The document provides recommendations from a Bring Your Own Device pilot project in three Saskatoon public schools. It recommends establishing a leadership team to guide the initiative and support champions within the staff. It also stresses the importance of providing regular professional development opportunities for staff on transformative technology and assessing where students and staff are at to adjust support. Finally, it outlines suggestions for effective communication with parents, staff, and students about the initiative and ensuring the necessary infrastructure upgrades are in place.

1. P o w e r i n g U p
P i l o t
Recommendations

2. The following recommendations are based on
the feedback from the 3 Saskatoon Public
schools who participated in the B.Y.O.D.
pilot, 2012-2013.

3. Leadership
Recommendations:
• Create a leadership team of 4-6 committed members
• Leadership team members must have sound understanding of the goals, and a sound
pedagogical understanding of transformative technology Support
pioneers/champions within your staff who are willing to experiment.
• Provide opportunities for your staff to demonstrate leadership through sharing
• Administrators need to support the initiative and keep it on the staff radar at all times
• If applicable, choose a S.I.T.L. who has the capacity to work well with staff- provide
them with at least one period per day in their timetable.
• Align the initiative with school and division priorities /Embed within the school goal.
(C.I.T/TLG, Division Priorities)
Samples of Team Members:
• Elementary Leadership team members:
Principal, Vice-Principal, Teacher Librarian, teacher representative and SPS consultant.
• Secondary Leadership team members:
Principal, Vice-Principal, Teacher Librarian, Secondary Instructional Technology Leader, Learning Leaders and SPS
consultant

4. Staff Supports
General Recommendations:
• Provide regular scheduled differentiated P.D. opportunities
• Build in opportunities to gather feedback from staff – this will guide your
leadership team in their future actions and allow them to be responsive to
their learners needs.
• Enlist the help of expert facilitators whenever possible
• Provide samples of what transformative technology looks like in the
classroom.
• Develop a plan to assess where students and staff are at as you move
forward so that you can reteach, adjust and suit to your staff needs
• Provide P.D. in specific subject areas/grade levels.
• Develop a communication plan to include weekly memos, staff virtual
space
• C.I.T./T.L.G: provide time for your staff to create an effective question that
integrates technology in a meaningful way.

5. Timeline

6. Communication Suggestions
• Parents:
• Newsletter
• Q and A letter with option to opt out.
• Staff
• Virtual space for team to acquire new knowledge, share their learning
and collaborate with their peers
• Staff weekly newspaper
• Staff surveys/exit slips
• Staff meeting agendas** Meetings feature a demonstration/sharing to
celebrate successes and promote growth mindset.
• Students:
• Student handbook
• Student forums
• Student surveys i.e. TTFM

7. Infrastructure and Equipment
General Recommendations:
• W.A.P. additions must be upgrade/adjusted as
needed
• Infrastructure upgrades re WiFi and bandwidth
are a priority
• Office 365 fully functional
• Consultants
• Class set of tablets with cart provides support to
teachers and students