Technology:Technology:The AdventureThe Adventure

Part IIPart IIbyby

Joanne St. PeterJoanne St. PeterEDT 700EDT 700

Last summer, technology was an amusement park- a blur of confusion.Last summer, technology was an amusement park- a blur of confusion.

But over the year, my technology skills But over the year, my technology skills have taken a quantum leap, from…have taken a quantum leap, from…

……the isolated, fearful dark ages, to…the isolated, fearful dark ages, to…

……the joyous, connected 21the joyous, connected 21stst century! century!

How did I get there?How did I get there?

I used my technology road map to develop my I used my technology road map to develop my skill set and enhance the work of our school.skill set and enhance the work of our school.

I. Leadership & Vision

II. Learning & Teaching

III. Productivity & Professional Practice

IV. Support, Management & Operations

V. Assessment & Evaluation

VI. Social, Legal & Ethical Issues

I. Leadership & Vision: Status Report

Goal A: Support the use of data more effectively through technology

Action Steps: Status:

A1. Participate in Excel tutorials. Completed

A2. Using the program, sort 2009 District Fall Assessment scores to organize instructional groups. Completed

A3. Maintain data for administration and teacher use throughout the year. Completed

A4. Share student data during Trimester teacher meetings Completed

Note: Deb C. tutorial in Excel provided help to address this goal.

I. Leadership & Vision- Next Steps:

Goal A:

Continue to use and share organized data to support instruction using Excell

Use the teacher folder on the server to post forms, intervention strategies and instructional tools.

II. Learning & Teaching: Status Report

Goal A: Seek out additional innovations to further support/enhance instructional practice.

Action Steps: Status:

A1. Consult “Tech Leader” to review innovations. Revision Needed

A2. Seek out information from colleagues about what works best for specific subject areas. On-going

Notes: Tech Leader was largely a sales catalog; need other sources Consulted Tosha T., Tom G., Deb C. and Granby PS Provide time for Deb C. to share the use of technology to plan and maintain assignments with middle school teachers

II. Learning & Teaching- Next Steps:

Goal A:Identify additional print and/or electronic resources to support higher level thinking challenges for students

Continue to network with colleagues and build a resource file on theserver to make this accessible for teachers

II. Learning & Teaching: Status Report

Goal B: Facilitate the use of technology to support students’ higher level thinking and problem solving skills Support the use of data more effectively through technology

Action Steps: Status:

B 1. Arrange for technology in-service for the early fall to address problem solving opportunities for students. Completed

B 2. Investigate software and teaching strategies to enhance instructional practice. On-going

Notes: Tosha T.’s in-service days were helpful Penny Z.’s in-service and PGO assisted year-long Cindy S., Deb C., Fran L. and Jillian B. assisted year long to locate software and strategies

II. Learning & Teaching- Next Steps:

Goal B:Implement the use of the Smart Board school-wide to enhance instructionExpand the use of Clickers Expand the use of Brain Pop and Brain Pop, Jr. school-wideImplement the use of Google Apps in the middle school

III. Productivity & Professional Practice: Status Report

Goal A: Pursue personal professional development opportunities to broaden tech expertise.

Action Steps: Status Report:A1. Apply to CREC for additional grant funding for professional development. Completed

A2. Develop a calendar of staff sharing days on the professional calendar similar to the Language Arts planning for teachers to learn from one another. On-going

Notes: Four In-service Days were provided by Tosha from CREC The calendar for Jill/Jillian and Liz/Fran was developed,

implemented and highly successful

III. Productivity & Professional Practice-Next Steps

Goal A: Continue to pursue grant funding to support embedded PD

Set up peer mentorships and provide time for novice teachers to develop their expertise and for experts to continue to grow in the summer and throughout the year

IV. Support, Management & Operations: Status Report

Goal A:Explore additional sources of funding to support the technology plan and professional development

Action Step: Status:

A1. Meet with the Superintendent to identify possible additional sources through new grants. On-going

Notes: Rural Ed Grant assisted in this area

IV. Support, Management & Operations-Next Steps:

Goal A:

Allocate more funding in the school budget to support technology in the school

Seek out additional funding sources

V. Assessment & Evaluation-Status Report

Goal A: Improve the use of technology to analyze data.

Action Step: Status:

A1. Use Excel graphs to sort student progress on District assessments to inform instructional groupings. On-going

Notes: Completed and extremely fast in sorting data, even in our small groups

V. Assessment & Evaluation-Next Steps:

Goal A:

Use the technology to monitor and share the progress of all students, with special attention to SRBI studentsAssist teachers to use the technology to

monitor student progress

VI. Social, Legal & Ethical Issues- Status Report

Goal A: Regularly review changes in policies and practices to ensure the safety of allusers.

Action Steps: Status:

A1. Regularly consult ISTE website Ongoing

A2. Schedule Tech Safety Seminars for teachers and students to educate all for responsible Digital Citizenship. Ongoing

Notes: Tom G. Digital Citizenship Workshop for teachers and students in Oct. was helpful

VI. Social, Legal & Ethical Issues- Next Steps:

Goal A:

Monitor the SDE and ISTE websites for updates and share information with parents, teachers and students each trimester both in-print and on the school website

With technology, there are With technology, there are always new places to discover.always new places to discover.

Electronic ReferencesElectronic References

Administrator NETS (2002)Administrator NETS (2002)www.iste.orgwww.iste.org

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