1. North
Carolina
Learning
Technology
Initiative
(NCLTI)
September
18,
2013
Overview,
Resources,
and
Future
Opportunities
Friday Institute's Digital Learning Collaborative, 2013

2.
Where
is
your
district
in
planning
digital
learning
initiatives?
Respond
using:
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OR
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Phone
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Up:
Poll
Question
#1

3. In
ONE
word,
what
keeps
you
up
at
night
with
regard
to
digital
teaching
and
learning
in
your
district?
Respond
using:
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OR
* Mobile
Phone
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Up:
Poll
Question
#2

4. What
is
NCLTI?
North
Carolina
Learning
Technology
Initiative
(NCLTI)
• An
overarching
framework
to
planning,
implementing,
and
sustaining
digital
teaching
and
learning
in
schools
and
districts
across
the
state.
• Planning
guidance,
tools,
and
resources
-­‐
emphasis
on
curriculum
and
instruction
and
not
merely
technology.
• The
focus
is
NOT
on
devices,
but
rather
on
creating
relevant,
personalized
educational
opportunities.

5. Why
is
NCLTI
Important?
Rationale...
• LEA
and
statewide
investments
in
technology
need
to
focus
on
maximizing
and
sustaining
impact
on
teaching
and
learning.
• An
ongoing,
rigorous,
strategic
planning
process
is
critical
for
success.
• NCLTI
facilitates
a
comprehensive
approach
to
building
support
for
capacity
within
LEA
and/or
school
digital
learning
initiatives.

6. Context:
Background
• NCLTI
is
a
research-­‐based
initiative
• Built
upon
lessons
learned
from
various
digital
learning,
or
1:1
computing
initiatives
across
NC
and
US
• It
was
developed
through
public-­‐private
partnership
including
SAS,
GLF,
NCDPI,
FI,
NSP

7. Context:
Timeline
2007
Learn
&
Earn
Early
College
High
Schools
2008-­‐2011
1:1
Pilot
Study
2009-­‐2011
Planning
support
to
LEAs
through
Golden
LEAF
Foundation
(GLF)
2010-­‐2012
IMPACT
III
and
IV
Continuation
2011
-­‐
FI
planning
support
and
PD
to
GLF
LEAs
2012
-­‐
NCDPI
Capacity
Building
Effort

8. NCLTI:
The
Digital
Transition
Cycle
• A
visual
guide
and
common
language
for
planning,
implementing
and
sustaining
digital
learning
initiatives.
• Provides
a
comprehensive
structure
for
continuous
improvement
in
digital
teaching
and
learning
environments.
• Frames
the
digital
transition
as
a
process
that
requires
ongoing
monitoring
to
inform
progress.
• It
is
organized
into
phases
with
appropriate
resources
and
guiding
documents
aligned
to
each
phase.

9. NCLTI:
Tools
and
Resources
Digital Learning Progress Rubric
Looking for Technology
Integration (LoFTI)
School Technology Needs
Assessment (STNA)
School Technology Needs
Assessment for Students
(STNA-S)
Master Planning Docs
Implementation Plan
*All tools and resources are linked
www.surveys.fi.ncsu.edu

10. VISION
* The
visioning
process
facilitates
discussion
of
target
goals
and
rationale
* Creating
a
shared
vision
through
consensus
building
* A
distributive
leadership
team
based
approach
is
strongly
suggested
* Identify
and
include
all
key
stakeholders
* Lead
with
the
focus
on
teaching
and
learning
-­‐
this
is
a
C&I
initiative
* Creating
dynamic
student-­‐centered
environments
leveraging
technology
* Use
the
Digital
Progress
Rubric
to
explore
where
you
currently
are,
where
you
need
to
go
and
how
to
get
there

11. PLAN
* Plan
to
Plan
-­‐
-­‐
A
thoughtful
and
well-­‐designed
planning
process
is
vital
to
the
success
of
your
initiative
* The
"devil
is
in
the
details"
-­‐
-­‐
explore
the
Master
Planning
docs
as
a
roadmap
toward
developing
detailed
guidelines
* Discussion
of
the
ten
areas
highlighted
in
the
Master
Plan
will
facilitate
important
discussions
that
will
eventually
guide
implementation
* Focus
on
understanding
and
addressing
the
professional
development
needs
of
administrators
and
teachers
* Use
the
information
gathered
from
the
Digital
Progress
Rubric
to
determine
where
to
start
* Identify
areas
of
strategic
alignment
with
current
or
ongoing
initiatives

12. IMPLEMENT
* As
you
implement,
tracking
progress
and
transparency
are
essential
* The
ten
areas
elevated
in
the
Master
Plan
are
further
detailed
in
the
Implementation
Template
* Use
the
Implementation
Template
as
a
"living"
repository
of
planning
information.
Feel
free
to
customize
this
tool
based
on
your
context

13. ASSESS
* This
phase
elevates
the
importance
of
ongoing
monitoring
and
continuous
improvement
* Help
identify
critical
areas
to
address
and
will
guide
mid-­‐course
adjustments
* By
collecting
and
reviewing
data,
the
leadership
team
will
get
answers
to
questions
about
implementation
* Explore
existing
data
sources
as
well
as
new
data
* Review
multiple
data
sources
to
get
a
more
comprehensive
picture
of
progress
as
you
move
through
the
Digital
Transition
Cycle
* The
LoFTI,
STNA-­‐T
and
STNA-­‐S
are
tools
that
can
assist
the
leadership
team
in
capturing
important
data
to
inform
your
work
as
you
assess
the
progress
of
your
digital
transition

14. Essential
Elements
for
Success
1. Effective
leadership
and
community
support
2. Teachers
prepared
and
supported
to
use
technology
to
enhance
teaching
and
learning
3. Alignment
of
standards,
curriculum,
21st
century
skills
and
assessment
4. Digital
content
and
tools
5. A
wireless,
multimedia
digital
device
for
every
student
and
teacher
6. Broadband
connectivity
and
wireless
access
throughout
the
school
7. Policies
to
support
future-­‐ready
teaching
and
learning
8. Sustainable
funding
via
public-­‐private
partnerships

15. Future
Opportunities
Fall
2014
Friday
Institute
MOOC-­‐Eds
* Planning
for
Digital
Learning
Transitions
in
K-­‐12
(September
30)
* Mathematics
Learning
Trajectories:
Equipartitioning
(October
7)
* Supporting
Deeper
Learning
and
Digital
Leaning
in
K-­‐12
(February
2014)
Spring
2014
Superintendent’s
Study
Tour
II
&
III
* Budget
and
Finance,
Asheboro
City
Schools
* Technology
Infrastructure,
TBD
* Contact:
neill.kimrey@dpi.nc.gov
NCLTI
Lunch
and
Learns
2014
* Contact:
Verna_lalbeharie@ncsu.edu

16. In
Closing…
“If
we
teach
today’s
students
as
we
did
yesterday’s,
we’re
robbing
them
of
tomorrow.”
John
Dewey

17. Partners