Driving Innovation in Public Education

Own It, Guide It, Engage With ItDriving innovation in public education

Targeting Technology for Maximum Student BenefitFebruary 9, 2012

CHRIS KENNEDYSuperintendent of Schools / CEO, West Vancouver School District

Why?

SELF-RELIANCE

CRITICAL THINKING

INQUIRY

CREATIVITY

PROBLEM-SOLVING

INNOVATION

TEAMWORK

COLLABORATION

CROSS-CULTURAL

TECHNOLOGICAL LITERACY

CONNECT

ACROSS TOPIC AREAS

Credit: Scott McLeod – danngerouslyirrelevent.org

Our kids have tasted the honey

What could be

DO OLD THINGSBETTER

“Students today depend too much upon ink. They don’t know how to use a pen knife to sharpen a pencil. Pen and ink will never replace the pencil.”National Association of Teachers, 1907

DO NEW THINGSYOU COULDN’T DO AT ALL

“If I’d asked my customers what they wanted, they would have told me ‘A faster horse.’”

Henry Ford

5 obstaclesNo needNo moneyNo hurryNo desireNo trust

People prefer things that are easy to think about

Know what teachers want

Can I change?

Everyone benefits

The

goal

It’s not technology

What many want for their children is the benefits of digital learning

Relevant, connected, unlimited

Create a new norm for how teachers and

students learn

Can’t scale and sustain without technology

TOOLS matter, because tools impact the way you interact. You don’t need to use every tool, but every tool you use you must use well – Seth Godin

AccessDirectio

n

Moving to one-to-one opportunities

What does this mean?

What about equity?

Technology can help overcome barriers of access and geography

Learning powered

by technology

GOAL:Personaliz

ed learning for every student

Assumptions for the next

5 years

Learning, not technology, is the driver

Good writing still matters . . . and it maybe more important than ever

Personalization

We need to narrow the framework

Digital literacy

What we

would do

This is not a pilot project

Assessment for Learning

Professional Development

Staff

Collaboration

Technology to support learning

Support teachers

Teachers will always push the boundaries

Develop a personally-owned devices strategy

For all students, on any device, from anywhere

Communication and collaborationAt home and at school

Teachers help students manage the learningTasks, homework, assignments

Personalized web spacesDon’t want social tool – kids want to stay focused

Key Staff

Contacts

Teacher-Librarians

Administrators

“Just-in-time” solution

• Personally owned devices

• Open system

1/3 OWNED

1/3 LEASED

1/3

PROVIDED

What we

WOULDN’T do

Something for everyone

TRENDS

Teachers

Schools

Districts

Governments

• Will make it easier for students...

• Will make it easier for teachers...

• Will make it easier for schools...

• Will make it easier for districts...

To be FLEXIBLE

NEXTCHALLENGE

PERSONALIZED=IDIVIDUALIZED

X

What a

5 year map

might look like

Grades 4-7

Learning teams for Gr. 4-7 teachers

Invest in admins and librarians

Introduce “new norms” for students and teachers / Find the “simple thing” that expands opportunities for all learners

YEAR 1

Investigate apps at Primary

Targetedinnovative initiatives

Investigate, build conversations, develop capacity for “what does great learning look like at Gr. 8-10”

YEAR 2Inquiry period—conversations are rich, questions are more important than answers

Link elementary work to Gr. 8; establish new norms

at Gr. 8 and implement

what was discussed in

Year 2

YEAR 3New norms at Grade 8 level

Extend work to Grade 9

YEAR 4New norms at Grade 9 level

District-wide K-12 digital learning plan (NOT about the technology)

Every class is a blended class

YEAR 5District-wide K-12 plan

Luke: I can’t believe itYoda: That is why you fail

Where you can find me:

ckennedy@sd45.bc.ca

604-202-4379

@chrkennedy

Chris Kennedy

cultureofyes.ca

www.sd45.bc.ca