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Educational Technology Update for Future Principals in WA State provides information about: 1) Key findings from the 2015-2016 Educational Technology Survey showing widespread connectivity and access to instructional devices in schools across Washington state. 2) Statewide educational technology initiatives including the K-20 Network, open educational resources, technology standards, and online assessments. 3) New legislation regarding computer science, digital citizenship, and sexual health education.

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Educational Technology Update for Future Principals in WA State JULY 21, 2016 Dennis Small Educational Technology Director Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction dennis.small@k12.wa.us
Educational Technology Funding • Local control state, all funding and purchasing decisions made by districts • E-rate discounts provide $26-47 million annually • State funding allocation for Student Technology (about $127/student) in Materials, Supplies and Operating Costs (MSOC) formula • Local technology bonds and levies • Grants and other funding • Targeted state funding for specific initiatives
Key Findings from 2015-2016 Educational Technology Survey • Data collected from 293 of 295 school districts, representing 2090 of 2092 school buildings statewide • IT and Educational Technology leaders provided survey data • Survey available for online data entry from late November, 2015 through March 31, 2016 • Survey questions available at http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/TechSurvey.aspx • Complete survey data available upon request from OSPI
Technology Survey: Connectivity in Schools • 99.96% of classrooms are networked with Internet connectivity. • 99% of Washington school buildings have at least a 10 Mbps connection to the Internet, and over 95% have at least a 100 Mbps connection. 71% have 1 Gbps or higher. • 99.1% of Washington school buildings provide some degree of wireless access to the Internet. Of those buildings, 88.4% provide access throughout the entire building. • 267 districts (91.1%) allow students or staff to connect personal devices to their district network, although 53 of those districts limit this to staff access only.
Technology Survey: Access to Instructional Devices • Of the total 700,796 instructional devices in use, 468,621 (67%) are portable laptops, netbooks, or tablets. • The number of instructional devices in use increased by more than 150,000 devices between 2014-15 and 2015-16; nearly 100,000 of the new devices were Chromebooks. • 58.3% of instructional devices run Windows OS (primarily Windows 7), 24.4% run ChromeOS (Chromebooks, up from 14% a year earlier), 11.6% run iOS (iPads), and 4.7% run Macintosh OS.
Technology Survey: Other Key Findings • 113 districts (38.6%) report that they have adopted digital materials (commercial or Open Educational Resources), up from 74 a year earlier. • Nearly all K-12 certificated staff have email accounts provided by the school district. • 55.6% of students now have a school-provided email account. • Of the 243 districts (82.9%) that have an Internet safety initiative, 108 (36.9%) involve teacher-librarians in the delivery of this training.
Statewide Educational Technology Initiatives • K-20 Network - connects 262 districts, 9 ESDs, OSPI, libraries, and higher education • OER & Instructional Materials • Technology standards & classroom-based assessments • On-line assessments (Smarter Balanced, ELPA 21) • Computer Science legislation (HB 1813) • Digital Citizenship legislation (SSB 6273) • Free Resources: o Microsoft Imagine Academy – MS & HS students o SketchUp Pro software o ArcGIS software from ESRI
K-20 Network Fiber Optic Backbone 8 Spokane Portland K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site 40 Gbps 10 Gbps
K-20: Collaborative Services to Students 9 K-20 ON-GOING COSTS • Transport • Operations • Maintenance • Depreciation INSTITUTION ON-GOING COSTS • Video maintenance & depreciation • PCs & LANs • Training • Intra-district infrastructure • ISP District/Campus Routers Institution Router K-20 Data Equipme nt Codec & Video Equipment District/Campus Video Equipment K-20 Network K-20 Network Control (KOCO)
Over 400 K-20 Sites Connected Thurston Lewis Pierce Mason Grays Harbor King Yakima Jefferson Pacific Wahkiakum Skamania Kitsap Cowlitz Kittitas Chelan Island FranklinBenton Grant Clark Klickitat San Juan Clallam Okanogan Skagit Columbia Adams Whitman Pend Oreille StevensFerry Spokane Garfield Walla Walla Whatcom Snohomish Douglas Lincoln Asotin Independent College/ University Tribal Education Center/ Tribal College Telemedicine Site Public Library Public College/ University Community/Technical College K-12 District/ESD TVW Washington State Historical Society 10 • Roughly 270 K-12 districts and Educational Service Districts • More than 2,000 K-12 schools and 57,000 classrooms • Over 1.5 million students
Textbook photo by Cassidy Curtis – CC BY NC SA Multimedia by hugoespinozas – CC BY NC SA Instructional Materials Revisited Not Your Parents’ Textbook
Under the Instructional Materials Umbrella Individual units, lessons, and plans Supplemental resources Assessments K-12 core curricula District-created materials/resources Online courses Teacher-created materials Maple by kanegen – CC BY May be printed or digital. May carry different licensing types from open to all rights reserved.
