Design for LearningYear 3 • Cohort of teachers selected 8 at each grade level through application process- no specific content • Cohort 2 to mentor Cohort 3 • Cohort 3 teachers receive $4000 in equipmentwhich include student mobile devices and teacher choice • Teachers received refurbished tablet PC’s for student use

24. Universal Design for LearningYear 3-Professional Development • Teachers form a Professional Learning Community-SKYPE • Principals may be asked to contribute to release days • Cohort 2 paid stipend/ Cohort 3 equipment in exchange for attending PD meetings • After school meetings as whole group and grade level • Supported by ETT’s

25. Common Elements • Grant money • Intentional selection process • Create an environment of ‘wanting to be a part • of the project’ • Training in equipment • Training in ‘Best’ use of implementation in • content/grade level • Ongoing technology and instructional support • Opportunities for continued growth for teachers • Opportunities for building capacity- ( PLC’s)

26. Questions

27. Contact Information Donna Bryant – Education Technology Teacher, JCPS (donna.bryant@jefferson.kyschools.us) Mary Beth Singleton – Education Technology Teacher, JCPS (marybeth.singleton@jefferson.kyschools.us) CES 10/2010