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Blended @ Navigate: Our Journey In Disruptive Innovation Jeff Stewart: District Principal - Distributed Learning Marieke Holtkamp: Vice-Principal , Navigate (NIDES) Comox Valley School District
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Blended @ Navigate:Our Journey In Disruptive Innovation
Jeff Stewart: District Principal - Distributed LearningMarieke Holtkamp: Vice-Principal , Navigate (NIDES)
Comox Valley School District
navigate: (NIDES) Comox Valley, BCOne of the original 9 DE Schools in BCFifth Largest DL School In BC (55 in total)K to 12: Provincial Client Base4000+ Students (Headcount)Full Time & XE Students
Who's Driving the Change Train?
But You Go FIRST!!!
Change is GOOD...
Risk Resources ResistanceReward
SoLongSuckers!!
ENTER/E2 = eCademy of New Technologies -Engineering & Robotics
ENTER Now in 4th YearOpened 2012 Grade 6-8ENTER 2 in 2014 (8-10)24 students in each cohort3 Days Face-to-Face2 Days DLiNACOL Innovative Practice Award 2014
The Learning PlatformStudent's Passions At The Heart = STEAM
SEL = My ENTER PeepsCurriculum Integration - Project Based Learning
Parents As Co-Facilitators of LearningCommunity Partnerships
Bending & Breaking Conventions
What conventions are we tenaciously holding onto in education that no longer serve students, teachers and our
communities?
Box Boy
Risk Taking in Education
Can you think of examples in public education?
"Because that's who corporate America wants: people who seem like bold risk-takers, but never actually do anything. Actually doing things gets you fired. In fact I'm writing a book on this very phenomenon."
Barney Stinson
"In The Beginning"
DL = Living On The Periphery
DL B&M
22,000 FTE (size of Ricmond SD) 55 Public DL Schools 15 IndependentsOn-line = Fastest growing market in educationThe most regulated DL constituency in N.A.
Students that take at least one DL course have a higher graduation rate in BC than those that don't. (89.9%/85.3% - 2013) BC MOE
The BC DL Context
Change?...Consider This!
"50% of all secondary school courses will be done online by 2019"
Christensen Institute
What will this "shift" require?
...To Just LEARNING
The Journey From Classroom Learning vs. Distributed Learning
Blended = Bending Modalities
Traditional Classroom
Virtual Classroom
BLENDEDLiberates
Time
Pace
Path
Place
navigate: Our Blended Journey (NIDES)
2010-12~ Significant decline in K-9 DL Enrolment
~ Graduation Rates in District~ Competitive market place
~ Rise of 21st Century Learning
The Need To "Shift"
Lingering DE Thinking & SystemsKnowledge of Parent & Student Demand
DL Policy: Calendar - F2F % - Teacher TimeAn Empty School
BC Education PlanPersonalization & PBL/IBLDistrict Support For Change
= A Burst of Blended
First Step = Re-Branding
From NIDES To Navigate
HiredAMarketingCompany
Second Step: A New Philosophy for Learning!
Teaching to "FLOW"Sparks - The Element - Passion
Autonomy - Mastery - Moral PurposeFocus on Student Assets
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Now It Looks Like...
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Step 3: New Blended Programs K-12
Fine Arts eCademy
Secondary ILCs
The PATCH
Secondary iClass
Full time ILCs @ 3 Secondary Schools
Cadre of Specialist ILC Teachers
1 to 1 Computer Lab
Constant Monitoring
Focus on Semester Completion
Teacher on Both Sides of the Screen
High Completion Rates
Independent Learning Centres (ILC)
Secondary iClass10 -12
No 10-12 F2F Program for 300 FT Students 2010Began One Day F2F
Rich in Community Outings & ProgrammingNanaimo - Qualicum Beach - Comox Valley
Rapid Growth in Secondary Program
Possibilities: The VEX Robotics Thing
Less than three years ago we had no secondary robotics program!
April 2014 = They placed 23rd out of 450 Teams at World's in San Diego
The Matrix @ GP Vanier~ Open to full time Navigate students in grade 10-12
~ Opportunity to take any of the offered F2F electives~ Dedicated classroom to work, staffed by 4 Navigate
teachers who support all DL students @ Vanier
The "eCademies"Personal Education Plans (PEPs) for Every Student
Rich Parent Involvement - Co-Facilitation of Learning Learning Cycle Showcases - Compass Weeks
eCademy Encounters - Community IntegrationePortfolios - Blogs - Rich in Parent/Teacher Dialogue
The Learning Cycles Calendar
Spark Interview WeekParents - Champion - Student - Teacher
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Community Building WeekAll Navigate Programs K-12
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Learning Cycles: 8 Weeks (X 4)PBL/IBL - Learning Showcases
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Compass Weeks (X 3)P/T Assessment Meetings - eCademy Encounters
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Community Celebration Week
Fine Arts eCademy(FAE)
Multi-Grade Divisions (Pods - K-2/3-5/6-8)Family Groups K-8
FA Curriculum Integration - Global EducationUNESCO 4 Pillars of Learning & Brokenleg's SOC
= MAGIC
Cohorts of 24 Very Diverse Students (Gr. 6-7 & 8-10)Converted Instructional Spaces
Two Technology Education Teachers - BCIT Technology/UBC B.Ed.
