1. North Carolina 1:1 Learning Technology Initiative (NCLTI) Verna Lalbeharie & Emmy Coleman The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation NC State University College of Education December 10, 2010

2. NC State Board of Education Mission: –“Every public school student will graduate from high school, globally competitive for work and postsecondary education and prepared for life in the 21 st century.” Goals –NC public schools will produce globally competitive students; –NC public schools will be led by 21 st century professionals; –NC public students will be healthy and responsible; –Leadership will guide innovation in NC public schools; –NC public schools will be governed and supported by 21 st century systems. Mantra –Future-ready schools, future-ready students

3. What is the North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative (NCLTI)? A strategic approach to creating future-ready schools Goals of –Engagement –Equity –Economic development To prepare future-ready students, we must provide future-ready environments, tools, learning processes and content

4. Elements of NCLTI 1.Teachers prepared use technology to enhance teaching and learning 2.21 st century skills and content integrated into the curriculum 3.Alignment of standards, curriculum, instruction, and assessment 4.Effective leadership, community and business support 5.A wireless, multimedia digital device for every student and teacher 6.Broadband connectivity and wireless access throughout the school 7.Other technology resources 8.Policies and sustainable funding to support future-ready teaching and learning

5. A 1907 Learning Ecology

6. A 2002 Learning Ecology

7. A New Learning Ecology

10. Builds upon, supports and extends other NC initiatives School Connectivity Initiative Project IMPACT Classrooms Accountability and Curriculum Reform Effort (ACRE), based on the Framework for Change NC Virtual Public School/Learn and Earn Online New Schools Project Early College and Redesigned High Schools Center for 21 st Century Skills LearnNC and eLearning for Educators Online Professional Development Programs NC Learning Objects Repository

11. Public-Private Partnership Started August 2007 Funding from NC, GoldenLEAF Foundation, SAS, Lowes, AT&T, and others Steering committee from DPI, Friday Institute/NCSU, NC New Schools Project, GoldenLEAF Foundation, SAS, School representatives Strong support from Governor Perdue, Representative Joe Tolson, SAS CEO Jim Goodnight, GoldenLEAF VP Mark Sorrells, SBE, DPI and many others. Building on work of the Business and Education Technology Alliance (BETA) and the eLearning Commission

12. NCLTI Pilot Schools

13. Current NCLTI Schools

14. Can This Really Happen Statewide ? 460 Public High Schools, 425,000 students It’s already being done by individual schools and districts It’s being done in other states and countries How can we address engagement, equity, and economic development needs throughout NC without it?

15. Possibility of RttT Resources to Further NCLTI? To improve education quality and results statewide Includes rigorous research to build the knowledge base about what works Provides seed resources for LEAs to upgrade wireless infrastructure, purchase hardware (devices) and build interactive classrooms –Wireless networks ($48.54M budgeted by 66 LEAs) –1:1 initiatives ($25.53M budgeted by 57 LEAs) –Interactive classrooms ($6.26M budgeted by 12 LEAs) –NC Education Cloud ($34.6M budgeted statewide)