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MT70: Future-ready education: unleashing innovation to personalize learning
Welcome!
Today we will focus on:
• How Fulton County School District is innovating teaching and learning by transforming to a student-centered, personalized learning environment
• The process the district implemented to guide transformation and support a culture of change
• The critical role technology plays in enabling personalized learning
• How Dell Education helps K12 districts on the journey to personalized learning
Serena E. SacksChief Information Officer, Fulton County Schools
Five years K-12 Education
– Florida Virtual School, CIO– Fulton County Schools , CIO
25 years of transformational leadership in Fortune 500 companies– Wyndham Vacation Ownership– Harcourt– Walt Disney World– IBM
Certifications– Balanced Scorecard– Governance of Enterprise IT (ISACA/COBIT - CGEIT)– Project Management Professional PMI– Six Sigma/LEAN Green Belt
Mission: To educate every student to be a responsible, productive citizenVision: For all students to learn to their full potential
Fulton County Schools overview
Public school district, charter system
• Fourth largest district in GA
– 96,000+ students
– 14,000 employees
– 101 schools
Physically bisected by Atlanta Public Schools
• 70+ miles between northern and southern most points
• Comprised of 13 cities
Diverse student population
• A majority minority district
• 50% free/reduced lunch
• 52 different languages
• 10% special ed./needs
Personalized learning is a path to our district 2017 goals:
• 90% graduation rate
• 85% college readiness
• 100% career readiness
District Layout
Personalized learning
Centennial High School video
Personalized learning
Centennial High School video
What is personalized learning?
Personalized learning is: Personalized learning is not:
Leveraging technology to place more students and teachers in successful learning environments
Replacing teachers with computers
Creating conditions to make teachers more efficient and effective
Having all students work on computers all day long
Providing students with opportunities to receive the support they need when they need it during the school day
A mandated system that will take away from school and teacher autonomy
Our best one to one device will always be great teachers!
Personalized learning framework
Vision & leadership
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CurriculumWhat will your students learn?
LearningHow will your students
learn?
Tools & SupportWhat resources do
you need?
OperationHow will you run it?
Standards & curriculum
Pedagogy & instructional strategies
Cost & resource management
Planning & change management
Options & resources
Student-focused culture
Infrastructure & technology
Governance, structure & roles
Assessments Professional learning Facilities & materialsImplementation &
sustainability
Monitoring & continuous improvement
What are student-centered approaches?
Learning is personalized
Students are engaged in their own success. Learning is aligned with their interests and skills. Students support each other’s progress and celebrate success.
Students move ahead when they have demonstrated mastery of content, not when they’ve reached a certain birthday or endured the required hours in a classroom.
Students benefit from individually-paced, targeted learning tasks that start from where the student is, formatively assess existing skills and knowledge, and address the student’s needs and interests.
Learning takes place beyond the traditional school day and year. The school’s walls are permeable–learning is not restricted to the classroom.
Learning is competency
-based
Learninghappens anytime,anywhere
Students take ownershipover their learning
Options & resources
Digital citizenship curriculum
Teacher digital resource pages
Fulton Virtual School
Instructional Management System (IMS)
Learning Management System (LMS)
Digital marketplace
– eBooks
– Audio files
– Videos
– Education apps
– Instructional software
– Productivity tools
– Virtual tutors
Facilities & materials
Building and renovating middle schools with new design that accommodates more personalized learning
New school design charrettes in process
New furnishings that allow for personalized learning environment
Planning & change management
Roadmap created in collaboration with Gartner
Consulted with experts from Clayton Christensen Institute, Digital Promise, The Learning Accelerator, and many more
Project management oversight process
Creating personalized learning toolkit and marketplace for schools
Monitoring & continuous improvement
Planning strategy with Research & Program Evaluation to monitor personalized learning effectiveness
Personalized learning and device rollout
Critical component of the strategic plan
• Strategic initiative #1: Continuous achievement and customized learning
• Strategic initiative #7: Student access
• Strategic initiative #11: Challenging and innovative instruction
• Strategic initiative #13: Stakeholder skills
Pathway to personalized learningStudent devices are a critical step for transforming learning to meet our strategic goals.
Low tech classroom
• Technology not available /consistently used
High tech classroom
• Classroom has technology including interactive projectors
• All students have access to devices
• Teachers and students access digital content and software
Blended classroom
• Teachers differentiate instruction allows more efficiently and effectively using technology
• Supports Continuous Achievement framework
Competency based classroom
• Students assessed on mastery of standards
• Students accelerate or decelerate based on progress
• Student choice in demonstrating mastery of standards
• Truth in grading through Proficiency Scales
2014 - Traditional 2019 - Personalized
As a district, where are we in the process?
In December 2014 schools selected which group they would participate in based on their state of readiness.
Today
2015 2016 2017
Jan 2015 Jul 2016Group 1 (19 schools)
Jun 2015 Dec 2016Group 2 (14 schools)
Sep 2015 Mar 2017Group 3 (23 schools)
Jan 2016 Jul 2017Group 4 (22 schools)
Mar 2016 Sep 2017Group 5 (15 schools)
What each school goes through to get readyEducation Elements visits each school to understand where they are and what they need.
School planning teams go through a 2 hour simulation to understand personalized and blended learning.
Schools use design thinking to identify problems to be solved and begin to sketch out personalized learning models to address that problem.
Schools work on their instructional model and start professional development and communications plans.