WSSDA Featured Policies Instructional Materials Selection & Adoption: Policy 2020; 2020P Define responsibility of school board with respect to evaluating, adapting, and developing courses. Provide guidance on the procedure for selecting and adopting instructional materials. New Instructional Materials Model Policy
Roles and Responsibilities Instructional Material Type Role Certificated Teaching Staff Principal Superintendent Instructional Materials Committee School Board Core material identify establish adoption procedure recommend adopt Alternative core identify designate selector Intervention Identify designate selector Supplemental identify designate selector Temporary Supplemental select – within district guidelines Model Policy 2020
Gone are the days of the seven-year review cycle. Districts are now recommended to establish a regular cycle of course design review based on student need, rapidly changing demographics and funding. WSSDA Policy and Legal News, April 2015
Current OSPI Instructional Materials Guidance OSPI Learning and Teaching
IMET Rubric EQuIP Rubrics Achieve OER Rubrics Instructional Materials Guidance Review Rubrics
Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Bridge to College Transition Courses Bridge to College Course Information • English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics • Forth-year (senior-level) courses designed for students scoring a Level 2 on the Smarter Balanced high school assessment • Students who earn a “B” or better in the Bridge Course are eligible to enter credit-bearing coursework in any of the State of Washington Community and Technical Colleges • Jointly developed and coordinated by college faculty and high school teachers
Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Implementing Tribal Culture and History - 2015 Senate Bill 5433 Honors historic agreements between Washington State and federally recognized Tribes. Requires incorporation tribal history, sovereignty and governance curriculum of the nearest federally recognized tribe(s) as part of social studies review or adoptions. Districts shall meet this requirement by using the “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum may be modified to incorporate regional specific focus or to integrate into existing curriculum materials. Since Time Immemorial Curriculum
Individual Reports  Summary  Review Data  Reviewer Comments Collaboration with Department of Health Requires review of sexual health education resources Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Healthy Youth Act - Sexual Health Education Sexual Health Curriculum Review
Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Open Educational Resources Project K-12 OER Project OER Awareness and Capacity Building: Increase district awareness of openly licensed resources and provide districts with the resources to locate, evaluate, and implement OER. OER Review: Develop a review process to evaluate alignments to the CCSS and act as a model for districts considering OER. OER Library Creation: Develop a catalog of openly licensed material reviewed for alignment with the CCSS. Include links to other open courseware available to school districts free of charge.
OER are… Open Educational Resources (OER) reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Beyond Definitions by opensource.com – CC BY SA
Photo by nickwheeleroz – CC NC SA OER are not… Any free resources on the internet FREE is not the same as OPEN. Strictly digital resources OER is a license not a delivery platform. A replacement for copyright Open licenses are just a set of permitted uses that the copyright holder clarifies.
