Parent information meeting to introduce our 1:1 initiative

1. TALENT 21
S USTAINABILITY
L OOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE

2. P ROJECT B ASED L EARNING T EAM
¤ Co-Project Directors: Ms. Polakowski &
Dr. Lovell
¤ Administrators: Mr. Zuckerman, Ms.
Milavsky & Mrs. Panasowich
¤ Technology Coordinator: Mr. Dean

3. E VOLUTION

4. A BOUT TALENT 21
¥ $1.4 Million in ARRA funds
¥ All 6th & 7th Grade students receive 1:1 mobile
device
¤ BOE agreed to fund 2011 8th Grade Students
¥ LIS & LMS Classrooms outfitted with new tech
¥ Partnership with St. Ann School (6th grade)
¥ All 6th-8th grade teachers participate in PD
¥ Coaches/Mentors work in classrooms w/staff

5. F UNDING
The funding allows us to provide the following during
the 2010-2011 school year
¥ Grant Requirements:
¤ 1:1 mobile device for every 6th & 7th grade student
¤ Device must follow students to 7th/8th grades
¤ Grant-funded technician for grant work only (19.5 months)
¤ Grant-funded tech specialist for grant work only (19.5 months)
¤ 25% budget MUST be professional development
¤ Classrooms must be 21st century learning centers
¤ Projects must involve all content areas including related arts
¤ Evaluation & accountability must be evidence-based

6. W HAT CAN WE EXPECT:
S TAFF
¥ From Staff
¤ Use 1:1 mobile device to enhance teaching and
learning, to provide opportunities for differentiation, to
model real world problem solving skills, and to
facilitate local and global collaboration and
communication

7. W HAT CAN WE EXPECT:
S TUDENTS
¥ From Students
¤ Use 1:1 mobile device to expand your learning
opportunities, to produce authentic and creative work,
to teach and reach others, and to contribute to the
global society
¤ Be respectful of and
responsible for all school
property issued to students
¤ Follow rules and regulations
regarding acceptable use of
school property and access
to internet in and out of
school

8. W HAT CAN WE EXPECT:
PARENTS
¥ From Parents/Guardians
¤ Monitor your child s learning environment at home
ensuring that s/he is being respectful of and
responsible for school property and following
acceptable use of school property and access to the
internet
¤ Educate yourself: internet safety, 21st century skills
¤ Provide support and encouragement to help your child
earn four C s:
¢ Creativity
¢ Critical Thinking
¢ Communication
¢ Collaboration

9. T RAINING :
T EACHERS , S TUDENTS & PARENTS
¥ Summer & After School Institutes for Staff & Students
¤ Web 2.0 tools, device training, content-specific training
¥ Parent Training
¤ Talent21 information session, policies & protocols,
internet safety, 21st century skills, troubleshooting & help
sessions
¥ Curriculum Integration
¤ Supervisors will work with staff to substitute tech-
rich/critical thinking lessons for existing lessons in the
current curriculum

10. E VALUATION & A CCOUNTABILITY
¥ Ongoing data collection: June 2010 May 2012
¤ Surveys, observations, focus groups, feedback from
PD, interviews, benchmark assessments, exemplars of
student work, etc
¥ Staff data collection: June 2010 - May 2012
¤ Teacher level of technology integration using LoTI
¤ Classroom observations outside evaluator

11. G ET C ONNECTED
¥ Blogging: A blog is a form of a weblog
¤ MS Blog
¥ Twitter: social networking that includes instant
messaging and micro blogging
¤ lmsnation
¥ Facebook:
¤ Like us at: LMS Nation

12. N EXT S TEPS :
PARENTS /G UARDIANS & S TUDENTS
¥ Parent/Guardian Information Night: May 2011
¥ Talent21 Webpage for Parents/Guardians
¥ Summer Institutes for Staff : Aug 2011
¥ Parent/Guardian & Student Device Pick-up Night: Aug
2011
¥ Professional Development for Staff & Students: June
2010 Jun 2012

13. Q UESTIONS ?
W HERE ARE THEY NOW ?