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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

COMMON CORE TECHNOLOGY PROJECT PLAN

“Helping transform teaching and learning via 21st century technology”

LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Information Technology Division


Common Core Technology Project Plan (CCTPP)

VISION: Our mission is focused on the rights of our youth to gain an education that prepares them for success. In order to honor these rights we are transforming teaching and learning within LAUSD. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are a starting point for transforming the way we practice the art of teaching. In order to support the transition to the CCSS and provide a more personalized learning environment for our students, we must leverage the latest technology in our schools. Our goal is to provide an individualized, inter-active, and information rich educational experience by:

  Providing educators with tools (tablets) to advance student learning and create learning spaces that are designed to increase learner engagement

  Supporting the CCSS implementation by providing all students with the opportunity to engage with digital curriculum, interactive supports and adaptive assessments

  Closing the “Digital Divide” by ensuring all students have access to 21st century skills and technology

SCOPE: Provide the devices, wireless infrastructure, and support necessary to facilitate personalized learning based on the CCSS

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Benefits of using tablets 3

  Easier than textbooks to update and manage content

  Greater flexibility for implementation and curriculum autonomy.

  Greater efficiencies as more content and curriculum is provided digitally

  Able to maximize the potential of the CCSS and ensure all students are familiar with the technology needed to take the online, adaptive assessments.

  Engaging digital curriculum

  Access to online instructional supports such as podcasts, videos, and educational applications


Subject-Area Specific Benefits

Mathematics

 Engage students in the exploration of real-world issues

and the use of math apps to solve authentic problems

Science

 Use a variety of apps and resources to gathering,

analyzing, and sharing data.

Special Education

 Support students with visual, auditory, motor, and learning

disabilities with audio, zoom, display adjustments, visual

alerts, keyboard shortcuts, and word completion

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English Language Arts / Language Development

 Create content focused on literacy, comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, speaking, and presentation skills

  Integrate text, audio, and images into presentations/ assignments

 Enable students to set their own goals and assess their own literacy and language progress

 Explore formative and summative literacy and language assessments


Project Components 5

  Computing Devices -  660,000+ single platform devices

  Infrastructure*

-  Physical – Learning Management System, email system, library & textbook management system, core infrastructure modernization, identity management, mobile device management, network upgrades, etc.

-  Process/Policy – Security (physical & virtual) Authentication, Device Management, Sharing, Support

Tablet Device Key Features

* Many of the infrastructure elements fundamental to the success of the CCTPP are delivered through the programs – school network modernization; safety, communication & security modernization; and data center modernization & consolidation– of the Board-approved, April 2012 IT SEP.


Project Components 6

  Facilitation -  Office of Curriculum, Instruction and School

Support (OCISS) -  Content, pedagogy, curriculum

-  Information Technology Division -  Coordination & Implementation of CCTPP -  Maintenance of Operating Environment -  Data Integrity -  Flexibility & Scalability -  Ease of Use/Access Concerns -  Technical Training

-  Other District Departments including: -  The Facilities Services Division -  The Office of the Chief Financial Officer -  The Office of School Operations -  The Office of Data and Accountability -  The Office of the Chief Operating Officer


Project Approach 7

Implementation will begin within the next 15 months utilizing a phased roll-out approach Procurement:

  Computing Devices

  Infrastructure

Staffing:

  The Instructional Technology Advisory Committee (new) – Governance & Oversight   The Executive Governance Committee (existing) – Governance & Oversight

  Program Director – Certificated (new)

  Program Facilitators – Certificated (new) – responsible for : “Train the Trainer”, Organizational Change Management, Roll-out & Remote Support + other responsibilities

  Technical Program Director – Classified (new)

  IT Customer Support Services – Classified (existing) – must be restructured & retrained to support the CCTPP


Project Approach 8

Device Rollout / On-boarding / Provisioning:

  Phase One - Demonstration projects

-  Schools for the Future (HS) – see Appendix I for list of participant schools

  Phase 2 - District-wide implementation

Technical Training: Utilize the “Train the Trainer” model to guarantee teachers are fully prepared to use the new technology

Focus on :

1. Use of Devices

2. Configuration & Setup

3. Integration of technology into instruction


Next Steps…

 October 17, 2012 – Present to the Bond Oversight

Committee a proposed revised Strategic Execution Plan

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Appendix I – Schools for the Future 10

LOC CODE SITE NAME 8898 VALLEY ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES HS 7715 ARTS, THEATRE, ENTERTAINMENT HS 8577 LA RIVER SCHOOL HS 7707 SCHOOL OF HISTORY/ DRAMATIC ART HS 7708 ART & COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT HS 8563 SOCIAL JUSTICE GLOBAL ISSUES ACADEMY HS 7722 SOCIAL JUSTICE FINE ARTS ACADEMY HS 8867 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMUNITY SCHOOL HS 7718 COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY HS 7719 GREEN DESIGN HS 7721 PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY HS 8868 RANCHO DOMINGUEZ PREPARATORY 7749 ROOSEVELT HS

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