24 Full-Course Curricula: Algebra 1, Geometry, Integrated Math 1 & 2, Grades 6-8 Mathematics MathematicsEnglish Language Arts 60 Units (3-6 wks): Grades 6-12 ELA OER Review Reviewed OER Library Reviewed OER Library
How to think about OER as a part of a district’s instructional material strategy. Understand the critical lenses through which to view instructional materials and special considerations for OER. Provide a forum for cross-district discussion of OER implementation. OER Summits: Purpose Mt. Rainier by Wsigemund Service CC BY SA
OER User Groups Together by JD Hancock CC BY Organized around a problem of practice Share ideas and define best practices Champion effective distribution and implementation of resources EngageNY Mathematics User Group
Technology & Common Core Standards Connections between CCSS and WA Educational Technology standards:  Goal Three of Washington Basic Education Act includes educational technology as a foundational component of student thinking skills  Crosswalk document and WebApp with deep alignment with CCSS English Language Arts
Deep Alignment Example CCSS Writing 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. 9 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products. EdTech GLE 1.2.1 Communicate and collaborate to learn with others. 9 – 12 Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
CCSS & WA EdTech Standards Crosswalk Document
WebApp: Crosswalk CCSS ELA & WA EdTech Standards http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Standards/edtechcoresubjects/CCSS-Crosswalk.aspx
Educational Technology Assessments Integrated into core content areas:  The Arts  English Language Arts  Health  Mathematics  Science  Social Studies http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Assessment/edtechassessments.aspx http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Assessment/edtechassessments.aspx
http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Assessment/Tutorials.aspx Educational Technology Assessments
Hardware Requirements – Online Assessments Minimum screen size: 10” class or larger Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 768 Requires SecureBrowser software application Mechanical/external keyboards are required (wired or wireless) Headphones (or a secure room) are required for the ELA test (listening portion) and if text to speech is enabled; headset (with microphone) needed for ELPA21 Additional hardware will be required for specific students needing accommodations 33
Deployment Options Traditional computer lab Thin-client computer lab Portable lab of laptops, tablets or netbooks (AKA, “Computers on Wheels” or COW) with wireless access Quiet spaces with computers with Internet access Computers in libraries (if appropriate) 1-to-1 initiatives 34
Student Readiness Ensure students have at least two opportunities at school for guided practice with assessment tools and question types Use sample performance tasks (and eventually formative tools and released items) to give students experience with math and ELA performance tasks Provide student keyboarding/data input opportunities in grades K-2 to ensure readiness for grade 3 online assessments Provide additional keyboarding opportunities for grades 3-6 to ensure readiness for SBAC writing tasks Partner with libraries and community organizations to promote equity of access to technology for students outside of school time Consider loaning machines or providing useable surplus machines to needy students 35
Computer Science Legislation (HB 1813) • Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to adopt computer science learning standards. • Requires the PESB to develop a K-12 computer science endorsement. • ESSB 6052, Sec. 501, (42) provides $1,000,000 of the general fund – state appropriation for fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,000,000 of the general fund – state appropriation for fiscal year 2016-17 solely for the Computer Science and Education grant program. These funds support the following three purposes: ◦ Train and credential teachers in computer science; ◦ Provide and upgrade technology needed to learn computer science; and, ◦ For computer science frontiers grants to introduce students to and engage them in computer science.
Digital Citizenship - Legislative charge (SSB 6273) By December 1, 2016, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop best practices and recommendations for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy, and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036, on strategies to implement the best practices and recommendations statewide. The best practices and recommendations must be developed in consultation with an advisory committee as specified in (b) of this subsection. Best practices and recommendations must include instruction that provides guidance about thoughtful, safe, and strategic uses of online and other media resources, and education on how to apply critical thinking skills when consuming and producing information. 7/21/2016 37
Advisory Committee The office of the superintendent of public instruction must convene and consult with an advisory committee when developing best practices and recommendations for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy. The advisory committee must include: Representatives from the Washington state school directors' association; experts in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy; teacher-librarians as defined in RCW 28A.320.240; and other stakeholders, including parent associations, educators, and administrators. 7/21/2016 38
