PETE&C 2014 Concurrent Session Presentation: BYOD: The Curriculum Strikes Back! Presented by Elena Tobin & Jeff Buettler of the Owen J. Roberts SD, Pottstown, PA February 10, 2014.

1. BYOD:
The Curriculum Strikes Back!
PETE&C 2014
Elena Tobin & Jeff Buettler
Owen J. Roberts School District

2. Technology Jedi Masters
Elena Tobin
Instructional Technology Coordinator, K-12
Owen J. Roberts School District
@edtechdiva
Jeff Buettler
Assistant Director of Technology
Owen J. Roberts School District
@gigabuet

3. Gold Leader Reporting in… Year 2
● How is our quest going?
● What does our professional development look like?
● Where do we plan on taking the district next?

4. New Superintendent = Catalyst
Conducted the Speak-Up survey (district-wide)
http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/
Three Middle School Must-Haves:
1. The overwhelming request from teachers was technology
professional development
2. Students requested anytime, anywhere access
3. Parents rated technology use and access as a high priority

5. The Year is
(2013)-2014...
Middle School Focus - One building, one mind
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7th & 8th Graders (perfect age)
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Use the Internet for “good” and not “evil”
Teachers (Jedis) preparing students build a repertoire of
experiences:
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use of cloud storage
online peer collaboration
digital content creation
electronically submitting work

6. Encompasses all Levels
A K-12 Endeavor

7. Yoda on Teacher Attitudes:
Fear is the path to the dark side…
fear leads to anger… anger leads to hate… hate
leads to suffering.

8. Use the Curriculum, Luke
Make connections to current
Common Core AND
● SAMR Model
● TIMs Matrix
● ISTE
practice,
...in conjunction with classroom technology

9. SAMR , TIMs & NETS
(Rogue Squadron)
SAMR
Learn about SAMR
TIMs
Learn about TIMs

10. Preparing the Curriculum “Jedis”
Ongoing Teacher Preparation
Monthly Professional Development
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Department discourse
Idea & Lesson Sharing
Application Exploration
Session Work
Web Tools
TIMs Exploration

11. Google Doc Sharing

12. Google Doc Sharing

13. You must unlearn, what you have
learned

14. ...and I thought they smelled bad on
the outside...
Primary: Tablet carts
Middle: Tablet + Laptop carts
High: Tablet + Laptop carts + BYOD

15. Beware the Dark Side
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No printers
No classroom computers
Less multimedia stuff
Greater focus on app discovery and
teacher/student created content

16. This Battle Station is Fully Operational!
● Reallocating funds for technology
(not desktops)
● New webhost, better editing interface
● Leverage online and blended approach with a
Learning Management product

17. Questions?