Focusing specifically on the new STLP Coordinator, or STLP groups that are new to regional and state level activities (Get Recognized, Fall Showcase, Level UP, DPOJ and State Championships). These sessions will provide an overview of these opportunities and insight on how to prepare and participate fully in these events.

Discussion will include methods for merging content area, classroom level, learning activities with preparation for STLP event.

Target Audience: New STLP Coordinators, STLP Groups new to State Events

Schools design projects to accomplish the Mission and 6 Goals.

Projects can be short or long term. Some projects may continue year after year.

At times, projects can morph into a service. The school’s project is so constant and expected that it becomes a service to the school over time.

The project supports the school and community in the use of technology, helps others learn with the use of technology or solves local or global issues.

Projects developed by the STLP members will be stronger when projects are:

Related to a need in the building and/or community
Carried out by the students over time with adult guidance;
Engaging and challenging to students
Centered around critical thinking and problem solving;
Student interest or emerging technology topics
Reinforced by school and the community and are part of the school culture;
Centered around the STLP Mission and Goals
Demonstrated by students and allow for tech standards to grow;
Partnered across grades, schools, communities (local, state, national and global)

STLP students regularly create professional products for the classroom, school and community.

Products must be entirely original and created by the student. The best products are ones that are used for STLP projects and services, the classroom for learning, or in the community.

Some products are a result of an authentic task and have strong purpose and audience.

Products may be created after school or at home, with the teacher and parent verifying the original work.

Check the category to determine if the product is an individuals or teams production.

Local teachers and community persons may guide the student in learning about creating products.

Many services develop due to student skill sets developing to routinely offer assistance in a particular area. The service may result from needs in the building or district.

Some services develop from a project that mushrooms into a service the school will provide.

Some projects and products are so frequent and popular they become a service the STLP School provides to others.

Often times the service is free of charge.

Sometimes the service can develop into a service and can generate funds for the STLP School.

Students that have skills in newscast communications, speaking and writing often excel in the service category.

Students demonstrate technical knowledge and know how; can problem solve technical issues in classrooms, school or district.

Students working with technical projects, maintaining networks, running help desks/desktop support and offering informal troubleshooting should apply for the Engineer Service.

Visit http://stlp.education.ky.gov in August to check out the dates and deadlines for participating in Fall Showcase.

Occurring throughout November and early December, we are hosted around the state by several universities.

Schools determine which Regional Showcase is closest to their location and register to bring up to 3 projects to be judged. (Gold Status schools can bring up to 4 projects and Platinum Status district schools can submit up to 5 projects).

At this level, projects can be "in progress" and are not required to be completed. A proof of concept can be presented with a detailed road map for how the project will be continued, updated, developed and deployed over the months following Fall Showcase. Having a clear project plan is essential for success.

Projects are scored against the Level 1 Project rubric. If a project meets a minimum score (set by rubric) a project gets invited to compete in Level 2 competition at STLP State. There, projects compete against each other for a spot in the Level 3: Final Project judging.

The best of the best are selected and the top 3 projects (by grade division) are invited to present their projects at ISTE (with travel expenses paid).

The school level is the foundation and most important area of involvement for STLP. From the school level, there are often numerous STLP worthy projects already occurring that would make great Showcase Projects to present at the regional level. If not, then any group can develop, registrar, and present a project of their own design.

Schools decide what projects, products and services the STLP will offer the school and community. These day-to-day, week-to-week activities/projects allow students to gain technology and leadership skills.

The schools can expand the participation from school level to a regional level. Eight sites around Kentucky host a STLP Fall Showcase Many Fall Showcase sites are on a college campus. Having a showcase on a college campus site impacts the future post secondary plans of the STLP students, provides college role models, and allows for university interactions with school districts.

The opportunity to celebrate and come together motivates and extends the local STLP school. The opportunity to display student work, to demonstrate technology-integrated skills for other students, teachers, administrators, university and the public is a major objective. When one school sees how another school uses technology for student achievement and classroom integration, this has a direct impact of what the school, teachers and students will do in the future.

Attending and interviewing at this event is a big deal in the life of some of our STLP students, as noted in stories from students, teachers and parents. This event gives a real audience to their authentic learning experience, a real purpose in creating resumes and sharpening College and Career Readiness Skills. These students’ skills will impact Kentucky’s future economy. The students will be able to compete globally. Leadership skills will bloom.

