Grant Proposal

FRIT 7232

Lesley Walden
Erika Sutton
Mary-Katherine Tull
Kenya Royal
Abstract

Welch Elementary School is a K-5 elementary school that consists of 52 certified teachers. Each

classroom contains a Promethean Activboard that was purchased for the purpose of providing an

interactive learning experience. Analysis of data shows that teachers lack the skills needed to

use these tools most effectively within their classrooms. Therefore, the goal of the grant is to

thoroughly train the certified staff at Welch Elementary School to skillfully use the Promethean

Activboards through the creation and implementation of lessons. By the end of the training,

teachers will be able to create a lesson plan using the interactive, multimedia, and web 2.0

capabilities of the smartboard.

Proposal Text

Demonstrated Need

Data was created through a google form survey and sent to all certified staff at Welch

Elementary School. The survey consisted of questions that inquired about the types of training

that teachers feel would help them to better incorporate technology within their classroom. After

consulting with the Coweta County Director of Technology, school principal, and teachers

throughout the school, a list of most requested trainings was compiled. From this list, the google

form survey was created and sent to all certified staff at Welch Elementary School. See

Appendix A. After analyzing the data, we discovered there is an immediate need for teacher

training on Promethean Activboards. 34% of certified teachers expressed a need for more

training on their Promethean Activboard (Appendix B).

Goals and Objectives

Goal 1:​ By the end of the 2019-2020 school year, Welch Elementary School will provide

training on the Promethean Board technology to all 52 certified educators by using onsite

professional development training from a certified Promethean trainer.

Objective: ​Teachers will gain understanding in the area of elements and features of

Promethean Activboard and ActivInspire.

Goal 2: ​By the end of the 2019-2020 school year, Welch Elementary School teachers will

demonstrate proficiency in effectively using Promethean Activboard to create interactive lessons.

Objective:​ Teachers will practice and gain knowledge of how to create and implement

lessons using the Promethean technology. Administration will measure this

goal/objective with numerous checkpoint questionnaires throughout the year as well as

observations.

Plan of Operation

The projected timeline is for this training to take place during the 2020-2021 school year. The

training will take place during inservice days. The proposed activities address the topic that

teachers identified as an immediate need. Teachers will be allowed to ask questions, get

hands-on practice, collaborate with other teachers, and apply what they’ve learned.

Schedule/Timeline Activity Description Goal/Objective Alignment

Introduction of Promethean Goal 1: To provide teacher

8:30am-9:30am Activboard and ActivInspire training of the elements and
features of Promethean
Activboard and ActivInspire.
 Instruct teachers on the Goal 1: To provide teacher
9:30am-10:30am benefits of using the training of the elements and
Promethean Activboard features of Promethean
Activboard and ActivInspire.

10:30am-11:30am Instruct teachers on the Goal 1: To provide teacher

benefits of using ActivInspire training of elements and
features of Promethean
Activboard and ActivInspire.

11:30am-1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm-2:30 pm Demonstrate/model to Goal 2: To provide teacher

teachers how to use the training for effectively using
Promethean Activboard and Promethean Activboard to
ActivInspire. create interactive lessons.

2:30pm-3:00pm Allow teachers to create Goal 2: To provide teacher

activities/assignments using
the Promethean Activboard
and ActivInspire; answer and
assist with any problems they
may have.
training for effectively using
Promethean Activboard to
create interactive lessons.

Evaluation Plan

Welch Elementary School will implement the evaluation of the Promethean Activboard training

according to Kirkpatrick’s Evaluation Model. The goals and objectives will be evaluated by

Welch Elementary and the Coweta County Director of Technology. There will be a formative

and summative evaluation to assess knowledge learned. The Director of Technology will

administer a pre-test to measure the level of understanding before the training. He will also

administer a pre-survey (Appendix C) to measure the level of motivation and reaction for the

training. The last thing the participants will do before they leave the training will be to complete

a post-test and post-survey (Appendix D). The Director of Technology will collect the results to
show the knowledge, understanding and attitudes of the participants after the training is

complete. While the training is taking place, the Director of Technology will show participants

how to use the technology and then will allow them to create their own lessons and activities.

