Sunday, March 20, 2011

Action Plan

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.

1 comment:

  1. 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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