Teachers in the Lewisville Independent School District are provided professional development opportunities to learn how to effectively integrate new and old technology tools into their instruction. This includes learning the basics of each tool, designing lessons that leverage the tools, and collaborating with other teachers to develop cross-curricular projects. A multi-day instructional technology camp provides training for over 100 teachers on having students use devices to create content and products in the classroom. Surveys found that teachers felt more prepared to incorporate technology into lessons aligned with district initiatives and that students were using iPads and MacBooks several times a week for activities like research, media creation, and presentations.

1. TEACHINGTHETEACHERS
ACCESS LEARNING
Teachers learn the basics
of each technology tool, both
old and new.
DESIGN LEARNING
Teachers learn to use the
tools in a more effective
instructional manner.
CREATe CONNECTIONS
Teachers come together to
create professional ties in
order to get new ideas and
make trans-district and cross-
curricular projects a reality.
LEADTHEWAY
These courses are offered to
give teachers the leadership
skills needed to implement
their own professional
learning courses both
campus and district-wide.
XCamp
trainingsummer2013
Instructional Technology
Professional Development
Multi-day experience built around how students
use devices to create content and products in the
classroom.Teachers are given time for reflection,
self teaching, and connecting with others. This
camp creates critical leaders to move the
strategic design initiative forward in LISD.
summer2013
7 days
52 hours
23 campuses
118
2,074
8,437
courses
teachers
hours
Grades
9-12
grades
6-8 grades
K-5
63teachers
ANDTHETEACHERS SAID ...
“I have found that students
who previously would not
have done academic
activities now are willing
to do similar work using
technology. ... Students enjoy
making choices about how
they will demonstrate required
concepts.” LISD middle school English teacher
At the end of the 2012-13 school year, three months after 1:X started at Lewisville High
School and Killian and Downing middle schools, we asked teachers what they thought
about 1:X, the drive to put more technology into student hands. Overall, teachers under-
stood the connection between 1:X and Strategic Design initiatives that resulted from
local community input to reform education. We asked,“On average, per week, how often
do students in your classroom use technology for research, productivity, media rich
content creation, and presentation? The answer: ”A lot.”Here’s what they said:
LISD STUDENTWEEKLY USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN CLASS
Purpose and frequency
1:X is an initiative that gives
students tools to access,
create, share and collaborate
as digital citizens.
Each student gets the right
technology at the right time.
It’s learning anywhere, anytime.
9,283
5,756
5,579
Numbers
of students
with iPads
95% 75% 54% 67% 81%
Teachers say
they need
five or more
MacBook Airs
in the classroom
for students
to create
media rich
content.
Teachers say
LISD Technology
provided
their campus
with
adequate
staff
development.
Teachers say
students use
MacBook Airs
heavily
for learning
multiple times
per week.
Teachers say
students use
iPads heavily
for learning
multiple times
per week.
Teachers say
that 1:X allows
them to teach
in a way
that aligns
with LISD
Strategic Design
initiatives.
LEWISVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | 2013-2014 | PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS | TECHNOLOGY
Research
none
5%
1-2
times
33%
3-4
times
30%
daily
33%
productivity
12%
33%
30%
25%
none 1-2
times
3-4
times
daily
media rich
content
creation
19%
50%
19%
12%
none 1-2
times
3-4
times
daily
presentation
18%
45%
25%
12%
none 1-2
times
3-4
times
daily

2. LISD’s Wide Area Network covers
127 square miles, the largest in
Denton County. From
November
2012toAugust2013ittook49,025
man hours to add 265 miles of
copper cable and
4,593 access points.
The amount LISD
saved
by in-house deployment
of technology products.
Mobile Device
Management system
manages all PCs, ipads,
iphones and Android
devices. It distributes
apps and files
such as e-textbooks
to the devices.
the
network
grows
INTERNET SpIKE
2008 2013
Apple Model campuses, AP World History classes,
teachers and students were supplied with 24, 743
iPads. Campuses and various departments
purchased 4,406 iPads.
29,149
ipads
absolute
mdm
$942,000
Weekly average:
1.5 million, of
that, 88%
is spam.
On weeknights, we see an
average of 2GB of LISD
internet
bandwidth used by student iPads
after they leave school. Usage tapers
off towards midnight, then fires up
again between 4 and 5 a.m.
e-mail
nightshift
networks and
infrastructure
Today it’s grown to
6 GB, 20 times
that in five years.
In 2008, the LISD
internet pipe was
300 MB.