When the students meet and compete the whole day is called Fall Showcase. The events are designed to support and extend authentic learning via project based learning concepts.

DESIGN
Students determine an area of need within their classroom, school, or community. Through a project planning process (See STLP Handbook, section 3.4)

MAKE
Teams develop their presentation plan and put together a tangible display that highlights their project.

CONNECT
Teams (represented by no more than 4 students) connect with judges and share their project idea, process, plan and progress. Other STLP groups, parents, teachers and administrators will visit your project display area and give each team the opportunity to share their project idea with a wide audience.

LEARN
Teams hope to be invited to State Championship Level 2 Judging so they can continue working and developing their projects in the interim. Articulating what they learned along the way to State is central to their semi and final judging.

Review the Rubric and the Project Planner requirements at each level. The rubric allows students to demonstrate their projects progression.

Review and download rubrics from http://stlp.education.ky.gov/handbook

How projects are planned, developed, and measured is vital. Include those key elements in the project planning from the start and you'll be ahead of many other groups from the start!

Judges are looking for teams that clearly articulate their project planning -- but also are looking for teams that know why they are doing their project and who they are trying to target/impact/help with their project, too.

Common elements of good projects:
Products and new ideas are sometimes generated from the project;
Students have to create and carry out the project over time;
Students must be able to discuss the project in depth. (Age appropriate)
The project is tied to many human and technology resources;
The project makes an impact to other persons, the school or community


The three types of showcase projects are:

Service: projects that extend outside the classroom to help the school and community

Instructional: projects that impact classroom instruction and help in student or adult learning

Technical: projects that are specific to the use of hardware and software; or STEM topics

he STLP core principles of “Design. Make. Connect. Learn.” are perhaps most evident in the only event that takes place 100% in the digital realm: Digital Product Online Judging (DPOJ).

Digital product creation is part of learning in many classrooms across Kentucky. The DPOJ event provides every school the opportunity to share the products students are creating — whether it’s part of daily curriculum or a stand-alone activity with an STLP. Students are making digital content every day. The STLP DPOJ event lets you submit that work for statewide recognition as part of the STLP process.

Schools may submit their two best products from each of the categories listed below. Each product will need to be accessible online (it’s up to each school to determine their best plan for how to host the products online) via a unique web address. During the registration process, each school will submit the web address needed to view the various digital products created by students.

A pool of judges across the state will then receive judging assignments and, using rubrics specific to each category, remotely score the digital products, and submit their scores electronically.

After all scores have been collected, the qualifying digital products will become finalists for judging at the STLP State Championship event in the spring.

The background image to this slide is student work submitted to the 2014 DPOJ competition from Paintsville Independent School District.

Frequently Asked DPOJ Questions

What is the Process URL? Read each product rubric carefully. Many call for you to submit a separate document where the student describes the process and tools he/she used to create their product. This document should have it’s own web address. That is the Process URL.

What constitutes a “Team?” Products are generally classified as either “Individual” or “Team” events. Teams can consist of more than one student, but only one student could constitute a team, also. Team sizes are not limited.

An entire STLP group can make up a team; however, if the product is selected to be presented at State, teams will need to nominate their top four presenters to represent the product during judging.

Can students submit more than one product?
Yes, as long as they are in different product categories.

Can products mash-up videos, music, or other digital items from other authors?
STLP Digital Products should be 100% original. If you utilize any portion of someone else’s work, be certain that it is properly attributed, used in accordance with the artists wishes, and properly cited.

Will someone contact me if our links don’t work?
The key element of DPOJ is that your student’s projects are available online. Your students are depending on you to make sure the links you register work. If judges can not easily click to your products, they are not obligated to contact you and are welcome to disqualify those products. Some may choose to reach out to you. Working links are crucial. Don’t count on judges to give you a second chance.

DPOJ

Products often grow out of learning activities already happening in your classroom.


