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Bridging the Digital Divide: Expanding the Idaho Education Network
Bridging the Digital Divide: Expanding the Idaho Education Network
Bridging the Digital Divide: Expanding the Idaho Education Network
• State of today: Where have we been?• Future Implementation and Roll Out• Resources for Success• Benefits, Future Plans and Focus
State of Today
• Recent legislative changes to composition and organization– IEN Technical Committee– IEN Advisory Committee– Reporting to JFAC Quarterly– Department of Administration– Changes to Committee
• Schools Connected and New Technology• Classes Conducted• Identity of the Idaho Education Network
State of Today: IPRACAppointed PositionsTom Luna--Supt. of Public Instruction (Chair)
Dept. of Administration (Vice Chair)
Idaho Digital Learning Academy
Public and Higher EducationJerry Reininger - Dir. of Information Systems, Meridian School District
John Miller - Dean of Off Campus Instruction, College of Southern Idaho
Private SectorAlicia Ritter - President, Ritter Consulting
Shelly Sayer - VP of Finance, Premier Technology Inc.
LegislatureRepresentative Bob Nonini (ED)
Senator John Goedde (ED)
Representative Darrell Bolz (JFAC)
Representative Wendy Jaquet (JFAC)
Senator Shawn Keough (JFAC)
Senator Bert Brackett (JFAC )
State of Today: Year One Connections
• 40% Target for first year• 79 schools connected in FY 2010 • 121 schools left to connect in FY 2011 and 2012
• Phased approach changed
• VTC-Interactive Video Foot Prints
State of Today: Who is doing it?
Schools Connected in Year One
Schools Connected in Year One
Schools Connected in Year One
State of Today: VTC Footprint (Receiving)
State of Today: VTC Footprint (Origination)
State of Today: Classes and Activities
• 79 schools connected in FY 2010 • 121 schools left to connect in FY 2011 and 2012• 250+ Teachers and Administrators trained • 300+ students received courses over VTC in Idaho• 800+ credits earned over VTC in Idaho• Established a management system for network• Established training for users and teachers• Established a search engine for neighboring VTC sites and
curriculum
State of Today: Classes and Activities
• High School to High School Elective/Core• Weiser to Emmett
• Dual Credit/Concurrent Credit• Intra-district or Inter-district• Emmett to Weiser• Twin Falls SD to Jerome, Sugar Salem
• Community Education• Masters Program at Sugar Salem
• Professional and Workforce Development• Idaho State University to Weiser/Chamber of Commerce• ISU 21st Century Classroom Training
• Supplemental Curriculum, Virtual Field Trips for K-12• Royal Botanical Gardens, St. Louis University School of Medicine, Royal Tyrrel Paleontology
Museum, NASA, Smithsonian, etc…
• Collaboration, Meetings, Interact with Subject Matter Experts
Future Implementation and Roll Out
• Phased approach changed
• Website and Applications
• MOU
Future Implementation and Roll Out
Future Implementation and Roll Out
Future Implementation and Roll Out
Future Implementation and Roll Out
• Established an Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to improve adoption
• Access, Introductions, Training Opportunities• Open House Presentations with VTC
» Invite parents to see the system and share your vision» Conduct Professional Development and Open House trainings with
Teachers» Conduct open house meetings with Community Leaders-
• Police, Fire, Chambers of Commerce• Conduct open house with parents
Future Implementation and Roll Out: MOU Activities
School District Resources For Success
• Training
• Support from IEN
• Support from Partners
• Support from ENA
• Statewide E-Rate Application
School District Resources for Success
• Teacher Proctor Training and Origination Training
Andy Lanning [email protected]
• What does VTC mean to me? Overview of VTC in the class
• Proctor Training (4hr)• Origination Training (16hr)
• IEN Webinars, Meetings with Administration, Teachers,-Sponsoring VT’s
School District Resources Available
Collaborating across Idaho
School Resources for Success: Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration
CILC- Content Providers
• Community Leaders Open House• ISU workforce training
• Joe Fleischman and Jeff Hough at ISU• E-Commerce Training• Online Marketing• Customer Retention Techniques• 208-282-3372 or [email protected]
School Resources for Success
School Resources for Success: Web-Based Support Center and 24/7 Support
Network Operations Center
The Future of the IEN? What can we learn from the past and present?
• Wyoming Model–Heavy focus on K-12 to K-12 delivered courses
• Utah Model—Heavy focus on Higher Education and Dual Credit.– 20% of concurrent enrollment credits were earned through
distance education.• Dakotas—Half the schools have less than 100 students-
Consortia Approach
The Future of the IEN? What can we learn from the past and present?
• Idaho Model—Expand on their strengths and included community opportunities, PTE, STEM, Graduate Degrees, Emergency Training, etc… – Predictable and distributable path for DC/CE
• Portability of credits
– Expand it to benefit Middle Schools and beyondRe-inventing yourself with the changing economy
– Consortia and Autonomy– Dedicating the right personnel to grow it (Joann
Wade and Renee Sweet)
The Future of the IEN? Considerations for Superintendents
• Community Centered Education Facility– Weiser and Sugar Salem
• Developing a winning personnel strategy – West Side and Weiser
• Issues facing predictable and distributable path for DC/CE and High School Core– Twin Falls, Meridian, and Sugar Salem
• Portability of credits• Scheduling
The Future of the IEN—Considerations for Superintendents
Contact Garry Lough
Communications Director 208-332-1842
www.ien.idaho.gov