Schools finalize their instructional, professional development and communications plans.
Instructional plans are approved by Area Superintendents. The 4 marketplace devices are tested. School Governance Councils approve selection.
Schools implement their communications and professional development plans, and phase in instructional shifts and devices at their own pace.
Group 3
Group 2
Group 1
KSU
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Listening tour
Simulation
Design workshop 1.0
Design workshop 2.0
Personalized Learning Academy
Device selection
Launch
What does it mean to be ready for student devices?
50%Instruction
25%Device
25%Infrastructure
Overall readiness
Instructional readiness:
Schools have a plan for how devices will be used to support learning
Infrastructure readiness:
School infrastructure is upgraded and ready to handle 1:1 student devices
Device readiness:
Schools have selected a device and have a deployment plan set with IT
School instructional readiness
Readiness = schools have a plan for how devices will be used to support learning.
School teams go through a series of workshops to design their instructional, professional development, and communication plans.
Plans include proper pace and cadence for successful rollout with on-going support for teachers to ensure success
Schools create a digital citizenship plan to teach students appropriate, responsible technology use.
School infrastructure readiness
Readiness = school infrastructure is upgraded and ready to handle 1:1 student devices.
School bandwidth is upgraded
“Heat map” of current school wireless coverage is reviewed
Wireless access points are added and tuned
Device readinessReadiness = schools have selected a device and have a deployment plan set with IT.
• School device selection committee (students, teachers, parents, administration) chooses the device that best fits the school instructional plan. School Governance Council votes to approve.
• Schools work with Safety & Security on how to secure devices at the school.
• School agrees on delivery timeline with IT and device vendor.
• Devices are ordered!
MS Surface 3
Convertible tablet
Apple iPad Air 2
Slate tablet
Dell Latitude 11
Laptop
Dell Chromebook 11
Laptop
Technology support for personalized learningNetwork Infrastructure Upgrades • Built hybrid cloud infrastructure with VMware virtualization,
VSAN, and NSX technologies• Improved network security using virtualized firewalls and F5
Silverline services to mitigate DDOS attacks• Deployed centrally managed wireless solution of over 9,000
Wi-Fi access points (802.11AC and N)• Upgraded district wide network to deliver scalable bandwidth
connectivity in schools (Up to 10Gb)• Upgraded core network hardware to support faster speeds and
additional load
Tools & Applications• Provided Office 365 email and collaboration tools (e.g.,
OneNote for Classroom) for teachers (students forthcoming)
Device Management & Support• Device tracking and inventory management• Security Management• Application and content management
A robust network supports personalized
learning across the district
The network behind personalized learning
Redundant Data Center
WAN
93*Schools
Aisle A Aisle B
6 Wi-Fi Controllers 6 Wi-Fi Controllers
ICX Switch ICX Switch
Internet Firewall
Internet Firewall
DMZ (A) Switch DMZ (B) Switch
ISP ISPICX Switch ICX Switch
7 VDX Switches
To VM Servers
9,000*Wireless
Access Points
9,000*Wireless Access Points
500+ 500+
63,000*Devices
*Estimated by 2017
7 VDX Switches
1 Gb10 Gb10 Gb (x2)10 Gb (x4)40 Gb40 Gb (x2)
Trusted Network
Untrusted Network
ICX SwitchICX Switch
To DMZ ASwitch
To DMZ BSwitch
ICX Switch ICX Switch
ICX Switch ICX Switch
To Compellent SAN Storage
1
User Core(WAN)
User Core(WAN)
Data Center Firewall Data Center Firewall
Data Center Core Data Center Core
Fabric Data Center (10/40 Gb)
Fabric Data Center(10/40 Gb)
To VM Servers
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
Lessons learned…so farWhat success factors enable personalized learning with technology?
Strong partnership/alliance with academics, instructional technology, and procurement teams• Active participation on personalized learning
steering committee• “Mobile Device” RFP development
Clearly defined processes by PMO• Device selection• Procurement/ordering• Distribution• Account provisioning
Extensive research to establish device marketplace of choice• Met with current and prospective vendors• Attended industry trade shows, conferences, and
seminars• Ensured that all platforms are included (iOS,
Windows, Chrome)
Adherance to IMS Global Standards for Interoperability• LTI• Common cartridge• OneRosterTM
Success example: Autrey Mill Middle School
• Rolled out iPads to all 8th grade students first week of school
• Instructional plan is centered around Project Based Learning
• 463 students were successfully given a device
How is Dell helping districts personalize learning?
What is personalized learning?
Teacher designed: Teachers couple knowledge of each student with ready access to an array of tools to maximize learning gains.
Student invested: Students have voice and choice in how they learn and apply a range of resources to show mastery through an on-going process of inquiry.
Technology enriched: Technology is leveraged to access resources, information and functionality that enables personalization.
Creating a vision by listening to and engaging with the education community
Delivering education technology solutions that empower students and educators.
Personalized learning
Think Tanks
Youth advisors
Center of Excellence
Visioning days
Professional learning
Learning solutions
Dell works with educators to enable a new model for learning
Empowering personalized learningWith next-generation solutions
Learning Platforms
Professional learning expertise Personalize
Education data
management
Integrated access for teachers, students, administrators and parents
Access, create, collaborate and share
Actionable info to increase student and institutional success
Empower teachers and
administrators to transform
learning
Instructional & assistive
technology
Thanks!