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A Tale of

Two Districts

What Went Wrong, What Went Right,

and Why We Should Care

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Henrico County, VA

Los Angeles, CA

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iPads for Everyone

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https://www.macworld.com/article/2042428/apple-will-roll-out-ipads-to-los-angeles-public-school-students-this-fall.html

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https://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-deasy-ipads-20140826-story.html

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iBooks for Everyone

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https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2001/05/01Apple-to-Supply-23-000-iBooks-to-Henrico-County-Public-Schools/

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https://www.richmond.com/news/henrico-schools-to-pursue-tablets/article_c5f705bf-d588-5d30-b86e-f841523ce0d0.html

https://www.richmond.com/news/local/chesterfield/chesterfield-schools-prepare-to-deploy-chromebooks/article_395008a8-b6f6-50fd-ad4d-66e022d68807.html

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Partial rollout in first year

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Partial rollout in first year

Partnership with Apple

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Partial rollout in first year

Partnership with Apple

Equal technology access for all

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Partial rollout in first year

Partnership with Apple

Equal technology access for all

Wireless access difficulties

Blocking inappropriate content

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  • Prep time for teachers: a few months

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  • Prep time for teachers: a few months

  • Prep time for teachers: full school year

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  • Prep time for teachers: a few months

  • Preloaded (and incomplete) curriculum chosen in advance by the district

  • Prep time for teachers: full school year

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  • Prep time for teachers: a few months

  • Preloaded (and incomplete) curriculum chosen in advance by the district

  • Prep time for teachers: full school year

  • No predetermined or mandated curriculum--teachers developed their own plans for tech use

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  • Prep time for teachers: a few months

  • Preloaded (and incomplete) curriculum chosen in advance by the district

  • Technology determined goals

  • Prep time for teachers: full school year

  • No predetermined or mandated curriculum--teachers developed their own plans for tech use

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  • Prep time for teachers: a few months

  • Preloaded (and incomplete) curriculum chosen in advance by the district

  • Technology determined goals

  • Prep time for teachers: full school year

  • No predetermined or mandated curriculum--teachers developed their own plans for tech use

  • Goals determined technology

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“Anytime you control things from the top, you get compliance, where people just go through the motions. We wanted to say: ‘Here’s the model. Come up with your version of it and go test it.’”

--Supt. Cary Matsuoka

https://www.wired.com/2015/05/los-angeles-edtech/

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https://www.edsurge.com/news/2014-01-07-what-makes-milpitas-a-model-for-innovation

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Darling-Hammond, L., Chung Wei, R., Andree, A., & Richardson, N. (2009). Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.

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Darling-Hammond, L., Chung Wei, R., Andree, A., & Richardson, N. (2009). Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.

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Darling-Hammond, L., Chung Wei, R., Andree, A., & Richardson, N. (2009). Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.

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Darling-Hammond, L., Chung Wei, R., Andree, A., & Richardson, N. (2009). Professional learning in the learning profession: A status report on teacher development in the United States and abroad. Oxford, OH: National Staff Development Council.

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TNTP. (2015). The mirage: Confronting the hard truth about our quest for teacher development. Retrieved from http://tntp.org/publications/view/evaluation-and-development/the-mirage-confronting-the-truth-about-our-quest-for-teacher-development

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5 Principles of Effective Professional Development

Gulamhussein, A. (2013). Teaching the teachers: Effective professional development in an era of high stakes accountability. Center for Public Education. Retrieved from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/system/files/2013-176_ProfessionalDevelopment.pdf

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5 Principles of Effective Professional Development

Ongoing and of significant duration

Includes support during implementation

Active learning

Modeling

Content-specific

Gulamhussein, A. (2013). Teaching the teachers: Effective professional development in an era of high stakes accountability. Center for Public Education. Retrieved from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/system/files/2013-176_ProfessionalDevelopment.pdf

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