Digital Art Product: individual student creates original digital art (View Example from Eminence Independent)

Documentary Product: team creates an original documentary video using new footage (View Example: from Warren County Schools)

ePublishing Product: team creates a published product used by a class/school/community (View Example from Marion County)

Feature Video Product: team creates a video using new footage (View Example from Franklin County)

Get Certified:

Graphic Design Product: individual student creates a graphic design (View Example from Owen County)

KATE Product: team follows guidelines to create product

KSU GIS/MAPS/Cartography Product: team creates a digital map or model (View Example from Marion County)

Manipulated Image Product: individual student takes an original photo, manipulates it into a totally new image (View Example from Scott County)

Multimedia Content Product: individual student uses three types of original digital media to teach a concept (View Example from Pike County)

Music Product: individual student creates an original digital music piece (Hear Example from Shelby County)

Photo Product: individual student takes an original image (View Example from Paintsville Independent)

PSA Product: team creates a PSA video (15, 30 or 60 sec.) (View Example from Warren County Schools)

Storytelling Product: individual student writes an original story (View Example from Bath County)

Technical Writing Product: individual student creates a technical piece (View Example from Warren County)

The State Championship allows students from across the state to come together and demonstrate for other students, school and community persons what they know and can do with technology.

All STLP schools are welcome to attend the State Championship to learn and achieve. There are no registration fees. All schools attending must register online- including the number of students attending.
Plan to attend the whole day. If your budget allows or your school has raised the funds, plan on staying overnight.

Some schools plan another trip in the area. (KET, Toyota, UK, Horse Park, etc.)
At State Championship judges may receive EILA Credit at the event.

Please visit the STLP website's "State" section and also review the "State Championship" section of the STLP Handbook for details on all the events available at STLP State!

Registration Deadline closed March 2 at 11:59 PM (CST)

Still can attend!

JUST ATTEND

Any STLP School may attend and observe at the event in order to learn from demonstrating and competing students. To attend only, please complete the online registration form and select “Attend Only” prior to the March 2, 2015 deadline.

BE INVITED

Qualifying prior to (Updated) March 2nd: Engineers, Service teams, Digital Product judging finalists, and Projects from Fall Showcase. Even pre-qualified participants need to complete online prior to deadline to attend.

COMPETE

Sign up students to participate in any of the “on demand” competitions held during the State Championship event. Students must be preregistered to enter these live judging categories at State.

Whether your STLP is invited, comes to compete, or just attend the State Championship, an online registration form will need to be submitted prior to the deadline

At the conclusion of the STLP State Championship mega-activity-day, we all gather in Rupp Arena to recognize finalists in each of the Live Competition categories, winners from the Digital Project categories (that qualified to compete at State during the DPOJ event in January), and crown the Best in State STLP Projects for K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 Divisions.

New for 2015, STLP will also award a Best in State Technical Project trophy in memory of the late KDE Office of KIDS innovator and STLP supporter, Dave Sigler.

Top 3 Best Projects are sent to ISTE in Philadelphia to represent Kentucky at the international conference -- expenses paid!

Although the Award Show starts at 5PM, we will strive to wrap up the event by 7PM. We recognize that it is a long drive back home for many schools. Help us keep the Award Show running on time and efficiently so that we can best respect everyone’s safe travels home.

Teams that make it to Level 3 Project Judging and who are announced as finalists on the Wall of Winners should do their best to attend the entire Award Show. However, for groups that can not stick around for the fun, we will also live broadcast the Award Show via the KDE Media Portal

Each area of STLP relies upon volunteer judges to succeed.

The value of a good judge is immeasurable.

Judges need to be fair but able to pull out the best in the students/products they review.

STLP judging is not about "gotcha!" -- instead it's about helping students achieve their potential through self reflection and demonstrations of learning.

Review the information about judges for each category at Http://stlp.educaiton.ky.gov/handbook/

With so many opportunities available, figuring out how to stay informed is a BIG priority. There are several ways to do that:

JOIN KYSTLP Listserv
Often, information will be disseminated via the KYSTLP Listserv. http://www.coe.uky.edu/lists/kylists.php

GET RECOGNIZED:
Submit your STLP's info to our database and get added to mailing lists and stay up-to-date on STLP state events. Also, get your school added to our STLP State Map
http://stlp.education.ky.gov/get-recognized/

USE THE MAP
The map links you to other STLP Coordinators in your region who are willing to help!

STLP WEBSITE:
Everything you need to know is here.
http://stlp.education.ky.gov

STLP DIGITAL HANDBOOK:
The handbook is now entirely online and lives there as a "living" document. Use it as your main reference point:
http://stlp.education.ky.gov/handbook/

STLP SOCIAL MEDIA
Most social media sites have an STLP account. Generally, adding /stlpkentucky to many sites will take you to STLP info.

The "Connect" section of the STLP Website has links to all of our pages.

Jeff Sebulsky
Student Technology Leadership Program
Kentucky Department of Education
Program Manager

jeff.sebulsky@education.ky.gov
@jeffsebulsky

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