Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage

Transformation Through TechnologyOne to One Computing and Technology

Integration Initiative

“The walls of our classroom no longer keep us bound…we have traveled the Universe. We can not go back to the way we taught before…we are changed.”2006 HP Technology for Teaching

Grantee

via anonymous survey

Fundamental Transformations

• Global Knowledge Economy effects on the world of work

• Information shift from limited to abundant

• Impact of media and technology on how young people learn and relate to the world

• Educational Funding Issues limiting access to Technology in all Communities

“a distraction to the education process” “did not fit into lesson plans” “abused by students” “students rarely or never used their laptops for learning” “son...used his laptop to become a master at the Super Mario

Brothers video game” “more effort…on repairing the laptops than on training the teachers

to teach with them” “math is for the most part still a paper-and-pencil activity” “it’s cost prohibitive” Expert says “schools…might be giving up too soon”

Reasons Schools Gave Up Technology Learning Efforts

May 2007

Critical Thinking 78%

IT Application 77%

Team Work/Collaboration 74%

Creativity/innovation 74%

Diversity 67%

Leadership 67%

Oral Communication 65%

Mathematics 49%

Writing 45%

Reading Comprehension 41%

Science 39%

Language 33%

Oral Communication 95%

Team Work Collaboration 94%

Written Communication 93%

Critical Thinking 92%

Writing 90%

Language 88%

Reading Comprehension 87%

Leadership 82%

IT Application 81%

Creativity 81%

Mathematics 64%

Science 33%

What are the most import skills today when hiring College graduates?

Source: “Are they really ready for work?” report by Partnership for 21st Skills, Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working families, Society for Human resource Management, 2006

What skills and content areas will be growing in importance in the next five years?

Key Trend: 21st Century Skills

Anytime Anywhere LearningCrossing the Chasm from Vision to Reality

District’sTechnolog

yVision

ImprovedStudent

Achievement

Crossing the chasm……where anything can

happen

1.Infrastructure

3. Support

3. Support Ensure the right level of support is built in at the right levels

– On-going Mentor support

– Help Desk – Technical

• IT administration, students, faculty

– Funding– Warranty– Repair

2. Professional

Developm

ent

Technology Planning

2. Professional Development Ensure end-users have the ability to maximize the technology and integrate it into their work

– Teachers– Students– Administration

1. Infrastructure Ensure the technology is right for the need

–Hardware–Software–Connectivity

Technology Planning Without an executable plan and a solid foundation, your stool will fall

down.

Address Three Critical Success Factors

For Technology Integration in Education

Sunnyside/Intel Technology BlueprintVisit with Key Intel Staff on October 14th

“We Value Technology for Everyone in the Community” Initiative

Web access for Sunnyside familiesKiosks in key businesses and schools for parent and

community accessIncreasing bandwidth K-12State-of-the-art technology in all our schools

• Cloud Computing/Virtual Desktop Opportunities• Virtual High School Learning

Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage Technology Strategic Design

Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage

Classrooms of the Future 1 to 1 Computing Expansion for Teachers (500 laptops contingent on specialized training)

Professional Development for incorporating technology in the classrooms

Continue developing 1 to 1 computing initiative at 9th grade

1 to 1 Computing Expansion in K-8 for Students

5th grade cohort with 1 to 1 classroom in each elementary school

Remaining 5th grade teachers will have computer clusters or an additional laptop carts elementary schools

Middle school Language Arts Teachers will have a one-to-one laptop computer for each student (8th Grade Team)

Social Studies teachers on the same team have a Computer Cluster in their classroom

Establish efficient robust systems for gathering and analyzing data district wide

  Develop a cohesive and integrated set of programs that

shared data and information and provide the ability to query computers on an ad-hoc basis, analyze information, and predict the impact of possible decisions

Ensure effective training and support for users of the data systems

Create a system for ensuring accountability for the appropriate use of data in instructional decisions  

Project Graduation: The Digital Advantage Data Management

User Dashboard

Analysis and Reporting Tools

Data Warehouse/Data Aggregator

Extract, Transform, and Load Processes

Underlying Data Sources

Hardware, Networks, and Operating Systems

Data Collections

Data Decision Support System

Celebrations and RecognitionsDigital Learning Environments Webinar - October 15th, 2009

National Dropout Prevention Network Conference “Illuminating the Path to the Future”

San Antonio, Texas - October 25-28, 2009

National Conference on EducationPhoenix, Arizona - February 10-13, 2010

Arizona Commission for Postsecondary Education2009 Pathways to Higher Education Award