Presented by:Dr. Lisa Gonzales –

State Vice President of Legislative ActionAssociation of California School Administrators

TICAL Cadre Member

Jason Borgen – Santa Cruz County Office of Education

Program Director, Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL)

iPossibilities…An Overview of Ed Tech Initiatives in

California

Outcomes

• Present an overview of technology initiatives in California

• Experience the leadership landscape in California

• Learn about the 21st century digital advances in California

• Share what your state is doing so we can learn from each other

Poll Everywhere

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Educational Trends

ACSA Strategic Planning

We will cultivate transformational technologies in all aspects of our work.

•Incorporate tech in all trainings

•Professional development for staff

•New management system

•Social media job alike web presence

•Fully utilize region websites

•Online calendars for state, regions, charters

•Create repository web portal

•Pursue YouTube, Slideshare, TED model

ACSA Technology

Leadership Group

Advocacy Work in

California

Samples of legislation:

•SB505 - regional support for ed tech

•SB520 - incentives for students in UC/CSU/CC/high school systems to take online courses

•SB714 - online courses can count for average daily attendance/funding

•AB342 - school districts/county offices can provide online instruction

•SB682 - digital textbooks available

•SB185 - publishers provide digital materials free of charge

Publication

Topics

• Two-way communication with social media

• Using tech to support good instruction, not replace it

• STEM/STEAM

• Online professional development

• Project-based learning

• Becoming a visionary technology leader

• Preparing new and aspiring school leaders

Department of EducationProgram and Projects

TICALThe Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership

A Statewide Education Technology Service

Funded by the CDE through theSanta Cruz County Office of Education

TICAL’s mission

•To help K-12 school leaders provide informed and effective leadership in the use of technology to improve education.

TICAL is really three things

• An Internet portal (www.portical.org)

• A statewide cadre of school leaders in CA and AR

• An annual statewide leadership symposium in collaboration with ACSA and CUE in CA (www.lead3.org)

Social Media Handbook

• Resource for school leaders • Sections include:

o Overview of social mediao Benefits to educational leaderso Services for using social mediao Policies to Enacto Recommendations for Strategic Implementationo Resources and Templates

www.portical.org/tools/socialmediahandbook.html

CLRN

www.clrn.org

TechSETS

www.techsets.org

www.myctap.org

CTAP Performance Assessments

http://bit.ly/ctapccss

http://k12hsn.org

+California Ed Tech

Task Force

Assessment

Teaching

Learning

Infrastructure

Big Ideas – Learning

• Promote the use of online instructional materials that engage and build 21st century competencies

• Build a political coalition for “anytime, anyplace, any pace” learning

• Advocate for broad implementation of existing tech frameworks (CTE, Library, etc.)

• Find a way around current ADA funding to approaches that do not limit teacher flexibility with technology in synchronous and asynchronous instruction

Big Ideas – Teaching

• Provide/leverage regional & statewide tech support systems to meet current/emerging needs of teachers & administrators

• Prioritize technology at the CDE with a cabinet level position

• Facilitate the implementation of online teaching & learning, teacher & administrative certification, and professional development standards

• Encourage and reward teachers for use of and risk-taking with technology

• Develop a clear plan for summative & formative assessments of the policies, programs and services as implemented

Big Ideas – Assessment

• Draw upon assessment approaches from sectors outside of education

• Develop an assessment system that provides feedback to students with validation from experts in the field for “real world” learning

• Use ranked data sources & open source to provide technology infrastructure and sharing of learning resources

• Create personalized formative and summative assessments for Common Core State Standards (including infrastructure and professional development)

• Communicate about data access, privacy issues & changes in assessment system

Big Ideas – Infrastructure

• Ensure every student has access to one-to-one technology with compliance guidelines for Williams settlement

• Create minimum bandwidth standards; scalable & flexible infrastructure; connect existing data systems

• Leverage service models that exist in County Offices of Education

• Collaborate with industry partners/public-private programs• Directly engage the California Public Utility Commission

(CPUC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC)• Emphasize safe and appropriate use of technology• Create Cabinet level position at the CDE for technology

Computer Using Educators

www.cue.org

Leading Edge Certification - California and Beyond

• National Certification Program• Created by alliance of nonprofits,

educational agencies, etc.• Focused on innovation and edtech• Courseworks from 40-60 which is

mostly only• 3 Certifications developed so far:

o Online Blended Teachero Administrator/Educational Leadero Digital Educator

• All performanced-basedo Participants complete Portoflio

www.leadingedgecertification.org

LEC For the Administrator Portfolio Example

www.leadingedgecertification.org

Poll Everywhere

What are you doing in your state?

Outcomes

• Present an overview of technology initiatives in California

• Experience the leadership landscape in California

• Learn about the 21st century digital advances in California

• Share what your state is doing so we can learn from each other

Thank You!

Dr. Lisa Gonzaleslisatheprincipal@gmail.com

Jason Borgenjborgen@portical.org