Planning, Implementing & Planning, Implementing & Evaluating 1:1 Laptop Evaluating 1:1 Laptop InitiativesInitiatives

2011 NASB/NASA State Education Conference Thursday, November 17, 2011Hershey Public SchoolsJane Davisjdavis@esu16.orghttp://tinyurl.com/hershey121

1:1 Information1:1 InformationHershey Public Schools is in its 6th

year of a 9-12 1:1 laptop initiative.Project LEAP◦ Laptops Enhancing Academic

Performance Naming your project places emphasis on

student achievement and not the technology

PlanningPlanningBegan project with a technology

committee that consisted of all stakeholders:

Met for four months and developed a three year plan and budget that revolved around our K-12 Technology needs.◦Plan looked at needs for staff, students in

K-8 and students 9-12, administration and school board.

ImplementationImplementationPlan provided:◦ Full-time IT staff person◦ Increase in the amount of in

service time◦ Laptops for all 9-12 students◦ Laptop carts for K-8 students◦ Laptops for K-12 teachers,

administration and school board members. Implemented software and strategies

that met school improvement goals School board meetings went online

through NASB eMeeting portal.

Effective EvaluationEffective Evaluation Project should reinforce

components of your school improvement goal

Focus should be on:student learning.effectiveness of

teacher instruction.

How do you know if your technology project does these two things?

Questions that we asked as Questions that we asked as we evaluated our program.we evaluated our program.What have we

learned from this project?

Why is it critical to student learning?

Why should the laptop initiative be continued?

How is this project a part of our overall technology plan?

Areas EvaluatedAreas EvaluatedContent and

CurriculumInstructional

PracticesHardware and

InfrastructureSchool Culture

Content and CurriculumContent and CurriculumStandards and

accountability are in focus at the state and national level.

We track the following data:◦ NeSA-Reading, Math &

Science◦ Statewide Writing

Assessment◦ Norm referenced test

scores (NRT)

State of the Schools State of the Schools ReportReportMuch of this data

can be found on the state of the schools report

http://reportcard.nde.state.ne.us/Main/Home.aspx

Methods of EvaluationMethods of EvaluationChart student

data◦ We have tracked Reading

Comprehension and Math Computation NRT Data

◦ NeSA Data

◦ ACT Data

Try to recognize Trend data

Measuring Instructional Measuring Instructional PracticesPracticesOur project addressed

four of Marzano’s instructional practices ◦ Identifying Similarities and

Differences◦ Does the teacher utilize the

following: compare/contrast, venn Diagrams, classify information, metaphors and analogies?

◦Nonlinguistic representations.◦ Does the teacher use charts,

graphs to aide in student learning

Measuring Instructional Measuring Instructional PracticesPractices

◦Summarizing and Note-taking◦ Students have

access to notes on our learning management system and they can edit and add to teacher notes.

Measuring Instructional Measuring Instructional PracticesPractices◦Reinforcing effort and providing

recognition◦Teachers update grades regularly,

parents have access to grades, attendance, lesson plans through student information system.

Methods of Evaluation that Methods of Evaluation that we use to measure we use to measure instructional practices.instructional practices. Survey Data from students, teachers, graduates Student Achievement Data PowerSchool usage at the student and parent level. Teacher evaluation instruments can be used to track

Marzano’s strategies.

Evaluating hardware and Evaluating hardware and infrastructureinfrastructure

Track repair tickets◦ Amount and length of

time taken to repair items

Network bandwidth statistics

Internet usage reports◦ (Internet filter

reports) Server usage records Teacher and student

climate survey data

Evaluate Technical Support, Evaluate Technical Support, Training, CultureTraining, Culture Ticketing system Teacher and student climate survey data Formal evaluation systems

Does additional technology Does additional technology need to be supported? need to be supported? We gauge this

through student/ teacher/principal surveys.◦Clickers◦Smartboards◦Other

presentation devices

◦Additional storage◦Additional Servers

Other Skills to address Other Skills to address include:include: College Readiness Workforce skills 21St Century skills Technology literacy

Can be evaluated with survey data from Post-Graduates

It’s about teaching and It’s about teaching and learning!learning!

A 1 to 1 program is about creating a 21st century learning environment that engages students and prepares them to be college and career ready.

Students learn better when they are

engaged, and research on what engages today’s students points to technology.

1 to 1 learning programs match how today’s students interact and learn.

Celebrate Success- Celebrate Success- whenever you can!whenever you can!

Create a culture that is not possible without the use of technology to achieve.2010 NeSA Reading Division Leader for C-2

Communication, Collaboration, Culture…Celebrate Success