1:1 computing initiative rttt fidelity check spring 2013
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1:1 Computing Initiative
Bladen County Schools
RttT Fidelity CheckSpring 2013
$800,000 Grant
Training and Support
Race to the Top Funding
• Research, Review, and Data Analysis• Focused Committed Leadership• Communication and Community Involvement• High Quality On-Going Professional Development,
Curriculum and Pedagogy• Human Resources• Financing and Sustainability• Policies and Procedures• Infrastructure, Hardware, and Software Tools• Deployment• Assessment, Research, and Reporting
NCLTI – North Carolina Learning Technologies Initiative
Moving from Traditional to Future Ready – Implementing a One-to-One Mobile Computing Program
• Curriculum and Instruction• Infrastructure and Technical Support• Leadership, Administration, and Instructional
Support• Professional Development
NCLTI Readiness Survey
RUBRIC STANDARDS• Early (Starting) Technology• Developing Technology• Advanced (Prepared) Technology• Target Computing
High School Pilot Program 2011-12
• Two Science (Biology) Teachers• 90 Students• Device Selection – Lenovo Tablets• Faculty devices issued• Hired one ITF• Approx. 4 month program• (NCLTI Team met weekly during pilot
and up to deployment)
• Students had strong social networking skills• Computer application and research information
skills of students were weak • Resistors lacked participation• Need for technology paradigm shift • Need for Professional Development• Parental support varied• Instructional practices• Infrastructure /connectivity issues• Devices did not allow for level of creativity desired • Re-issued laptops, not tablets
Lesson Learned from Pilot
New policies (Student contracts)Student insurance for devices (replacement /repair)Annual Student User FeesFiltering System (Z scalar)Switching Project ( .5 million replace switches)LANDesk Remote Management SystemTechnician on site Student User Accounts Learning Management System (Edmodo)Sustainability Funding /PlanMethod for collecting data
Other Logistics and Considerations of Project
Educate and Communicate Community and stakeholdersPastor’s Breakfast, Community forums, Information sessions, website
communication, Administrator trainingTeacher trainingStudent TrainingCommissioners, Business, and Stakeholder Groups
Parent trainingEstablish partnerships with internet vendors
Develop a strong Professional Development Plan for district
Continue to improve infrastructure and wireless capacity
Rewrite Technology Plan for district and involve teachers
Train all media specialists in technology standards
Offer online courses – Simple K-12, Friday Institute, Cary Institute
District wide Strategies
Fall/Spring 2012
• Priority Professional Development for teachers
• Devices – Lenovo X130E Laptops• Full deployment in November- both high
schools – 1550 devices• One ITF – serves two schools• Teacher training teams at high schools
Instructional Goals• Collaborative learning• Differentiated learning• Assessment• Action Research Skills• Project based learning• Technology enhanced presentations• Increase student engagement