ATLIS 2017

In this presentation, Peter Estacio, Director of Technology and Innovation for Saint Andrew's Episcopal School(SAES) and Jim Puccetti, Instructional Technology Coach with Knowing Technologies, will share how a request from a Division Head to make the technology in the Middle School more "student-centric" evolved into a year-long Learning Mangement System (LMS) transition and a comprehensive professional development program for the school's teachers. 

At the start of the 2015/2016 academic year, SAES had incredible volume of technology tools and resources at the disposal of the teachers and students, but unfortunately a lot of that technology was teacher-centered. Many of the existing technology systems also focused heavily on the parent experience at the expense of the student experience. This environment led the school's Division Heads and the Director of Technology and Innovation to rethink how technology should support the learning environment for students. With the academic team on board, and with much feedback from select teachers, the Director of Technology and Innovation decided replacing the existing LMS was an essential element of creating a new, more student-centric, school culture. This presentation will describe the workflow process during the LMS transition planning and execution phases, with a heavy emphasis on exactly why the team concluded a tech-focused teacher PD program was so important.