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Presented by:Dr. Lisa Gonzales –
State Vice President of Legislative ActionAssociation of California School Administrators
TICAL Cadre Member
Jason Borgen – Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Program Director, Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL)
iPossibilities…An Overview of Ed Tech Initiatives in
California
Outcomes
• Present an overview of technology initiatives in California
• Experience the leadership landscape in California
• Learn about the 21st century digital advances in California
• Share what your state is doing so we can learn from each other
Poll Everywhere
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Educational Trends
ACSA Strategic Planning
We will cultivate transformational technologies in all aspects of our work.
•Incorporate tech in all trainings
•Professional development for staff
•New management system
•Social media job alike web presence
•Fully utilize region websites
•Online calendars for state, regions, charters
•Create repository web portal
•Pursue YouTube, Slideshare, TED model
ACSA Technology
Leadership Group
Advocacy Work in
California
Samples of legislation:
•SB505 - regional support for ed tech
•SB520 - incentives for students in UC/CSU/CC/high school systems to take online courses
•SB714 - online courses can count for average daily attendance/funding
•AB342 - school districts/county offices can provide online instruction
•SB682 - digital textbooks available
•SB185 - publishers provide digital materials free of charge
Publication
Topics
• Two-way communication with social media
• Using tech to support good instruction, not replace it
• STEM/STEAM
• Online professional development
• Project-based learning
• Becoming a visionary technology leader
• Preparing new and aspiring school leaders
Department of EducationProgram and Projects
TICALThe Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership
A Statewide Education Technology Service
Funded by the CDE through theSanta Cruz County Office of Education
TICAL’s mission
•To help K-12 school leaders provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.
TICAL is really three things
• An Internet portal (www.portical.org)
• A statewide cadre of school leaders in CA and AR
• An annual statewide leadership symposium in collaboration with ACSA and CUE in CA (www.lead3.org)
Social Media Handbook
• Resource for school leaders • Sections include:
o Overview of social mediao Benefits to educational leaderso Services for using social mediao Policies to Enacto Recommendations for Strategic Implementationo Resources and Templates
www.portical.org/tools/socialmediahandbook.html
CLRN
www.clrn.org
TechSETS
www.techsets.org
www.myctap.org
CTAP Performance Assessments
http://bit.ly/ctapccss
http://k12hsn.org
+California Ed Tech
Task Force
Assessment
Teaching
Learning
Infrastructure
Big Ideas – Learning
• Promote the use of online instructional materials that engage and build 21st century competencies
• Build a political coalition for “anytime, anyplace, any pace” learning
• Advocate for broad implementation of existing tech frameworks (CTE, Library, etc.)
• Find a way around current ADA funding to approaches that do not limit teacher flexibility with technology in synchronous and asynchronous instruction
Big Ideas – Teaching
• Provide/leverage regional & statewide tech support systems to meet current/emerging needs of teachers & administrators
• Prioritize technology at the CDE with a cabinet level position
• Facilitate the implementation of online teaching & learning, teacher & administrative certification, and professional development standards
• Encourage and reward teachers for use of and risk-taking with technology
• Develop a clear plan for summative & formative assessments of the policies, programs and services as implemented
Big Ideas – Assessment
• Draw upon assessment approaches from sectors outside of education
• Develop an assessment system that provides feedback to students with validation from experts in the field for “real world” learning
• Use ranked data sources & open source to provide technology infrastructure and sharing of learning resources
• Create personalized formative and summative assessments for Common Core State Standards (including infrastructure and professional development)
• Communicate about data access, privacy issues & changes in assessment system
Big Ideas – Infrastructure
• Ensure every student has access to one-to-one technology with compliance guidelines for Williams settlement
• Create minimum bandwidth standards; scalable & flexible infrastructure; connect existing data systems
• Leverage service models that exist in County Offices of Education
• Collaborate with industry partners/public-private programs• Directly engage the California Public Utility Commission
(CPUC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC)• Emphasize safe and appropriate use of technology• Create Cabinet level position at the CDE for technology
Computer Using Educators
www.cue.org
Leading Edge Certification - California and Beyond
• National Certification Program• Created by alliance of nonprofits,
educational agencies, etc.• Focused on innovation and edtech• Courseworks from 40-60 which is
mostly only• 3 Certifications developed so far:
o Online Blended Teachero Administrator/Educational Leadero Digital Educator
• All performanced-basedo Participants complete Portoflio
www.leadingedgecertification.org
LEC For the Administrator Portfolio Example
www.leadingedgecertification.org
Poll Everywhere
What are you doing in your state?
Outcomes
• Present an overview of technology initiatives in California
• Experience the leadership landscape in California
• Learn about the 21st century digital advances in California
• Share what your state is doing so we can learn from each other
