1. North Carolina Learning Technology Initiative (NCLTI) Verna Lalbeharie Emmy Coleman Cynthia Sartain The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation NC State University College of Education March 3, 2011

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 21st century.” Goals NC public schools will produce globally competitive students; NC public schools will be led by 21st 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 21st century systems.

3. How Far Have We Moved the Needle?

4. What is the NCLTI? A strategic partnership to creating future-ready schools Goals of Engagement Equity Economic development Creating a new learning ecology in our schools To prepare future-ready students, we must provide future-ready environments, tools, learning processes and content

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

6. NCLTI Pilot Schools

7. Where is NCLTI?

8. Elements of NCLTI Effective leadership and community support Teachers prepared to use technology to enhance teaching and learning Local instructional technology facilitators/coaches Alignment of standards, curriculum, instruction and assessment Digital content and tools appropriate for students 21st century skills and content integrated into the curriculum A wireless, multimedia digital device for every student and teacher Broadband connectivity and wireless access throughout the school Other technology resources Policies to support future-ready teaching and learning Sustainable funding via public-private partnerships

9. NCLTI Framework for Planning Provide planning assistance and leadership coaching to NC districts Provide professional development to help teachers to teach successfully in 1:1 learning environments Provide professional development for principals, technology directors, instructional technology facilitators and other administrators Develop a planning and implementation framework to inform additional school districts and statewide planning

10. Support Coach Role Coaches deliver customized support services in the areas of: Framework design Funding/sustainability Curriculum & Instruction Technology Administration Infrastructure Professional development

11. Professional Development Leading Innovation Institute Instructional Technology Facilitators Institutes Content-Specific Teacher Workshops Online Face to Face Course Development OPD on high-need topics Getting Started in 1:1 Classroom Innovate to Transform the 1:1 Classroom with Web 2.0 Tools Content-specific aligned to NC Standards

12. NCLTI Framework for Planning Evaluate

13. TCO NCLTI – it all fits…. Friday Institute 21st Century Assessment Teacher Working Condition Survey EVASS Research Review and Data Analysis NCDPI Partners MCNC Assessment AMTR MCREL

14. NCLTI – it all fits…. District & School Transformation 21st Century Assessment Friday Institute Intel Leadership Focused Committed Leadership NCDPI Partners RttT Initiatives IMPACT

15. NCLTI – it all fits…. Intel Teach Thinkfinity NCFalcon ACRE Essential Standards Professional Development C & I Pedagogy Common Core NCDPI Partners CCSA Online Assessment MCREL RttT NCWise Owl

16. NCLTI – it all fits…. CLOUD Computing NCREN Golden LEAF Financing and Sustainability Erate NCDPI Partners Connectivity Services RttT

17. NCLTI – it all fits…. NC Tech Plan CIPA - FERPA Policies Procedures NCDPI Partners RttT Initiatives Friday Institute

18. NCLTI – it all fits…. NCDPI Connectivity Services CLOUD Computing InfrastructureDeployment NCDPI Partners MCNC Services NC Microsoft IT Academy Friday Institute

19. Opportunities for High Impact LEA Technology Summary WirelessNetworks-$48.54M-66 LEAs 1:1 Initiatives-$25.53M-57 LEAs Interactive Classrooms-$6.26M-12 LEAs Total $80.33M*-94 LEAs *Does not include 34.6M budgeted for NC Ed Cloud

20. FAQ Where can I find the Framework for Planning? http://www.fi.ncsu.edu/project/nc-11-learning-collaborative/ How can we access the resources in the toolkit? In conversation with NCDPI on best approach to rolling out these resources and necessary supports statewide…stay tuned! Open Q&A