Beyond Hype:

Empowering our Schools with Technology

TheNon-

Negotiable

We do not serve

technology

Technology Serves

Teaching

The WorldHas Changed

“By 2025, the majority of

the world’s population will

have access to all of the

world’s information

through a device that fits

in the palm of the hand.”

“As global connectivity

advances, institutions

will have to adapt or

risk becoming obsolete,

irrelevant to modern

society.”

“As a global employer, I have the luxury of hiring the best employees anywhere on

earth.”

Only the

BEST

“I am terrified for the

workforce of

tomorrow.”

The U.S. Dept. of Commerce ranked 55 industries in technology use.

SCHOOLS ranked LAST, behind coal mining.

Yet, we claim to be preparing

students for the 21st century.

Analog Schools in a Digital Age

A 1950s doctor would

be lost…

in a modern hospital…

but a 1950s

teacher would not

skip a beat.

1950 2010Disconnect: schools do not reflect the outside

world.

Jetson Students in Flintstone Classrooms

Class of

2026

We must prepare her

for her future, not our past.

“Don’t think that we are abandoning tradition ... We are as committed to innovation as we are to tradition. You don’t produce traditions unless you innovate.”-Dean Noria

Harvard Business School

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School Improvement Plan

Technology Plan

Instructional Plan

Financial Plan

Strategic Use of Technology

Mobile for Ministry without Borders

Available Anytime, Anywhere, by Anyone, Using Anything

Relevant for Today and Tomorrow

Transformative Through 21st Century Teaching

China

BCS

0 In 2010

BCSMandarin 1, 2, AP Latin 1-3AP ChemistryEngineering

8 In 2014

Pedagogical

Knowledge

Technological

Knowledge

ContentKnowledg

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Inte

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Core Content

Traditional Teaching

Modern Tools+

The Core Remains the Core.

The Stuff

Cloud / Cross-Platform Access

Hardware Options

Reliable

Integrated Support

Scalable

Software

Selection

Wide

MS Office 365Google DocsiWork/iLifeVariety of Apps

Professional Development

Drowning

From this…

…to this

Set the Example

Tools

TrainingTime

Pressure

Pilot(Jan. - May)

Teacher iPads & Macs(June)

Student iPads(Aug.)

Teacher Training (Jan.-

May)

Teacher Training

(June-Dec.)

More Teacher Training June &

Aug.

14 months of trainingbefore students receive devices

June Year 1 to August Year 2

All Year

Many Years

Spiral

Training

Year 1Hardware, Software, OS 100File Management, Workflow 100

Curricular Integration 100

Year 2

OS, Software, 200File Management, Workflow 200Curricular Integration 200Specialized Applications 100

Challenged-Based Learning 100

Year 3Curricular Integration 300Specialized Applications 100Challenged-Based Learning 200

Digital Curriculum Publication 100

CompassionYes

Coddle

“I don’t want to over-work you.”“I’m concerned that we won’t make it.”“Let me know if this is too much.”

Coddle: to treat in an overprotective way

Coddling prevents people from achieving their best.

Tough Compassion invites people to struggle and sweat because it’s worth it.

I believe in you.Our mission is worth commitment and sacrifice.I’m with you all the way.We can do this.

Tough compassion says:

Stretches people and walks beside them.Protects people while they give their best, not before.Monitors their well-being and takes action when things begin to go dark.

Tough compassion:

Persistent & Polite Pressure

P lanP ilotA ssessM odify

Collaboratively Produced by Teachers

An Essential Question: Is Violence a Product of Human Nature or Social Nurture?

Challenged-Based Project

Integrated Across Disciplines

Technology Integration

STUDENT TRAINING:

FROM LITERATE TO

FLUENT

Technology literate

students know how to use

technology tools and

what to do with them.

Technology fluent students

know when to use a tool to

achieve a desired outcome

and why that tool is the

best tool for a particular

task.

“We’re easily distracted by

shiny objects.”

“Continuous Partial Attention”

Students bounce from one thing to

the next

Only Education

Apps

Philosophy of Technology

Technology in Context

Real is Better than Virtual

Digital Breadcrumbs

Cyber Bullying

Attention!

True or False?

Copyright & Plagiarism

Pornography (Grade Aprop.)

Marginal Value

Then

Now

Class of2026

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