Enhancing 21 st Century Technology Skills with a 1:1 Tablet Initiative and Microsoft Office 365 Dr. Michael Otaigbe, School Board Dr. Steven L. Walts, Superintendent Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Services AJ Phillips, Supervisor of Instructional Technology Services
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Enhancing 21st Century Technology
Skills with a 1:1 Tablet Initiative and
Microsoft Office 365
Dr. Michael Otaigbe, School Board
Dr. Steven L. Walts, Superintendent
Keith Imon, Associate Superintendent of Communications and Technology Services
AJ Phillips, Supervisor of Instructional Technology Services
Today’s Outcome
Today’s participants will:
• Learn about Prince William County Public
Schools
• Learn how to implement a 1:1 initiative.
• Understand the benefits of a 1:1initiative in
correlation with 21st century technology skills.
• Learn classroom strategies for implementing
Microsoft Office 365 in your district.
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Where is Prince William County
Public Schools (PWCS)?
Located approximately 35 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., 70 miles southwest of Baltimore, and 85 miles north of Richmond, Virginia.
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PWC Schools at a Glance• 2014-15 Student Enrollment: 86,209 (Second
Largest School Division in Virginia)
• Total number of Schools: 94– 57 Elementary Schools– 1 K-8 (Elementary/Middle)– 16 Middle Schools– 11 High Schools– 3 Special Education Schools– 2 Alternative Schools– 2 Traditional Schools– 1 Special Site– 1 Academic Year Governor’s School– Participation in Thomas Jefferson High School for
Science/Technology
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PWCS Student DemographicsRace and Ethnicity:
• White . ………………………………………33.14%• Hispanic/Latino…………...............................31.60%• Black or African-American…………….........20.63%• Asian………………………………………......7.84%• Two or more races…………..............................6.31%• Other…………………………...........................0.48%• ESOL…………………………........................21.77%• SPED…………………………........................11.43%• Economically Disadvantaged………………...37.51%
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Schools need to prepare our students
for their future, not ours
“Today’s industrial-age, assembly-line educational model – based on
fixed time, place, curriculum and pace – is insufficient in today’s
society and knowledge-based economy. Our education system must
be redesigned from a mass production to a mass customization
model to better meet the diversity of students’ backgrounds and
needs and the higher expectations set for all students.” Innovate to
Educate Symposium (2010) 8
Back to the Future, 2015 Style
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The 21st Century Model School
• Collaborative - where the classroom environment is
similar to the workplace.
• Equitable - access to learning tools and technologies.
• Provides the opportunity for . . .
– student problem-solving
– project-based learning
– critical thinking
– global awarenessWaltham Public Schools. Massachusetts, 2013-14 1:1 Initiative
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The 21st Century Model School
• The use of one-to-one mobile technologies is an excellent way to create a 21st century classroom.– Information is in the palm of
their hands.
– Students are at the center of their learning.
– Teaching and student learning are improved.
– Quality instruction is improved.
– Teachers can use the technology to enhance the pedagogy.
Waltham Public Schools. Massachusetts, 2013-14 1:1 Initiative
www.mashable.com
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One-to-One Technology Initiative
• What is a 1:1 technology initiative?
– “An environment in which all students use
computing devices, such as wireless laptops or
tablets, in order to learn anytime and anywhere.” (1:1 Computing, A Guidebook to Help You Make the Right Decisions)
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“It’s Not About the Technology”Implementing a 1:1 initiative:
– Is more than distributing devices, it is about student learning
– Requires ongoing, sustained, and targeted PD
– Means lessons centered around active participation in the learning
– Means teachers model 21st Century learning and global citizenship
“It’s about changing the culture of instruction —preparing students for their future, not our past.”
Dr. Mark Edwards, Superintendent Mooresville
Graded School District
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PWCS 1:1 Digital Device Story2013-14 School Year 1:1 Pilot:
– Mt. View Elementary School: iPad pilot in 5th grade
– Patriot High School: Chromebook pilot in AP geography
eLearning Backpack Supplemental Grant:
– Virginia Department of Education offered the eLearning Backpack grant for eligible schools.
• 3 PWCS high schools qualified for the grant.
• A multi-year initiative to provide every student in the selected schools with a tablet intended to assist schools in the transition to digital content.