Digital Curriculum Preparing Your Corporation for the Shift TW33 | TW34 John Keller Assistant Superintendent for Technology Indiana Department of Education November 9 and 10, 2011

Let’s Get Started — Answer these Questions Can you identify 2-3 school goals that your school has with regard to the print to digital shift? Characterize the difference between an acceptable use policy (AUP) and a responsible use policy (RUP). How many Internet-capable devices does your family own? How many of those that are portable are allowed in the school where you work (assuming that they are brought by students)? How long do you think your school will have computer labs? What kinds of technology skills are expected of teachers in your school? How are they measured? Who is going to purchase all the devices you need to participate fully in online assessment?

Links, Communities & Tags Back Channel for the Session will be: Content for this session will be posted in the Digital Curriculum and Textbook Alternatives Community. (See the Files and Bookmarks in this community). Twitter Hashtags –#INcurriculum –#hecc

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a Glance 9:30- 9:40Introductions and Overview 9:40 – 10:00Where are we now & how did we get here? 10:00 – 10:30Vision and Leadership for Digital Age Learning 10:30 – 11:00Plymouth Community Schools 11:00 – 11:30Learning.com 11:30-1:30Lunch 1:30 – 1:50ePals 1:50 – 2:30Policies, Curriculum, Instruction and Learning for the Digital Age 2:30 – 3:15Infrastructure and Devices to Support Digital Age Learning 3:15 – 3:30Professional Development & Teacher Effectiveness 3:30 – 4:30Funding Innovation

Goals for the Day Meet new people Gather ideas & explore products Identify questions Answer questions Plan for your shift to digital age learning

Big Ideas for this Workshop Doing things differently vs. Doing different things What is the role of school in digital age learning? (Epicenter of Learning) Hyper-Personalization, Big Data and Mass Customization Few Publishers vs. Many Publishers If you can read this, thank Google Open Education Resources (OER) The hidden cost of “free”

WHERE ARE WE AND HOW DID WE GET HERE?

What is the Role of the State Agency? Create favorable policy environment. Fund innovation. Connect innovators to each other. Publish results.

Create a Favorable Policy Environment State Board action in February 2009 HEA 1429 codifies the intent of state board action 2011 Digital Learning Report Card released — Indiana scores 41

Synopsis of HB 1429 Textbooks and other curricular material. Expands the definition of "textbook" to include certain hardware, software, and digital content. Adds a definition of "curricular materials". Removes the authority of the state board of education to adopt a list of approved textbooks, and requires the governing body of each school corporation to adopt textbooks for the school corporation. Requires the department of education to review curricular materials, evaluate the curricular materials alignment to state academic standards, and publish the reviews, which governing bodies may use in making textbook adoption decisions. Repeals references to the state textbook advisory committee and the state board adoption of textbooks, and makes corresponding changes to related sections.

No Adoption... Limited Review

At what rate are schools departing from textbooks in Indiana?

Where is Indiana with high access computing?

Fund Innovation Invest in pilot projects—make it easy for those ready, willing and able to go first so those who go second have models to reference and less risk in reallocating their own resources. Combine funds programmatically Fund to accelerate Invest in capacity building

Connect innovators to each other Site Visits Webinars –Example: Making the Shift from Print to Digital: Indiana’s Progress– November 30 th (4:30 Eastern) PLNs –Example: Digital Curriculum and Textbook Alternatives (780 members) Grantee Meet-ups/ Quarterly Calls Conference Presentations –Example: Digital Curriculum--Preparing Your Corporation for the Shift November 9, 10

Publish Results Curriculum Materials Review online Technology plans online Annual technology trends survey Journal publications Presentations

Key Areas to Consider in Preparing Your School for the Digital Age Vision and Leadership Policies Curriculum, Instruction & Student Learning Infrastructure/Devices Professional Development and Teacher Effectiveness Funding Innovation

VISION AND LEADERSHIP FOR DIGITAL AGE LEARNING

Planning Guide

Vision/Leadership Can you identify 2-3 school goals that your school has with regard to the print to digital shift? What implications does the print to digital transformation have for the role of schools in society? Who are the stakeholders that will be affected by the shift to digital age learning? What are the ways that you can enlist community members in setting a vision and in bringing the vision to life? How many hours a week do your kindergarteners and their younger brothers and sisters spend using mobile apps? What do you think the role of informal learning will play in a student's learning in the years ahead? Who are your role models in this transition? What school or schools in Indiana would you like to visit to get ideas about how to move ahead with the transition? Are there any books that's you've read recently that have inspired you to think differently about this problem or about the challenge of creating and managing relevant schools for the 21st century?

Indiana Curriculum Connection

POLICIES, CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION AND LEARNING FOR THE DIGITAL AGE

Policies How many Internet-capable devices does your family own? How many of those that are portable are allowed in the school where you work (assuming that they are brought by students)? What school policies may need to be revamped, revisited, or created to enable digital age learning in your school? Characterize the difference between an acceptable use policy (AUP) and a responsible use policy (RUP).

Curriculum, Instruction and Learning List all the advantages that you can imagine for having a fully digital curriculum. List as many of the disadvantages of digital curriculum as you can. What limits to personalization of the curriculum are currently at play in your school or classroom? Do you believe that the boundaries of personalized learning have already been reached? What percent of the content your students are exposed to through school and classroom instruction is provided in a digital format? Traditional textbooks? In what year will all major state sponsored assessments for Indiana K-12 students be delivered primarily online? Have you ever learned how to do anything by watching a YouTube video? What do you know about copyright, fair use, creative commons licensing and intellectual property? How will you ensure access to digital content for all learners?

INFRASTRUCTURE & DEVICES FOR DIGITAL AGE LEARNING

Infrastructure/Devices How long do you think your school will have computer labs? What devices and infrastructure changes do you need to make to support the curriculum and instruction vision? Can students use their devices on the school provided network?

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Professional Development/Teacher Effectiveness What percentage of your staff has had an online learning experience? Participated in a webinar? Joined a professional/personal learning network? Teach an online course or offer blended learning experiences to their students? What kinds of technology skills are expected of teachers in your school? How are they measured? How will expectations for digital age instruction influence teacher effectiveness discussions and evaluation processes?

FUNDING INNOVATION FOR DIGITAL AGE LEARNING

Funding Innovation Who is going to purchase all the devices you need to participate fully in online assessment? What funding options or service models are available to help you realize your vision for digital age learning? Do you know how to find out what other schools in your area and across the state are doing with regards to technology?

Resources ─ 1/? Webinars –November 30 th Making the Shift from Print to Digital: Indiana's Progress ( –21 st Century Learning Lab Indiana Tech Trends Report –

Resources ─ 2/? The Learning Connection –Get a login: –Digital Curriculum and Textbook Alternatives PLN ( Policy –House Enrolled Act 1429 ( –Textbook Review ( textbooks-and-curricular-materials ) textbooks-and-curricular-materials –Digital Learning Now Report Card for Indiana ( report-card/#IN) report-card/#IN