Needs and Goals | Key Personnel | Professional Development Activity | Timeline | Assessment |
SFHS teachers will use technology in the form of a professional webpage on the district website to communicate with parents and students. | Principal
Assistant Principals
Campus Instructional Technologist
Instructional Staff | Technology specialist will provide short, hands-on sessions weekly that allow teachers to manipulate their required webpage in order to learn the various applications of the program. | March, 2011-May, 2011 | Assistant principals will monitor teacher webpages in order to ensure timely updates. |
SFHS teachers will be offered more training on Web 2.0 utilities such as blogs, wikis and podcasts. | Campus Instructional Technologist
All staff members | During our regular Thursday morning professional development opportunities, teachers will be offered training on the implementation and utilization of various Web 2.0 utilities in their own curriculum. | March, 2011-May, 2011 | Teacher feedback on ways that these various programs can be used within the curriculum. Campus leadership will look for implementation during routine walk-through evaluations. |
Use STaR Chart data to raise the level of technology use and proficiency levels within individual classrooms. | Campus Leadership Team
Campus Instructional Technologist or Liaison | Administrators will evaluate the data collected on the STaR Chart in order to identify strengths and weaknesses in order to plan professional development for the 2011-12 school year. | March, 2011-May, 2011 | Administrators will consult with the campus instructional technologist and/or liaison in order to offer professional development activities for the upcoming school year that will meet the individual needs of the instructional staff. |
Increase the students' use of technology to complete assigned projects. | Campus Instructional Technologist or Liaison
Teacher Leaders
Classroom teachers | Teachers are offered the opportunity to learn how projects can be modified to allow students to produce them using the available technology. Teachers who have successfully accomplished this task will share their observations with their colleagues. | March, 2011-May, 2011 | Teacher surveys will determine if teachers are taking the ideas presented by other teachers and adapting them into their classrooms.
Teacher Leaders (department heads) will monitor the use of technology in their departments and offer support where needed. |
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Action Plan
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Susan: Very nice presentation of your action plan for technology, I love that you include projects for students, I realize that for many learners as myself we learn with doing thinks.I enjoying visiting your blog very much!
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