Area 1-C RESPRO Meeting

Technology Planning Session IINovember 12, 2009Facilitator: Patti Furlano

Go around the room and read the cartoons.Choose your favorite and stand by that poster.Discuss how this cartoon relates to technology planning.Be ready to share with the whole group.

Comic Relief

One Voice at a Time

Have Fun & Learn!

Take Care of Yourself

Cell Phones on Vibrate

GROUP NORMS

AMTraining/Information

PM Work TimeOUR SESSIONS

4Dig deeper into the tech plan criteria.Explore best practices and effective strategies to collect and analyze data for the tech plan.Discover how understanding resistance to change can greatly aid our efforts.

TARGETS Read over the targets

Put a star next to one or more targets that reflect what you hope to gain from todays session.

Share with your tablemates.

TARGETS

Remaining SessionsJanuary 14February-as individually scheduled

Submit Plan for LTC Pre-Review Early-Mid February

Submission to ISBE March 1, 2010Approval by June 30, 2008TIMELINE7

Remember to use the template and cut and paste!ONLINE PLAN http://iirc.niu.edu

Have you finished your Basic/Draft Plan before submitting Form 470?

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Form 470Technology Plan Criteria

Section 1:Data & AnalysisPart A: District Report Card DataPart B: Local Assessment DataPart C: Other DataItem 1: Attributes and ChallengesItem 2: Educator Qualifications Professional Growth and Development DataItem 3: Parent Community InvolvementPart D: Technology Deployment

Section I: DATA & ANALYSISDescription Box

Tool and Date Administered

Examples:Think Link Quarterly Assessments-Sept, Dec, Feb, April, 2008Staff Technology Readiness Survey-Spring and FallTech Planning Meeting Minutes -Quarterly

What data did you collect and when?DATA & ANALYSISDescription1.Tool Date2. Tool Date13Put content in speaker notes Log in to iirc and screen capture

PhilWhat data did you collect and when?DATA & ANALYSISDescription1.Tool Date2. Tool Date14Put content in speaker notes Log in to iirc and screen capture

PhilSummary Box

Summary and Analysis of the data.Short synopsis of key trends and/or important factsIdentification of needs, gaps.

Summary1. trend2. fact3. gapSection 1:DATA & ANALYSIS Summary Box

What does the data tell you?

DATA & ANALYSISSummary1. trend2. fact3. gapKey Factors BoxProbable cause(s) of the summary/analysis data statements.

Key Factors1. Why2. WhyDATA & ANALYSISKey Factors BoxWhy are these things occurring?Key Factors1. Why2. WhyDATA & ANALYSISConclusions BoxShort description of identified needs to be addressed

Based on: Previous summary/analysis statementsIdentified key factorsWill lead to strategies and activities

Conclusions1. We will...2. We will..Section I:DATA & ANALYSISConclusions Box

What will we do to maintain or improve?

Section I:DATA & ANALYSISConclusions1. We will...2. We will..Symbol SpeculationDraw a simple symbol to represent what is your next step for your tech planning data collection and analysis

Turn to the person next to you, show them your symbol and tell them what it means. Lets Talk Data Collection Summary and Analysis

What sections of the tech plan do you need additional data for?

What tools could you use?

Share with your table.NEXT STEPS

With your team:Create a list of tools for your assigned section.

List:The tool and a brief descriptionAudience for the toolWhen and how often would you use the tool?What could the data tell you?

DATA TOOLS

Part A: Report CardISAT

PSAEPart B: Local Assessments DibelsSAT ACTThink Link Edutest AIMS webTerra NovaMAPDiscoveryPLANExploreOthers?

Part C: Attributes and ChallengesStudent Technology Use

Student SurveyTeacher Observation/Walkthru DataScope and Sequence AssessmentsPart C: Attributes and ChallengesCommunity DemographicsUS Census (http://www.factfinder.census.gov)District Report CardLocal Chambers of Commerce Community WebsitesPart C: Educator Qualifications Professional Growth and Development DataTeacher SurveysProfessional Development Logs or JournalsAttendance Sheet/Sign Ins Evaluations from PD events, trainings, conferencesReport Card Data: years of experience, advanced degrees.Staff Evaluations of Technology Proficiency

Part C: Parental/Community InvolvementParent SurveysLogs of website usage Homework Hotlines Homework and Grade Access (Power School, ,etc)Parental Involvement PoliciesInformation from Community/Parent MeetingsAgendasSign-in sheetsMinutesAction PlansPart D: Technology DeploymentHardware InventorySoftware InventoryInternet Access/Network LogsTechnology BudgetE Rate ApplicationInfrastructure Design AnalysisRedeployment Plans and PoliciesAUP/Internet Safety PoliciesTeam Time

Work with your team to visit all the posters and make note of tools you may use for YOUR technology planning.

DATA TOOLS

Please Stand

To earn your seat back you need to find someone not at your table and tell them how you are going to use the information from your chart.

