Friday, October 17, 2008

Film Festival as a Springboard to Systemic Instructional Change

Dr. Tim Tyson

What is your point?

Where is the emotional connection?

Do today's students write? Book report vs. screenplay

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Digital Portfolios with Barbara Greenstone

Digital Portfolios

K-12 if server is available.
student can add to portfolios throughout his/her education

Progress portfolios- how have I grown over time

Exhibition portfolios- best work

Assessment portfolios- can be used to provide proof of mastery (MLR)

Professional portfolios for teachers
include audio and video, images, documents

No need to print...save a tree or thousands of dollars in a tight economic climate.

What is a 21st Century student?

What does the business community have to say? Will they say it to district leadership? Will they say it to the school board? What skills do students need to succeed in work or continuing education?

What is the vision? Is it clear? Does the leadership support it in tangible ways?

Is there community support? What does the PTA say? What does the Chamber of Commerce say? How do students use technology outside of the classroom?

55 industry sectors using technology: K-12 education is #55.

5 Essential Skills for Tech Leaders or Nine

Leadership and Vision: big-picture tied to mission
Planning and Budgeting:
Team Building and Staffing
Systems Management
Information Management
Business Leadership
Education and Training
Ethics and Policies
Communication Systems



Vision
Influence
Execution

Crisis Preparedness

What is the plan?

Worst case scenario is no plan...

Don't be smug; it can happen to you.

Backup, redundancy, data recovery

Alternate email address for each staff member...what if fivetowns.net goes down?

If an insurance claim is needed...what is needed for documentation? What do insurance companies require? Who are critical personnel and who backs them up?

Identity theft, protection of privacy, changing passwords regularly.

Shift Happens

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMcfrLYDm2U

CoSN Changing to Learn, Learning to Change- PSA video

Action Steps for Leaders and Financial Analysis Tools

Use tech yourself
Get professional development



Taking Total Cost of Ownership to the classroom
www.classroomtco.org

Value of Investment
www.edtechvoi.org

K-12 Open Technologies
www.k12opentech.org

Data-driven decision making
www.3d2know.org

Cyber Security for Digital District
www.securedistrict.org

Small District Technology Leadership
www.cosn.org/wiki

Green Computing

Leadership, Policy, & Innovation
www.k12schoolnetworking.org