David W. Deeds' presentation for the Alliance of International Educators' (AIE) 2015 China Chapter Conference: Using the New Media Consortium's (NMC) K-12 Horizon Report to Chart Your School's Future. Given Oct. 24-25 in Shanghai, China. David is the Technology Integrator/Teacher for the Yew Wah International Education School in Yantai, China.

1. Using the NMC K-12 Horizon Report
to Chart Your School’s Future
David W. Deeds
AIE 2015 China
Chapter Conference

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Introduction
• 14 years in teaching/training: 8 in higher
education, 6 in K-12
• Now the Technology Integrator/Teacher
for Yew Wah International Education
School of Yantai
• Expert Panel for 3 years, also New Media
Consortium (NMC) K-12 Ambassador

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Goals:
• Introduce the NMC, Horizon Report (HR)
• Discuss how the HR can (should!) be a
guide for creating/checking your plan
• Get you involved in the process, make
this a collaborative effort
• Cover at least one category here so that
you can do the rest at your school

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The New Media Consortium, HRs
• International community of educational
technology experts, staff and members
• Publish 40+ HR editions, 160+ countries
• Primary/secondary research, input from
international Expert Panel
• Join as individual/group: www.nmc.org
• Work with CoSN, now ISTE too

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CoSN: Consortium of School Networking
www.cosn.org
ISTE: International Society for Technology
in Education (use the standards!)
www.iste.org

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cdn.nmc.org/media/2015-nmc-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf
cdn.nmc.org/media/2015-nmc-horizon-report-k12-CN.pdf

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• Your school is a business, with
customers (parents, students)
• Ideally, think in terms of serving your
customers to the best of your ability
• Or, think of the HR as intelligence re:
what your competitors are offering
• Choice between a school with a STEAM
program or one without…?

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Does your school have a Technology Plan?
Well?
Be honest!
No Yes
Create
yours
using
the HR
Check
yours
using
the HR
Ideally, your school should have a 5-year plan!

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Steps:
1. Distribute the HR to teachers and
administrators
2. Ideally, give a presentation on the
report to everybody
3. Use collaboration (with the right
people!) to create/check your plan
4. Include regular progress milestones

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Suggestions:
• Ideally, create a Technology Committee
• Academic plus Support personnel, wide
variety (and don’t forget students)
• Use the “Build it, they will come!”
mindset for budgeting issues
• Create your Up-to-Date Teacher Model, a
goal to aspire to

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Trends
1-2 Years
• Increasing Use of Blended Learning
• Rise of STEAM Learning
3-5 Years
• Increasing Use of Collaboration
• Shift: Student Consumers to Creators

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Trends
5+ Years
• Rethinking How Schools Work
• Shift: Deeper Learning Approaches

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Using the Trends
• Think re: Policy, Leadership, Practice
• Policy: Hybrid learning, STEAM
• Leadership: Be the top-down innovator!
• Practice: Start 1+ online course, either
external (or ideally) internal; 1+ STEAM
event if not interdisciplinary courses

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Using the Trends
1-2 Year Plan:
• LMS (e.g., Sophia); eLearning (WizIQ)
• Start with either teacher professional
development or student courses
• Choose an event (Earth Day) for STEAM
• Create a continuum for programming

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Challenges
Solvable:
• Creating Authentic Learning
Opportunities
• Integrating Tech in Teacher Education
Difficult:
• Personalizing Learning
• Rethinking the Roles of Teachers

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Challenges
Wicked:
• Scaling Teaching Innovations
• Teaching Complex Thinking

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Using the Challenges
• Think re: Policy, Leadership, Practice
• Policy: Teacher evaluations include
collaboration, real-world projects,
technology integration?
• Leadership: If not, get with it!
• Practice: Teacher Certification Program

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Using the Challenges
1-2 Year Plan:
• Technology Baseline first, then build
• Methodologies in addition to mechanics!
• 1+ global collaboration project per
grade/subject, e.g., Flat Connections:
www.flatconnections.com

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Developments
1 Year or Less
• Bring Your Own Device (BYOD)
• Makerspaces
Substitute 1:1 for BYOD!

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Developments
2-3 Years
• 3D Printing
• Adaptive Learning Technologies
4-5 Years
• Digital Badges
• Wearable Technology

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Using the Developments
• Think re: Policy, Leadership, Practice
• (What’s no longer in the HR?)
• Policy: Expand tech beyond the IT labs!
• Leadership: Yes, you can (must) afford it!
• Practice: 1:1 Program, Makerspaces, 3D
printing (3D everything!)

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Using the Developments
1-2 Year Plan:
• Start your 1:1 Program as of next
calendar year, no more excuses!
• Find space for that Makerspace!
• Get a 3D printer! Also: virtual worlds,
Games-Based Learning (GBL), etc.

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“...a wonderful tool to demonstrate:
‘I am not making this stuff up!’ We use
the report as a framework for a global
perspective on technology in education
and why we are adopting our current
initiatives.”
Michael Nagler, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
Mineola UFSD

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Thank you/谢谢！Questions/Comments?
Work: david.w@ywies.com
Home: davidwdeeds@gmail.com
NMC Conference presentation on STEAM:
http://www.slideshare.net/davidwdeeds/2015-nmc-
conference-full-steam-ahead-via-change-management-
david-w-deeds