Transcript 21st Century Skills

April 16 Board Workshop
Technology Update
&
Blended Learning
Overview
• Preparing our students for living in “Exponential Times”
Open Campus
• Revisions to AUP in June, 2013
• SAN Upgrade
• Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) that will allow
students and staff to access both files and software
(such as Microsoft Office) from home or school.
• http://portal.parklandsd.org
• Over 2000 devices successfully registered on the
Open Campus network.
New or expanded programs
• Tech Mentors
• Teachers who demonstrate:
– Instructional practice infused with technology
– Leadership skills
– Collaboration skills
• The Program
• Teacher Tech Toolbox:
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Open Campus
Wacom Bamboo Pen/Tablet
Blackboard Collaborate
Professional Development Opportunities
New or expanded programs
• Media specialists
– Teach Information Literacy, Cyber Safety and Keyboarding
Skills
– Each Media Center equipped with Kindles and laptops
– eBooks available through OverDrive (secondary) and Follett
(elementary)
Blended Learning
• Blended Learning Committee
• Blended Learning
• Participants:
– Teachers and administrators
– Elementary through secondary level
• Objective:
Develop a three-year plan to cultivate blended learning in the
district focusing on:
– Blended Learning Models
– Personal Learning Devices
– Personalized Learning Paths
Blended Learning
• Plan
• Web Site
• Major Goals
– Differentiate instruction using technology to provide more
personalized learning for every student
• Provide the infrastructure for all students to have a personal
learning device within 3 years
• Continue to add more digital content in alignment with our 5-year
CIRC process
• Explore more adaptive, engaging, and personalized software
programs to meet the academic needs of all students
Blended Learning
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PA Hybrid Learning Initiative Grant
Pilot program on the secondary level
$25,000.00 grant
Video
Blended Learning
• Flipped Classroom Examples
• What is a Flipped Classroom?
https://sites.google.com/a/parklandsd.net/marciastay/suggested-sites
Blended Learning
• Online Course Training
• Professional Development Opportunity
– Dual role: instructor/student
– The online experience
– Collaborative community
• Training Trainers
• Leading from Within
Unique Curriculum Offerings
• Microsoft IT Academy
– New elective course starting in the fall of 2014
– Allows students to work on a roadmap towards industryrecognized technology certifications (e.g. MTA, MCSA, MOS)
– Over 400 online, self-paced courses available through the
program
Unique Curriculum Offerings
• Internet Driver’s License
– This course is used as a gateway to
students’ PHS Library Orientation and is
monitored by librarians, Mrs. Will and Mrs.
Dickerson. The course begins in Info. Tech.
classes during the end of 8th grade and
continues until they meet with high school
librarians.
– Course is created in an Open-Source
Learning Platform called Moodle
(http://moodle.parklandsd.org)
Unique Curriculum Offerings
• App Development Course
– Parkland was the first school district in PA
to offer this course taught by Brian Ding at
the high school
– Students developed the Parkland app for
iOS
– Now developing apps for both Android and
iOS devices
• Code-It Club available at HS for students
interested in programming
• Trojan Tech Team at HS is a for-credit class
Unique Curriculum Offerings
• Career Explorations
– Through the process of self-exploration and
career planning students will learn personal
skills and strengths using online digital
modules in Career Cruising.
– http://www.parklandsd.org/web/career/
– Graduation Requirement starting with the
class of 2017
Unique Curriculum Offerings
• GoMath! Elementary Mathematics Program
– Digital Content that is interactive, connected to the
real world and engaging for students
– Let’s take a look
• Lead 21 Elementary Literacy Program
– 21st Century Technologies to Engage All Students
– Digital Technology Tour
Wrap-Up
• Questions/Comments?