1. Texas k-12 CTO Presentation Oct. 21,2016
Future Ready
Texas k-12 CTO Presentation
Oct. 21,2016

2. Are you future ready?

3. Future ready pledge
When a Superintendent takes the Future Ready Pledge, his/her district is making a firm commitment to implementing meaningful changes toward a digital learning transition that supports teachers, and addresses the district’s vision for student learning. By signing the pledge, district leadership teams will be offered the opportunity to attend regional summits, utilize the Future Ready Hub.

4. Future ready Process Identifying a team Assessment/Report
Future Ready Summit
Build on district initiatives/strategies
Establish a roadmap for transitions
Improvement through continuous evaluation and refinement

5. Identifying a Team This is not a “technology” initiative
Include all district stakeholders
Give the team access to the interactive planning dashboard
Incorporate work done by others

6. Assessment Assign sections, but review as a team Be honest
Use the report to identify strengths and weaknesses

7. Future ready summit Partnered with US Dept. of Education
2-day leadership opportunity
Future ready framework
Researched-based digital learning strategies
Creation of shared vision
District dashboards
Identify roadmap for becoming future ready

8. Build on District Initiatives/strategies
E3Alliance- Using data to make informed decisions
Community-Based Accountability- Engaging stakeholders
TASA Visioning Institute- Learner Profile, Educator Profile, Staff Development, Strategic Implementation and Abandonment
Long-Range Plan for Technology- Infrastructure
Strategic Plan- Improvement of teaching and learning

9. You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by avoiding it today.
You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by avoiding it today.
Abe Lincoln