Bringing IT and Curriculum Together to Create an Effective Digital Curriculum

Keller Independent School DistrictDeana Lopez, Associate Superintendent of Curriculum & InstructionJoe Griffin, Chief Technology Officer

Keller ISD Overview Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth area

Fast growth district Approximately 51 square miles

Serving 9 cities 35,000 students

1,000 new students each year 39 campuses

4 High Schools * 5 Middle Schools * 5 Intermediate Schools

23 Elementary Schools * Early Childhood * Alt. High School

Technology Integration Pilots

5th Grade Math & Science

iPod TouchMacBoooks

6th GradeSocial Studies

iPod Nano Netbooks MacBooks

7th Grade ScienceNetbookProbes

8th GradeAlgebra & Math

iPod Touch Tablets

Digital Citizenship 24/7 accessDistrict Curriculum

KISD TechnologiesiPod TouchiPadNetbookLaptopsDocument CamerasProjectorsPromethean BoardsBYODSafari Montage

Technology PilotsTimberview Middle School – 2009-2010

Technology rich…one-to-one devices

District Technology Committee and School Board Initiative (Focused on technology devices)

Collaboration with Curriculum and Instruction after hardware decision was made

Co-Sourcing of SupportPartnership with Dell Services in 2010-2011 to

manage District servers, field technicians, messaging, storage, and help desk.

Key Performance Indicators established

24/7 service desk support for employees

Change in culture regarding Technology

supportNew roles for staff—Innovation Architect

Then……and NowBefore Collaboration After Collaboration

District classroom hardware Standards

Vision for Technology Integration

Hardware based on curriculum and student need

Shared Vision for Technology Integration

Strategic Goald

Transform teaching and learning processes utilizing 21st century

methodologies and technologies

Transform Teaching and

Learning

Structure of learning environment

Plan for rigor, innovative strategies,

engagement, and use of available

technology

Framework for planning instruction

Structure for LearningProfessional Development – Instructional Model

Site for Pilot Campuses to share action plans and scorecards

Meet once a week with pilot principals for the last two years

Share OFI’s and Wins Weekly

Professional Development – Safari Montage and Safari Montage Live

Delivery Method- G/T Program Services Pilot

The VESTED™Instructional Approach

Concepts Conventions

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Abs

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View

Experience

Speak

Transform

Extend

DeliverCommunicateSequenceScaffold

What Does Digital Curriculum Provide? Current and relevant content

Infrastructure for learning that provides opportunities for all stakeholders

Content Management

Easy access and searching efficiency

Integration to all devices

“Always on” LearningRobust infrastructure for learning that provides

opportunities for students and staff to share knowledge digitally

Device agnostic and Student Owned Devices

Rich digital content consumption and creation

24/7 access

Advantages for StakeholdersTeacher / Parent

“One Stop Shop” for digital contentShare or assign collectionsTrack results

StudentLearn from digital curriculumCreate and share collections

AdministratorTrack utilizationMeasure ROI of digital content

Login on any device

From any location

Research content

Upload original content

Keller ISD

Transform Teaching

and Learning

Strategic Plan

Action Research

Finance

Student Information

Grade Book

Keller DLP

Other

Internal Sources

Data Warehouse

DistrictData

Test Data

Excel

Files

External Sources

Extract, Transform

,And Load

(ETL)

Pathways to Teaching and Learning

Flat File

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Dashboard

Mobile Devices

Creates Reports or Dashboard

BITool

Electronic Student Record

What’s Next? Integration of multiple types of assessments

into the digital platform

Pathway for students’ to choose their own product to demonstrate learning

Communication, communication, communication