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Technology to Improve Instruction
• Partnerships to Fulfill a Vision for Technology in North Carolina’s Schools
Why Invest and Use Technology?
• Teachers can have better information to tailor instruction.
• Classrooms will be richer and more engaging environments.
• Students can connect to the world.
• Digital learning offers new opportunities for individualization.
READY Meeting Technology Discussions• At the Regional READY meetings in March,
participants heard a vision for how partnerships and working together could achieve technology-enabled learning in NC schools.
– Percentages in slides were meant to start a conversation about partnerships and responsibility to get to technology-enabled classrooms for all students in 2014-15.
• We are beginning these conversations today.
Services • InfrastructureApplication • Support
InterconnectionsInstructionDigital Devices • Tools
Things
Something on which to
press Enter
Making sure that pressing Enter always works
Ensuringpressing Enter helps
students learn
Technology3 Key Categories
Application • Support
Instruction
Ensuringpressing Enter helps
students learn
Technology3 Key Categories
50% State
Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
50% LEA
Application • Support
Instruction Instructional Systems:•Improvement System, including a balanced assessment system: NCDPI•LOR (Learning Objects Repository): NCDPI & LEA•LMS (Learning Management System) IIS Module: NCDPI & LEA•EVAAS: NCDPI•NC Online Evaluation System: NCDPI•AMTR 3.0: NCDPI, Cloud•Information Listserv(s): NCDPI
Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
50% State
50% LEA
Application • Support
Instruction Instructional Support:•Professional Development: LEA & NCDPI & Others•Administrative Support: NCDPI & LEA •Instructional Technology Facilitators: LEA•Leaders for the 21st Century Program: NCDPI, LEA, NCTIES & UNC SoG•North Carolina Learning Technology Collaborative: Friday Institute and NCDPI•Information Technology Essential Standards: NCDPI
How does your school/LEA accomplish professional development for the inclusion of information and technology skills across all curricular areas and grade levels?
The distric
t p...
A school-b
ased...
We don’t h
ave ... Oth
er
25% 25%25%25%1. The district provides training
2. A school-based instructional technology facilitator or school library media coordinator provides training
3. We don’t have any way to provide this training
4. Other
Which is the greatest impediment in this area?
Lack
of skille
...
Lack
of funds .
..
Lack
of time t..
.
Other
25% 25%25%25%1. Lack of skilled personnel to train
2. Lack of funds to pay for training
3. Lack of time to provide training
4. Other
Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
Services • Infrastructure
Interconnections
Making sure that pressing Enter always works
Currently Shared
Partnership
InterconnectionsServices • Infrastructure
80%LEA
20%State
Estimated Current
Responsibility for Interconnections
Services • Infrastructure
20%LEA
80%State
Future Goal Responsibility for
InterconnectionsServices • Infrastructure
Services • Infrastructure
Interconnections
Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
Services • Infrastructure
Interconnections
Making sure that pressing Enter always works
20%LEA
80%State
Infrastructure and Support Services•School Connectivity Initiative: NCDPI•E-Rate Consulting: NCDPI•NCEdCloud (Infrastructure services, IAM): NCDPI, FI, & MCNC•Client Network Engineering: MCNC & NCDPI•Technical support and local technicians: LEA•LAN/WAN: LEA, E-Rate, & NCDPI
On average, how much technical support is available at the school level?
Very Litt
le So
me
Sufficie
nt
No tech
nical s.
..
25% 25%25%25%
1. Very Little2. Some3. Sufficient4. No technical
support availability problems
Do you feel like internet access at the school level is sufficient?
Yes No
50%50%1. Yes2. No
What types of things would make the internet a better teaching tool in your school/LEA?
Faste
r Interne...
More st
udents ...
Better profess.
..
Better manag
em...
Other
20% 20% 20%20%20%1. Faster Internet
Access2. More students with
internet at home3. Better professional
development4. Better management
of filtering issues5. Other
Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
Digital Devices • Tools
Things
Something on which to
press Enter
Technology is Important…and we can afford it through Partnership
20% State
80%LEA
Digital Devices • Tools
Things Instructional Devices•Facilitate collaborative and consortium purchasing: NCDPI•Assessment Device Testing (Chrome, iOS, Android, Etc.): NCDPI•BYOD Policy & Support: NCDPI & NCEdCloud•Purchasing and leasing devices: LEA
Is your school/LEA one-to-one?
Yes, all g
rade...
Yes, some gr
ad...
No, we have
co...
No, we have
li...
25% 25%25%25%1. Yes, all grade levels2. Yes, some grade
levels3. No, we have
computers on carts though
4. No, we have little access to devices for student learning
How many hours weekly does each student benefit from technology-enabled learning?
0%-10%
11%-25%
26%-50%
70% or more
25% 25%25%25%
1. 0%-10%2. 11%-25%3. 26%-50%4. 70% or more
How will your school accomplish online assessments?
Through distri..
.
Bring Y
our Own...
“Creative” s
ch...
We have no pla...
25% 25%25%25%1. Through district/school-
provided 1:12. Bring Your Own Device
program3. “Creative” scheduling
during the assessment window
4. We have no plans
