Technology
Goal 1: Establish a one-to-one laptop structure
within the core teachers’ classrooms in the INQUIRE Academy through the use of
COWs in their classrooms.
TF-II-A: Planning and Designing Learning
Environments and Experiences.
A.
Design developmentally
appropriate learning opportunities that apply technology-enhanced instructional
strategies to support the diverse needs of learners. (ISTE, 2011)
Evidence: Offer to the teachers one on one training
to support their academic areas in designing effective technology applications
for their classroom.
Cost: $30 classroom
voucher to purchase materials for classroom after successfully implementing
technology application in their classroom.
Mainstep: Teacher will furnish to technology
instructor a lesson plan that is structured for how they would teach this without
technology. Technology instructor
will evaluate and identify 2-3 other ways to teach the lesson with the use of technology. Such as using: blogs, Edomodo, online surveys,
graphical representations, etc.
Subordinate skills: Basic computer skills, knowledge of
their specific grade level TEKS
Goal 2: Training to support teachers in troubleshooting
own computers.
TF-V: Educational technology
facilitators apply technology to enhance personal productivity and professional
practice.
A.
Use technology resources to engage
in ongoing professional development and lifelong learning.
1.
identify resources and participate
in professional development activities and professional technology organizations
to support ongoing professional growth related to technology.
B.
Apply technology to increase
productivity.
1.
set and manipulate preferences,
defaults, and other selectable features of operating systems and productivity tool
programs commonly found in PK-12 schools. (ISTE, 2011)
Evidence: Offer a
one-hour troubleshooting workshop after school to the teachers, to explain how
to solve a variety of software issues and computer issues that they are faced
with including printer not acknowledging, login and password issues, how to force
quit an application, etc.
Cost: Printing cost of checklist.
Mainstep: Teachers will attend the workshop and receive a troubleshooting
checklist for technology difficulties that commonly happen.
Subordinate skills:
Basic computer skills
Goal 3: Professional
development to assist teachers in designing web pages and online quizzes and
interactive games.
TF-V Educational technology facilitators
apply technology to enhance and improve personal productivity and professional
practice.
D.
Use technology to communicate
and collaborate with peers, parents, and the larger community to nurture student
learning.
4. design, develop, and maintain Web pages and sites that support communication
between the school and community.
Evidence: Teachers
will commit to 4 one hour weekly sessions to build and design their own website
to create a link of communication with their classes, the school, and the community.
Cost: $30 stipend
for each hour completed in the training
Mainstep: After completing
the 4 weekly sessions, the teachers will have a working website that they will know
how to maintain and update at their convenience.
Subordinate skills: Basic
computer skills.
Management
Goal 1:
Establish a one-to-one laptop structure within the core teachers’
classrooms in the INQUIRE Academy through the use of COWs in their
classrooms.
TF-II-D Plan for the
management of technology resources within the context of learning activities.
D.
Provide teachers with
options for management of technology resources within the context of learning
activities. (ISTE, 2011)
Evidence: Offer
one initial 30 minute training to the teachers to explain the management system
to be used with the COWs as their technology resource within their
classrooms.
Cost: 2-4 hours
of technology liaison time.
Mainstep: After
teachers have had a chance to implement within their classrooms, follow up with
a visit to their classrooms to help the teachers assess the management and how
it is the system is working.
Answer questions for the teachers with regards to how to utilize the
laptops with the students effectively.
Subordinate Skills:
Teachers will complete a survey after the follow up to evaluate how the use of
technology is going within the classroom.
Measurable Assessment:
Each teacher should evaluate themselves as using the laptops within the
classroom at minimum of 60% of the instructional time with the students and a
comfort level of 80% or better with the management of the COWs. If scoring lower then this, the technology
liaison will schedule one on one time with the teacher to help with any
difficulties the teacher is experiencing.
Funding
Goal 1: Establish a one-to-one laptop structure
within the core teachers’ classrooms in the INQUIRE Academy through the use of
COWs in their classrooms.
TF-VII Procedures, policies,
planning and budgeting for technology environments
D.
Follow procedures and guidelines
used in planning and purchasing technology resources.
2. discuss and apply guidelines for budget planning and management procedures
related to educational computing and technology facilities and resources. (ISTE,
2011)
Evidence: Working
with the principal and technology director, outline a yearly expense report of
expected maintenance and supplies for the COWS.
