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Technology and High School Success

Grant Recipients’ Meeting

May 5, 2008

Stakeholder Technology Branch

Agenda

Stakeholder Technology Branch

8:30-9:00 Registration/Refreshments

9:00-9:30 Greetings/Planning for Success Brad

9:30-10:00 Lessons Learned from Research Karen

10:00-10:30 Project Evaluation Part 1 Cheryl

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Project Evaluation Part 2 Cheryl

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:00-2:30 Project Evaluation Part 3 Cheryl

2:30-2:45 Break

2:45-3:30 Project Evaluation Part 4 Cheryl

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW - Rationale• Technology can be used in schools to engage at-risk

students and improve Alberta’s high school completion rates.

• Ongoing research into best practices in classroom technology implementation.

• The results of this research will be shared with all jurisdictions.

Stakeholder Technology Branch

http://www.youtube.com/user/bjnesbitt

Video -A Vision of K-12 Students

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW – Successful projects

• 24 successful projects.• $6.45 million in total funding.• Grades 7 through 12• All six educational zones.• Public, Separate, Francophone and

Charter Schools.• Rural and urban.• See project chart – in your folder

Stakeholder Technology Branch

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW – Scope of projects

Wide variety of projects and project elements:

• Interactive Whiteboards – 17 Projects• Laptop computers - 12 Projects• Videoconferencing – 9 Projects• Student Response Systems – 6 Projects• Online/Distributed Learning – 5 Projects

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW – Scope of projects• Student/Parent/Teacher Portal – 3 Projects• Digital Cameras/Camcorders – 3 Projects• Digital Scientific Equipment- 2 Projects• Outcomes-based assessment systems – 1 Project• Web 2.0 Tools – 1 Project• Assistive Software - 1 Project

INITIATIVE OVERVIEW – Participants

• Boyle Street Education Centre• Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School

District• Canadian Rockies Regional Division• Chinook’s Edge School Division• Edmonton Catholic Separate School

Division• Edmonton School District• Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional

Division• Fort Vermilion School Division• Grande Prairie and District Catholic

Schools• Grande Prairie Public School District• Grande Yellowhead Regional Division• Grasslands Regional Division

• Greater Southern Public Francophone Education Region

• Greater St. Albert Catholic Regional Division

• High Prairie School Division• Lethbridge School District• Livingstone Range School Division• Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional

Division• Northern Lights School Division• Northland School Division• Peace Wapiti School Division• Rocky View School Division• St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic

Separate Regional Division• Westwind School Division

Project Supports

Alberta Education is pleased to offer support to project participants.•Project manger•Meetings – at least 1 a year•Project sharing•Information concerning PD opportunities•Research and disseminate best practices.•Field visits•Alberta Education website 

Project SupportsAlberta Education is pleased to offer support to project participants.•Video Conference Meeting Room

• Within Supernet - 3008@199.216.149.3• On Internet –139.142.188.3##3008

•Educational Standing Offers • Hardware• Software• Access the ESOs through the Learning Resource

Center Website.• www.lrc.education.gov.ab.ca

Emerge Summer Institute

• August 21-22, 2008

• Calgary – SAIT Campus

• Focus on 1to1 Wireless Laptop Learning, but offers a broad range of professional learning

• Invitation in your folder

Planning for Success

Essential Components

Of A Successful Project

Project Planning

• A well-planned project is more likely to succeed.

• A good project plan:• Features a Project Charter

• Defines goals• Defines roles• Has a communication plan• Has a clear action plan

• Establishes timelines and deadlines

• A project charter defines:• the scope• the objectives• the overall approach to the work• roles of team members

• A template has been included in your folders

Essential ComponentsProject Charter

Essential ComponentsDefine Goals

• What is your vision?• What are your goals?• Are you ready?

• Are the essential conditions in place to achieve your goals?

Essential ComponentsRoles and Responsibilities

Project Manager – Alberta Education• Provide supports to participants• Track projects • Collect and summarize reports/deliverables• Share information and research among project participants• Plan events• Facilitate sharing of projects/ideas/best practices.• Other duties “as assigned” -

Project Manager/Lead – Jurisdiction• Manage communications among project team and stakeholders

• Information and strategies• Experience of success and challenges

• Monitor timelines and offer “encouragement” when needed• Prepare and submit reports and other deliverables• Maintain “the vision”• Manage change/challenges• Celebrate Success

Essential ComponentsRoles and Responsibilities

Project Team Members (teachers, admin, etc…)• Be aware of the project timelines and deliverables• Implement the project

• Develop the necessary technological AND teaching skills• Use those skills with students• Evaluate student success• Communicate successes and challenges• Celebrate Success

Essential ComponentsRoles and Responsibilities

• Keeping all stakeholders informed will increase your probability of success and build support

• The basic questions you want to consider for any communication:• Who are you trying to reach?• What do you want them to know?• How are you going to tell them?• How will you know if it worked?

• A communications toolkit has been provided in your folders

Essential ComponentsCommunications Plan

Essential ComponentsAction Plan

• The steps necessary to achieve your project’s goals

• Specific steps and indication ofwho is responsible

• Includes start and end dates for tasks

Essential ComponentsAction Plan

Essential Components

What about evaluation?