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Increase of virtual PD offerings
As our consultants continue their march to familiarization with streaming broadcast and capture technologies, a larger portion of our professional development offerings are offered virtually and archived for future viewing. -
Socialized sites become commonly used by the organization
Our organization embraces the use of social media and networks to disseminate information freely to our teachers, schools and districts. -
Telecommuting increases
As live streaming and teleconferencing become more commonplace and used, our consultants spend more time working from home and on the road at district sites. -
Social usage decentralizes information flow
As social media and networks become more commonplace within departments of our organization, individual departments grapple with the ability to create their own information flows. -
Real-time PLC Teaching Partnerships
Emerging technologies (streaming, collaborative documents, MOOCs) allow teachers within PLCs to partner-teach students asynchronously. Our consultants will model this form of teaching, and provide assistance as needed. -
Teacher-led Student Learning Communities
Larger student bodies create learning communities and begin the process of negotiating their learning environments with teachers. Our county office works with these student bodies to help them define their goals and assess them. -
Piloting of student-teacher partnerships
Schools within our area begin piloting of custom learning structures created in collaboration with Student Learning Communities. Done using a charter school auspice, with careful consideration for high school exit requirements and college entrance needs. -
First all-digital 7-12 campus
Organization leads the creation of our first all-digital asynchronous learning environment for grades 7-12. First classes form up, and are led by centralized learning managers, as well as local managing tutors.
