Telecommunications Telecommunications and Distance Learningand Distance LearningTechnology TrainingTechnology Training

Rose BonjourTelecommunications Coordinator

ODVTE

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House Bill 1815House Bill 1815

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TopicsTopics

Background

Goals and Status

Southwest Region

Challenges

Future Directions

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BackgroundBackground

Telephone Bill

Representative Larry Adair, D-Stilwell Senator Ben Robinson, D-Muskogee

Signed June 13, 1997

Telecommunications Telecommunications Technology Training FundTechnology Training Fund

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Service providers contribute annually

75 per retail local exchange access line

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PurposePurpose

“...to provide statewide teacher training in the most effective use of telecommunications and distance learning technology for the enhancement of education throughout the state.”

“...to provide statewide teacher training in the most effective use of telecommunications and distance learning technology for the enhancement of education throughout the state.”

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StructureStructure

Six consortia

Full-time coordinators

Training Levels

Master Trainers (MT)

Lead Technology Teachers (LTT)

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GoalGoal

“...to develop a Lead Technology

Teacher in every wing of every

educational institution in the

state of Oklahoma.”

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ChallengeChallenge

Teachers in Oklahoma

648

51,140

Public Institutions

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ChallengeChallenge

1,817 K-12 school sites

32 Higher Ed institutions

54 Vo-tech campuses

1,903 Total sites

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Southwest ChallengeSouthwest Challenge

6,039 K-12

294 Higher Education

181 Vo-tech

9 Skills Centers/DOC

6,523 Total Teachers/Instructors

Coordinator

Six RegionsSix Regions

SouthwestSouthwest

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Specific GoalSpecific Goal

FY 1999 Goal:

2,236 teachers

FY 1999 Actual:2,032 teachers

91%91%of Goalof Goal

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Currently Currently 374 Master Trainers

2,204 Lead Technology Teachers

84% K-12

10% Higher Ed6% Vo-Tech

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More SpecificallyMore Specifically

200 Sessions

73 Locations

56% of all public institutions

74 Counties represented

1 in 20 Educators certified

Training Site

Six RegionsSix Regions

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Southwest FiguresSouthwest Figures

74 Master Trainers

301 Lead Technology Teachers

375 Total Trained

5.7 Percent Trained

1 in 20 Educators certified

CompetenciesCompetencies

Level One

Level Two

Level Three

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RequirementsRequirements

Level One competencies

Administrative support

Commitment

Time!

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Level 2 ContentLevel 2 Content

Multimedia and presentations

IETV and video conferencing

Internet and web development

Legal issues

Instructional integration

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Level 3 ContentLevel 3 Content

True technology integration

Teacher-centered instruction

Learner-centered instruction

Peer mentoring/coaching

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AccomplishmentsAccomplishments

Curriculum

College credit

Partnerships

Presentations at local, regional, and state conferences

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FY 2000 GoalsFY 2000 Goals

Level 2 Level 3

Training Sessions 159 50

MTs 70 350

LTTs 1,800 487

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Southwest GoalsSouthwest Goals

Level 2 Level 3

Training Sessions 20 5

MTs 0 75

LTTs 200 50

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FundingFunding

$7,000,000 over 5 years

~ $1.4 million per year

Based on teacher counts

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Southwest FundingSouthwest Funding

FY00 $192,016

Carryover ~ $180,000

Total ~ $370,000

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Allowable Expenses Allowable Expenses

Coordinator < $85,000salary/benefits, office, travel

TrainingMT sal/ben, travel, materials, kits, refreshments, substitutes, “stipends” for 1 LTT / school

Repositorymaterials/supplies

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ChallengesChallenges

Marketing

Training Facilities

Training Equipment

Scheduling

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Future DirectionsFuture Directions

Level 3 training

LTT stipends

Substitute pay

Follow-up sessions

Marketing

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HB 1815 SummaryHB 1815 Summary

Background

Goals and Status

Southwest Region

Challenges

Future Directions

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ImpactImpact

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Task Force SummaryTask Force Summary

“…this program has been very successful and cost effective.”

Coberly, William A., Educational Benefits of HB1815: Preliminary Findings, August 1999.

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Task Force SummaryTask Force Summary “The vision of the legislature, “The vision of the legislature,

the administration by the Oklahoma Vo-Tech System,

“The vision of the legislature,

the administration by the Oklahoma Vo-Tech System, and most importantly,

“The vision of the legislature,

the administration by the Oklahoma Vo-Tech System, and most importantly, the enthusiastic response of Oklahoma’s teachers should be commended.”

William A. Coberly, Ph.D.

QuestionsQuestions

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