Personalizing Learning Richard Culatta, Deputy Director

Office of Educational Technology | US Department of Education

@OfficeOfEdTech www.ED.gov/technology

The traditional teaching model treats all learners the same despite unique needs and strengths

It’s Time for a New Model

“We must take classroom learning beyond a one-size-fits-all mentality and bring it fully into the 21st century”

Technology can help…

National Ed Tech Plan

“Technology gives students opportunities for taking

ownership of their learning. Personalized learning is paced to student needs,

tailored to learning preferences, and customized

to the specific interests of different learners.”

What is Personalized Learning?

Adjusting the pace (individualized)

Adjusting the learning approach (differentiated)

Leveraging student interests/experiences

= Personalized Learning

Examples of Personalized Learning Systems that adapts to learner needs

Examples of Personalized Learning Systems that support differentiated learning

Examples of Personalized Learning Increasing the frequency of formative assessments

Examples of Personalized Learning Providing learners choice about what and how they learn

Examples of Personalized Learning Customizing instruction based on performance/preference

Examples of Personalized Learning

Approaches that turn learners into creators

Essential Elements of Personalized Learning

Essential elements

Students need their own devices/access

Computer Lab

Essential elements

Near-real-time feedback to parents/students/teachers:

Essential elements

Essential elements Ability for students to own their data

Student-managed electronic learning portfolios can be part of a persistent learning record and help students develop the self-awareness required to set their own learning goals; express their own views of their strengths, weaknesses, and achievements; and take responsibility for them.

- National Educational Technology Plan

Essential elements

Leveraging patterns from digital interactions to improve improve instruction, and fuel research:

Personalized learning is for teachers too!

Personalizing Teacher Improvement

Race to the Top - District

Education

What can you do?

Final Thoughts

Thanks!

@OfficeOfEdTech www.ED.gov/technology

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Managing and Securing the Un-Tethered Classroom

Mike Maxwell National Director - U.S. State & Local Government and Education

Managing and Securing the Un-Tethered Classroom

Preparing for Today’s Classroom

• Threat Management & Impact of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

• Growth of Digital Textbooks (Access and Controlled use)

• Need for Streaming Content (Limiting Access)

• Management of Assets and Digital Content (Critical Information)

• Insuring Information Governance (Protection and Access Compliance)

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The key to the un-tethered classroom is having the ability to effectively secure and manage your environment and everything that touches it!

Impact of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

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(Mobile Devices In The Enterprise – Defining Your Journey)

Institution Owned Unmanaged Devices

• VIP • O3

Authentication & Access

Information Protection

• App Center

Institution Controls Relevant Apps & Data Only

3

• App Center • Norton Zone

App Distribution & Collaboration

• App Center • Norton Zone

App Distribution & Collaboration

• VIP • MPKI • O3

Authentication & Access

Information Protection

• DLP for Mobile

• App Center

• Mobile Management

• Mobile Security

Device Control & Management

Institution Controls Standard Device

Company Owned

• App Center • Norton Zone

App Distribution & Collaboration

• VIP • MPKI • O3

Authentication & Access

Information Protection

• DLP for Mobile

• App Center

• Mobile Management

• Mobile Security

Device Control & Management

Institution Controls Personal Device

Personally Owned 2 1

BYOD

Managing and Securing the Un-Tethered Classroom

Digital Textbook Evolution

• Policy development, management and execution around content • Licensing management • Copyright infringement • Data alterations - DLP • Storage • Streaming • Remote wipes • HA • Backup

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Streaming Content • The curriculum

– What’s the content – Who does it need to go to – How long does the student need it – What can they do with it – How does the organization expire/retract the

curriculum

Steaming technology capabilities addresses: • Simplification of Application delivery • Reduction of software license costs

– Upgrade and patch applications quickly – Disconnected usage capability – Reduce application support costs/disruption

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Management of Digital Content (Critical Information)

