Ashland

Ashland Public Schools

1. What are your districts promising practices? We have some folks that have attended Project ABLE training. They continue to share promising practices. We have other teachers at the Middle School that are piloting exciting tech. initiatives with smartpens. We have IPad carts that teachers are using to incorporate research quickly in the classrooms. We also have learning carts which contain interactive projectors and laptops that enable teachers to incorporate technology readily. Furthermore, we are creating a STEM Learning Lab at the Middle School and hiring a technology teacher to enhance the program.

2. What are the barriers to moving forward? Teacher training: cost, time More building administrator support is needed Cultural shift for non-native technology folks Resources - no plans for 1:1 initiatives; it has been challenging to include projectors for every room due to budgetary reasons

3. Cost effective PD

4. In three years, -classroom teachers will use more formative, online assessments - increased, improved data storage- more parental opportunities for involvement - parent training in some of these tools - 1:1 initiative or BYOD for MS/ HS - a daily on-line presence from each teacher for students in terms of teaching, homework - more training for teachers - more virtual opportunities for students: opportunities for absenteeism, suspensions - improvements in special educations' use of platforms to promote executive functioning, literacy, core content areas/ foundational learning