Possible Recommendations Recommendations produced by the committee may include, but are not limited to: (i) Revisions to the state learning standards for educational technology, required under RCW 28A.655.075; (ii) Revisions to the model policy and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety developed by the Washington state school directors' association; (iii) School district processes necessary to develop customized district policies and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety; (iv) Best practices, resources, and models for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy; and (v) Strategies that will support school districts in local implementation of the best practices and recommendations developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction under (a) of this subsection. 7/21/2016 39
What comes next? (3) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, a school district shall annually review its policy and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety. In reviewing and amending the policy and procedures, a school district must: (a) Involve a representation of students, parents or guardians, teachers, teacher-librarians, other school employees, administrators, and community representatives with experience or expertise in digital citizenship, media literacy, and internet safety issues; (b) Consider customizing the model policy and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety developed by the Washington state school directors' association; (c) Consider existing school district resources; and (d) Consider best practices, resources, and models for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy, including methods to involve parents. 7/21/2016 40
Free Resources: Microsoft Imagine Academy Free training on Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Project, as well as advanced topics, including programming, Web development, and database development Free certification testing for students, teachers and staff at each middle and high school. http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/IT-Academy.aspx
Free Resources: SketchUp Pro & ArcGIS Free licenses for SketchUp Pro, popular 3D modeling software - use the power of 3D graphics to strengthen core curricula with realistic visualizations. http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/EdSoftware/SketchUpPro.aspx Free licenses for ESRI’s ArcGIS (geographic information system) software for instructional purposes - visualize, question and interpret data in ways that bring relationships, patterns and trends to light. http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/EdSoftware/GIS.aspx
Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ dennis.small@k12.wa.us http://www.k12.wa.us/edtech Keep in Touch with EdTech

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  • 2. Educational Technology Funding • Local control state, all funding and purchasing decisions made by districts • E-rate discounts provide $26-47 million annually • State funding allocation for Student Technology (about $127/student) in Materials, Supplies and Operating Costs (MSOC) formula • Local technology bonds and levies • Grants and other funding • Targeted state funding for specific initiatives
  • 3. Key Findings from 2015-2016 Educational Technology Survey • Data collected from 293 of 295 school districts, representing 2090 of 2092 school buildings statewide • IT and Educational Technology leaders provided survey data • Survey available for online data entry from late November, 2015 through March 31, 2016 • Survey questions available at http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/TechSurvey.aspx • Complete survey data available upon request from OSPI
  • 4. Technology Survey: Connectivity in Schools • 99.96% of classrooms are networked with Internet connectivity. • 99% of Washington school buildings have at least a 10 Mbps connection to the Internet, and over 95% have at least a 100 Mbps connection. 71% have 1 Gbps or higher. • 99.1% of Washington school buildings provide some degree of wireless access to the Internet. Of those buildings, 88.4% provide access throughout the entire building. • 267 districts (91.1%) allow students or staff to connect personal devices to their district network, although 53 of those districts limit this to staff access only.
  • 5. Technology Survey: Access to Instructional Devices • Of the total 700,796 instructional devices in use, 468,621 (67%) are portable laptops, netbooks, or tablets. • The number of instructional devices in use increased by more than 150,000 devices between 2014-15 and 2015-16; nearly 100,000 of the new devices were Chromebooks. • 58.3% of instructional devices run Windows OS (primarily Windows 7), 24.4% run ChromeOS (Chromebooks, up from 14% a year earlier), 11.6% run iOS (iPads), and 4.7% run Macintosh OS.
  • 6. Technology Survey: Other Key Findings • 113 districts (38.6%) report that they have adopted digital materials (commercial or Open Educational Resources), up from 74 a year earlier. • Nearly all K-12 certificated staff have email accounts provided by the school district. • 55.6% of students now have a school-provided email account. • Of the 243 districts (82.9%) that have an Internet safety initiative, 108 (36.9%) involve teacher-librarians in the delivery of this training.
