continuous learners responsible, caring citizens Inspiring… In a global community Eric Hamilton Assistant Principal for Curriculum & Instruction Lake Zurich High School

 To describe our planning and implementation process  To inform you of how and why we are employing student workers  To describe how and what information was presented to the Board of Education  To share our experiences, successes, and challenges

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 Core Team Creation  Fall 2011: Discussion of Cell phone/PED use  February 2011: Cell phone/PED pilot  2011 – 2012 School Year: Cell phone/PED for everyone  February 2012: Comparison of tablets  2012 – 2013 School Year: iPad pilot  February 2013: Board of Education Proposal  2013 – 2014 School Year: 1,300 iPads  2014 – 2015: Add 1,100 iPads  2015 – 2016: Add 1,100 iPads

 Started with a team of four teachers  Environmental Science  One course, two levels  Advanced Placement and co-taught with Special Education  Teachers were intentionally selected  Tied to curriculum development  Time and resources given  Focus for Instructional Technologist

 Grade distribution in comparison to previous years  Percentage of students with hands on device during random class periods  Anecdotal data from teachers  Anecdotal data from students  Use of all of the data in the presentation to the Board of Education

 Provided one update to Board of Education in the late Fall  Video of students using the iPad  Prior to the presentation, key members of the Board were invited to come into classes to observe and interact with both students and teachers  Lessons observed were using Back-Channel for class discussion and the results of “flipping” a lesson  Provided time for Board members to speak with teachers to discuss progress

 Core team continued to meet and discuss progress  As needed, the core team would invite other stakeholders and influential people ($) to meet with the team  Observed New Trier High School’s 1:1 program and met with the D214 Technology Director

 Tied student actions to district mission statement  Focused on 21 st Century Skills  Emphasized the skills of collaboration, communication, creation, and curation  Referenced Board Member visits  Presented data on the positive impact on teaching and learning  Described how students individualized the learning process  Defined funding options for the Board of Education

 Based upon observing other schools, we developed a proposal process and evaluation rubric for teachersproposal processevaluation rubric  The information was provided to teachers in advance  Any interested, non-submitting teacher, was invited to evaluate the proposals using a Google Form  Results were tabulated and reviewed

 Spring presentation to faculty  Outline of process moving forward  Professional development  iPad distribution timeline

 April roll-out  Use of the PSAE days for professional development  Use of the May institute day for professional development  Final exam days for distribution to select teachers  Core area teachers of a freshman class  Three days over the summer for professional development and planning

 Focus of professional development:  Demonstration and modeling of how to integrate aspects of the iPad into the classroom  Time to work in teams to modify or create curriculum that successfully integrates the technology to enhance student learning  April 23 or 24  Collaborate, communicate, create, and curate, while planning lessons and working with students  June 11  Google Forms, Edmodo, and integration time  June 27  iMovie, AppleTV, and integration time  August 22  Mastery Manager online and integration time

 The expectation is to move from one letter to the next on the SAMR model.SAMR

New District Tech  Assigned to support district iDevices K-12.  Former Apple store Genius for the last 5 years.  Will be dividing time between all buildings providing support for district iDevices. Additional IT  Assigned to support HS and Middle Schools with Alice  Curriculum and Instruction focus New Student Tech Group  6 High School Students providing a student Genius bar to the High School students during lunch.  Work this summer to train and help prepare the to 1 iPads.  Leverage them to build How to and answer forum questions to expand the help to the middle school students through the forum.

 Six students  three seniors, one junior, and two sophomores.  Out of 77 applicants  Skills assessment, teacher recommendations, interview  Assisted students in setting up the iPad  Created training hand-outs  Created training videos  During the school year:  Will assist students during lunch periods  Will monitor support forums and will respond to posts  Will create training videos for students and teachers  As a means to provide additional support for students, an online help desk has been created

 A place for “how to”s and to see previous posts and answers  Is monitored and has be an lz95.org or lz95.net to post  iAgents answer forum questions during their shifts. Middle school students can post questions for answers  iAgent Help Desk iAgent Help Desk  Monthly report Monthly report

 Total number of iPads to distribute: 1303  Online registration  Daytime and evening hours available  30 students per hour  Self-paced set-up process  Total distributed over seven days: 1195  Self-paced training  Approximately 30 to 40 minutes to complete set- up  Students were able to individualize the set-up  At their pace  Hands-on  Fully engaged  Significant number of those trained receive accommodations during the school year  Video of iPad Orientation Video

 All parents and students signed the Acceptable Use Policy  Parents signed an iPad permission letteriPad permission letter  Use of District Technology is a privilege  CUSD 95 retains sole ownership and right of possession of the device  Parents/guardians must supervise their children’s tablet use at home and discuss Internet safety  The District will repair or replace damaged equipment resulting from normal use  The iPad is covered with Apple Care + which provides a two-year warranty and includes up to 2 incidences of accidental damage coverage  A $50 fee is incurred for the first incident and a $75 fee for the second

 1 on 1 training  Lunch and Learn opportunities  Four first semester  create, collaborate, curate, communicate, and organize while planning lessons and working with students  Google Forms  Notability  iMovie  AppleTV  Edmodo  Mastery Manager online

 iPad distribution during final exams in January  Self-paced set-up  Lunch and Learn opportunities  Four second semester  create, collaborate, curate, communicate, and organize while planning lessons and working with students  Google Forms  Notability  iMovie  AppleTV  Edmodo  Mastery Manager online

 Courage of staff  Ability to take risks  iAgents  Students helping students  Culture of ownership  Individualization of learning  At student’s own pace  Spill-over to other classes  Especially freshmen classes  Momentum with teachers  Desire to learn and move forward

 Patience  Success breeds desire  Have vs. Have-nots  Teaching students to use the device educationally  Games vs. Notability  Avoiding “app addiction”  Making sure the set-up is done in advance  Time

 What questions do you have?  Eric Hamilton  Lake Zurich High School   (847) 540 – 4112