Building an Instructional Technology Program in Tough Economic Times
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Building an Instructional Technology Program in Tough Economic Times
Melissa K. JacksonInstructional Technology Coordinator~Newton County Schools~
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Newton County
Technology Support Teams
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Professional Development of the Past•Instructional Technology Specialist housed @ BOE
•Teachers take PD @ BOE•Technology Specialist train teachers •All teachers “InTech” Certified
▫ActivBoard training, iPad training, etc.•No Lesson Plan Development•No Collaboration•No Follow- up
Sound Familiar?
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Growing Need for PD•Student Achievement:
▫Teacher PD greatly affects student achievement.▫Collaboration often allows teachers to share
ideas, troubleshoot problems on their own, and enables them to become more innovative.
•“[when] teachers aren’t trained to teach differently with the help of [computer] equipment, all too often they end up forfeiting its latent benefit and allowing students to play games or roam the Web” (Bennett, 1999).
(Borthwick, 2008)
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Growing Need for PD•One Size Fits All PD
▫All teachers gathered together▫Training delivered to whole group▫No hands-on training▫No curriculum specific application▫No follow up support
(U.S. Congress, 1995)
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Growing Need for PD•One size fits all- Not effective
▫Need follow up▫Teachers need on going support through
continued PD▫Need hands-on learning & collaboration▫Successful districts implement weekly &
even daily technology training and support
(Cunningham, 2013)
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NCSS Model – Technology Teacher Leaders•Began in 2009•TTL- Technology Teacher Leader
▫One in each of the 23 schools▫Chosen by Administrator▫Reports to Administrator & Director of
Technology 2013 added Instructional Technology Coordinator
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NCSS Model – Technology Teacher Leaders• TTL- Technology Teacher Leader
TTL Roles & Responsibilities▫Strong working relationship amongst all
involved
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NCSS Model- Technology Support Teams•Technology Teacher Leader works w/
Administration to choose a Technology Support Team▫Includes:
TTL Media Center Specialists School Technology Assistant School Technology Specialists One teacher per grade level One teacher per subject area Student Tech Teams
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NCSS Model – Training Methods•Coordinator collaborates with TTLs & TSTs▫Meet monthly as TTLs▫TTL Leadership Team
•Coordinator works with TSTs ▫TSTs redeliver to schools
Tech Coordinator serves 23 schools – availability intermittent
TSTs = school level experts always available
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NCSS Model – Training Methods•Tech Team Training
▫Coordinator works with Teams Smaller group setting Hands on training Individualized instruction based on school needs Longer training periods - more effective
▫Teams redeliver Team Tuesdays / WoW Wednesdays Lunch and Learns PLCs
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NCSS Model – Training Methods•New Initiatives:
▫Teams are trained by Coordinator AM Trainings MS PM Trainings HS / ES
No Subs needed▫Teams Redeliver
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NCSS Next Step•Mentoring
▫Technology Coordinator works with Technology Teacher Leader Observe Classrooms Examine the use of technology Coach TTLs to mentor teachers in the
effective use of embedding technology
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NCSS Model – Technology Conference
▫Tech Tuesdays Training Lesson Plan Development / Collaboration
▫Summer Technology Conference Tech Teams Present Vendors Welcome All Teachers Welcome
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ContactMelissa K. Jackson, Ed.S
~Instructional Technology Coordinator~@Ed_Tech_Teacher
Dr. Gary Shattuck~Director of Technology & Media Services
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ResourcesBorthwick, A., & Pierson, M. (2008). Transforming
classroom practice: Professional development strategies in educational technology. International Society for Technology in Education.
Cunningham, J. (2013). Between technology and teacher effectiveness: Professional development. Tech & Learning, Retrieved from http://www.techlearning.com/professional-development/0017/between-technology-and-teacher-effectiveness-professional-development/41214
U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Teachers and Technology: Making the Connection, OTA-EHR-616 (Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, April 1995).