Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Goal: To improve the integration of classroom technology by evaluating and improving technology themed staff developments.
Action Steps(s):
Continue self-growth and learning through subscriptions to educational technology RSS feeds and blogs. Continue self-growth and learning through identified textsThe Reflective Educators Guide to Professional Development , Nancy Dana and Diane Hoppey; From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom, Marc Prensky
Person(s) Responsible:
Self
Timeline: Start/End
January 2012-ongoing
Needed Resources
Personal computer/ internet connection
Evaluation
Adherence to spending 15-20 minutes a day reading and commenting on ed tech blogs. Use academic/profes sional blog to reflect on strategies illustrated in texts
Self
April 2012ongoing
Texts that include: The Reflective Educators Guide to Professional Development and From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom
Interview Principal Schur on technology improvement plan identified strengths, weaknesses and current initiatives.
September 2012
Focus Group Interview Assemble teacher representatives to inquire about aspects of their best/worst professional development experience.
September/ October2012
District/School Technology Plan Recorder Interview questions based on concerns and preliminary findings. Willing and available teacher representatives
Action Steps(s):
Survey teachers on technology knowledge and usage in the classroom. Observe classroom teachers with particular focus on student engagement, classroom management and technology integration.
Person(s) Responsible:
Technology Support Personnel Cyril Rivera Joyce Rogers Celeste Repko, CTE Teacher Principal/ Assistant Principals
Timeline: Start/End
December 2012
Needed Resources
Survey Monkey Creation of carefully worded survey questions
Evaluation
Completion of survey from faculty/staff
Research quanitative measures of student performance in technology rich classrooms. Research Web 2.0 Tools for the classroom and other classroom applications for available technology
Self
May 2012
PDAS guidelines Creation of a rubric specific to observable traits in the areas of student engagement, classroom management and technology integration Educational technology journals, articles and other texts.
Self
June 2012ongoing
Educational technology journals, articles conferences and other identified continuing education mediums. Blog
Use Reflective Journal or Blog to record findings and feelings from field notes.
Self
March 2012ongoing
Action Steps(s):
Facilitate in the design and structure of a technology themed staff development aligned with data findings.
Person(s) Responsible:
Andria Schur Joyce Rogers Assistant Principals
Timeline: Start/End
August 2013
Needed Resources
Analysis of data findings and field notes
Evaluation
Feedback from faculty and staff Observable increased integration of web tools and technology in the classroom
Perpetuate best practices in educational technology by initiating online learning communities with faculty/staff.
August 2013ongoing