  • 7. Statewide Educational Technology Initiatives • K-20 Network - connects 262 districts, 9 ESDs, OSPI, libraries, and higher education • OER & Instructional Materials • Technology standards & classroom-based assessments • On-line assessments (Smarter Balanced, ELPA 21) • Computer Science legislation (HB 1813) • Digital Citizenship legislation (SSB 6273) • Free Resources: o Microsoft Imagine Academy – MS & HS students o SketchUp Pro software o ArcGIS software from ESRI
  • 8. K-20 Network Fiber Optic Backbone 8 Spokane Portland K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site K20 Site 40 Gbps 10 Gbps
  • 9. K-20: Collaborative Services to Students 9 K-20 ON-GOING COSTS • Transport • Operations • Maintenance • Depreciation INSTITUTION ON-GOING COSTS • Video maintenance & depreciation • PCs & LANs • Training • Intra-district infrastructure • ISP District/Campus Routers Institution Router K-20 Data Equipme nt Codec & Video Equipment District/Campus Video Equipment K-20 Network K-20 Network Control (KOCO)
  • 10. Over 400 K-20 Sites Connected Thurston Lewis Pierce Mason Grays Harbor King Yakima Jefferson Pacific Wahkiakum Skamania Kitsap Cowlitz Kittitas Chelan Island FranklinBenton Grant Clark Klickitat San Juan Clallam Okanogan Skagit Columbia Adams Whitman Pend Oreille StevensFerry Spokane Garfield Walla Walla Whatcom Snohomish Douglas Lincoln Asotin Independent College/ University Tribal Education Center/ Tribal College Telemedicine Site Public Library Public College/ University Community/Technical College K-12 District/ESD TVW Washington State Historical Society 10 • Roughly 270 K-12 districts and Educational Service Districts • More than 2,000 K-12 schools and 57,000 classrooms • Over 1.5 million students
  • 11. Textbook photo by Cassidy Curtis – CC BY NC SA Multimedia by hugoespinozas – CC BY NC SA Instructional Materials Revisited Not Your Parents’ Textbook
  • 12. Under the Instructional Materials Umbrella Individual units, lessons, and plans Supplemental resources Assessments K-12 core curricula District-created materials/resources Online courses Teacher-created materials Maple by kanegen – CC BY May be printed or digital. May carry different licensing types from open to all rights reserved.
  • 13. WSSDA Featured Policies Instructional Materials Selection & Adoption: Policy 2020; 2020P Define responsibility of school board with respect to evaluating, adapting, and developing courses. Provide guidance on the procedure for selecting and adopting instructional materials. New Instructional Materials Model Policy
  • 14. Roles and Responsibilities Instructional Material Type Role Certificated Teaching Staff Principal Superintendent Instructional Materials Committee School Board Core material identify establish adoption procedure recommend adopt Alternative core identify designate selector Intervention Identify designate selector Supplemental identify designate selector Temporary Supplemental select – within district guidelines Model Policy 2020
  • 15. Gone are the days of the seven-year review cycle. Districts are now recommended to establish a regular cycle of course design review based on student need, rapidly changing demographics and funding. WSSDA Policy and Legal News, April 2015
  • 16. Current OSPI Instructional Materials Guidance OSPI Learning and Teaching
  • 17. IMET Rubric EQuIP Rubrics Achieve OER Rubrics Instructional Materials Guidance Review Rubrics
  • 18. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Bridge to College Transition Courses Bridge to College Course Information • English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics • Forth-year (senior-level) courses designed for students scoring a Level 2 on the Smarter Balanced high school assessment • Students who earn a “B” or better in the Bridge Course are eligible to enter credit-bearing coursework in any of the State of Washington Community and Technical Colleges • Jointly developed and coordinated by college faculty and high school teachers
  • 19. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Implementing Tribal Culture and History - 2015 Senate Bill 5433 Honors historic agreements between Washington State and federally recognized Tribes. Requires incorporation tribal history, sovereignty and governance curriculum of the nearest federally recognized tribe(s) as part of social studies review or adoptions. Districts shall meet this requirement by using the “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION “Since Time Immemorial” curriculum may be modified to incorporate regional specific focus or to integrate into existing curriculum materials. Since Time Immemorial Curriculum
  • 20. Individual Reports  Summary  Review Data  Reviewer Comments Collaboration with Department of Health Requires review of sexual health education resources Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Healthy Youth Act - Sexual Health Education Sexual Health Curriculum Review
  • 21. Current OSPI Instructional Material Support Efforts Open Educational Resources Project K-12 OER Project OER Awareness and Capacity Building: Increase district awareness of openly licensed resources and provide districts with the resources to locate, evaluate, and implement OER. OER Review: Develop a review process to evaluate alignments to the CCSS and act as a model for districts considering OER. OER Library Creation: Develop a catalog of openly licensed material reviewed for alignment with the CCSS. Include links to other open courseware available to school districts free of charge.
