One To One Laptop Proposal

April 2009

NEW PARADIGM OLD PARADIGM Teacher-centered instruction Student-centered learning Single-sense stimulation Multi-sensory stimulation Single-path progression Multi-path progression Single-media Multi-media Solitary work Collaborative work Information delivery Information exchange Passive, receptive learning Active, inquiry-based learning Factual, knowledge-based Critical thinking, informed decision making Re-active response Pro-active, planned Remote, static context Authentic, real-world context

Communication   Improved interaction between students and teachers  Increased home-school communication and parental involvement Engagement   Engaged in more collaborative work than non-laptop students  Increased student ownership of learning Learning Strategies   Increased usage of project based learning  Increased cadre of technologically sophisticated students Performance   By years 3 or more of implementation increased student performance and outcomes on traditional measures; scores are higher in reading and writing assessments

Recommendation: GRCS 1:1 Laptop Program It is not about the technology; it is about the teaching and learning that can occur with the accessibility of the tool.

Support our mission statement   Develop 21st century skills  Meet educational standards  Provide equitable access  Enhance student-teacher interaction  Teach discernment and the ethical use  Enhance learning and student achievement  Provide differentiation of instruction

High School   13 classes can NOT fit into any lab at the HS  64 classes have only one lab available for use  Oldest desktops in the district serving 998 students GR Christian MS   6th grade laptops are 5 years old  88 computers available to the 270 7th and 8th grade students  Not enough computers available during core class time Rockford Christian MS   Share the lab with K – 5 students  No 6th grade student laptops

Targeted Professional Development  for teachers  Evaluation of current tech support staff size  Continued equipping of each classroom to be a 21st Century classroom  Development and equipping a Help Desk area

2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Class of 12th grade 2010 Class of 11th grade 12th grade 2011 Class of 10th grade 11th grade-yr 1 12th grade-yr 2 2012 Class of 9th grade 10th grade-yr 1 11th grade-yr 2 12th grade-yr 3 2013 Class of 8th grade 9th grade 10th grade-yr 1 11th grade-yr 2 12th grade-yr 3 2014 Class of 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4 2015 Class of 6th grade-yr 1 7th grade–yr 2 8th grade–yr 3 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4 2016 Class of 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4 5th grade 2017 Class of 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4 2018 Class of 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade 6th grade 7th grade 8th grade 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 12th grade-yr 4 2019 Class of 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 11th grade-yr 3 2020 Class of 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 9th grade-yr 1 10th grade-yr 2 2021 Class of 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 9th grade-yr 1 Kdgn 2022 Class of 1st grade 2nd grade 3rd grade 4th grade 5th grade-yr 1 6th grade-yr 2 7th grade-yr 3 8th grade-yr 4 Kdgn 2023

Education Today and Tomorrow. Dir. B Nesbitt. Perf. 16 Digital Natives. YouTube. Reynolds, Peter. The 21st Century Kid. Thinkfinity, Basking Ridge, NJ. 2 Apr. 2009 <http://www.thinkfinity.org/images/features/ 21st_century_PR_2.jpg>.

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