Guide to Implementing Digital Learning Webinar

Webinar

Guide for Implementing Digital Learning Launch

January 15, 2015

Agenda

I. Introductions and Welcome

Doug Levin, Executive Director, SETDA - Moderator

II. Guide to Implementing Digital Learning Overview

Christine Fox, Director of Educational Leadership and Research, SETDA

III. State Perspective

– Ron Nieto, Deputy Commissioner of Innovation, Florida Department of

Education

– Alex Macdonald, Director of Instructional Technology, Idaho Department

of Education

– Candice Dodson, Director of eLearning, Indiana Department of

Education

IV. Question and Answer

State Educational Technology

Directors Association (SETDA)

• Serve, support, and represent U.S. state and territorial directors for educational technology

• Mission to build and increase the capacity of state and national leaders to improve education through technology policy and practice

• Forum for:– Advocacy for policy and practice

– Professional learning

– Inter-state collaboration

– Public-private partnerships

Presenters

Christine Fox,

Director of Educational

Leadership and

Research

SETDA

Ron Nieto,

Deputy Commissioner

of Innovation

Florida Department of

Education

Alex Macdonald,

Director of Instructional

Technology

Idaho Department of

Education

Candice Dodson,

Director of eLearning

Indiana Department of

Education

…is a free web-based resource to

support school and district leaders as

they work to ensure that investments

in digital learning spark positive

results. GIDL includes six topic areas:

planning, professional learning,

content and software, broadband,

devices and tech support.

Resource Development

• SETDA Members

• District Leaders

• Research and Review

• State Vetting

• Edit and Publish

• Ongoing Updates and Additions

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Home Page

Topics Overview

Topic Overview Page Sample

• Overview of

each topic

and

relevance

• Quotes and

examples

• Resources

Subtopic

• Choose subtopic

• Review content

• Visit resources and examples

Subtopic

• Choose subtopic

• Review content

• Visit resources and examples

How can GIDL support your work?

• Resource for planning

• Guidance for specific topics at all levels of implementation

• Provides examples of effective implementation

• Showcases resources from a variety of researchers, industry experts and preeminent education associations

http://digitallearning.setda.org

Questions:

Please email SETDA at cfox@setda.org

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Digital Classrooms Plan

January 15, 2015Ron Nieto,

Deputy Commissioner of Innovation

www.FLDOE.org

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Florida Digital Classrooms Plans

Established in 2014 (s. 1011.62, F.S.), provided a $40M allocation to each district to integrate technology in classroom teaching and learning

• Each district school board must submit to the department a Digital Classrooms Plan (DCP)

• Each district has a Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) allocation of a minimum of $250,000 with the remaining balance of the allocation to be distributed based on each district’s proportion of the total K-12 full-time equivalent student enrollment

• Distribution of funds for the Florida DCP allocation shall begin following submittal and approval of each district’s DCP

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District Digital Classroom Plans shall include:

• Measurable student performance outcomes

• Digital learning and technology infrastructure

• Professional development

• Digital tools

• Online assessment support

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Florida’s state Digital Classrooms Plan

• 5 year strategic plan for Digital Classrooms that: • Describes how technology will be integrated into the

goals of the department as defined in s. 1008.31, F.S.

• Identifies technology requirements that districts should strive towards meeting through the planning and implementation of the Digital Classrooms Plan

• Recommends Master In-Service Components for digital learning professional development

• Describes the Digital tools system and CAPE digital tools

• Can be found at http://www.fldoe.org/about-us/division-of-technology-info-services/bureau-of-edu-tech.stml

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Student Performance Outcomes Goals

The district DCP template required each district report on the following standard student performance outcomes:

StudentPerformanceOutcomes(Required)1. ELAStudentAchievement2. MathStudentAchievement3. ScienceStudentAchievement4. ELALearningGains5. MathLearningGains6. ELALearningGainsoftheLow25%7. MathLearningGainsoftheLow25%8. Overall,4-yearGraduationRate9. AccelerationSuccessRate10. Other(DistrictDetermined)

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Assessments 31%

Digital Tools 10%

Professional Development

6%

Infrastructure53%

District DCP Planned Expenditures by Category

2014-15

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Infrastructure

ProfessionalDevelopment

Digital Tools

Assessments

DCP District Planned Expenditures by Category and

Location

2014-15

School Targeted

District

Combination

11% 81% 8%

46% 45% 8%

35% 37% 28%

3% 42% 55%

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Florida Digital Classrooms Allocation -Charters

• School districts shall provide a proportionate share of the digital classrooms allocation to each charter school in the district, as required for categorical programs in s.1002.33(17)(b).

• 397 out-of 654 charter schools have participated to date.

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Florida Digital Classrooms Allocation

All approved District DCPs are posted at:

http://www.fldoe.org/bii/instruct_tech/dcp.asp

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Florida Digital Classrooms Allocation

Next Steps:

• Remainder of District Digital Classroom Plans being reviewed and contacting outstanding districts

• Complete spring measurement of progress via Technology Resources Inventory (TRI)

• Begin planning for 2015-16

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Technology Resource Inventory District Report

Sunshine Coast District

25

www.FLDOE.org

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Sandy Beach High School

26

Technology Resource Inventory School Report

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www.FLDOE.org

Alex Macdonald

Director of Instructional Technology

Idaho State Department of Education

The Idaho Education Network

Wireless Project

Classroom Technology

Infrastructure Planning

Using the GIDL

Candice

DodsonDirector of eLearning

@candicedodson

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