Presentation for the administrative council on implementation of a 1:1 laptop program for grades 6 - 12

1. April 2009

3. NEW PARADIGM
OLD PARADIGM
Teacher-centered instruction Student-centered learning
Single-sense stimulation Multi-sensory stimulation
Single-path progression Multi-path progression
Single-media Multi-media
Solitary work Collaborative work
Information delivery Information exchange
Passive, receptive learning Active, inquiry-based learning
Factual, knowledge-based Critical thinking, informed
decision making
Re-active response Pro-active, planned
Remote, static context Authentic, real-world context

5. Communication
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 Improved interaction between students and teachers
 Increased home-school communication and parental involvement
Engagement
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 Engaged in more collaborative work than non-laptop students
 Increased student ownership of learning
Learning Strategies
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 Increased usage of project based learning
 Increased cadre of technologically sophisticated students
Performance
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 By years 3 or more of implementation increased student performance
and outcomes on traditional measures; scores are higher in reading
and writing assessments

6. Recommendation:
GRCS 1:1 Laptop Program
It is not about the technology; it is about the teaching and
learning that can occur with the accessibility of the tool.

7. Support our mission statement
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 Develop 21st century skills
 Meet educational standards
 Provide equitable access
 Enhance student-teacher interaction
 Teach discernment and the ethical use
 Enhance learning and student achievement
 Provide differentiation of instruction

8. High School
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 13 classes can NOT fit into any lab at the HS
 64 classes have only one lab available for use
 Oldest desktops in the district serving 998 students
GR Christian MS
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 6th grade laptops are 5 years old
 88 computers available to the 270 7th and 8th grade students
 Not enough computers available during core class time
Rockford Christian MS
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 Share the lab with K – 5 students
 No 6th grade student laptops

9. Targeted Professional Development
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for teachers
 Evaluation of current tech support
staff size
 Continued equipping of each
classroom to be a 21st Century
classroom
 Development and equipping a Help
Desk area

10. 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Class of
12th grade
2010
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11th grade 12th grade
2011
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10th grade 11th grade-yr 1 12th grade-yr 2
2012
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9th grade 10th grade-yr 1 11th grade-yr 2 12th grade-yr 3
2013
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8th grade 9th grade 10th grade-yr 1 11th grade-yr 2 12th grade-yr 3
2014
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7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4
2015
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6th grade-yr 1 7th grade–yr 2 8th grade–yr 3 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4
2016
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6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4
5th grade
2017
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4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4
2018
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3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4
2019
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2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3
2020
Class of
1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2
2021
Class of
1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 9th grade-yr 1
Kdgn
2022
Class of
1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4
Kdgn
2023

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