PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

FACILITATOR PLAN
Kendall Middlecamp
 OREMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• Baltimore County Public School
(BCPS)
• Originally built in 1863
• 363 students in grades PK-5
• 14 to 1 student to teacher ratio
• 1 Principal, 1 Assistant Principal, 1
full time school counselor, 26 full
time teachers
SCHOOL DATA
US News, 2023
 TECHNOLOGY
• All teachers have access to an ELMO
and projector including sound and
connection to teacher device using
HDMI cord
• We have a total of 5 Promethean
Boards in our school
• Each student in grades Kindergarten-5th
have a personal Chromebook device
• The school provides headphones for
each student to use with their device
• Each teacher has an HP Elitebook
ISTE COACHING STANDARDS

Professional Learning Facilitator

Coaches plan, provide, and evaluate the impact of professional learning for educators and
leaders to use technology to advance teaching and learning.

• Coaches selected will volunteer to attend training and

report back to the rest of the group.
• Coaches will give concrete lessons and tools for
teachers to begin implementing immediately
• Coaches will check in on teachers and offer support in
a non evaluative way
ISTE COACHING STANDARDS

Change Agent
Coaches inspire educators and leaders to use technology to create equitable and ongoing
access to high-quality learning.

• Plan in ongoing and continuous

• Not a 3-year plan, but ever changing
• Professional development is collaborative and
meaningful
• Grade levels meet with each other to plan for
meaningful instruction
 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
FACILITATOR PLAN
• Technology continues to expand after the Covid-19
Pandemic
• New digital platforms continue to be introduced to
teachers
• Teachers lack the professional development to utilize
Schoology, Wixie, Raz-Plus and other digital tools
effectively

GOAL: Allow teachers to expand their knowledge of

digital resources that they are already using with less
pressure.
ISTE EDUCATOR
STANDARDS
Standard 1: Learner
Educators continually improve their
practice by learning from and with
others and exploring proven and
promising practices that leverage
technology to improve student
learning.
Standard 7: Analyst
Educators understand and use
data to drive their instruction and
support students in achieving their
learning goals.
Standard 4: Collaborator
Educators dedicate time to
collaborate with both colleagues
and students to improve practice,
discover and share resources and
ideas, and solve problems.
Standard 6: Facilitator
Educators facilitate learning with
technology to support student
achievement of the ISTE
Standards for Students.
 Summer professional
development
TIMELINE Explore, Learn,
Create
• Technology is forever evolving,
new tools are added/created to School year

current platforms frequently Implement,

• This professional learning Reflect, Revise

facilitator plan is continuous and

School year
ongoing
Share
Plan for new
professional
development
LEARNER 1.A.
Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical
approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their
effectiveness.

• Provide optional professional development in

July-August the summer for teachers looking to expand
2023-2026 their knowledge

• Quarterly faculty meetings for staff to share

ideas, tools, and strategies, with one another
based off their own learning or learning from
professional developments offered in summer

• Utilize STAT teachers in schools to help

support teachers
 COLLABORATOR 4.A.
12

Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create

authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.
• Teachers who attend summer PD report back to
summarize key points during preservice week.
School year Pick only a few new tools to share to avoid
September-June teachers becoming overwhelmed with new
2023-2026
learning.

• Monthly sessions held in place of faculty

meetings to revisit new learnings.

• Video recordings of a teacher implementing

resources and tools in their daily instruction.
Two videos per grade level (K-5)- one Reading
and one Math.
FACILITATOR 6.B.
Manage the use of technology and student learning strategies in
digital platforms, virtual environments, hands-on makerspaces or
in the field.

• Pay teachers who feel comfortable to create

Pre-service mini-lessons that teachers can use in their
week 2023- classroom to immerse their students in
ongoing
Schoology, Wixie, and Raz-Plus.

• These lessons will include practice within

each digital platform. This allows the children
to practice and takes planning off the teachers.
Once the students are clear on how to utilize
the tools, the teacher can effectively utilize
them in the classroom.
ANALYST 7.A.
Educators provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate
competency and reflect on their learning using technology.

• Administrators check for use of

September
2023-ongoing
technology during formal and informal
observations.
• Feedback to teachers on how their
assessments are being used via
Employee Evaluation app
• Room for improvement

• BCPS creates online assessments in

place of all written assessments across
subjects.
REFERENCES
International Society of Technology in Education ISTE. (2017). ISTE standards for educators.

ISTE standards for educators. https://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators

Orems Elementary School (2023). School Messenger Presence. Retrieved from

https://oremses.bcps.org/

Public School Review (2022). Orems Elementary School. Retrieved from

https://www.publicschoolreview.com/orems-elementary-school-profile#:~:text=How%20many

%20students%20attend%20Orems,

students%20attend%20Orems%20Elementary%20School.

U.S. News Education (2023). Orems Elementary. Retrieved from

https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/maryland/orems-elementary-408986