  • 22. OER are… Open Educational Resources (OER) reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Beyond Definitions by opensource.com – CC BY SA
  • 23. Photo by nickwheeleroz – CC NC SA OER are not… Any free resources on the internet FREE is not the same as OPEN. Strictly digital resources OER is a license not a delivery platform. A replacement for copyright Open licenses are just a set of permitted uses that the copyright holder clarifies.
  • 24. 24 Full-Course Curricula: Algebra 1, Geometry, Integrated Math 1 & 2, Grades 6-8 Mathematics MathematicsEnglish Language Arts 60 Units (3-6 wks): Grades 6-12 ELA OER Review Reviewed OER Library Reviewed OER Library
  • 25. How to think about OER as a part of a district’s instructional material strategy. Understand the critical lenses through which to view instructional materials and special considerations for OER. Provide a forum for cross-district discussion of OER implementation. OER Summits: Purpose Mt. Rainier by Wsigemund Service CC BY SA
  • 26. OER User Groups Together by JD Hancock CC BY Organized around a problem of practice Share ideas and define best practices Champion effective distribution and implementation of resources EngageNY Mathematics User Group
  • 27. Technology & Common Core Standards Connections between CCSS and WA Educational Technology standards:  Goal Three of Washington Basic Education Act includes educational technology as a foundational component of student thinking skills  Crosswalk document and WebApp with deep alignment with CCSS English Language Arts
  • 28. Deep Alignment Example CCSS Writing 6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. 9 Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products. EdTech GLE 1.2.1 Communicate and collaborate to learn with others. 9 – 12 Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
  • 29. CCSS & WA EdTech Standards Crosswalk Document
  • 30. WebApp: Crosswalk CCSS ELA & WA EdTech Standards http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Standards/edtechcoresubjects/CCSS-Crosswalk.aspx
  • 31. Educational Technology Assessments Integrated into core content areas:  The Arts  English Language Arts  Health  Mathematics  Science  Social Studies http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Assessment/edtechassessments.aspx http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Assessment/edtechassessments.aspx
  • 33. Hardware Requirements – Online Assessments Minimum screen size: 10” class or larger Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 768 Requires SecureBrowser software application Mechanical/external keyboards are required (wired or wireless) Headphones (or a secure room) are required for the ELA test (listening portion) and if text to speech is enabled; headset (with microphone) needed for ELPA21 Additional hardware will be required for specific students needing accommodations 33
  • 34. Deployment Options Traditional computer lab Thin-client computer lab Portable lab of laptops, tablets or netbooks (AKA, “Computers on Wheels” or COW) with wireless access Quiet spaces with computers with Internet access Computers in libraries (if appropriate) 1-to-1 initiatives 34
  • 35. Student Readiness Ensure students have at least two opportunities at school for guided practice with assessment tools and question types Use sample performance tasks (and eventually formative tools and released items) to give students experience with math and ELA performance tasks Provide student keyboarding/data input opportunities in grades K-2 to ensure readiness for grade 3 online assessments Provide additional keyboarding opportunities for grades 3-6 to ensure readiness for SBAC writing tasks Partner with libraries and community organizations to promote equity of access to technology for students outside of school time Consider loaning machines or providing useable surplus machines to needy students 35
  • 36. Computer Science Legislation (HB 1813) • Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB) to adopt computer science learning standards. • Requires the PESB to develop a K-12 computer science endorsement. • ESSB 6052, Sec. 501, (42) provides $1,000,000 of the general fund – state appropriation for fiscal year 2015-16 and $1,000,000 of the general fund – state appropriation for fiscal year 2016-17 solely for the Computer Science and Education grant program. These funds support the following three purposes: ◦ Train and credential teachers in computer science; ◦ Provide and upgrade technology needed to learn computer science; and, ◦ For computer science frontiers grants to introduce students to and engage them in computer science.