• Data Growth/Data Center Issues

• HA/DR

• Protection −Student, Faculty, Staff, Parent (Need

to quantify/classify the data to ensure right level of protections)

o(Student grades, test scores, test content)

oSocial Media oDigital Textbooks

−Who can access, where, when, how

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Insuring Information Governance (Protection and Access Compliance)

• How does the institution show Educational compliance

• How does the institution ensure data protection and data recovery

• More than 40 states are developing next-generation accountability and support systems, guided by principles developed by the Council of Chief State School Officers – 44 states and the District of Columbia have adopted a common set of

state-developed college and career-ready standards

– 46 states and the District of Columbia are developing high-quality assessments aligned with college- and career-ready standards

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Managing and Securing the Un-Tethered Classroom

Thank you!

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Mike Maxwell

National Director, U.S. State and Local Government & Education

Symantec Corporation

Mike_Maxwell@symantec.com

D. Patches Hill

Technology Systems Manager, Indian River School

District, Del.

Duane.hill@IRSD.k12.de.us

Richard Culatta

Deputy Director Office of Educational Technology, U.S.

Department of Education

Richard.Culatta@ed.gov

Managing and Securing the Un-Tethered Classroom

How to Secure and Manage the Untethered Classroom

K12 Perspective

Introduction • Indian River School District (www.irsd.net)

– Located in southeastern Delaware with 1,175 staff and 8,871 students in 15 schools that covers over 360 square miles

– 15% African American, 24% Hispanic/Latino, 55 % White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian with 64% being classified as low income

– Over 4,200 PCs and 1,500 iPads – $113 million/year state agency – Mission Statement: The Indian River School District's mission is to assure that

students attain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to realize their potential, meet the challenges of their life choices, and fulfill their responsibilities as citizens of the State of Delaware, United States and world through a partnership of students, parents, staff, administrators, Board of Education and community.

Change is the key to continued success…

• How will you adapt to future initiatives such as: – BYOD – 1to1 – Digital Textbooks – Online/Blended Learning – Anytime/Anywhere Access

• Too many organizations still view IT as a cost center. Districts have to view IT as an operational efficiency that with a small investment can both save money and help you better meet the goals of the organization.

Two pieces of a complex puzzle….

Student Achievement

Learning Management

Technology Management

Etc.

“You have to map IT to the needs of the organization.”

Goals\Objectives

• Implement Industry Best Practices • Modernize District Taking Organization Well

into 21st Century • Move IT Operations from Reactive to Proactive

(Allowing for Adoption of Mobile Devices)

Key Considerations

• Modernization is not an overnight change and the evolution is continuous.

• You must have buy-in to the vision and your strategic plan.

• The organization has to be open to change, or the culture itself must change.

• Securing mobile data has changed drastically in just 2 years due to consumerization of the enterprise.

• IT governance and/or policy doesn’t mean that education becomes a second priority (we all have customers).

Challenges and Successes • Funding all areas became distributed due to timeline,

amounts needed and how funding works in public sector. • Tablets/smart phones are not PCs and aren’t managed in

the same fashion. • In 2008, only 6% of assets were mobile. At this time over

23% of our PC base is mobile, and if you add tablets it takes the district to 58%.

• The district has built a platform independent IT environment. Must do the same for learning!!!

• Cloud-based service providers can help with some security concerns depending on security level needed and assist in platform independence.

• Professional development of staff can not be forgotten.

Plans for the Future

• MDM to replace manual management and ActiveSync

• Continue to adopt other industry best practices for IT management

• Modify funding approach allowing us to better meet the needs of organization.

• Adopt more cloud-based solutions • More security/less equipment --- consolidated

data center

Key References

District Policy http://www.irsd.net/pages/Indian_River_School_District/Parents___Students/Policy_Manual State Policy and Standards http://dti.delaware.gov/information/standards-policies.shtml 7 Steps http://dti.delaware.gov/pdfs/pp/PortableWirelessNetworkAccessDevicePolicy.pdf