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Shaping the Future of Education
Matt Hillmann, Director of Technology
Madelia Public Schools
"The most dangerous experiment we can conduct with our children is to keep schooling the same at a time
when every other aspect of our society is dramatically changing."
Chris Dede, Harvard University
1995
"When you're finished changing, you're finished."
Benjamin Franklin
PT3 Project
• Student teaching collaboration with MSU, Mankato
• Tech support and training for student teachers
SuccessMaker®
• Intelligent academic
assessment
• Students “work at
their own level”
• Data is our friend
SuccessMaker®
Elementary
• 27 stations
• 30 minutes per day for
1st-6th Grades
• Kindergarten access
SuccessMaker®
High School
• 10 station
• Math Enrichment,
Reading Enrichment
courses
• Test prep, summer school
Reading Renaissance
• Accelerated Reader Goals McGraw-Hill Series
• Star Reading
Assistive Technology
• Balances playing field for all students
• Vision impaired student
• District becoming more self-sufficient
Interactive Television (ITV)
• Two-way video communication with up to five concurrent sites
• State-funded
Interactive Television (ITV)
• Meetings
• Classes
• Video Field Trips
E-Adult Curriculum
• Early literacy software
• Computer Education Instruction starting in 3rd Grade
• Junior High Computer Skills Curriculum
• High School Computer Education Curriculum
• Community Education
Curricular Integration
• Social Studies
• Agriculture
• English
• Mathematics
• Science
• Foreign Language
• Health
• Physical Education
• Art
Future Trends
• Laptop computers?
• Handheld computers?
• Desktop video conferencing
• Wireless access
Extended Hours Programs
High School
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Elementary
7:45 AM - 4:00 PM
(Monday - Thursday)
School Business
• Financial Data
• Lunch Program
• Library Automation
• Grading
• Special Education
District Network Overview
High School• Category 5 cabling• XX Drops in XX
Locations• 10 Mbps switched
network
District Network Overview
Elementary (New)• Category 6 cabling• XX Drops in XX
Locations• 100 Mbps switched
network
Desktop Computers
• 240 computers (networked)
• Five computer labs• Classroom distribution• “Trickle Down” policy• Possible lease
Staff Development
• Tech Boot Camp
• Grade Level/Department Training
• “Just in time”
Technology and Education
• Will never replace the teacher
• Only as effective as those who apply it
• Provides exciting learning tools and data to students and teachers previously unavailable
http://www.madelia.k12.mn.us
“We are only limited by our lack of imagination”
