1. Future of Education at Crosby High School Case Study Elizabeth Polaco Post University

2. CROSBY HIGH SCHOOL Founded in 1898, first called Waterbury High School
Located in Waterbury, Connecticut
Serves 1300 students (greatschools.org)
Diverse population: Black or African American 20%, Asian 1.8%, Hispanic 31%, White 45% (greatschools.org)
Participating in the Commissioner’s Network Turnaround Program.
1 of 6 public high schools
Median Family income is $41,000 (greatschools.org)

3. Technology and Education
Cloud Computing
“Cloud storage saves space, money and time for teachers, parents, students and administrators” (Lynch 2014).
Students do not have to spend over one hundred dollars on the Microsoft Office.
Student work is automatically saved to the cloud (IITE Policy Brief 2010).
BYOD-Bring Your Own Device
Students have ownership and control of their device.
Students feel it is easier to find information on their devices than looking in a textbook (St. George,2014).
Schools do not have to invest as much money into laptops or tablets (St. George,2014)

4. Scenarios
Scenarios are “a synthesis of different paths that lead to possible futures” (Mietzner & Reger, 2004).
When scenarios are made in positive and negative way, planners will have appropriate actions in place.
Scenarios allow educators to point out “weak signals” and allow for the unimaginable to be imaginable.

5. Pros and Cons of Scenarios
They do not describe just one future, rather several. That are eithProer positive or negative
Open the mind to unimaginable possibilities and challenges
Easy to find ‘weak signals’
Communication improvements.
Time-consuming
Data and information from different sources have to be collected and interpreted which makes scenario building even more time consuming.
Can be difficult not to focus on black and white scenarios or the most likely scenario during the scenario-building process.

6. Scanning
Scanning is a technique used when educators are envisioning various futuristic scenarios (Sobrero, 2004).
Scanning involves researching and analyzing data from local, and distant school districts, journals, & newspapers. Taking in learner and stakeholders opinions and using this information to formulate a futuristic scenario (Sobrero, 2004).

7. How can Crosby enter a new age in education?
Funding from State and Federal Grants
Local Funding
Private Donations

8. Educational Technology
Project-Based Learning-
“Learning is contextual, creative, and shared (New Tech Network).
Collaboration is meaningful, projects require critical thinking, creativity, and communication in order to answer challenging questions or solve complex problems New Tech Network). (NTN)
Access to updated technology

9. Demographics of Waterbury
Waterbury’s population will grow 0.6% between 2012 &

10. Population at Crosby
Graph: US News

11. Vision- implement new pedagogy creating successful 21st century learners.
Over the next five years Crosby will roll out new a pedagogy called Project-Based Learning.

12. Plan for Change
In order to begin the process of changing pedagogy school wide, teachers need professional development
With the help of government grants PD’s will be successful and easily accessible for teachers.
Introduce PBL to students and families

13. Call to Action- What is the first step?
In order to begin changing Crosby, there must be a strong school culture in place.
“Studies are finding that the culture or climate of a school can have a marked impact on student performance” (Delisio).

14. References
Connecticut Economic Resource Center. (2014). CERC Town Profile Retrieved from May 25, 2015 from
Davis, Vicki. "Technology Integration." Edutopia. Edutopa, 4 Feb Web. 1 Jul < vicki-davis>.
Lynch, Matthew . "Cloud Computing and K-12 Classrooms." The Huffington Post 7 Feb The Huffington Post Web. edd/cloud-computing-and-k-12_b_ html.
Mietzner, D., & Reger, G. (2005). ”Advantages and disadvantages of scenario approaches for strategic foresight”. Int. J. Technology Intelligence and Planning, 1(2), 220–239.
Sobrero, P., (2004). The steps for futuring. Journal of Extention, 42(3). 
St. George, Donna. (2014, September 14). Schools move toward ‘Bring Your Own Device’ policies to boost student tech use. The Washington Post. Retrieved from bring-your- own-device-practices-to-boost-student-tech- use/ 2014/09/14/4d1e e-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html
UNESCO IITE Policy Brief

15. References
U.S. News. (2015). Retrieved July 26, 2015, from schools/connecticut/districts/waterbury-school- district/crosby-high-school-4559/student-body