POP -UPQuestions and Answers

Any issues or roadblocks?

One of the Biggest Roadblocks to Successful Technology IntegrationCHANGE

Resistance to

36ChangeTo make DIFFERENT. To take a different position, course, or DIRECTION. To REPLACE with another. To make a SHIFT.To undergo a modification, TRANSFORMATION, or transition.

-Webster's Dictionary

37The Speed of Change

Travel 4000 BC Camel caravan 8 mph

1785 Stagecoach 10 mph

1835Steam engine 13 mph

1935 Airplanes 100 mph

1960s Missiles 1800 mph

1990s Space Shuttle 17,000 mph38The Speed of ChangeKnowledge

All Scientific knowledge that mankind had accumulated by the year 1 AD = one unit of information.

1500- Doubled to 2 units

1750- Doubled from 2 to 4 units

1900- doubled to 8 units

The doubling speed has now reached every 1-2 years39No wonder you have a hard time keeping up with the latest data. Trying to stay current with the knowledge base of just a limited area of interest is impossible. When you move out of this familiar area, sifting through the maze of information is mind boggling. We are seeing more and more specialization as people try to control and limit the size of the information pool with which they must be familiar.

Perhaps the only person who likes change is a wet baby.

40Refer to Change Cheesesickness in handout.

What CHANGES are occurring locally, statewide, or nationally that will require you to make changes in your technology planning?Table Discussion41Think about this question: When has your attitude affected your performance and/or relationships?Change

is about recognizing, understanding and capturing thoughts, ideas and possibilities and transforming them into

actions and behaviors.

42Change

Change is inevitablewe can choose to be an active participant, to guide and shape the change or we can be a resistor, let it happen to us and suffer the stresses

Change is going to happen either way!

43Lessons We All Need to Learn About

Change

-Adapted from Michael Fullan44 Change is a Journey Not a Blueprint

"I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better." G. C. Lichtenberg

45No Amount of Knowledge Will Ever Make the Future Totally Clear

"Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

-John F. Kennedy

46?Problems Are Our Friends"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.- Chinese Proverb

47People don't resist change. They resist being changed.-Peter SengeChange Imposed is Change Opposed48Implementation Dips are InevitableExpect things to get worse before they improve. All successful schools and organizations experience the implementation dip.

Every Person is a Change AgentThey always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.

Andy Warhol

50Effective and Successful Change Takes Time

"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one that proves itself the most responsive to change." - Charles Darwin51USE QUESTION ON SLIDE: WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERENT AFRAID?Resistance Happens

Typical Approach to ResistanceOvercoming resistance at all costs.Ignoring the objections and putting down the resisters.53WHY?Failure to understand how people experience change in contrast to how it was intended lies at the very heart of the spectacular lack of success of most social reforms. Fullan54 The Experience of ChangeChange adds to the uncertainty of teaching.Change results in perception of a greater workload.The requested changes can cause guilt.

55Imposed Change and Veteran TeachersWhen change is imposed on veteran teachers, the implicit message is often not just that the new idea will be better, but also that what the teacher has been doing for years is ineffective or even harmful. -Sikes

56When change is imposed on veteran teachers, the implicit message is often not just that the new idea will be better, but also that what the teacher has been doing for years is ineffective or even harmful. (Sikes)

Why are veteran teachers often cynical about change initiatives?They have the perception that their power to change the world is limited. They have seen innovations come & go -each one being touted as the best approach.57Resisters are our friendsThey spend energy where you and I dont - finding the flaws in our plans.Making the richness of the outcome significantly higher.58Resisters are our friendsConsider what resistance you might encounter.How could that resistance help you make things better?How can you engage the resisters in productive conversations?59Alternative Approach to ResistanceMake a Compelling Case for Change

People need to get why an issue is crucial before they will commit to change. Make your case in a way that touches peoples minds and hearts.

+60Keep the Change Alive

Its one thing to roll out an idea, it is quite another to see the results from all your effort.

Celebrate small victories to keep people excited and on board.

Alternative Approach to Resistance61Get Back on Track Unexpected things happen that can derail a perfectly good idea.

Be prepared for the unexpected. Alternative Approach to Resistance

62Resistance should be attended to and honored. Identify the motive and act accordingly, e.g. listen, empathize, support.Think through the substance of the resistance, dont just dismiss it.Alternative Approach to Resistance63Work with your team Develop a list of practical, specific ways you could apply your assigned approach to resistance.What would you do?How might it change things for the better?Alternative Approach to Resistance64Think about the 2-3 most important ideas concerning change.

Jot them down.

POP-UPWork with your group to review the data collection and analysis activity.

Be prepared to share the activity with the group.

With your table group:

Review your assigned article.Choose 3-4 key learnings.Record on chart paper.Include: A graphic (one or more)2 or more colorsA song title or slogan that illustrates a key learning from the article.

DATA ANALYSISClosingComplete the Reflection Activity individually.

Share with your table.

Reflections

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