Welcome to TICAL!
What can BYOD programs learn from cycling events?
by Geoff Belleau
"No child left offline."
That is the challenge California's State Superintendent of Public Instruction has put to schools in our state. All students and teachers should have access to an electronic device that will connect them to the Internet. How in the world can this happen? One possible solution is "bring your own device"—or BYOD as it's commonly known. [read more]
Tell your data story visually
by Janice Delagrammatikas
Have you been in a quandary about how to present data about your school or district? Do you worry that your stakeholders will be overwhelmed with so much data they will not be able to see the big picture? You may want to think about creating an infographic to tell your story.
Being Future Ready
by Gabe Soumakian
President Obama announced at the White House on November 19, 2014 that the Alliance for Excellent Education, would be leading 12 regional Future Ready Summits around the nation. Now almost 2,000 district superintendents have taken the Future Ready District Pledge. So much interest was generated that a 13th Future Ready Summit was added in Orange County, California, where 45 Districts and over 200 school administrators attended the two day dive into leadership, culture, systemic transformation and how to collaborate and redesign the learning experiences for all students. [read more]
California Department of Education
TICAL is one of California's Statewide Education Technology Services (SETS). Each project provides unique resources to help educators use technology.
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A 9 week Administrator Certification begins January 7th with a choice of a face-to-face kick off in Santa Cruz OR Vista Unified OR Manhattan Beach Unified. A 9 week online course begins January 8th for PLL with the same three locations.
Interested in earning an innovative certification? We are offering two certifications this fall. Professional Learning Leader and Administrator Certification. Professional Learning Leader focuses on educators who provide professional development and are looking for ways to promote digital learning and technology. Administrator certification is geared towards educational leaders who support and drive decisions and vision in their school, district, or organization focused on digital learning.
Produced by AAEA, ADE, and TICAL
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Putting California’s School Districts on the Path Toward Meaningful Digital Learning
What can administrators, course designers and faculty do to retain online learners?
CCSS-Aligned Resources and Content Delivery!
Need a process in selecting a Learning Management System (LMS)?
What should every administrator know about Common Core?
Your Students Can Now Report Bullying Digitally!
Send Google Form Submissions to Email Addresses Automatically!
A Common Core Implementation Checklist Just For You!
How can you organize the web for you and your staff?
A Social Media Handbook -- Geared for Administrators