Leadership and Vision Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) National Conference, April 4-6, 2016 April 4, 2016 Frankie Jackson, Paula Ross, Jennifer Miller, and Larry Barrios attended the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) national conference on April 4-6, 2016. The team was invited to present on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, show casing our district’s work on Enabling 21 st Century Instruction and Learning: A CFISD Case Study. Their conference presentations and learnings are included in the following slides. The conference website showing all sessions and programs is here .
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Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
Consortium of School Networking (CoSN)
National Conference, April 4-6, 2016
April 4, 2016
Frankie Jackson, Paula Ross, Jennifer Miller, and Larry Barrios attended the Consortium of School Networking
(CoSN) national conference on April 4-6, 2016. The team was invited to present on Wednesday, April 6, 2016,
show casing our district’s work on Enabling 21st Century Instruction and Learning: A CFISD Case Study. Their
conference presentations and learnings are included in the following slides.
The conference website showing all
sessions and programs is here.
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
CoSN 2016 Conference Presentation: Infrastructure
Highways to Support Transformed Learning Environments
April 4, 2016
As the mission criticality increases, districts are looking for high availability networks, often in the 4-5 “nines”
availability range. And districts that are supporting Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) networks are finding that in
many schools they need to support multiple devices per student leading to an increase of an order in magnitude of
devices in the district from the times when they were merely supporting devices for staff and computer labs. These
higher performance expectations lead to changes in the way leading districts are designing and implementing their
network infrastructure. In this workshop, participants learned and discussed the steps and considerations districts
are going through to design these “New Networks” and learn about CoSN resources and tools to support this
work. Frankie was proud to be part of the panel and represent CFISD!
On Monday, April 4, 2016, at the CoSN 2016
conference, Frankie Jackson participated in a
comprehensive design workshop on the topic of
building future-resilient SMART networks. She was
invited to serve on the panel with other leaders in
the nation and industry. A copy of the presentation
used to guide conversations during the workshop is
here.
Once districts commit to digital transformation, the
requirements on district networks become nonlinear.
With 1:1 implementations, several factors combine
to drive growth in capacity demand to become
exponential with many districts experiencing 60%
year-over-year growth – something akin to a
Moore’s law of demand, doubling every 18 months.
Frankie Jackson, 2016 CoSN Conference, SEND Workshop
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
CoSN 2016 Conference Presentation: Enabling 21st
Century Instruction and Learning: A CFISD Case Study
April 6, 2016
The presentation included information about our herculean challenge: how to
implement a network that reliably, securely and cost-effectively meets student
learning needs and helps prepare them to be 21st Century global leaders. The
team reviewed in detail how CFISD is planning for and deploying state-of-the-
art, always-on, district-wide high-speed wireless access infrastructure, which
supports BYOT and guest access and provides 1-to-many connections. The
following shows the main points that were discussed in the presentation.
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the CoSN 2016 conference, Frankie
Jackson, Paula Ross, Larry Barrios, and Jennifer Miller gave a presentation
on Enabling 21st Century Instruction and Learning: A CFISD Case Study.
Paula Ross, Jennifer Miller,
Frankie Jackson, and Larry Barrios
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
CoSN Volunteer Hall of Fame
Third Year in A Row
April 4, 2016
Frankie Jackson was recognized into the CoSN Volunteer Hall of
Fame, on Monday, April 4, 2016 for her work on CoSN’s Smart
Education Network Design (SEND) working group, serving as the
Professional Development chair for the Texas K-12 CTO Council,
and working on the National Level Certified Education Technology
Leader (CETL) Governance committee. Jennifer was also
recognized for passing the CETL exam and for serving on the
CETL examination writing committee.
As part of the recognition, she (and Jennifer Miller) were invited to
hear Daniel H. Pink, author of five books about the changing world
of work, including the long-running New York Times best seller, A
Whole New Mind, and the #1 New York Times best seller, Drive.
Daniel Pink’s main focus was on what motivates students and how we should be
changing our education system. He believes that most people think that the best way to
motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. He asserts that the
secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deep
human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by
ourselves and our world.
He examined three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and
offered techniques for putting these into action in a book that will change how we think
and transform how we live.
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
Participated on CoSN 2016 Conference Panel: Beyond
the Homework Gap: Infrastructure for Equitable Access
April 3, 2016
Marie Bjerede, Principal, Mobile Learning and Infrastructure, CoSN
Keith Bockwoldt, Director of Technology Services, Township High School District 214
Polly Gifford, Owner, Education Partners Solution
Karen McGonigle, CETL, Director of Technology, Nantucket Public Schools
Mary Schlegelmilch, Cisco Education Advisor, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Frankie Jackson, CETL, Chief Technology Officer, Cypress Fairbanks ISD
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, Frankie participated on a panel called Beyond the Homework Gap: Infrastructure
for Equitable Access. The panel participants talked about the inequities created by unequal access to the
Internet at home ("Homework Gap“), that leads to a disparity in student outcomes. Technology leaders from
CoSN's Smart Education Networks by Design initiative led the discussion about how these equity gaps are being
addressed. Others participating on the panel are shown on the list in the following.
