Instructional Technology Initiatives

Classrooms for the Future/ ACTS

Radnor Township School District

Joan Cusano January 13, 2009

Director of Instructional Technology

Instructional Impact

New opportunities that were not possible without the technology

New opportunities that were not possible without the technology

Enhance and extend learning; deepen understanding

Enhance and extend learning; deepen understanding

Individualize instruction

and

differentiate based on

student needs

Individualize instruction

and

differentiate based on

student needs

IndividualizeIndividualize ExtendExtend PossibilitiesPossibilities

Classrooms for the Future and ACTS (Aligning Curriculum and Technology with Standards)

Grant Award Details 2007-2008– $373,727– 20 participating teachers– 18 classrooms– 14 carts– 430 PC laptops– 18 projectors– 18 Promethean boards– Part time coach

Classrooms for the Future

Classrooms for the Future

Grant Award Details 2008-2009– $68,182 (cost for remaining classrooms

$78,962)– 25 participating teachers– 18 classrooms– 4 carts– 106 PC laptops

REF Grant $12,780• Includes funds for projector bulbs

2007-2008• Mounting LCD projectors $13,500• Electronics for wireless access $14,100• Tech time $1,000• Additional hours for teachers $8,000

2008-2009• Substitutes for course and training -

maximum $4,000• Additional hours for full time coach - $30,000

Classrooms for the Future

Additional District Costs

CFF Professional Development

• Teachers participate annually in online course for approximately 30 hours

• Bi-monthly department meetings

• Ongoing collaboration/training/lesson development with coach, Andrea Brothman

• Substitutes for training (block period)

Instructional Impact

All Social Studies and

English Classrooms

Instructional Impact

Digital filing cabinet

Instant access

to research

Visual engagement

throughelectronic

boards

Writing for authentic

Audiences

Social interaction &collaboration

Benefits

Deep thinking

Reflectivewriting through

blogs

Graphs/Visual Concepts

Teams of students researched how individuality was viewed during different eras in western history. They developed a thesis on how these views changed over time and represented their findings with an interactive graph. Each team presented their graph and debated the validity of each other’s thesis.

Student Writing/Conferencing

Online Polling

Online Polling

CFF 2009-2010

Funding ?

Interest in Math and Science

ACTS

Program Goals

Select a piece of

technology

Implementand

assess

Develop a model lesson

Share with colleagues

Aligning Curriculum and Technology with Standards

ACTS Aligning Curriculum and Technology

with Standards

Teachers select and receive a piece of technology (laptop, electronic whiteboard, LCD projector, document camera), participate in intense professional development and create a model unit or project that utilizes technology to support an academic benchmark and improve teaching and learning.

2004-2005 18 teachers2005-2006 20 teachers2007-2008 19 teachers, 1 principal2008-2009 19 teachers, 1 principal

Total 78 participants

ACTS Aligning Curriculum and Technology

with Standards

Budget Details

• Technology - $40,000 per year• Staff development – 4 substitute days per teacher

Professional DevelopmentTopics:

• Understanding by Design Framework• Essential Questions• Differentiation

• Assessment• Developing Rubrics

• Content Area Standards• Technology

• Graphic organizers• Web design• Copyright• Blogs• Smartboards• Handheld responders• Document cameras• Podcasts

Grade 1 – Graphing in Real Time

Grade 1 – Money – How many ways?

Past Projects• 5th Grade – What makes a good question? What can

we learn from other people? (Biography)

• Spanish 2 – How do a country’s food choices reflect its history, geography and culture?

• Government/ Economics - Who has the power and how do they keep it? (2008 Presidential election)

• American Lit - How does your artist or art form represent

something about the American experience?

• 1st Grade – What is an American Symbol?

• Intro to Calculus/Discrete Math - What can you do with $500,000?

Why are these programs successful?

• Focus on improving instructional practice• Imbedded in content• Technology is readily accessible and supported• Professional development is sustained over time/support during work time• Time for collaboration is planned/scheduled/supported