lea admin conf 2009
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LEA Administrators ConferenceAtlanta, GeorgiaMarch 12, 2009
Plan Change (Listening, Learning, Leading – Session Two)
A “Living” Technology Plan
Technology Training• MTM Video – Dr. Michael Uden, Gail
Potratz, Joan Klaas, Dr. Albert Amling, and Gerald Schmidt
• Reaction to video – small groups
A Technology Plan
The Real Difference
Begins with You
Disrupting Class …
• He is predicting that 50% of the curriculum in high schools (possibly middle schools)will be taught online in 6-10 years, maybe sooner.
Disruptive innovation• A term of art coined by
Clayton Christensen, describes a process by which a product or service takes root initially in simple applications at the bottom of a market and then relentlessly moves ‘up market’, eventually displacing established competitors.
Karen - High School English Teacher
• “I have already begun some long-term planning of course alterations I plan to make as a result of my new knowledge gained in this course. I was speaking with one of our library-media specialists about my hope to make the senior composition course a half live/half online course.”
• This is called a hybrid course.• Jeff – Technology and Engineering
used Google Groups ….
ISTE – Learning and Leading
• February, 2009
Their opinion question for this issue: Should Public Schools be Required to Offer Online k-12 Education?
Virtual Education Programs
Teachers and Administrators Need to be Trained
• “… Before class started, I was nervous to take this course. Not because of the technology part, but because many people kept telling me how awful on-line courses are. Over half of our cohort opted out of this class and enrolled in a reading course instead. I had never taken an online course before, so I had no idea what to expect, but I wanted to try it.”
• “Let me tell you, I am so happy I stayed in this class! It has not been awful, it's been fantastic. I find the assignments easy to follow ... I enjoy being able to work from my home and school and yet communicate with my classmates on a regular basis… So to answer the question "How are things going so far?" I would say fabulous...and I feel sorry for the others who are missing out on a great opportunity. Stefanie”
11 Questions to ask yourself on new technologies:
• Is it focused on student learning?
• Are there observable results?
• Does it meet the standards?• Can it show results?
• Does it increase research skills?
• Does it improve communication skills?
• What about accountability?
• Does it improve student collaboration• Does it help students communicate
globally?
• Does it help students deal with massive amounts of information?
• Does it teach our students to be self-directed and understand how to organize more of their own learning?
• Is it sustainable?
“Fail to plan … plan to fail!”Mind Manager
You Tube Video• Incident Action Plan – Epic Fail
Important Parts of a “Living” Tech Plan
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A “Living” Technology Plan Title
• St. Paul Lutheran School’s Vision for Educational Ministry in the Digital Age
Small Group Activity
• What are the important parts of a comprehensive technology plan?
Small Group Activity
• Mission and Vision Statements
• (Core Values)
• Technology Committee
Directions• Groups
• 1A and 1B work on Standard 1• 2A and 2B work on Standard 2
• 3A and 3B work on Standard 3
• 4A and 4B work on Standard 4
• 5A and 5B work on Standard 5• Each group is to fill in suggestions in
the NEXT STEPS column
• Performance Indicator(s) I.A. inspire, articulate, and facilitate among all stakeholders a contemporary, shared vision of purposeful change that maximizes use of digital-age resources to meet and exceed learning goals, support effective instructional practice, and maximize performance of district and school leaders.
Standard I: Inspire Excellence Through Transformational Leadership. Inspire and lead development and implementation of a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology to transform the educational enterprise and promote excellence throughout the organization. Educational Administrators:
Next StepsShare a Vision Statement with the Technology Coordinator – or pastor, or trusted faculty
member/s.
Share the revised Vision Statement with the Technology Committee and/or Faculty.
• Questions – Feedback – Recommendations
AUP’s
• Acceptable Use Policies– For students
– For teachers– For staff
Professional Development for Faculty and Staff
• Part of the total cost budget
• In-service
• College courses
• Title money
• Plans for Assessment – What tool/s do you use to check …– How you use technology?
– How the teachers use technology?– How technology is integrated into the
classroom curriculum?
Total Cost Budget• Routine maintenance of hardware
• Making repairs on nonfunctioning equipment – do you repair it?
• Technical support
• Disposal of outdated hardware
• Curriculum and instructional support for classroom technology integration
• Upgrading hardware and software
Organizations You Use to Stay Abreast on Technology
Use in Schools
• ISTE www.iste.org
• eSchool News
Documentation• Current Hardware Inventory
• Current Software Inventory
• Plan to replace both
Strategic Outcomes
• These should come from your Action Plan
• Maybe use MTM as an example
Integrating Technology …
• Involves choosing the correct technology tool
• To help meet your curriculum or classroom objectives/outcomes.
The Kris Reinke Story
How
• Thomas eats his treat slowly.
How
• Jesus died for us willingly.
The Mike Schmidt Story
Educational Games
NETS – Teachers (ISTE)
• NETS for Teachers Standards and Performance Indicators describes what teachers should know about and be able to do with technology for teaching, learning, and administrative productivity.