1. Technology to Improve Instruction A Vision for Technology …and affording it North Carolinas Instructional Improvement System

2. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ Why Invest and Use Technology? Teachers can have better information to tailor instruction. Classrooms will be richer and more engaging environments. Students can connect to the world. Digital learning offers new opportunities for individualization.

3. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ Digital Devices ToolsServices Infrastructure Application Support ThingsInterconnectionsInstruction Something on which to press Enter Making sure that pressing Enter always works Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn Technology 3 Key Categories

4. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ 20% State 50% State Currently Shared Partnership % used in this graphic are meant to start a conversation about partnerships and responsibility to get to technology-enabled classrooms for all students in 2014-15. Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership 80% LEA 50% LEA Digital Devices ToolsServices Infrastructure Application Support ThingsInterconnectionsInstruction

5. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ Currently Shared Partnership Interconnections Services Infrastructure 80% LEA 20% State Estimated Current Responsibility for Interconnections Services Infrastructure 20% LEA 80% State Future Goal Responsibility for Interconnections Services Infrastructure % used in this graphic are meant to start a conversation about partnerships and responsibility to get to technology-enabled classrooms for all students in 2014-15. Services Infrastructure Interconnections

6. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ Digital Devices ToolsServices Infrastructure Application Support ThingsInterconnectionsInstruction Something on which to press Enter Making sure that pressing Enter always works Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn Technology 3 Key Categories

7. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When Facilitate the teaching and learning process through Increased access to high quality resources for all Provision of timely and relevant information and data Improve and personalize student learning How? Why an Instructional Improvement System?

8. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ What tools and resources will be available? Learner Profiles Clear picture of your students and their needs Instructional Resources Tools for you such as unit plans, online learning objects and media-enriched tasks Assessment Tools, Items and Strategies Interim and diagnostic assessment items for use in your classrooms; formative best-practices PD Resources and Management Resources to improve and reflect on your practice and tools to manage your professional development Dashboards and Analytics Tools to display, understand and use data to drive instruction and professional development choices Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When

9. Draft – March 2012. Check http://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ for Updates to this Presentationhttp://www.ncpublicschools.org/ready/resources/ Instructional Improvement System Why – How – What -- When RFP Issue Review Proposals Determine Partner Design and Build SLI Pilot IIS Pilot Phased-In Roll out Developing this Spring 2012 Becoming Available Feb – March April – June July – August August July 2012 Early 2013 Starting 2013-14 School Year