COSN+Proposal

S ession Title: NCLTI: Comets Get Connected

Summary Session Description: The North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative (NCTLI) builds capacity in district and school leadership teams, to reimagine their shared vision for long-term planning and implementation of their 1:1 wireless initiatives across the state. This work supports the National Educational Technology Plan in providing a sustainable model for transforming U.S. education to ensure that “all students and educators will have access to a comprehensive infrastructure for learning when and where they need it.” (p. 51). The NCLTI approach in schools like Asheboro High School, with their “Comets Get Connected” initiative, strategically aligns effective leadership, data-driven decision-making and professional development to transform schools into innovative 1:1 settings.

Comprehensive Session Description: Multiple presenters will layout NCLTI’s comprehensive blueprint for building stakeholder capacity to support a large-scale technology-enabled learning effort and its direct impact in helping Asheboro High School’s “Comets Get Connected.” Layering Support Services: A Partnership with NCDPI & The Friday Institute – 5 minutes The NCLTI is housed in The William and Ida Friday Institute for Education Innovation, which serves as the technology-focused research arm of the College of Education at North Carolina State University. In early 2009, a partnership between the NC Department of Public Instruction and the Friday Institute was created to assist districts in implementing NCLTI. The framework for planning aided Asheboro High School’s development and deployment of a strategic plan for implementation culminating in a successful launch in January 2011. NCTLI Framework for Planning Overview – 15 minutes This framework has several aspects providing a common language and systematic approach to implementing a 1:1 wireless device initiative including:
 * Planning Components – include “vision”, “plan”, “implement” and “assess” (VPIA). VPIA does not stand-alone, but rather is leveraged as an iterative guiding process within a framework of support.


 * Assessment and Mapping Tools – comprehensive rubrics and documents aiding in exploring, assessing and planning for the vast and complex issues associated with both the planning and implementation phase prior to deployment; and further assist leadership in focusing on decision-making processes. These documents include:
 * Readiness Assessment & Rubric Score Chart
 * The “Big 10” Master Plan & Mapping Document
 * Implementation Plan Document


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Support Coaching – collaborative, growth-oriented, learning-focused relationship enabling districts to: define and disseminate the vision and plan; facilitate successful program implementation goals; and continually assess the impact of their efforts.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Professional Development – combines face-to-face and online activities, giving participants opportunities to experience educational use of technology to support their own learning, as well as a better understanding of the core elements necessary for launching successful 1:1 learning technology programs.

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Asheboro High School Perspective – 20 minutes Asheboro High School will present their perspective on how the NCTLI’s framework for planning assisted and benefitted their 1:1 initiative. Specifically, presenters will show how the framework was critical in assisting Asheboro’s leadership team understand and take action on issues such as:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Critical collaboration;
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Constant change in their VPIA;
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Investment in extensive planning time;
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Impact on teacher readiness;
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Impact on student learning.

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Question and Answer Session – 10 minutes Participants can ask for clarification about the information presented regarding the knowledge, skills and documentation necessary for envisioning and implementing a successful 1:1 wireless device initiative.

Skill Acquired: Participants will:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Recognize that a large-scale technology effort demands a concerted and coordinated approach such as the one created by NCTLI.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Verdana; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Realize the positive impact a comprehensive approach in developing goals and actions plans had for an effective school-based launch of wireless devices.

<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Essential Skills: This session highlights how the NCLTI provided Asheboro High School’s instructional and technical teams with skills to identify steps needed to transform their technology vision into a long-range roadmap that <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #363434; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">helped them meet their district goals.