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WELCOMELaRue County Schools

Introduction

• Jorge Venegas Spanish teacher LCHS• Natalie Gentry English Teacher LCHS• Freddie Newby- District CIO• Amanda Reed- Instructional Supervisor• Sam Sanders- LCPS Superintendent• Paul Mullins- LCHS Principal

Funding• Saved Money Over Time For Initiative• Sustainability• Cost Over 8 yr. Period

Professional Development

• Need for change• Focus on 21st century learning• Laptops as a tool to promote

21st century learning

Create A Small Team• 10 teachers from various departments;

planning periods throughout the day• Train-the-Trainer model

– Use early release time to conduct mini-sessions for staff

• Ahead of the Curve– Two days of summer training– Four coaching days per Year– Four release days per Year– Year 2: Modeling for dept.

High Expectations• Staff on Board With Plan –Surveys to Staff- Talked at faculty

meeting about changing how it was gong to change classrooms/how learning takes place.

• Used our early release Fridays for trainings• Our train the trainer model was vital in getting this initiative in place• Teachers saw this as a way to truly “Engage Our Students” and

with tools and training a way to better hold our students responsible for their work.

• Focused on only a couple of tools,

“Moodle & Dyknow”• Teachers expectations 2010-11• Teacher expectations 2011-12

Procedures & Protocols• We visited Daviess Co & Todd Co as well as researched the internet to compare and

create

our rules and guidelines. You can find ours at www.larue.kyschools.us and it is saved as a word document under the area KASA presentation.

• Formed a committee of teachers, administration & technology staff

• Presented document for SBDM approval

• Lots of Items to consider– Training of Parents– Training of Students– What to do about printing?– Distribution– Return of Laptops– Insurance– Bills

Keeping Students in the Loop

• Planning (visits, expectations)

• Access to Resources (teachers,

feedback, research)

Models of Pedagogy

• Listening (interpreting/engaging at your own pace)

• Articulating (responding to homework in voice vs. writing)

• Downloading (voice recordings, written, images)

Application Tools (DyKnow)

• Monitoring (monitor / preventing)

• Presentation (MS Office, internet, images, etc.)

• Class engagement (individual/group)

• Quick feedback (exit slips, polls, “clicker system”)

Application Tools (Moodle)

• Central Repository (resources)

• Digital Delivery (quizzes,

assignments)

• Student engagement (individual/group)

Keep Parents & Community Informed

• Establish Initiative Committee– Include anyone in the community including parents,

students, chamber of commerce, etc.

• Establish Small Committees– Communication / PR– Instruction / Professional Development– Guidelines / Management– Infrastructure

Reflection • The videos used in this presentation along

with the Power Point are located on our website- www.larue.kyschools.us under KASA presentation.

Closing RemarksMr. Venegas, Mrs. Gentry, Mr. Newby, Mrs. Reed, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mullins

QuestionsCan we answer some questions you all may have ?

Closing Remarks