Notre Dame Preparatory is known for its spirit of innovation and its rigorous academic standards. Hear how they leverage education technology to offer a blended learning environment that impacts both student achievement and recruiting.

3. Blended Learning Models

5. Over 40% of students are currently communicating with theirteachers electronically and over 70% of students are communicating with friends and family through text, email, and IM

6. Over 70% of high school students have access to a computerand 67% have access to a cell phoneTechnology is a daily part of students’ lives and should be integrated into their school lives.

7. 6 – 12 – private, Catholic, all female Towson, Maryland www.notredameprep.com Mia walsh ‘84 Curriculum Technology Specialist

8. Blackboard implementation NDP Environment Choosing Blackboard Strategic Planning Goals Preparing Faculty Blended Learning Opportunities

9. Ndp environment 8th year of 1-1 laptop school for Upper Level – student owned 2 students: laptop in Middle Level in carts – NDP owned Interactive projection systems in 80% classrooms in UL, 100% in ML

10. CHOOSING BLACKBOARD Amalgamation of Moodle, SharePoint, FrontPage Shared network drives for documents Offer 21st century skills in protected environment Effective communication between stakeholders

11. Strategic planning Excellence by Design – a 7 year plan 2 student-based objectives 2 organizational capacity objectives Blackboard has roll in three out of four

12. students will demonstrate initiative and accountability for their learning. Access to class lessons, lecture notes and video/audio recordings from that day’s class Grades posted for assignments through Grade Center Provide differentiated learning opportunities for students. Identify 21st century learning styles as it applies to the learning experience & utilize Blackboard tools that coincide.

13. culture of clear, timely, and substantive communication among all stakeholders. Blackboard provides multiple methods to communicate teacher/student; student/teacher; student/student Utilize Blackboard courses to disseminate information to entire community with guest access. Parent Association has course to share documents for every grade level Implementation of Alert Now, a Blackboard product

14. achieve effective vertical and horizontal integration of the curriculum. Humanities / STEM programs – Blackboard shared courses with multiple teachers using site Ability to compare grade-level courses of the same subject area or the progression from year to year.

15. Preparing faculty 3 full days of Blackboard training in summer 2-4 paid afternoon sessions per month using Title II money (Schoolhouse NDP) Tech Mentors in each Department Parent training sessions for 6th grade students

16. Blended learning Wikis, Discussion Boards Blogs Wimba Sessions Group Tools (file sharing, communication) Integration with SafariMontage Ability to post video, audio or files

17. Additional questions How are you using technology at Notre Dame Prep and is it effective at fostering student achievement? How is technology keeping students and parents engaged? Is Blackboard making the school function more efficiently? What do parents and students think about your use of technology?