"Host School" Principals Who Want the Program
ENTER & E2(eCademy of New Technologies, Engineering & Robotics)
What We Have Discovered
The focus on students passions and personalization is paying off big time! Engagement & Performance
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The power of social emotional learning should not be underestimated
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Parents want to be partners & co-facilitators: Unlock their potential to help drive learning
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Being different comes with a cost, but the tide is turning
What We Have Discovered
Begin With A Clear & Viable Philosophy______________________________________________________
Build It & They Will Come - Parents & Students Are Hungry for Change
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Run the Experiment: "Fire-Ready-Aim"______________________________________________________
Communicate - Communicate - Communicate
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Think Small: Small changes can tip the axis of an organization
Today's Session:
We Will Explore:The difference between sustaining and disruptive innovation How blended learning provides powerful opportunities for innovation & system transformationReflections on examples from our experience at Navigate (NIDES)
"Blended instruction creates a more substantive and dynamic sense of community for students and
teachers alike!"
Provocation #2
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ENTER: Voices on the Power of Blended
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Fine Arts eCademy K-8
Proliferation of technology & internetUnanticipated explosion of social mediaGrowth and popularity of online learningTransformation of Curriculum & Graduation Program in BC Declining enrolment and resourcesCompetition in the educational "market"
The Context for Change
Blended in Five?
"Within the next five years, all teaching will
involve blended learning."
Are we ready?
What is Blended?
Learning AnyTime - Pace - Path - Place
Sustaining Innovations
Example: Flipped Classroom
Helps the organization do a better job delivering an existing productServe existing clients and markets The structures, norms and conventions remain relatively unchanged. Essential in maintaining the health & growth of organization
Disruptive InnovationOffers a new version of what is good Addresses a need from areas of non-consumptionInitially serves needs of less demanding customersEvolves to serve the most demanding customersEventually transforms an entire sector
Example: Cross Enrolled Distributed Learning Courses
Theory of Hybrids:Initial stage of systems transformationA mix of old & new technology Targets existing consumers Evaluated by pre-existing standards/criteriaDoes not address areas of non consumption
Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools
Horn & Staker - 2014 - Jossey Bass
Examples in Education?
Disruptive Innovation- Begins In Areas of "Non Consumption" -
Credit Recovery - Drop Outs - AP - Home Bound - Tutoring - Incarcerated Youth - In School Suspension - Rural & Remote Schools - Scheduling Conflicts - Home Schooling - Foreign Languages - Summer School - Pre K - Developing
Countries -Mental Health
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The DE/DL/BL Education Version
Disruptive Innovation - A Powerful Force For Equity -
How would learning and teaching change if all classroom curriculum, resources and assessment
were placed online?
Traditional
Virtual
Hmmmmmm?
Provocation
"The Patch"For youth heading to the "Patch" before graduationGr.11/12 program developed by teacher & WEX EA
Provides essential job training and planning for work/life in patchGoal to reconnect these students to school to graduate
Provide certification (H2SO4/First Aid/Safety) as one bundleNo cost to the student!
Guinness World Record
"SMOKE ON THE WATER"
Change?
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Suli Breaks: Create The Future
Our Learning Session90 Minutes
1. Blended Learning As Disruptive Innovation2. Discussion Provocations Throughout3. Navigate's Blended Journey & Programs 4. Wrap Up
DL SchoolsMOE Policy
Start With Why?
Our Focus Today!!!!
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|5. 5 Minutes Sharing Out|
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The "Shift"
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Navigate Goes Blended
ENTER (6-8)Fine Arts eCademy (k-8)
Secondary Independent Learning Centres (ILCs)
2014ENTER 2 (8-10)
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iClass
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Voices From The Navigate Journey
Why Blended?What will blended learning look like in your district in 5
years?
Opportunities and Innovation
What are the prime areas of opportunity for innovation in your district?
"Students think & learn in fundamentally different ways because of technology, social media and the
internet!"
Provocation #2
Provocation #4
"The assessment & communication of learning is fundamentally transformed and improved through
blended instruction!"
Why Blended?(Table Talk)
What are the biggest obstacles to blended learning in your district?
Introductions:
In the last year or so...what is the most memorable learning innovation you have been or are involved in?
In a very short time, blended learning will replace traditional classroom instruction and be the mainstream in education. Students, social media and technology are forcing the shift.
Provocation
