Blended @ Navigate: Our Journey In Disruptive...

Blended @ Navigate:Our Journey In Disruptive Innovation

Jeff Stewart: District Principal - Distributed LearningMarieke Holtkamp: Vice-Principal , Navigate (NIDES)

Comox Valley School District

navigate: (NIDES) Comox Valley, BCOne of the original 9 DE Schools in BCFifth Largest DL School In BC (55 in total)K to 12: Provincial Client Base4000+ Students (Headcount)Full Time & XE Students

Who's Driving the Change Train?

But You Go FIRST!!!

Change is GOOD...

Risk Resources ResistanceReward

SoLongSuckers!!

ENTER/E2 = eCademy of New Technologies -Engineering & Robotics

ENTER Now in 4th YearOpened 2012 Grade 6-8ENTER 2 in 2014 (8-10)24 students in each cohort3 Days Face-to-Face2 Days DLiNACOL Innovative Practice Award 2014

The Learning PlatformStudent's Passions At The Heart = STEAM

SEL = My ENTER PeepsCurriculum Integration - Project Based Learning

Parents As Co-Facilitators of LearningCommunity Partnerships

Bending & Breaking Conventions

What conventions are we tenaciously holding onto in education that no longer serve students, teachers and our

communities?

Box Boy

Risk Taking in Education

Can you think of examples in public education?

"Because that's who corporate America wants: people who seem like bold risk-takers, but never actually do anything. Actually doing things gets you fired. In fact I'm writing a book on this very phenomenon."

Barney Stinson

"In The Beginning"

DL = Living On The Periphery

DL B&M

22,000 FTE (size of Ricmond SD) 55 Public DL Schools 15 IndependentsOn-line = Fastest growing market in educationThe most regulated DL constituency in N.A.

Students that take at least one DL course have a higher graduation rate in BC than those that don't. (89.9%/85.3% - 2013) BC MOE

The BC DL Context

Change?...Consider This!

"50% of all secondary school courses will be done online by 2019"

Christensen Institute

What will this "shift" require?

...To Just LEARNING

The Journey From Classroom Learning vs. Distributed Learning

Blended = Bending Modalities

Traditional Classroom

Virtual Classroom

BLENDEDLiberates

Time

Pace

Path

Place

navigate: Our Blended Journey (NIDES)

2010-12~ Significant decline in K-9 DL Enrolment

~ Graduation Rates in District~ Competitive market place

~ Rise of 21st Century Learning

The Need To "Shift"

Lingering DE Thinking & SystemsKnowledge of Parent & Student Demand

DL Policy: Calendar - F2F % - Teacher TimeAn Empty School

BC Education PlanPersonalization & PBL/IBLDistrict Support For Change

= A Burst of Blended

First Step = Re-Branding

From NIDES To Navigate

HiredAMarketingCompany

Second Step: A New Philosophy for Learning!

Teaching to "FLOW"Sparks - The Element - Passion

Autonomy - Mastery - Moral PurposeFocus on Student Assets

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Now It Looks Like...

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Step 3: New Blended Programs K-12

Fine Arts eCademy

Secondary ILCs

The PATCH

Secondary iClass

Full time ILCs @ 3 Secondary Schools

Cadre of Specialist ILC Teachers

1 to 1 Computer Lab

Constant Monitoring

Focus on Semester Completion

Teacher on Both Sides of the Screen

High Completion Rates

Independent Learning Centres (ILC)

Secondary iClass10 -12

No 10-12 F2F Program for 300 FT Students 2010Began One Day F2F

Rich in Community Outings & ProgrammingNanaimo - Qualicum Beach - Comox Valley

Rapid Growth in Secondary Program

Possibilities: The VEX Robotics Thing

Less than three years ago we had no secondary robotics program!

April 2014 = They placed 23rd out of 450 Teams at World's in San Diego

The Matrix @ GP Vanier~ Open to full time Navigate students in grade 10-12

~ Opportunity to take any of the offered F2F electives~ Dedicated classroom to work, staffed by 4 Navigate

teachers who support all DL students @ Vanier

The "eCademies"Personal Education Plans (PEPs) for Every Student

Rich Parent Involvement - Co-Facilitation of Learning Learning Cycle Showcases - Compass Weeks

eCademy Encounters - Community IntegrationePortfolios - Blogs - Rich in Parent/Teacher Dialogue

The Learning Cycles Calendar

Spark Interview WeekParents - Champion - Student - Teacher

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Community Building WeekAll Navigate Programs K-12

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Learning Cycles: 8 Weeks (X 4)PBL/IBL - Learning Showcases

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Compass Weeks (X 3)P/T Assessment Meetings - eCademy Encounters

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Community Celebration Week

Fine Arts eCademy(FAE)

Multi-Grade Divisions (Pods - K-2/3-5/6-8)Family Groups K-8

FA Curriculum Integration - Global EducationUNESCO 4 Pillars of Learning & Brokenleg's SOC

= MAGIC

Cohorts of 24 Very Diverse Students (Gr. 6-7 & 8-10)Converted Instructional Spaces

Two Technology Education Teachers - BCIT Technology/UBC B.Ed.

