Project Description

A survey assessing teacher’s instructional technology usage of current reality will be sent out

to the teaching staff to record baseline data. To begin the project, a survey gathering data on how

technology tools and media resources can support teaching and learning of STEAM will collect

data to drive additional professional development opportunities. I will create a maker space in

the media center’s instruction and resource center in order to model research based student

centered instruction. Professional development twice a month will be implemented based on

survey results. Student achievement in ELA, Math, and Science will also be desegregated to

provide data driven instructional support to improve student gains. A collaborative online wiki

workspace will be created to archive PD, post pertinent videos and information, and be a model

for learner communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking. Teachers will be

encouraged to highlight their successes and share their transition from adopted use of

instructional technology to transformational. As a media resource teacher, I will model and

provide daily coaching to teachers with digital citizenship, social learning, and project based

learning.

Date Range Description Deliverable

September 7, 2016 Send out teacher surveys Send out surveys, collect and
baseline tech usage analyze data, plan future PD

September 13, 2016

Tech Tools/Media Resources

STEAM survey

September 21, 2016
Data chat on grade level state
assessment data, action plan
for strengths and weaknesses.
Model how to analyze data
and the areas for
improvement based on data,
show videos comparing
student engagement in
tradition vs. student centered

October 12 & 26, 2016 Digital Citizenship
Web Tools to support ELA
and science
November 2 & 16 Digital tools to support
collaboration (Blogs, Wikis
to support research and
inquiry based learning)
Model tools and usage for
wiki to support professional
development for teachers,
resources for continued
improvement and reflection.
December 1 & 15 Maker Space – use student
interest and performance
tasks to support Maker Space
activities in the information
and resource media learning
center.
STEAM
environments with PBL,
social and constructivist
learning. Highlight research
based teaching methods
which magnifies learning
gains
Provide learning
opportunities on digital
citizenship, hands on group
problem solving scenarios,
legal and safe internet use for
teachers and students.
PD on Web 2.0 tools and
multiple disciplinary
examples of STEAM lessons
while supporting ELA
standards.
Model and facilitate PD on
digital tools for the
classroom, social learning
while enhancing learning
gains in ELA.
Wiki collaboration and
resource for teachers.
Presentation on student work,
exemplar learning examples
and products as a result of
constructivist learning.
Choose samples Next
Generation Science Standards
(NGSS) based lessons and
 model STEAM activities in
small groups of teachers
while they collaborate and
choose from a variety of
digital tools to complete the
activity.

Display e-books integration

to support literacy

Post Survey on integrated Collect and compare data to

December 16, 2016 technology and media usage September’s data

January 2017 through May First Technology meeting in Teachers post an example of
2017 January, teachers facilitate a rewritten lesson using PBL,
successful instruction social/constructivist learning,
contribute to Wiki blog.

Resources
• Laptops
• Wi-Fi
• Media center venue
• PBS Wiki account
• School based e-book accounts
• Epic Books account
• Jing for Screencast
• School data using state and district benchmarks
• Microsoft Office
• SchoolTube
• YouTube
• Ted Talks
• Podcasts
 Objectives

The purpose of the capstone project is to improve teaching strategies and methods so student

learning gains in ELA, Math, and Science are positively impacted.

• Teachers will engage in professional development and learning experiences which allow

teachers and students to be active, knowledgeable, and engaged learners in a global

society.

• Teachers will integrate technology instruction and create inquiry based learning

environments which enable all learners to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering,

Art, and Math.

• Teachers will create learning experiences for students to create, collaborate,

communicate, and think critically in social learning type activities.

Deliverables
• Create a Professional Development Calendar and implement learning opportunities based

on teachers’ needs survey.

• Create a Teacher Resource Professional Development Wiki site to inspire teacher

collaboration with 21st Century skills focusing on STEAM and best practices

implementing instructional technology.

• Teachers will use data of low student learning gains and weak skill areas to formulate

action plans and recreate learning experiences using Project based Learning (PBL), social

or constructivist learning theories.

• Provide onsite instructional coaching through modeling, conferences, and informal

discussions to support teachers.

 • Create a Maker Space /STEAM Learning Lab area by the media center to support the

media center’s transition to the information and resource center to support teachers and

students.

Evaluation
This project’s goals and objectives will be measured using surveys, data, Technology

Information Matrix (TIM), and rubrics based on the Framework for Quality Teaching and

Learning by Robert Marzano (Marzano, 2007). SLPS District has permission to utilize the TIM

and Marzano Framework as they are part of the district’s goals for quality instruction. The pre

and post surveys generate teachers’ integration of technology in the classrooms and are written

by myself using Microsoft forms. Responses will be collected on excel spreadsheets. Collections

of sample science lesson plans from original lessons will be recreated by teachers after

professional development of PBL and constructivist teaching methods. Teachers will first self-

rate instruction and lesson planning using the Technology Integration Matrix. At the end of the

project, teachers will reflect upon their strengths and complete the TIM again comparing

instructional improvements. Using the Teacher Evaluation Tool for Quality Instruction outlined

in Robert Marzano’s The Art and Science of Teaching (Marzano, 2007), data on Domain 2 will

be collected. Classroom observation data of Planning and Preparing Lessons along with

elements on “uses of materials and technologies” are rated in early September. Teacher

observations focusing on Domain 2, element 46 of this tool, along with the surveys and

technology matrix, will provide us with data on meeting goals for this project as the school year

and classroom observations are completed.

 Timeline of Measurable Data

Evaluation Dates Evaluation Tools to Measure Goals Met

Early September Teacher Technology/Media Resources Survey Pre data collection

Technology Tools Classroom Usage Survey

Early September Technology Matrix

Technology Matrix Rubric

Early September Teacher Evaluation Tool – Domain 2 Marzano Framework

Quality Instruction Overview

October Technology Integration Matrix

Technology Matrix

November Technology Integration Matrix

Technology Matrix

December Post technology survey

Technology Integration Matrix

Marzano’s Teacher Evaluation Tool Domain 2 Materials and

Technology Elements