Panel Discussion Ideas:
• Partner with local businesses on Wi-Fi access for learning;
• Maximize the use of existing assets, e.g. infrastructure available at the campuses;
• Seek mobile hotspot and/or affordable LTE (Long Term Evolution) programs;
• Leverage special broadband offerings;
• Repurpose the educational spectrum; and
• Create a mesh network.
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer April 3, 2016
Frankie Jackson participated in a work group session on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 to discuss
Future Ready Learning: Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education. The working
group was facilitated by Joseph South, Acting Director – Office of Educational Technology,
U.S. Department of Education.
The session provided highlights of the just released 2016 National
Education Technology Plan (NETP). It also included a list of newly
developed resources that are available to help leaders implement a
transformational vision of learning powered by technology.
The NETP serves as the flagship educational technology policy
document for the United States. Updated every five years, the new
plan articulates a vision of equity, active use, and collaborative
leadership to make everywhere, all-the-time learning possible. This
plan can be used as a basis for strategic planning in districts across
the nation.
Topics included collaborative leadership, personalized student
learning, robust infrastructure, and personalized professional
learning. CTOs in the forum worked in groups to discuss inventing
the future by listing new technologies and their impact on student
learning.
Participated In CoSN 2016 Conference CTO Forum:
Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
CETL Facilitator Training at the National Level
April 2, 2016
Frankie Jackson was invited to participate in the National Certified Education
Technology Leadership (CETL) Facilitator training program on April 2, 2016 in
Washington DC, prior to the Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) conference.
The CETL training and certification has doubled in the past year. CoSN needs
additional trainers, mentors, and facilitators to help support the effort.
As part of the Texas K-12 CTO Council, serving as the
Chair of the Professional Learning committee, the
Council paid for her training fees. After the completion
of the course, she is now one of twelve in the Nation
that can serve as a CETL facilitator, helping and
mentoring future Chief Technology Officers in their
training for the CETL designation.
Principles of Adult Learning
Top 6 Characteristics of Adult Learners
The Adult Learning Theory – Andragogy
How to ask probing questions
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
Consortium of School Networking (CoSN) State
Chapter Leaders Meeting
April 3, 2016
Frankie Jackson participated in the CoSN state
chapter leaders meeting on Sunday, April 3, 2016.
The meeting is a professional development
opportunity for state chapter leaders to enhance their
leadership skills and improve advocacy efforts made
by their chapter. Meeting topics included mentorship,
funding, professional development opportunities, and
membership recruitment.
CoSN state chapters function at the grassroots level
to effect change in the field of educational technology.
The national office of CoSN works closely with state
chapters to develop and deliver professional
development, build capacity among members, provide
leadership and policy recommendations, and
advocate on behalf of technology officers.
After the meeting, chapter leaders were invited to tour
some of the Washington DC sites and have dinner
with state chapter leaders from around the nation.
This provided a great opportunity to network with
other technology leaders across the nation.
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
CoSN 2016 Conference:
State of CoSN and Awards Ceremony on April 5, 2016
April 5, 2016
Larry Barrios, Jennifer Miller, Paula Ross, Polly Gifford, and Frankie Jackson
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Frankie Jackson, Chief Technology Officer
CoSN 2016 Conference:
Monumental Impact – Advocacy Dinner and Auction
April 15 2016
Larry Barrios, Polly Gifford, Paula Ross, Frankie Jackson, and Jennifer Miller
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Jennifer Miller, Director, Technology Support Services / Performance Excellence
How Smart School Systems Are Rethinking Innovation
April 13, 2016
Megan Smith,
US Chief Technology Officer,
Office of Science and
Technology Policy
Daniel Pink,
Author
Daniel Pink, Megan Smith, Darryl Adams, Supt. Of
Schools Coachella Valley Unified School District,
and David Schuler, President AASA and Supt. High
School District 214 met in the Plenary Session to
discuss how schools are rethinking innovation.
Deb Delisle, Executive Director and CEO of ASCD
moderated the discussion. Throughout the
conversation the underlying theme was that instead
of No Child Left Behind – we should be focused on
No Child Left Offline.
Deb Delisle
Megan Smith
David Schuler
Darryl Adams
Daniel Pink
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Jennifer Miller, Director, Technology Support Services / Performance Excellence
COSN Camp – Focus on Google for Education
April 13, 2016
Jaime Casap, Chief Education Evangelist at
Google, led a discussion around a COSN
campfire during session 3. The small group
conversation allowed participants to ask
questions instead of participate in a prepared
discussion. Google team members were also
available to share Google developments as well.
Discussions centered around how Google can
continue to modify their product to provide more
support in the educational arena.
Jaime
Casap
Leadership and Vision
Posted by Jennifer Miller, Director, Technology Support Services / Performance Excellence
Session – Creating Customer Support Teams that
Wow!!!
April 13, 2016
Beaverton SD and Katy ISD
shared information about
methods they are utilizing to
create Customer Service Teams
that wow. It was great to see
that CFISD is on the right track
in compiling documentation and
utilizing new strategies to help
customers and communicate
more efficiently with Technicians.
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