"Host School" Principals Who Want the Program

ENTER & E2(eCademy of New Technologies, Engineering & Robotics)

What We Have Discovered

The focus on students passions and personalization is paying off big time! Engagement & Performance

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The power of social emotional learning should not be underestimated

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Parents want to be partners & co-facilitators: Unlock their potential to help drive learning

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Being different comes with a cost, but the tide is turning

What We Have Discovered

Begin With A Clear & Viable Philosophy______________________________________________________

Build It & They Will Come - Parents & Students Are Hungry for Change

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Run the Experiment: "Fire-Ready-Aim"______________________________________________________

Communicate - Communicate - Communicate

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Think Small: Small changes can tip the axis of an organization

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Thank You !!!

Questions ?

jeff.stewart@sd71.bc.ca

Today's Session:

We Will Explore:The difference between sustaining and disruptive innovation How blended learning provides powerful opportunities for innovation & system transformationReflections on examples from our experience at Navigate (NIDES)

Thank You!!!!Go Forth & Blendify

www.navigatenides.com jeff.stewart@sd71.bc.ca

"Blended instruction creates a more substantive and dynamic sense of community for students and

teachers alike!"

Provocation #2

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ENTER: Voices on the Power of Blended

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Fine Arts eCademy K-8

Proliferation of technology & internetUnanticipated explosion of social mediaGrowth and popularity of online learningTransformation of Curriculum & Graduation Program in BC Declining enrolment and resourcesCompetition in the educational "market"

The Context for Change

Blended in Five?

"Within the next five years, all teaching will

involve blended learning."

Are we ready?

What is Blended?

Learning AnyTime - Pace - Path - Place

Sustaining Innovations

Example: Flipped Classroom

Helps the organization do a better job delivering an existing productServe existing clients and markets The structures, norms and conventions remain relatively unchanged. Essential in maintaining the health & growth of organization

Disruptive InnovationOffers a new version of what is good Addresses a need from areas of non-consumptionInitially serves needs of less demanding customersEvolves to serve the most demanding customersEventually transforms an entire sector

Example: Cross Enrolled Distributed Learning Courses

Theory of Hybrids:Initial stage of systems transformationA mix of old & new technology Targets existing consumers Evaluated by pre-existing standards/criteriaDoes not address areas of non consumption

Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools

Horn & Staker - 2014 - Jossey Bass

Examples in Education?

Disruptive Innovation- Begins In Areas of "Non Consumption" -

Credit Recovery - Drop Outs - AP - Home Bound - Tutoring - Incarcerated Youth - In School Suspension - Rural & Remote Schools - Scheduling Conflicts - Home Schooling - Foreign Languages - Summer School - Pre K - Developing

Countries -Mental Health

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The DE/DL/BL Education Version

Disruptive Innovation - A Powerful Force For Equity -

How would learning and teaching change if all classroom curriculum, resources and assessment

were placed online?

Traditional

Virtual

Hmmmmmm?

Provocation

"The Patch"For youth heading to the "Patch" before graduationGr.11/12 program developed by teacher & WEX EA

Provides essential job training and planning for work/life in patchGoal to reconnect these students to school to graduate

Provide certification (H2SO4/First Aid/Safety) as one bundleNo cost to the student!

Guinness World Record

"SMOKE ON THE WATER"

Change?

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Suli Breaks: Create The Future

Our Learning Session90 Minutes

1. Blended Learning As Disruptive Innovation2. Discussion Provocations Throughout3. Navigate's Blended Journey & Programs 4. Wrap Up

DL SchoolsMOE Policy

Start With Why?

Our Focus Today!!!!

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|4. 5-7 Minutes Conversation|

|5. 5 Minutes Sharing Out|

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The "Shift"

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Navigate Goes Blended

ENTER (6-8)Fine Arts eCademy (k-8)

Secondary Independent Learning Centres (ILCs)

2014ENTER 2 (8-10)

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iClass

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Voices From The Navigate Journey

Why Blended?What will blended learning look like in your district in 5

years?

Opportunities and Innovation

What are the prime areas of opportunity for innovation in your district?

"Students think & learn in fundamentally different ways because of technology, social media and the

internet!"

Provocation #2

Provocation #4

"The assessment & communication of learning is fundamentally transformed and improved through

blended instruction!"

Why Blended?(Table Talk)

What are the biggest obstacles to blended learning in your district?

Introductions:

In the last year or so...what is the most memorable learning innovation you have been or are involved in?

In a very short time, blended learning will replace traditional classroom instruction and be the mainstream in education. Students, social media and technology are forcing the shift.

Provocation