Strategies for Success – LP considerations
Plan and Preperation = Success!
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Self Review Framework – Formalise your school / cluster / federation’s ICT Vision. Make full use of the BECT Self Review MATRIX. Self evaluation developing and action plan for improvement. (We will look at this is more depth soon).
Look at your priorities – what do you need to move forward as a school? Hardware, connectivity, accessibility, staff skills, change ethos.
Work with others – Local Authority, KCN (Kent’s RBC), Cluster/Federation, Other schools. Consider what others are doing, learn from their experience, visit at least three schools using your shortlist of LP supplier solutions – ask school life questions.
Map your teaching and learning goals to best fit Learning Platform supplier solutions - make sure you challenge the provider to demonstrate how your educational learning goals will be addressed within their environment.
Affordability – Per User Account, Band or Site licence structure? Pay as you grow?
Strong Leadership is Critical – SMT strategic plan for take up, training and support in a SMART document; setting realistic, measurable targeted outcomes. Deployment of Learning Platform use must be incorporated into schools ‘Strategic Development Plan’ and mapped to staff CPD targets and lead by exemplar use.
MIS interoperability – web part integration preference if possible but at the very least it is vital you ensure the creation of user accounts and management of their services is timely and robust. Work towards creating a Local Authority uniformed approach to username protocols – consider your existing applications and Single Sign on capabilities.
Cluster/Federations - include how each school will get started within the leadership plan, consider phased approach of who does what; communication and engagement is essential.
Support – Technical and School Learning Platform use is an evolving environment that will need planned, managed care, training and support to cultivate a collaborative experience if it is to grow and improve.
Working Group – set up structure through a user representation groups, make sure your LP solution has user guidelines tutorials/manuals, protocols, storage and community structures. Do not launch empty, otherwise users can’t visualise expectations and standards.
Communication and Collaboration with schools beyond your LP supplier environment – what Local Authority, additional support services and other cluster layers are available to extend interaction.
Cascade – planned approach; ripple effect throughout the whole school and involve the community. Governors, Administration Management, Staff, Pupils, Parents and Community projects.
Share & Collaborate - foster each user addition 1 resource, 1 discussion, 1 pupil interest and draw from the growing collective pool.
This is not about ICT – digital management is the mechanism offering benefits to educators and engage pupils through personalisation to create independent learners.
Technology is ultimately a machine - People cultivate creativity
Take the leap of faith; nothing ventured – nothing gained!