The Director of Technology will walk throughout the room to observe if the training taught the

skills needed to create and apply the Promethean Activboard to everyday use in the classroom.

Welch Elementary will continue to be evaluated after the training. Participants will continue to

create interactive Promethean Activboard lessons and will submit them to the principal via their

lesson plans. Observations of these lessons will take place to ensure effectiveness in the

participants' classrooms. The principal or media specialist will be the evaluator. The following

questions will be the basis for the evaluation:

● Do the participants understand the functions of the Promethean Activboard?

● Are participants comfortable using the Promethean Activboard?

● Are participants collaboratively creating lessons for the Promethean Activboard?

Goals Data Collection Person(s) Responsible

Train participants on effective ● Pre-test Director of Technology

and correct use of the ● Post-test
Promethean Activboard

Build participants knowledge, ● Pre-survey Director of Technology,

understanding, skill level and ● Post-survey Welch Elementary School
comfort level using the principal, Welch Elementary
Promethean Activboard School media specialist

K-5 teachers collaboratively ● Interactive Flipchart Director of Technology,

create interactive lessons
using Promethean Activboard
and present lessons during
training
● Observation of lesson Welch Elementary School
● Observe Promethean principal, Welch Elementary
Planet lesson upload School media specialist
● Classroom
observations
● Lesson plans
containing
 Promethean
Activboard
Budget

Due to the amount of educators that need to be well versed with the Promethean Board this will

be a two day training. The cost below reflects a two day training with half of the staff attending

day one and the other day two.

Item Description/Explanation Price

Promethean A certified Promethean Trainer will be teaching this $2,400.00

Trainer course to ensure that the educators are receiving the
utmost knowledge of how to implement the boards
within their classrooms. The initial cost of the training
is $1,200. Due to the training having to be split into
two days, this will be double the cost.

Substitutes Each teacher that attends the training will need a $4,879.68
substitute. With 52 certified teachers, this is a big cost
to our budget. The price reflects a sub for each
teacher at $93.84 per sub per day.

Breakfast Breakfast will be provided for all educators. A pastry Pastries - 39.96
platter from Sams Club will be provided for breakfast Water - 12.94
as well as juice and water. Juice - 17.96

Lunch Lunch will be provided for all educators. Educators 6 Sandwich

will receive a 1 hour lunch catered. Jimmy Johns will Platters - $336
cater sandwich platters and we will purchase water, Water - 12.94
soda, and chips from Sams Club. Sodas - $41.12
Chips - $40.14

Office Supplies Slideshow handouts, pens, highlighters, and sticky $150.00

notes will be provided for all attendees to take notes.
An approximate cost is listed.

PowerPoint The cost of this item is included with the price of the 0.00
trainer.

Total Cost:
$7,930.74
References

Welch Elementary School- Coweta County School System

http://welch.cowetaschools.net//index.php/home

Comprehensive Needs Assessment.

https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/compneedsassessment.pdf​.
Materials adapted from “Planning and Conducting Needs Assessments: A Practical Guide”
(1995), U.S. Department of Education.

S.M.A.R.T Goals.
https://hr.virginia.edu/career-development/performance-management​. Derived from the
University of Virginia.

http://www.4cleanair.org/Kirkpatrick.pdf
Winfrey, E.C. (1999). Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation. In B. Hoffman (Ed.),
Encyclopedia of Educational Technology. Retrieved March 24, 2005, from
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/k4levels/start.htm.

http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/hrd/isd/kirkpatrick.html
Clark, D. (2015). Kirkpatrick’s Four-Level Evaluation Model.​ In ​Techniques for Evaluating
Training Programs​, edited: ​Evaluating Training Programs​ (1975).
 Appendix A : Google Forms Survey

Appendix B: Data from Professional Development Survey

Desired Technology Training Percentage of Need

Promethean ActivInspire Board 34%

Google Drive 21%

Chromebooks 8%

Class Dojo 5%

Web 2.0 Tools 18%

Grade Level Websites 14%

Appendix C: Evaluation Pre-Survey
Appendix D: Evaluation Post-Survey