Tech Ready And Beyond! Best Practice Goes Online! Dr. Jennifer Parker-Moore, Macomb ISD Dr. Howard Pitler, McREL FRIDAY CONCURRENT SESSIONS: 2:45 – 3:45 P.M. Learning Objective • Know the implications of a collaborative pilot project between McREL and Macomb County, Michigan to explore best practice and technology readiness for Next Generation Assessments • Understand the implications of this pilot on roles, responsibilities, and goals in statewide tech readiness projects • Make Connections between these projects and other States seeking technology readiness for Next Generation Assessments • Transfer the learning to local planning and development in the area of best practice, technology readiness, and professional development Putting it all together! • Best practice instructional strategies • Instruction leadership to support teaching and learning • Technology tools that support best practice • Classroom tech readiness for online learning and assessment Training Teachers & Students • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 Getting it Started • 100 elementary principals participate in McREL’s Balanced Leadership project to look at role of elementary principal on student achievement outcomes. • These principals next move through the Classroom Instruction that Works framework and Power Walkthrough training Scaling Up… Macomb County Michigan’s 22i/TRIG Michigan’s REMC Project for Classroom RDI Leadership 21things Project Readiness Academy Working with Experts W Dr. BJ Stone T Dr. Matt Kuhn W Dr. Howard Pitler W T TDr. Elizabeth Hubbell I P I C C - T U The Pilot for Tech Ready Macomb RDI Leadership Academy • Training on Best Practice Instruction – 3 days training: Classroom Instruction that Works • Provide Mobile Devices – iPads • Training on MCREL Power Walk Through – 2 days training – 5 licenses per building : 1 Administrator, 4 teachers • Peer Coaching – Ongoing data conferencing and coaching conversations Bringing the Vision to Macomb County RDI Leadership Academy http://rdileadershipacademy.weebly.com/
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