Small Districts Make A Difference With Blended Learning
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The document discusses blended learning initiatives in small school districts, highlighting efforts by Southern York, Mead, and Mooresville to integrate technology into education. It provides statistics on student interest in online learning and outlines the journeys of these districts towards full digital integration. Each district is focused on improving access to technology, enhancing instructional practices, and achieving better academic outcomes.
Small Districts Make A Difference With Blended Learning
- 1. Small Districts Make A Difference With Blended Learning John Canuel, Vice President, blackboard global k-12 education strategy
- 2. Ben Louey, Southern York county school district
- 3. David Willyard, mead school district
- 4. Scott smith, mooresville graded school district
- 6. Districts are Challenged to Meet Student Demand for Online LearningTotal % AgreeingStatement89%96%51%80%Strongly AgreeSomewhatAgreeSomewhatDisagreeStronglyDisagreeSource: Blackboard/Education Week Survey of Online Learning Preparedness (2010). n=1,962
- 7. What Are Students Saying?38% of students who have not taken an online courseare interested in doing so
- 8. 63% of students identify online learning as a must-have component in their “ultimate school”
- 9. Over 40% of students are currently communicating with theirteachers electronically and over 70% of students are communicating with friends and family through text, email, and IM
- 10. Over 70% of high school students have access to a computerand 67% have access to a cell phoneTechnology is a daily part of students’ lives and should be integrated into their school lives.
- 11. Southern York’s JourneyInto Blended LearningMr. BenLoueyK-12TechnologyIntegrationSpecialist
- 12. District ProfileGlen Rock, Pennsylvania
- 14. 5 Schools
- 15. 320 Teachers
- 16. Rural CommunityPoints of EmphasisHow did we get started?
- 17. Where are we now?
- 18. Where are we headed?How Did We Get Started?
- 19. How Did We Get Started?Started in a consortium (2004)
- 23. Pre-built contentFirst Uses (2005-2009)Alternative Education Setting
- 24. AP courses (Summer Reading Groups)
- 25. Early Adopters (High School)
- 26. Department Adoption (High School)
- 27. Middle School Pilot (Guess Access)
- 28. Middle School Full Adoption (Guest Access)Where Are We Now?
- 29. Where Are We Now?Left the Consortium (Summer 2010)
- 30. Purchased Directly from Blackboard
- 32. Integration with other systems
- 33. Allow for continued expansionCurrent ProjectsMiddle School Pilot (Student Accounts)
- 34. Computer Classes
- 35. Blogging
- 36. Elementary School Pilot (Guest Access)
- 37. Online Staff Professional DevelopmentWhere Are We Headed?
- 38. SY 2011 - 2012All Secondary Students – Full access to system
- 39. Full implementation of Content System
- 40. Migration of Curriculum Maps
- 41. Additional Online PD for StaffSY 2011 - 2013All K-12 Students – Full access to system
- 42. Primary District Web Presence
- 44. Integrated Portal / Intranet
- 45. Fully On-Line Courses for Students“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there” – Lewis CarrollFind YOUR road to success… and get on it!
- 47. Skypelouey.ben
- 48. Twitter@benlouey
- 49. Phone(717) 235-4811 x7330My Contact Info:
- 50. 9500 Students580 Staff1100 Employees13 Schools2 High Schools2 Middle Schools8 Elementary Schools1 Alternative HSPresenter: David Willyard
- 51. PLTW
- 57. Goal 1The District Curriculum isguaranteed and viable.The District curriculum, based on state and district standards, is achievable in scope (viable) and promised to each student (guaranteed). It is to be described with student-friendly language, published, and adjusted as necessary. The implementation of the curriculum is monitored through teacher-developed common district assessments.
- 58. myMeadE-Resource RepositoryOnline CommunitiesTeacher WebsitesDistrict Intranet
- 59. myMeadHow to implement?(the soft start...)AdminTeamPrincipalTeamFacilitatorTeams
- 60. 7-12K-12
- 66. PrincipalTeam
- 67. August - February80+ Professional Development Offerings
- 68. SiteTraining
- 69. SiteTraining
- 70. SiteTraining
- 71. BldgTeams
- 72. BldgTeams
- 73. February - MayIn-BuildingResult:~400/580 trained372 courses4000+ visits/day
- 74. Professional DevelopmentMore Hybrid LearningMead STEM Academy @ WSU
- 75. Mooresville Graded School District’s Digital ConversionScott S. Smith, Ed.D.Chief Technology Officer
- 76. Why a Digital Conversion?Close the Digital Divide
- 82. Moral ImperativeWhat is a Digital Conversion?NOT a Technology Project
- 83. A meaningful instructional tool at the fingertips of every child
- 84. 450 Teacher MacBook Airs
- 85. 4000 MacBook Airs for ALL 4th - 12th graders
- 86. 450 MacBooks for ALL 3rd grade students
- 87. 150 MacBooks on carts for grades K - 2
- 88. 120 Interactive Whiteboards in every classroom grades K - 3
- 89. Online content available virtually 24/7
- 91. Cultural ShiftIngredients Building the culture
- 92. 21st Century tools
- 93. Data rich & intensive
- 95. All in !!!Implications Precision (intervention/detail)
- 96. Competency is evolutional
- 97. Creativity & relevance drive productivity
- 98. Connectivity & collaboration “hum”New Views of LearningFrom traditional student learning. . . rote memory of predetermined facts disseminated by teachers. . . to cognitive sciencestudents construct meaning by making connections with prior knowledge through language
- 99. TimelineAugust 2011 - Refresh of all 4400 MacBooks with Airs and 1:1 3rd grade
- 100. August 2010 - Added MacBooks on carts for 3rd grade students districtwide.
- 101. April 2010- Refresh of all 4500 MacBooks
- 102. August 2009 - 4000 MacBooks to all 4 - 12 grade students
- 103. August 2008 - 1650 student MacBooks at MHS, 850 student MacBooks at MIS
- 104. January 2008 - 400 MacBooks on carts for the English Department at MHS
- 105. December 2007 - 500 Teacher MacBooks distributedMooresville Graded School District DemographicsStudents receiving Free/Reduced Lunch has increased in MGSD...
- 106. Mooresville High School Performance DataComposite increase of 21 percentage points over 5 years
- 107. Mooresville Graded School DistrictGetting Students Across the Line!4 Year Cohort Graduation RateMGSD is 2nd in the state out of 115 districts for its 2011 graduation rate!
- 108. District AchievementDistrict Achievement15% growth!MGSD Ranked 8thMGSD tiedfor 4thMGSD tiedfor 3rdAll Schools in MGSD were recognized this year as Schools of Distinction.Rocky River Elementary School was recognized this year as an Honor School of Excellence.
- 109. District AchievementMGSD Ranked 3rdin the State 2010-11Formula: Number of Proficient Test Scores on Reading Grades 3-8, Math Grades 3-8, and EOCs divided by the total number of tests taken in school year 2009-2010.
- 110. Every Child, Every Daywww.mgsd.k12.nc.us
- 112. Ben loueyben.louey@sycsd.orgDavid willyarddavid.willyard@mead354.orgScott smithssmith@mgsd.k12.nc.usAnnie LewisANNIE.LEWIS@BLACKBOARD.COMJohn CanuelJohn.canuel@blackboard.comContact Information
Editor's Notes
- #5: Only 51% of respondents are meeting all the online learning demands of their students while 96% know that students demonstrate improved learning when technology is integrated into the curriculum
- #6: The Project Tomorrow research helped guide is towards this solution by showing us that each stakeholder in learning communities sees value in using the power of technology in K-12 learning environments.