Timeline that considers

• Impact across divisions – ripple effects• Time for more in depth conversation with

faculty and other constituents• Time for creation of curriculum/resources• Long-range PD schedule development –

school wide initiative• Readiness of campus facility• Adoption/ adaption to Mac platform

2011-12 School Yr 2012-13 School Yr 2013- 14 School Yr 2014-15 School YrWinter

• Vetting process

Spring

• MS teachers receive Mac Laptops/ in-house PD Transition Work

• Communicate 121 Plan

June• PD from Apple

Summer• Transition MS

carts/lab to Macs• Teachers

transition curriculum for Macs

Fall

• MS students sessions as needed

• MS Teachers year long prep for 121 environment

Spring

• US teachers receive Mac Laptops/ in-house PD

June• US - PD from Apple

Summer• Transition US

carts/lab to Macs• Teachers prepare

plans for Macs

Fall

• MS roll out of 121

• US teachers year long prep for 121 environment

Fall

• US roll out of 121

Advantages Disadvantages

• Provides time for thorough vetting of 121 plan

• Includes consideration of the switch to a new platform

• Increases time for teacher preparation of curriculum and PD

• MS facilities ready (furniture, wireless projection)

• Allows time for improvements to US campus

• Student access would increase

• Inequity would remain for some students

• Other schools may have 121 in place sooner

• Some MS/US teachers are ready now

Vetting Process

• December – January complete presentation of 121 plan for Head and Central Admin

• January – March discussions/ presentations teachers and students

• March-April present to Board

• April – May communicate to broader community/ parents

MAC- PC Transition

• Receive laptops at 2 hour sessions to go over basics• Assign mentors within the division• 6 weeks of after school drop in sessions for support • June professional development with Apple• Summer workshops by LS Mac Coaches and MS

Experts• August back to school sessionsback

Curriculum Transition

• PC based material/software to Mac based • Research of materials – e texts, supplementary

material, web 2.0 apps, Learning Management System (Moodle)

• Creation of versions of lessons that take advantage of all students with laptops

• Development of new approaches to instruction curriculum appropriate

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