Cost: To be determined
by the committee of the principal, liaison, and technology director. Expected expenses will be to replace any
computers over 6 years.
Mainstep: Committee
will evaluate each 3 years to establish if technology needs to be updated and
reestablish a new plan with financial expectations.
Measurable Assessment:
By establishing one-to-one laptop
structure students are applying the use of technology effectively within their
educational experiences. Students have
higher scores on common unit assessments because of the strengthening of the
computer skills.
Goal 3: Professional
development to assist teachers in designing web pages and online quizzes and
interactive games.
TF-VII Procedures, policies,
planning and budgeting for technology environments
C.
Participate in professional development
opportunities related to the management of school facilities, technology resources
and purchases. (ISTE, 2011)
Evidence: Working
with the principal and technology director, outline a yearly expense report of
expected trainings to encourage teachers to create and maintain their classroom
website.
Cost: To be determined
by the committee of the principal, liaison, and technology director. Expected stipend
per teacher of $30 per hour per training, maximum per teacher expense $120. Plus
website instructor preparation of $30 per hour up to 9 hours per training session.
Mainstep: Offer the
trainings to interested teachers.
Measurable Assessment:
Teachers participating in the
workshop will have a completed website that will be visible and usable by the school
and community.
References:
ISTE. (2011). The
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS-T). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/PDFs/NETS-T_Standards.sflb.ashx
Texas Education Agency, (2006), Long-Range Plan for Technology
2006-2020: A Report to the 80th Legislature from the Texas Education
Agency. Retrieved February 4, 2012,
from http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5082&menu_id=2147483665
Mobile Units allows teachers to expand their lessons without leaving the classroom. COW is a popular unit at our school but since we only have one we are limited in use making it difficult to incorporate technology on a weekly basis.
ReplyDelete"The use of mobile computers is often suggested as a possibility to solve this problem. Only if every student
and every teacher had his/her own laptop computer, say proponents of mobile computers, information technology in
education could be used to its full effect. Therefore, the introduction of laptops to the classroom is seen as a major
catalyst for a profound change in learning and instruction in K-12 as well as in higher education" (Owen & Lambert,
1996; Robertson, Calder, Fung, Jones & O'Shea, 1997; Stager, 1995).
References:
Owen, J. M. & Lambert, F. C. (1996). The notebook curriculum: An innovative approach to the use of personal
computers in the classroom. Australian Educational Computing, 11 (1), 26-32.
Robertson, S. I., Calder, P., Fung, P., Jones, A., O'Shea, T. & Lambrechts, G. (1996). Pupils, teachers and palmtop
computers. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 12, 194-204
Lori,
DeleteOur district is adopting this next year the BYOD policy next year. This is going to be a new learning experience for our teachers. Questions I think the district is going to have to answer with Bring Your Own Device, 1) What management plans are going to be taught to teachers to help them facilitate the use of the devices in the classroom? 2) How are students going to be held accountable for using the devices correctly? 3) Is our network strong enough to support these extra devices on the system? 4) What discipline support is there going to be for the teachers when students miss use the devices at school?
Dborah
Deborah,
ReplyDeleteMy school doesn't have COWS, but we do have one set of 30 iPads that the math department has priority using, so everyone else has to work around their schedule. How many COWS does your school have? Do you ever have conflicts with trying to check them out at the same time? When does the 30 minute training take place?
Lindsey,
DeleteOur campus has 15 COWs that are housed in particular classrooms. When a teacher needs to borrow a COW they will post a request on the Faculty Email page and usually one of the classroom teachers near them will let them know that they may borrow them. There are times that there are conflicts but our team of teachers are pretty supportive of each other and will try to help out when they can.
The 30 minute trainings usually are offered throughout the day during conference periods and usually after school about twice. For some of the teachers who have a strong technology background, the tech support will ask the teacher to complete a self training, and complete a quiz at the end to show that they understand the expectations for management.
Deborah
I love your idea to give classroom vouchers as a reward for getting technology to be used in the classroom. Many teachers may do it only for the voucher at first, but once they see how great the technology is and how much the kids enjoy it, they will probably get hooked! Sometimes all it takes is that initial session of using it to get teachers excited about technology.
ReplyDeleteBridget,
DeleteI totally agree. Since I won 4 iPads for my classroom and received a voucher for apps for them, I have found myself hunting for more resources for my students. I know for my fellow teachers this would help them to want to participate and grow with the technology needs of their students.
Deborah