  • 37. Digital Citizenship - Legislative charge (SSB 6273) By December 1, 2016, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop best practices and recommendations for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy, and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036, on strategies to implement the best practices and recommendations statewide. The best practices and recommendations must be developed in consultation with an advisory committee as specified in (b) of this subsection. Best practices and recommendations must include instruction that provides guidance about thoughtful, safe, and strategic uses of online and other media resources, and education on how to apply critical thinking skills when consuming and producing information. 7/21/2016 37
  • 38. Advisory Committee The office of the superintendent of public instruction must convene and consult with an advisory committee when developing best practices and recommendations for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy. The advisory committee must include: Representatives from the Washington state school directors' association; experts in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy; teacher-librarians as defined in RCW 28A.320.240; and other stakeholders, including parent associations, educators, and administrators. 7/21/2016 38
  • 39. Possible Recommendations Recommendations produced by the committee may include, but are not limited to: (i) Revisions to the state learning standards for educational technology, required under RCW 28A.655.075; (ii) Revisions to the model policy and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety developed by the Washington state school directors' association; (iii) School district processes necessary to develop customized district policies and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety; (iv) Best practices, resources, and models for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy; and (v) Strategies that will support school districts in local implementation of the best practices and recommendations developed by the office of the superintendent of public instruction under (a) of this subsection. 7/21/2016 39
  • 40. What comes next? (3) Beginning in the 2017-18 school year, a school district shall annually review its policy and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety. In reviewing and amending the policy and procedures, a school district must: (a) Involve a representation of students, parents or guardians, teachers, teacher-librarians, other school employees, administrators, and community representatives with experience or expertise in digital citizenship, media literacy, and internet safety issues; (b) Consider customizing the model policy and procedures on electronic resources and internet safety developed by the Washington state school directors' association; (c) Consider existing school district resources; and (d) Consider best practices, resources, and models for instruction in digital citizenship, internet safety, and media literacy, including methods to involve parents. 7/21/2016 40
  • 41. Free Resources: Microsoft Imagine Academy Free training on Word, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Access, Project, as well as advanced topics, including programming, Web development, and database development Free certification testing for students, teachers and staff at each middle and high school. http://www.k12.wa.us/CareerTechEd/IT-Academy.aspx
  • 42. Free Resources: SketchUp Pro & ArcGIS Free licenses for SketchUp Pro, popular 3D modeling software - use the power of 3D graphics to strengthen core curricula with realistic visualizations. http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/EdSoftware/SketchUpPro.aspx Free licenses for ESRI’s ArcGIS (geographic information system) software for instructional purposes - visualize, question and interpret data in ways that bring relationships, patterns and trends to light. http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/EdSoftware/GIS.aspx
  • 43. Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ dennis.small@k12.wa.us http://www.k12.wa.us/edtech Keep in Touch with EdTech

Editor's Notes

  1. OSPI Learning and Teaching provides leadership and support for educators to ensure engaged and effective teaching and learning for all students in Washington schools. Every aspect of our work focuses on learning standards development and professional learning, and content support for state assessment systems and K–12 education policies.
  2. About Bridge to College Courses The Bridge to College courses for English language arts (ELA) and Mathematics are fourth-year (senior-level) courses designed for students scoring a Level 2 on the Smarter Balanced high school assessment (11th grade). Students who earn a “B” or better in the Bridge Course are eligible to enter credit-bearing coursework in any of the State of Washington Community and Technical Colleges.
  3. Tribal History in Social Studies Curriculum — New Requirements in Washington’s Basic Education Act As districts review and revise social studies and history curricula, there are two new requirements passed by the 2015 Washington State Legislature. Integrate Since Time Immemorial: Tribal Sovereignty in Washington State into current and newly-adopted social studies or history curricula. Collaborate with federally recognized Indian tribes within or neighboring district boundaries. School District and Nearest Federally Recognized Indian Tribes. Find the federally recognized tribe nearest your school. The data table compares American Indian enrollment from May 2009 to May 2011 to the total enrollment in each district. Civic Education Initiative A 0.5 credit in civics is required for students in the graduating class of 2016 and beyond. This initiative will support educators in providing strong civic education and assessment.
  4. The HIV and Sexual Health Education Program provides technical assistance and support to schools by promoting best practices in HIV/AIDS prevention and sexual health education. Washington state law requires annual HIV/AIDS Prevention Education beginning in grade 5. Those districts that choose to offer sexual health education that extends beyond HIV/AIDS prevention must comply with the Healthy Youth Act.