Governor Mifflin Instructional Technology Pilot February 2016 - June 2016
Overview The pilot places 600 Chromebooks in the hands of students in twenty of our middle and high school teachers classrooms. The teachers will receive Chromebooks and charging stations for classroom use. During the month of February, the pilot teachers are participating in professional learning opportunities to support the implementation. Professional learning will continue following the pilot; however, a better determination for the focus of the learning can be made as the pilot is in progress and needs are assessed. Pilot teachers participated in site visits to a neighboring district for research, observations, conversation, and collaboration. The roll-out date for the start of the pilot with students is March 1st, 2016 through June 1, 2016
Pilot objective: Enhancing instructional practice and student learning through technology integration.
Pilot Phases December & January Planning for the budget and acquisition of hardware. Identification of pilot classrooms. Planning for professional development of pilot teachers. February Professional development sessions on February 8, 19, and 29. Receipt and distribution of Chromebooks to pilot classrooms. Pre-pilot data collection. March - June Chromebooks used in pilot classrooms Check-ins with pilot teachers regarding successes and challenges. Determine next steps for ongoing professional development. Data collection mid-late April and post-pilot implementation in June.
Planning: Hardware and Professional Development
Why Chromebook? Cost - budget friendly Hardware: Chromebook Instant On - Bell to Bell instruction Battery Life - full charge = school day Built in Protection - Virus/Malware Low Maintenance - Auto Updates Market Share - passed 50%
Hardware: Dell Chromebook 11 Why Dell? Tier 1 Vendors - Lenovo, HP, Dell Lenovo - good current experience, few issues, average support HP - small test batch issues with hardware and support Dell - proven leader, tested well, rugged, DOD tested, great support
Hardware: District Infrastructure Why is Infrastructure important? Bandwidth - robust enough for current demands and future expansion Signal Strength - stability to support screaming fast wifi connections District WAN - high speed building to building connections for shared Internet access
50 Approximate number of hours of professional development per year for teachers to improve their skills and their student s learning. (Hammond, Wei, Andree, Richardson & Orphanos, 2009)
Pre-Pilot Professional Development Session 1 Simple troubleshooting techniques, 1:1 management, procedures and guidelines for use, student engagement, addressing off-task behaviors, and how to balance a hybrid of digital and traditional instruction. Introduction to tools used in secondary classrooms. Session 2 Digital workflow - How to manage the cycle of digital work from teacherstudent-teacher. Topics include: Assignments, digital feedback, grading, etc. Session 3 Lesson planning with the Chromebook in mind
Observation Data Points LoTiR Digital-Age Survey Student Technology Survey Informal Walkthroughs Student Products Measures teacher's current instructional practices. Suggests professional development priorities aligned to the NETS for Teachers (NETS-T). Surveys current teaching and learning practices as they relate to technology. Captures student perspective. Student engagement and instructional practices. Examine what student product in the classroom looks like before, during, and at the culmination of the pilot.
Second Semester Timeline - 2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Jul Deployme Deployment of nt Devices PD for Pilot Teachers Classroom Integration Observe & Learn Future Planning & Report of Progress