From Concept to Scale – Growing Blended Learning in a Large High School Crown Point High School

1. From Concept to Scale – Growing Blended Learning in a Large High School Crown Point High School Crown Point, Indiana

2. Session Overview • Welcome and introductions • Strategic planning • Moving to scale • Content acquisition and professional development • Mixing BYOD and school provided devices • Program evaluation • Q & A

3. Session Overview • Crown Point Community School Corporation • Jim Hardman – Director of Curriculum and Instruction • Chip Pettit – Principal – Crown Point High School • Jeremy Walker – Online/Blended Learning Specialist • Chris Rapp – Evergreen Education Group

4. Session Overview • Resources You Will Leave With • PowerPoint with contact information • Strategic plan • CP 2.0 Next generation learning FAQs (with specs) • Syllabi from PD courses • CPHS blended learning course evaluation rubric • Evaluation report • Planning for Quality booklet

5. We are CP (Crown Point)!

6. Why transform the CP Learning Model? • Personalize learning (Innovate – create and adapt) • Engage the 21st century learner • Allocate resources differently – time, personnel, equipment, content • Compete – “Schools of Choice”

7. How do we plan for transformation? • Consult experts • Involve all stakeholders in planning – Advisory Committee • - Build on school improvement plan • - Identify guiding principles • - Create a strategic plan • Manage costs • - start-up and development • - operating

9. Guiding Principles - Advisory Committee • Prepare all students   • Respond to student needs • Expand offerings • Use technology to enhance 21st century skills • Promote student responsibility for their own learning (choices). • Address student challenges • Generate data to serve stakeholder groups • Create flexible scheduling opportunities

10. Major findings to schools embarking on a technology implementation: • 1-to-1 schools that properly implement technology outperform all other schools, including all other 1-to-1 schools. • A school principal’s ability to lead is critical. • Technology-transformed intervention improves learning. • Online collaboration increases learning productivity and student engagement. • Properly implemented technology saves money. • Daily use of technology delivers the best return on investment (ROI).

11. Moving to Scale

12. Rotation Model Anywhere, Anytime, Any pace, Any path

13. Going One-to-One 9th Grade Lead 2012-13 Algebra I, Biology, English 9, Spanish I, World History

14. 9th Grade Rollout in 2013-14 650 students Math, English, Social Studies, Science, World Language, Business, Family & Consumer Science, Art, Performing Art, Physical Education in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from the home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace. 40+ faculty members

15. Blended & Online Learning Specialist

16. Course Development • External Professional Development • Teaching in a Blended Classroom--8 weeks • Blended Course Design--12 weeks

17. Course Development • Internal Professional Development • Focused on CPHS • Focused on Blended Learning • Facilitated by CPHS faculty • Shorter (12 weeks total)

18. Teachers/Developers • Professional Development—12 weeks • Compensated at corporation grant rate • Building Time—240 hours • Compensated at corporation grant rate • Additional Release Time—5 days • Sub Provided

19. Timeline • October 2-January 6—Professional Development • January 7- June 9—1st semester courses developed • June 10-August 15—1st semester courses reviewed • June 10-November 3—2nd semester courses developed • November 4-January 15—2nd semester courses reviewed

20. Course Reviews • CP 2.0 Course Review Process • Phase 1: Self-Review followed by revision • Phase 2: CPHS Review followed by revision • Phase 3: iNACOL Standards/Instructional Design Review followed by revision • Phase 4: Administrator Review followed by revision • Recommendation to Principal then to Director of Curriculum and Instruction

21. BYOD • BYOD--9th grade & lead 10th grade • Rental option for Samsung Chromebook Includes a case • Textbook rental fee: $65.67 • 450 devices (2/3 of class)

22. Chromebook • Commitment to Google Apps • Chromebook selection

23. Chromebook Preparation • Chromebook Distribution—4-7 p.m. • Chromebook Workshop--6:30-8 p.m. • Blended Faculty Workshop—3 hours • Student Refresher Workshop--Bulldog Rush • Wifi Access Testing—3 days prior to start • Workshop for non-trained 9th grade students • Parent Workshops--early and a month later

24. Student Orientation • BrainHoney--Online CP 2.0 Orientation Course • Navigating and Communicating in Your Course • Using CPHS Google Apps • Digital Citizenship – Respect Yourself and Respect Others • Digital Citizenship – Protect Yourself and Protect Others • Educate Yourself and Educate Others

25. Program Evaluation • Student achievement data • Student surveys • Student focus groups • Parent survey • Teacher surveys • Teacher focus groups • Administrator focus group

26. Program Evaluation • Key Finding • Crown Point 2.0 was successful in its first year. Student achievement results from blended classes show that outcomes between blended and traditional courses are very similar, with blended courses showing slightly better outcomes. In addition, students report preferring many of their blended classes over traditional classes.

27. Program Evaluation • Student achievement Blended Non-blended # students/Average score # students/Average score

28. Student Views • Large majority of students like blended courses • Why? • Prefer carrying a laptop to carrying many books • Blended courses allow them to be more organized • Like the additional instructional materials • Blended courses allow students to increase their control of their learning • Students feel more prepared for college • Blended courses are not equal

29. Teacher/Admin Views • Supportive of CP 2.0, with some concerns • Communication is the #1 issue - Challenge is breaking through the communications clutter • Tech support and scaling • Bigger shift for the adults than for the students

30. Q & A – Contact Info • Jim Hardman - jhardman@cps.k12.in.us • Chip Pettit - cpettit@cps.k12.in.us • Jeremy Walker - jmwalker@cps.k12.in.us • Chris Rapp - chris@evergreenedgroup.com