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Ready
,
Set,
Tech!
Region 4 Delegate Assembly
March 2013
Presented by ACSA Vice President of Legislative Action,
Dr. Lisa Gonzales
bit.ly/readyset2

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OUTCOMES
 To
highlight the work of ACSA leaders in the
development of the new Education
Technology Plan
 To look at the CDE’s take on technology
 To
share tech tools to improve
communication, organization and time
management in the rollout of the new
Common Core State Standards
 Toupdate you on the status of ACSA’s
Strategic Plan and Executive Director Search

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Learning Assessment
4 Work
Teams
Teaching Infrastructure

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Ed Tech Task Force
Created by SPI Torlakson in Spring 2012
48 member team
ACSA Leaders involved:
Mike Berg – Superintendent, Central USD
Dr. Kelly Calhoun - Chief Technology Officer, Santa Clara COE; ACSA TLG
Steve Clemons – Chief Technology Officer, San Diego COE
Robert Craven – Director of Technology, Fullerton USD
Shirley Diaz – Deputy Superintendent, Glenn COE
John Fleischman – Assistant Sup Tech Services, Sacramento COE
Dr. Lisa Gonzales – Coordinator, Santa Clara COE; ACSA TLG; TICAL
Machele Kilgore – Principal, Orange County DOE
Mike Lawrence – Executive Director, CUE; ACSA TLG
Ann Mallory – Superintendent, Imperial COE
Nonette Martin – Asst Sup of Business Services, Bassett USD
Richard Miller – Superintendent, Riverside USD
Dr. Barbara Nemko – Superintendent, Napa COE
Richard Quinonez – Chief Technology Officer, Los Angeles COE
Dr. Kevin Silberberg – Superintendent, Standard USD, ACSA TLG; TICAL
Paul Watters – ROP Director, Butte COE
Dr. John White – Principal, Los Angeles USD; TICAL

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Big Ideas – Learning
 Promotethe use of online instructional materials that
engage and build 21st century competencies
 Build
a political coalition for “anytime, anyplace, any
pace” learning
 Advocate
for broad implementation of existing tech
frameworks (CTE, Library, etc.)
 Find a way around current ADA funding to approaches
that do not limit teacher flexibility with technology in
synchronous and asynchronous instruction

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Big Ideas – Teaching
 Provide/leverage regional & statewide tech support systems
to meet current/emerging needs of teachers & administrators
 Prioritize technology at the CDE with a cabinet level position
 Facilitate the implementation of online teaching & learning,
teacher & administrative certification, and professional
development standards
 Encourage and reward teachers for use of and risk-taking
with technology
 Develop a clear plan for summative & formative assessments
of the policies, programs and services as implemented

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Big Ideas – Assessment
 Draw upon assessment approaches from sectors outside of
education
 Develop an assessment system that provides feedback to
students with validation from experts in the field for “real
world” learning
 Use ranked data sources & open source to provide technology
infrastructure and sharing of learning resources
 Create personalized formative and summative assessments for
Common Core State Standards (including infrastructure and
professional development)
 Communicate about data access, privacy issues & changes in
assessment system

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Big Ideas – Infrastructure
 Ensure every student has access to one-to-one technology
with compliance guidelines for Williams settlement
 Create minimum bandwidth standards; scalable & flexible
infrastructure; connect existing data systems
 Leverage service models that exist in County Offices of
Education
 Collaborate with industry partners/public-private programs
 Directly engage the California Public Utility Commission
(CPUC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
 Emphasize safe and appropriate use of technology
 Create Cabinet level position at the CDE for technology

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ACSA Position Paper
 Authored by ACSA Technology Leadership Group
 Endorsed by ACSA Board of Directors in July 2010
 http://bit.ly/RuDo4U

10. + Tech Tool Sharing for Common
Core – Free!
 Technology Matrix Index (TMI)
 Teaching Channel
 Pinterest
 EduCore
 LinkedIn Groups
 Pinterest
 Edmodo
 Today’s Meet

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http://youtu.be/jU4oA3kkAWU
Are we building something that others
have yet to imagine?

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OUTCOMES
 To
highlight the work of ACSA leaders in the
development of the new Education
Technology Plan
 To look at the CDE’s take on technology
 To
share tech tools to improve
communication, organization and time
management in the rollout of the new
Common Core State Standards
 Toupdate you on the status of ACSA’s
Strategic Plan and Executive Director Search

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Strategic Planning Update
 Accomplishments to date: Strategic Planning Team in place,
draft plan in Fall 2012
 Statement of beliefs, mission, parameters, objectives and
strategies
 Action Teams (with hundreds of members) in place:
 Advocacy
 Professional Learning
 Alliances
 Learning & Teaching
 Networks
 Marketing
 Technology
 Governance
 Budget

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Strategic Planning Update
 Action Team - how to acquire and deploy resources to
accomplish the mission & objectives in their focus areas
 End of April – Strategic Planning Team will revisit graft plan
and action steps
 Final plan reviewed again and voted on by Board of Directors –
July 2013

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Strategic Planning Leadership
 Strategic Planning Team members:
 Chris Morris, David Robertson
 Action Team Leader Patrick Sweeney (Advocacy)
 Action Team Members:
 (1) Steve Goldstone
 (2) Cheryl Lynn deWerff, Kathleen McClure, Justine Turner
 (3) Edison Kelly, Vincent Ruiz, Francesca Whitcomb
 (4) Bill Ewing
 (5) Casey D’Angelo, Sarah Villegas
 (6) Gigi Patrick
 (7) Kimberly Liu
 (8) Korby Olson, Chuck Neidhoefer
 (9) Eric Hoppes

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Executive Director Search
 Leadership Associates
 Seeking a leader with passion for public education who
embraces diversity, is visible/accessible/approachable,
demonstrates a strong work ethic, is honest and credible
 Deadline: March 11th – anyone interested can contact
Leadership Associates
 Review applications in early April (Exec Board + 3) and
interviews in late April on a weekend (Exec Board + 3)