ITEC 7410: Action/Evaluation Plan

Name: Janice Belcher Semester: Fall 2017

Goal: Skilled Teachers

During the 2018-19 school year, teachers will participate in learning opportunities to increase the
implementation of technology in their classroom. The teachers will use knowledge gained from
professional development to devise lessons for daily integration and implementation.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicators:

Teacher Surveys
Administrative Walk Throughs
Formative Evaluations
Redeliveries from Conferences
Sign in sheets at Professional
Development
Strategies
95% of teachers will participate in scheduled
professional development.
Attendance at Lunch and Learn will increase by
50%
BYOD classrooms in each grade will increase
by 50% and 100% of AC classroom teachers
will be BYOD certified
Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

Grade 4 and 5 Advanced November 7-9 GaETC: Principal (approve

Content Teachers will attend 2018 with County Professional conference
the GaETC conference to gain teachers Learning funds will attendance, secure
new strategies to implement redelivering and cover conference fees funding through Title
when completing required implementing and substitute. plans)
RBQs (Reasearch Based strategies the Registration cost for
Question) projects in the remainder of the conference is $200 Bookkeeper (to
classroom the 2018-19 (based on 2017 complete registration
school year registration amount) and disperse funds
during team from proper source)
collaborations Sub fees:
and staff Sub Fees: $88.00 per Teachers attending
meetings day and will be covered each conference
through Title 2 funds (complete
for professional registration,
development participate in
earmarked for sessions, and
technology redeliver to staff at
implementation local school level)

Presenters at each
conference (to
provide information
to attendees)
The Media Specialist and June 24-27, Title I carryover funds Principal (approve
Computer Lab teacher will 2018 will cover the conference
attend the ITSE conference in following: attendance, secure
Chicago, IL
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Conference Fees: funding through Title

Registration 378.00* plans)
Airfare 250.00*
Lodging 200.00* Bookkeeper (to
p/night x4 complete registration
Food peridium of and disperse funds
$74.00 p/day from proper source)

Teachers attending
each conference
(complete
registration,
participate in
sessions, and
redeliver to staff at
local school level)

Presenters at each
conference (to
provide to attendees)

Wednesday Collaborations: 4th Wednesday No cost as this is held Academic Coaches

4th Wednesday Technology of each month during teacher planning coordinate schedules
Sessions August-May time for training and
2018 Wednesday meetings

Teachers (attend
required meetings)
Lunch and Learn August 2018- No cost as it is Media Specialist
April 2019, one imbedded in the school County TTIS (provide
meeting per day content instruction)
month
BYOD Module to be Online modules No cost as teachers will Media Specialist
completed by at least 2 teachers to be completed complete at their County TTIS (provide
on each grade and mandatory by mid-August leisure content instruction
for all AC Teachers of 2018-19 and teacher support)
school year.
Teachers may Classroom Teacher
not allow (engage and content
students to use and complete
devices until the modules)
module is
complete
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Administration to let
teachers know who
must complete
modules

Goal: Instructional Change

Teachers of Dowell Elementary will implement new instructional strategies related to technology
and use them in place of traditional methods in classroom instruction
Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:
Walk throughs 90% of teacher lesson plans will reflect
Teacher Evaluations effective use of technology in assessments and
Lesson Plans classroom assignments.
Student Product

Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

Teachers will utilize and Beginning Cobb County SPLOST Classroom Teachers
instruct students on the use of August 2018 funds were/are used to (implementation)
Office 365 productivity tools and continuing purchase Office 365 for TTIS/Academic
thru May of student/teacher access Coaches (offering
2019. classroom support)
Administration
(monitoring)
Cobb BOE (securing
funding)
Teachers will begin to Beginning Cobb County School Classroom Teachers
implement online assessments August 2018 System funds are used (implementation)
in lieu of paper/pencil in at and continuing to provide the CTLS TTIS/Academic
least 1 subject area (using tools thru May of platform for teachers to Coaches (offering
such as Google Forms, 2019. use. classroom support)
iRespond, CTLS) Administration
(monitoring)
Cobb BOE (securing
Google Forms is free funding)

IRespond remotes and

hardware are
maintained through
SPLOST funds

Teachers will incorporate iPads Beginning IPads are purchased Classroom Teachers
in the classroom as August 2018 through Title 1 Funds (implementation)
and continuing as well as SPLOST
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instructional tools and not just thru May of dollars. Classrooms TTIS/Academic
reward tools 2019. already have 4-5 iPads, Coaches (offering
but goal is to increase classroom support)
iPads to a 1:2 ratio Administration
(monitoring)
Cobb BOE (securing
funding)

Goal: Student Focused

Students will use technology in order to demonstrate creative thinking and develop innovative
products.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicators:

Lesson Plans 80% of student products will feature the usage
Walk throughs of technology and/or will be shared with
Student Feedback Surveys parents, teachers, and other stakeholders in
Student Products digital format.

Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

Students will use on line Kindergarten: See-saw and Class Literacy Lab (instruct
learning journals to share January2019 Dojo platforms are free students on usuage of
student work with parents and May 2019 web-based software. Toontastic and
other teachers. For example: Chatterpix)
K-2: Seesaw or Class Dojo, can First: October Toontastic and
be used cross circular and 2018 May Chatterpix are free apps Teachers
allows student to share work 2019 that can be downloaded (implementation in
digitally with parents and to iPads classroom and set-up
teachers. Toontastic would Second: August of Seesaw and Clas
allow students to create a 2018-May 2019 Dojo)
cartoon-based report or product
to show learning. Chatterpix **A graduated Students (engage in
could be used as well. timeline is technology tools to
proposed in communicate ideas)
order to meet
student
readiness needs
Students will use technology August 2018- Cobb County BOE Teachers (instruction
available in Office 365 to May 2019 provides a log-in and of usage)
produce Research-Based subscription for each Students/Parents
Projects (grades 4-5) student in grades K-12 (Implementation)
that allows students
access to the Office 365
suite while off school
grounds
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Students in all grades K-5 will Once per nine SPLOST dollars will Media Specialist
use grade appropriate apps to weeks for provide technology (consultant for
create digital products to place students in hardware teacher planning and
in a Technology showcase from grades 3-5 student questions)
at least 1 subject area beginning in A large number of
August with K- project related student Classroom teacher
2 beginning in apps are available at no (Facilitator and
January cost Consultant for
students)

Students/Parents
(Implementation)
Goal: Diversity Considerations
Increase student access of technology by offering additional programming to underserved
populations (i.e students in poverty, females, and minorities) outside of normal school hours.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicator:

Interest/Feedback Surveys from Parents
for planning purposes
Teacher Feedback on Technology usage
and equity within building
Teacher's will report a 60% increase in task
completion on assigned outside of school
assignments.

Attendance Rosters/Sign in Sheets at

afterschool activities
Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

Girls coding/Programming October 2018- 21st Century Grant Innovations Specialist

Club May of 2019 to implement program
GSTA (Georgia
Science Teachers
Association) Grants to
procure supplies

Delta Community

Credit Union Grants

Cobb Schools

Foundation Impact
Grants
Adding technology components August 2018- Title 1 funds ASP Director to
to After School Program (for May 2019 procure resources
example, zSpace modules) 21st Century Schools
Grant
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ASP staff to
ASP collected funds implement usage
Mobile Technology Carts (1 December Title I funds to Academic Coaches
per grade level) 2018-May purchase carts and (manage budget and
2019* technology order materials)

Timeline Principal (establish

contingent on funding need and
release of procure funds)
Federal and
State Funds Teachers (implement
the use of technology)

Media
Specialist/Technology
Specialist (devise
operating procedures
and produce sign up
schedule for use)
Extended Hours in Learning Every Tuesday No cost, teacher will Media Specialist
Commons, Math Lab, and and Thursday volunteer their time.
Computer Lab form 3:00 PM
to 5:30 PM
Stipend of 150.00 per
Every other Saturday with potential Teachers to
Saturday from funding from 21st implement staffing of
9:00 AM to Century Schools Grant, extended hours
1:00 PM Title II funds, Title 1
Funds

Innovations Lab and Science July 2018-May Teacher allotment- Principal (will need to
Lab will become two separate 2019 George State dedicate allotment)
classes, thus adding an Department/School Teacher (to
additional specialist rotation to District implement
the rotation to offer a total of 3 instruction)
opportunities for technology
exposure (Literacy Computer
Lab, Science Lab, Innovation
Lab)
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Goal: School Related

School will implement a teacher driven and teacher focused technology professional development
plan.

Evaluation Method: Success Indicators:

Needs assessment from staff
75% of Technology Professional Development
Formative and Summative Evaluation Walk will be tailored to teacher requests for learning
throughs based off of surveys

Lesson Plans reflecting new implementation At least 1 teacher from each grade level will
volunteer to showcase technology
Attendance at Professional Development implementation and best practices in the
classroom.

At least 50% of teachers from each grade will

participate in Teacher Rounds as observers.

50% of professional development will be

presented in Skype format.
Strategies Timeline Budget/Funding Source Person(s) Responsible

Offer differentiated 1-2 years for Georga Department of District Staff (TTIS
professional development for full Education and Area Leads to
staff based on needs that are implementation present)
assessed through frequent due to staff Cobb County School
surveys availability, District
scheduling, and Principals
Title Funds to pay for (Coordinate funding
funding
subs ($88 per day) for subs)

Academic Coaches
(schedule county
personnel for
Professional
Development Days)

Teachers (participate
in training and
implement what is
learned in
classrooms)
Recorded Skype Sessions for August 2018- No Cost as school day TTIS staff to record
teachers to access at their May 2019 is not impacted sessions/Teachers
leisure on technology tools and with exemplary
best practices
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Teacher Rounds to allow
teachers to observe other
teachers implementing
technology effectively in their
classroom (to be conducted at
home school and at model
classrooms throughout the
county)
Semester: Fall 2017
practices to record
and present
Teachers (participate
in training and
implement what is
learned in
classrooms)
October 2018- No Cost if teacher is Teachers (showcase
April 2019 participating at local effective use of
school technology)
Sub Funds if teacher is Principal (acquire and
visiting another school. manage funds for
Sub funds can be paid substitutes)
from Professional
Development funds in Teachers (participate
Title I or Title II budget in training and
observations)
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References
Cobb County School District. (2016). Cobbk12.org. Retrieved 01 November
2017, from: http://www.cobbk12.org/centraloffice/Technology/TechPlan2016pdf.pdf

Dinizio, C., Miller, M., & Hendrix, T. (n.d.). Dowell Elementary School 2017-2018
Cobb Strategic Plan [Doc]. Marietta: Dowell Elementary

Essential Conditions. (2008). ISTE.org. Retrieved 10 November 2017, from:

http://www.iste.org/standards/toolsresources/essential-conditions