Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom: Featuring North Kansas City School District
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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Marla Walker, eCampus Coordinator, North Kansas City School District (MO)
Shana Glenzer, Sr. Manager, K-12 Marketing
Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom: Featuring North Kansas City School District
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Born from education
in 1997
20 million users
1,000+ of us, working with 5,200+ of you
Extended by 2,500
developers and partners
9 global offices across 4 continents
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• Close the gap between the way students live and the way they learn
• Deliver a 21st Century educational experience that is engaging, individualized and effective
Our Vision:
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• An open, web-based teaching and learning platform for engaging and assessing learners in and beyond the classroom
• 3,000+ clients, 15+ million estimated active users, at all levels of learning
• Local or hosted deploymentEngaging and assessing learners at all levels
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NORTH KANSAS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Engaging Students In and Out of the Classroom:
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Marla Walker, eCampus Coordinator
Suburban Kansas City metropolitan area 32 Sites – 18,000 students 9 Secondary, 21 Elementary 43% Free/Reduced 8 elementary schools qualify for Title I
3 middle schools and 2 high schools Demographic differences throughout the
district
eCampus Components Using the BlackBoard Platform
District Wide eLearning With Students
Staff Development
Cadre
Induction Program
eLearning
With Teachers
Fully Online Blended Groups
Committees
Web Sites
Mastery Modules
For Course Credit
Building Staff
Leadership
Cabinet
Technology Coordinators
Technology Assistants
Tech Plan
LEEDS
ELL
One to One
Elementary Class
Middle School Teams
Counseling Center
Library Media Center
Sports
Clubs
SAGE
And More…
Professional Growth Courses
Blended PGC
1st & 2nd Year Teachers
Teacher Mentors
Admin. Mentors
Credit
IB/AP
Schedule
Conflict Courses
24/7Transfer
Home Schooled
Home Bound
Phobia
Grad
Fall Session 2005-2006 23 studentsFall Session 2009-2010 680 students
Increase Summer Offerings
Blended learning takes the classroom beyond the “school time” walls.
The effectiveness of the tool lies in the hands of the teachers and students who use it. It is a teacher’s knowledge, skills and abilities that generate authentic learning with the aid of technology.
All students in high school, middle school, and some elementary students have logins into the BlackBoard system
Teachers throughout K-12 maintain a class using Blackboard Learn
Blended special education lab course Next year—internship classes students will
setup and maintain a portfolio
To adapt the student’s learning environment to be more like the environment in which they live. Our students are already 21st Century social explorers. If we want them to be 21st Century learners, we need to provide the right environment.
Expanded student opportunities Students are prepared for online learning
environments for post secondary Levels the playing field for student participation
in classes Opportunity to restructure professional
development to include enhanced learning for adults in the electronic environment 24/7
Staff collaboration
1:1 partnership with HP (Hewlett Packard), the District will issue one MiniNote computer to every high school student this fall.
Teacher training will come first.
Funding for the HP Partnership is coming
from reallocation of existing technology
and budgets.
R3 1:1 All High School Teachers 4 hours R3 Plus 60-90 High School Teachers each
year
full days during school year and 4 days in the summer 100% of staff by August 2013
R3 Admin All High School & Asst. Principals
Professional Growth Courses Building Technology Coordinators train teachers for
blended eCampus teachers participate in two staff days and
several mini trainings in a group setting and online Online Cadre facilitators keep collaboration flowing
within a cadre course R3, R3 Plus and R3 for Admin 1st year Teacher Induction Program (fully online) 2nd year Teacher Induction Program & Teacher
Mentors (blended)
Challenge: Access
Provide all students with the optimal learner
experience through 24/7 access to learning.
Blackboard Solution: Anytime, Anywhere Teaching and Learning
“It gives our teachers a lot more freedom. If they’re out, they can post lessons for the next day from home. The students don’t stop because the teacher is not there. Learning continues.”
- Tina Farrell, Asst. Superintendent of Curr and Instruction
Clear Creek Independent School District
Blackboard
Case Study
• 35,000+ students
• 4,000+ teachers and staff
• 39 schools
• Texas
Blackboard
Case Study
Digital Harbor High School, Baltimore City Public Schools
• 1,050 students
• Maryland
Challenge: Integrating Technology in the ClassroomPrepare students for success in the 21st century .
Blackboard Solution: Blended Learning Classrooms
Achieved goals by integrating blended learning instruction into the classroom experience by leveraging Blackboard Learn.
• Attendance rate averages 92% (compared with the district’s 83.5% attendance statistic)
• Maintained adequate yearly progress (AYP),
• Senior graduation rate is 90% (contrasted with the district’s 63% graduation rate)
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Blackboard Learn
Common Challenges:• Expanding instructional time beyond the school day • Keeping students engaged in their learning• Meeting the needs of diverse learners
• Encouraging parental involvement
Solution:Blackboard Learn empowers districts to enhance
classroom instruction by extending their courses online
in order to ensure all students have access to a
personalized and connected learning environment that is
engaging, individualized and effective.
Dynamic Educational Content from NBC News
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Solution:• Thousands of searchable and
downloadable professional videos
• Specific video content aligned with state standards
• Special collections for high-interest topics
• Regular updates on current events that further inform class instruction
Challenge: Teachers need to fully engage their students with a wide variety of multimedia content.
We may make statements regarding our product development and service offering initiatives, including the content of future product upgrades, updates or functionality in development. While such statements represent our current intentions, they may be modified, delayed or abandoned without prior notice and there is no assurance that such offering, upgrades, updates or functionality will become available unless and until they have been made generally available to our customers.
www.blackboard.com/NBCK12
www.k12perspectives.com
“Students who took all or part of their class
online performed better, on average, than those takingthe same course
through traditional face-to-face instruction..”.
U.S. Department of Education, 2009
Thank you! Questions?
Marla Walker
eCampus Coordinator
North Kansas City School District
http://www.nkcsd.k12.mo.us/
www.blackboard.com/k12/learn
(866) 424-9299 ext. 2427
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