ERIC Number: ED670783
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Sep
Pages: 4
Abstractor: ERIC
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Future Ready Case Study #7: Increasing Future-Ready Capacity and Comprehensiveness
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education
San Antonio Union Elementary School District is a small district located in central California, just southeast of Big Sur. The district enrolls students in grades Prekindergarten through 8. Its student population is 49% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Two or More Races, and 6% Black. Approximately 52% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and 9% of students are classified as English language learners. Approximately one third of the students come from Fort Hunter Liggett, the local military base. When Superintendent Pam Gildersleeve Hernandez came to San Antonio Union, she knew the district was already making progress toward implementing Future Ready practices, such as one-to-one Chromebooks. However, she and her leadership staff identified two primary barriers to effective technology integration in the district. First, limited resources, infrastructure (e.g., staff, network size), and staff knowledge and understanding prevented many teachers from effectively leveraging technology in their instruction. Second, the Chromebooks and other education technologies and practices were siloed. Although individuals were implementing technology in the district, no comprehensive approach was employed to ensure the efforts were targeted toward student learning. This report presents how Superintendent Hernandez and her colleagues used the Future Ready Schools (FRS) resources to increase district capacity and support the comprehensive approach to education technology and student learning.
Descriptors: School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Technology Integration, Technological Literacy, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teacher Competencies, Faculty Development, Access to Internet
Office of Educational Technology, US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 202-401-1444; Fax: 202-401-3941; Web site: https://tech.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department of Education (ED), Office of Educational Technology; American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: California
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDOOS16P0054
Department of Education Funded: Yes
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