Personalized Learning and School Device Rollout

Rob Anderson, Ed.D.Deputy Superintendent of AcademicsSeptember 2015 Board Retreat

Goals For Today

• Explain how personalized learning aligns with current district priorities

• Provide an update on where we are with the rollout of student devices

• Answer any questions and identify areas of support for Board Members in this process

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Personalized Learning and Device Rollout

• Critical Component of the Strategic Plan– Strategic Initiative #1: Continuous

Achievement and Customized Learning – Strategic Initiative #7: Student Access– Strategic Initiative #11: Challenging

and Innovative Instruction

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Low Tech Classroom• Technology is either

not available or consistently used to enhance teaching and learning

High Tech Classroom• Classroom has

technology tools including interactive projectors

• All students have access to a device

• Teachers and students have access to digital content and software applications

Blended Classroom• Technology

empowered instruction allows teachers to differentiate instruction more efficiently and effectively

• Supports Continuous Achievement framework

Competency Based Classroom• Students are assessed

on proof of mastery of standards

• Students are able to accelerate or decelerate depending on progress

• Students have more choice in how to demonstrate mastery of standards

• Truth in grading across the district through Proficiency Scales

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Pathway to Personalized Learning

Student devices are a critical step in the process to transform learning

to meet our Strategic Goals

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Today

2015 2016 2017

Jan 2015 Jul 2016Group 1 (19 schools)

Jun 2015 Dec 2016Group 2 (14 schools)

Sep 2015Mar 2017Group 3 (24 schools)

Jan 2016 Jul 2017Group 4 (21 schools)

Mar 2016 Sep 2017Group 5 (15 schools)

As a district, where are we in the process?

In December 2014 schools selected which group they would participate in based on their state of readiness.

50%Instruction

25%Device

25%Infrastructure

Overall Readiness

Instruction Infrastructure Device

Infrastructure Readiness:School infrastructure is upgraded and ready to handle 1:1 student devices

Device Readiness:Schools have selected a device and have a deployment plan set with IT.

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What does it mean to be ready?

Instructional Readiness:Schools have a plan for how devices will be used to support learning

School Instructional Readiness

Readiness = schools have a plan for how devices will be used to support learning.

• School teams go through a series of workshops to design their instructional, professional development, and communication plans.

• Plans include proper pace and cadence for successful rollout with on-going support for teachers to ensure success

• Schools create a digital citizenship plan to teach students appropriate, responsible technology use.

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What each school goes through to get ready

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Listening Tour

•Ed Elements visits each school to understand where they areand what their needs are.

Simulation

•School planning teams go through a 2 hour simulation to understand personalized and blended learning.

Design Workshop

1.0

•Schools use design thinking to identify what problem they're tryingto solve and begin to sketch our possible personalized learningmodels to address that problem.

Design Workshop

2.0

•Schools work on their instructional model and begin to think about professional development and communications plans.

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•Schools finalize their instructional plan, and finish drafts of professional development and communications plans.

Device Selection

•When school instructional, PD, and communication plans are approvedthey test the 4 devices in the marketplace. SGCs approve the selection.

Launch!

•Schools implement their communications and PD plans, and phase ininstructional shifts and devices at their own pace. Then iterate, iterate, iterate!

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Schools work with Education Elements, a consultant that leads them through a design process for personalized learning. They also have an instructional technology coach from KSU embedded at the school one day/week for a year.

School Infrastructure ReadinessReadiness = school infrastructure is upgraded and ready to handle 1:1 student devices.

• School bandwidth is upgraded• “Heat map” of current school wireless coverage is reviewed• Wireless access points are added and tuned

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Device ReadinessReadiness = schools have selected a device and have a deployment plan set with IT.• School device selection committee (students, teachers, parents,

administration) chooses the device that best fits the school instructional plan. School Governance Council votes to approve.

• Schools work with Safety & Security to plan for how to secure devices at the school.

• School agrees on delivery timeline with IT and device vendor.• Devices are ordered!

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MS Surface 3 Apple iPad Air 2 Latitude 11 Dell Chromebook 11

Convertible Tablet Slate Tablet Laptop Laptop

What happens when schools are ready?

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Device Deployment• Schools work with district School Rollout Manager to

coordinate ordering, delivery and deployment at the school• Professional Development Plan, Instructional Plan and

Communications Plan guide schools through this process

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25%

25%

Overall Readiness

Instruction Infrastructure Device

Success Example: Autrey Mill MS

• Rolled out iPads to all 8th

Grade students first week of school

• Instructional plan is centered around Project Based Learning

• 463 students were successfully given a device

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Additional Support

• What questions do you have that were unanswered?

• What do you need to be able to communicate where we are with your communities?

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