Presentation about Flagstaff Unified School District's reading-based K-4 rollout of iPad carts to support reading engagement, achievement and development. Delivered at ISTE 2013 in San Antonio and online via Access ISTE.

1. iREAD!
Integrating iPads for Reading
Engagement, Achievement, & Development
Mary Knight, Flagstaff USD Technology Director
Brad Kamradt, Flagstaff USD Tech Integration Coordinator
Heather Zeigler, Flagstaff USD Digital Literacy Specialist
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2. Session Overview
• Developing the
initiative and
framework
• iREAD instructional
and technical
implementation
• Assessing the
impact of iREAD
and next steps
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3. Resources
fusd1.org/iread
• Reflection guide
• Presentation (post session)
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4. Flagstaff Unified School District
• Located in Flagstaff, AZ
• 15 schools:
• 10 elementary
• 7 Title I (low-income)
• 2 middle
• 2 high
• 1 alternative middle and high school
• 9,650 Students
• Multicultural district with significant numbers of
language minority students
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5. Developing the Initiative
& Framework
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6. Reflection
Think about your own:
• Foundational projects
• Curricular initiatives
• Key players & relationships
• Stakeholder buy-in
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7. Establishing Value &
Conditions for Success
• Content focus
• Support
(instructional & technical)
• Assess impact
• Existing state and district priorities
• Application process = buy-in
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8. Targeted Projects &
AZ Ready Reading requirement
• One targeted project => 10 targeted projects
• Community bond = Opportunity to expand
implementation to K-12
• Move On When Reading
• AZ Ready which requires 3rd grade
students to pass statewide reading
assessment to proceed to 4th grade
(Spring 2014)
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9. Assembling the
Implementation Team
• Key stakeholder representatives
• Teachers, Administrators,
Intervention Specialists, Reading
Specialists, Instructional
Technology
• Series of meetings to develop project
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10. Implementation Resources
• App selection
• App evaluation
form
• Recommended App
Matrix
• Implementation
guide
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11. Recommended Apps to
Support Reading Achievement
• K-3 grade level lists available at:
www.fusd1.org/iread
• Two high-impact apps
• Sight Words 1-300
• Fluency
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12. What curricular and/or instructional
initiatives could you use to focus your
next mobile device rollout?
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13. iREAD Instructional &
Technical Implementation
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14. Reflection
Think about your
own assets and
needs in terms of ...
• professional
development
• instructional
support
• technical support
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15. iREAD by the Numbers
• 168 teacher and RTI
specialist iPads
• 10 elementary schools
• 38 K-3 teacher teams
• one iPad cart each
• one tech peer coach
or cart manager each
• 1,140 student iPads
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16. Professional Development
• Teacher iPad distribution
• iREAD kickoff workshops
• iREAD tech peer
coaching
• Cart manager trainings
• Monthly CT visits
• June iREAD workshop
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17. Deployment & Management
• Cart setup and
configuration
• Ongoing support and
maintenance
• “MDM” with iTunes and
Configurator
• Volume Purchasing
Program (VPP)
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18. Emerging Promising
Practices
• Flexible but disciplined
cart, device, and
classroom management
• Careful modeling and
scaffolding of iPad and
app-based activity
• “Teacher toolkit” and
app workflows to enable
creative assessment
and high-level activity
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19. What other best practices
can you recommend?
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20. Assessing the
Impact of
iREAD
~
FUSD Mobile
Device
Progression
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21. Reflection
Think about your own:
• Desired outcomes
• Data sources to assess outcomes
• Methods for data collection and analysis
• Audience and method for data sharing
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22. Assessing Impact
• Standardized assessment reports
• Monthly teacher survey
• A/V interviews
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23. iREAD Results
FUSD AIMSweb Assessment
2012-2013
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24. iREAD Results
FUSD AIMSweb Assessment
2011-12 Gain
43.25 wpm
2012-13 Gain
48.7 wpm
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25. iREAD Results
FUSD AIMSweb Assessment
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26. iREAD Results
FUSD Teacher Survey
• Student Engagement 4.5/5
• Student Motivation 4.6/5
• Value in Reading Instruction 4/5
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27. iREAD Results & Teacher
Survey Comments
• Growth in sight word vocabulary by 90% of students
• The iPads get the students excited about reading.
• Every one of my students have apps at their level
• Reading progress monitoring growth greater this
year than any previously assessed years
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28. “Student engagement has
long been recognized as
the core of effective
schooling.”
-Robert Marzano
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30. FUSD Mobile Device
Progression
• Fall 2013 - Kindergarten, 4th and 5th
• Spring 2014 - Secondary core content
• Fall 2014 - Secondary supporting content
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31. Questions
Mary Knight
mknight@fusd1.org
Brad Kamradt
bkamradt@fusd1.org
Heather Zeigler
hzeigler@fusd1.org
fusd1.org/iread
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32. We want your feedback!
There are 3 ways to provide feedback on this session.
Mobile App
Mobile Website
Conference Website
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