2019 Learning Impact Leadership Institute

This session is for institutional attendees from a  higher education institution, K-12 school district, or state agency.

The K-20 forum will be a series of panel discussions (with audience input). As a fast paced opportunity to engage in discussions about what priorities IMS should be working across K-20, panelists represent a variety of perspectives.

Agenda
3:30 - 4:00 pm Paradigm Shift: Connecting Academic and IT Leadership To Evolve an Institutions Digital Ecosystem
Increasingly we are seeing a blurring of boundaries between IT and Academic roles across K-20. What does this mean for governance and how do you navigate the internal dynamics? What are the success factors for those that have walked this path to help those just getting started and how can IMS help support this connection?

4:00 - 4:30 pm Data Architecture and Analytics: Building a Roadmap to Success
Institutions across K-20 generally know what they would like to achieve with analytics, but admit they are not where they want to be. What do institutions need to achieve their goals? What do existing IMS solutions not currently do that prevents them from being as useful as they should be? What’s the delta between K-12 and HED that we need to address?

4:30 - 5:00 pm One Size Does Not Fit All: What Do We Mean by Adaptive Instruction and Personalized Learning?
Institutions across K-20 agree that one-size fits all instruction is a thing of the past, but getting to the future comes with challenges. What do we mean by adaptive instruction and personalized learning? What is the big picture problem we’re trying to solve?

Grab a plate of breakfast and join other first time attendees to learn how to make the most of your Learning Impact Leadership Institute experience.  We'll review in detail the agenda, point out featured sessions, and provide you with tips to maximize your networking and learning experience.

As the third largest school district in the country, Chicago Public Schools maintains diverse learning environments in each of its schools. In this session, discover how the district is strategically designing and implementing a digital curriculum that is facilitated by an interoperable ecosystem of enterprise platforms and instructional resources. Learn how the district is supporting teachers and students through ongoing professional learning to provide engaging and empowering instructional experiences. Discuss strategies for working across and among district departments to achieve a common vision that works for ensuring equitable educational opportunities with digital learning for all students.

An IMS Center for Excellence (CoE) can be led by any IMS Contributing Member institution that has a strategic vision for enabling a digital ecosystem and experience in using at least one IMS Standard (LTI, OneRoster, Common Cartridge, Caliper, etc.) to improve teaching and learning experiences. The goal of an IMS CoE is to provide leadership, best practices and support to accelerate adoption of IMS standards and to help institutions of all sizes evolve their digital learning strategy to improve teaching and learning experiences. Learn how your district can become a CoE to showcase how your institution is enabling an innovative teaching and learning ecosystem to help others begin their own journey towards a transformative digital ecosystem.

 In the past five years we have seen large and medium size districts implement one-on-one environments and build ecosystems by developing processes to implement interoperability standards. The main challenges we face are to manage change effectively and to ensure that all districts, no matter what size, are able to successfully create the digital learning ecosystems they need. In this session, we will discuss two well-known district implementations, Houston ISD's PowerUp and Escambia County's more recent implementation of a learning ecosystem and their change management strategies. The presenters will cross-reference them to a Framework for School Change based on the work of Shawn Rubin and Cathy Sanford. Towards the end of the session, we will facilitate a participatory discussion to identify strategies that medium and smaller districts can adopt to innovate successfully.

When external circumstances pushed Broward County, the sixth largest US school district, to make a mid-year district-wide single-sign on change, the stakes were  high, and there was no room for failure. In this session, learn the critical lessons and best practices from Broward and Clever’s dramatic mid-year switch. Institutions large and small will leave the session ready to plug & play major new systems at any point in the school year, thanks to insights around change management, just-in-time training, vendor partnership, and continuous feedback cycles.

The digital transformation of K-12 teaching and learning has brought enormous benefits; however challenges related to data and analytics remain quite daunting.  From endless hours of administrative burden for teachers to move grades from software which offers learning opportunities to the gradebook of record, such as in a student information system, to building data dashboards to provide better insight into student learning and program evaluation, there is much room for improvement. Based on the latest updates from IMS Global and Microsoft, participants will brainstorm important development needs and prioritize those.

Digital tools can transform teaching and learning. During the vetting process, instructional leaders examine these tools for curricular alignment, student impact, and achievement results. Now, along with these criteria, the modern school system must also consider how digital resources will interact with others in their digital ecosystem. It is now the responsibility of instruction and information technology to ensure ecosystem harmony. The role of the modern IT department is to assist instructional staff in understanding the purpose and importance of interoperability.

Realizing a vision for digital learning not only takes strong leadership but it also requires a thoughtful approach to change. Change is more than just adding devices and getting new systems -- it's about making that change an impactful reality for staff and students. Join Barbara Nesbitt, Executive Director of Technology for the School District of Pickens County in South Carolina, and Kellie Ady, Senior Director of Instructional Strategy at Schoology, as they discuss how the School District of Pickens County is thoughtfully approaching transformative change to successfully realize their vision of "Digital from Day 1."

K-12 breakout groups will move between America's AB and Coronado D; meet in America's AB at start of 1:45 pm session
Join this birds-of-a-feather session to collaborate with your K-12 colleagues in unstructured round table conversations. Attendees will crowd-source the hot topics from Learning Impact Leadership Institute and beyond for discussion. The results of this discussion will help inform the K-12 Institutional Leadership Board as it sets IMS K-12 priorities for the rest of 2019.

Closed Meeting - K-12 Contributing Members

Agenda:
Welcome and Introductions
Product Roadmap Updates and Feedback
Priorities and Goals
Round Robin Discussion / District Share Out
Closing