Technology to Improve Instruction Partnerships to Fulfill a Vision for Technology in North Carolina’s Schools

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.

READY Meeting Technology Discussions At the Regional READY meetings in March, participants heard a vision for how partnerships and working together could achieve technology- enabled learning in NC schools. –Percentages in slides were meant to start a conversation about partnerships and responsibility to get to technology-enabled classrooms for all students in We are beginning these conversations today.

Services  Infrastructure Application  Support InterconnectionsInstruction Digital Devices  Tools Things Something on which to press Enter Making sure that pressing Enter always works Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn Technology 3 Key Categories

Application  Support Instruction Ensuring pressing Enter helps students learn Technology 3 Key Categories

50% State Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership 50% LEA Application  Support Instruction Instructional Systems: Improvement System, including a balanced assessment system: NCDPI LOR (Learning Objects Repository): NCDPI & LEA LMS (Learning Management System) IIS Module: NCDPI & LEA EVAAS: NCDPI NC Online Evaluation System: NCDPI AMTR 3.0: NCDPI, Cloud Information Listserv(s): NCDPI

Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership 50% State 50% LEA Application  Support Instruction Instructional Support: Professional Development: LEA & NCDPI & Others Administrative Support: NCDPI & LEAAdministrative Support Instructional Technology Facilitators: LEA Leaders for the 21st Century Program: NCDPI, LEA, NCTIES & UNC SoG North Carolina Learning Technology Collaborative: Friday Institute and NCDPI Information Technology Essential Standards: NCDPI

How does your school/LEA accomplish professional development for the inclusion of information and technology skills across all curricular areas and grade levels? 1.The district provides training 2.A school-based instructional technology facilitator or school library media coordinator provides training 3.We don’t have any way to provide this training 4.Other

Which is the greatest impediment in this area? 1.Lack of skilled personnel to train 2.Lack of funds to pay for training 3.Lack of time to provide training 4.Other

Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership Services  Infrastructure Interconnections Making sure that pressing Enter always works

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 Services  Infrastructure Interconnections

Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership Services  Infrastructure Interconnections Making sure that pressing Enter always works 20% LEA 80% State Infrastructure and Support Services School Connectivity Initiative: NCDPI E-Rate Consulting: NCDPI NCEdCloud (Infrastructure services, IAM): NCDPI, FI, & MCNC Client Network Engineering: MCNC & NCDPI Technical support and local technicians: LEA LAN/WAN: LEA, E-Rate, & NCDPI

On average, how much technical support is available at the school level? 1.Very Little 2.Some 3.Sufficient 4.No technical support availability problems

Do you feel like internet access at the school level is sufficient? 1.Yes 2.No

What types of things would make the internet a better teaching tool in your school/LEA? 1.Faster Internet Access 2.More students with internet at home 3.Better professional development 4.Better management of filtering issues 5.Other

Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership Digital Devices  Tools Things Something on which to press Enter

Technology is Important… and we can afford it through Partnership 20% State 80% LEA Digital Devices  Tools Things Instructional Devices Facilitate collaborative and consortium purchasing: NCDPI Assessment Device Testing (Chrome, iOS, Android, Etc.): NCDPI BYOD Policy & Support: NCDPI & NCEdCloud Purchasing and leasing devices: LEA

Is your school/LEA one-to-one? 1.Yes, all grade levels 2.Yes, some grade levels 3.No, we have computers on carts though 4.No, we have little access to devices for student learning

How many hours weekly does each student benefit from technology-enabled learning? 1.0%-10% 2.11%-25% 3.26%-50% 4.70% or more

How will your school accomplish online assessments? 1.Through district/school- provided 1:1 2.Bring Your Own Device program 3.“Creative” scheduling during the assessment window 4.We have no plans

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