Goal: Improve Technology Integration and Use in the Classroom
Person (s) Timeline: Needed
Action Step(s) Responsible Start / End Resources Evaluation
| 1. Provide whole school training on promethean board system upgrades and new uses. | Campus Administration, Technology Director, Regional Service Center | Spring 2012 | Time, Money, similar technology in all classrooms. | Have all staff complete a basic competency assessment on use of promethean board. Provide additional training to individuals. |
| 2. Begin a mentoring program that pairs teachers up to observe each other and collaborate regarding technology in the classroom. | Campus Administration, Department Coordinators, Teachers | Fall 2012 | Scheduled observation periods, Time for meaningful collaboration | Use survey data to determine the effectiveness of the mentor program. |
| 3. Develop professional learning communities and provide time for meaningful collaboration to evaluate the curriculum. | Campus Administration, Teachers | Fall 2012 | Scheduled late start dates to accommodate PLC's. Commitment from the teachers, support from administration. | Use survey data to determine the effectiveness of PLC's on curriculum changes, technology use in the classroom, and collaboration. |
| 4. Administrators meet with department heads to discuss possible changes to the curriculum and technologies needed to be successful. | Campus Administration, District Curriculum Coordinators, Department Coordinators | Summer 2012 | In-service training days in the summer to allow for collaboration, and curriculums to evaluate. | Compare previous curriculum to the revised curriculum to track the changes made and evaluate their effectiveness. |
Goal: Improve Technology Integration and Use in the Classroom
Person (s) Timeline: Needed
Action Step(s) Responsible Start / End Resources Evaluation
| 5. Technology and training needs are presented to the site based team to be included in the campus improvement plan. | Campus Administration, Site based team | Fall 2012 | Current CIP, goals for the future as established by the faculty, requests for technology by the departments. | Ensure the revised CIP includes specific target areas for technology in the classroom that impacts student learning. |
| 6. Administrators develop a comprehensive professional development plan surrounding new technologies to be in place for next school year. | Campus Administration, District Curriculum and professional development coordinators. | Spring 2013 | Review STaR Chart data. Conduct a needs assessment with department coordinators. Administrators receive training on new technology. | Evaluate the PD plan to ensure it teaches and measures learning of teachers being able to apply new technology. Teachers create samples. |
| 7. Expand the mentor program to go across departments to improve the connections between subject areas. | Campus Administrators, Department Coordinators, Teachers | Spring 2013 | Common planning and observation time across the core areas. | Do we see common themes and use of technology in all departments that are correlated so students are seeing things reinforced in all classes. |
| 8. Evaluate data from the STaR chart and observed use of technology in the classroom and curriculum to check and plan for improvement | Campus Administration, District Administration | Fall 2013 | STaR Chart Data from Fall 2013 and Fall 2012. | Has our technology proficiency improved in all four areas of the STaR Chart as a campus and as a district. |
