Educational Technology Report

Reflecting on the Past, Looking at the Present, &Envisioning the future of 21st Century Teaching & Learning

S.A. Hultquist, Office of Technology, 2014

• Development of Electronic Communications– Outlook email, Sendio-ice box, web application, Listerserv,

SchoolMessenger, Webus TV– Telecommunication Toshiba phone system/VoIP– Establishment of social media Facebook/Twitter– UDTV/SRTV… (Greenfield Foundation/Bond Fund)

• Development of Educational Resources– IWB’s, multimedia projectors, document cameras, 3-D printers,

MFP’s, advanced digital software programs– Transition from desktop to laptop/Netbook solutions– Tablet use through Special Education (iPad)

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Reflecting on the Past: Ten Years in Review

• Establishment of online student/staff/parent access to academic resources:– ClassLink (VPN)

– Moodle– Wikispaces/ Teacher Webpages– eSchoolPlus (SIS)/ HAC

– Performance Tracker (data-driven decision making)

– Online discipline reporting management

• Development of instructional technology – Technology Coaching Position (CFF)

– Professional development (Technology Tastings)

– Just-in-time support K-12

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• Advancement of our Network & Operating Systems:– Shift to virtualization of data– HP servers upgrades (VMware/Vsphere)

– Windows Operation System Upgrades (03-xp-7)

– EVA to 3 PAR storage array solution (SAN)

– Complete relocation of our NOC Phase II HS construction (fiber, internet and telecom services, +classroom technology)

– Expansion of computer labs and course titles– Expansion of bandwidth capacity

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• Development & Revision of Board Policy– Social Media & Electronic Communications– Electronic Devices– Development of Administrative Regulations – PSEA recommendations

• Staffing & Fiscal Support– $375,000 to $475,00 (eRate services)

– Added field technician (TMS)

– Maintained building based technology reps

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Looking at the Present

Office of Technology Organizational Hierarchy

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Looking at the Present

• Expansion of Focus

– Continued development and maintenance of systems, hardware, and software to…

Intentionally defining the role technology plays in the support and development of K-12 curriculum.

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• Operationalized Curriculum Focus

– Joining of forces (Offices of Technology & Curriculum)

– Implementation of “A Vision for 21st Century Teaching & Learning” initiative (Phases I & II)

• K-12 wireless access• Digital cloud hosting solution (CurriculumLoft)

• Understanding by Design (Wiggins, McTighe)

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Envisioning the Future

• Vision Statement:– To create a teaching & learning environment that

inspires and equips students and staff with 21st Century skills to become productive members of an ever-expanding and changing global society.

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• Objectives– Providing global access to curriculum– Meet curricular needs of all student learners– Embrace HOT and PBL– Refine critical thinking skills and foster creativity– Provide platforms for expression and communication– Collect, assess and share performance information to drive

decision making– Improve efficiencies of administrative and professional tasks– Provide skills and proficiencies necessary for the workface

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Leadership Recommendation

As the lines between technology and curriculum continue to become blurred, it is my recommendation that whoever serves in the role as Director of Technology, serves from an educational leadership perspective. While the job warrants a broader awareness of network infrastructure and management, a longer term impact on the role technology plays in the classroom and in the hands of students/staff members is ever growing and changing. Furthermore, the developing “Vision for 21st Century Teaching and Learning” initiative requires close collaboration and continued communication with curricular leadership.

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• Short-Term – Board technology– Motions– Comprehensive Planning– PATI Survey– PTA/O liaison purchase/install– HOT ticket items– Phone management– CFF obsolete process

– “Creative realignment”

• Long-Term– Phase II &III (curriculum and device

development)– 2015-16 comp. replacement cycle– IDF switch upgrades– Budget management– Staffing considerations– WAN, Telecom, Internet service

contracts– SmartBoard replacement (SRMS)

– Director of Technology- stability in solution

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Transition Considerations

Questions/Comments

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