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Week 4 Assignment: Due at the end of Week 4.
Overview
Last week, you engaged in an analysis and wrote a report describing the use of technology and
information systems to enrich campus curriculum, enhance teaching and learning, and generally
integrate technology into our campus improvement plans to effectively integrate technology and
instructional leadership. Your analysis and report should provide the necessary background for
the Week 4 major assignment – developing an action plan for gathering, analyzing, and using
data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision making focusing on integrating
technology, instructional leadership, professional development and organizational leadership.
As a result of this week’s assignments, you will be able to:
• Examine and assess procedures for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety
of sources for informed decision making regarding the integration of technology,
instructional and organizational leadership (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator);
• Design and apply skills for monitoring and evaluating change and making needed
adjustments to achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of
technology as described above (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator).
Both of these outcomes are elements of Domain II, Instructional Leadership.
In writing your Week 4 action plan, use your interviews, your readings, including campus and
district improvement plans as well as any technology plans, and your Week 3 report to make
sure the action plan:
• Identifies data gathering sources;
• Provides a description of an organizational chart describing decision making
responsibilities regarding the integration of technology from central office personnel to
campus leadership and staff;
• Describes comprehensive professional development activities to achieve your action
plan (this may utilize information from the previous three weeks of readings and
activities);
• Includes an evaluation plan to assess the progress and success of the action plan.
Students will be asked to post their action plan on the Discussion Board and each student must
review and comment on at least one other action plan focusing on organizational leadership
designed to maximize the use of technology in data gathering and decision making.
Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM on the seventh day of Week 4.
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Rubric
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignment.
Tasks Not Meeting
Accomplished Proficient Progressing
 Expectations
Action plan Student completes the Student completes Student provides a Student does not
includes an organizational flow the organizational partial organizational complete the
organizational chart identifying key chart with some chart that does not organizational chart or
chart identifying personnel from the identification of include all key description of roles and
key stakeholders in district administration district and stakeholders, and responsibilities.
integrating through campus campus does not describe the (0 points)
technology and implementation personnel, but roles and
district and responsible for does not address responsibilities of key
campus integrating technology the roles and personnel.
organizational and instructional and responsibilities of (16 point)e
leadership organizational personnel in
leadership. Chart must integrating and
identify personnel titles implementing
responsible for this technology,
integration and instructional and
implementation, and a organizational
brief description of the leadership.
role and responsibilities (18 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 20 points)
Comprehensive Student describes a Student provides a Student provides a Student fails to develop
professional professional professional professional a professional
development development plan or development development plan(s) development plan(s).
plan(s) designed to activities designed to plan(s) that that addresses only
one of the three (0 points)
achieve the action achieve the action plan address two of the
plan of integrating of integrating three bulleted bulleted items from the
technology with technology with items from the Accomplished column.
instructional and instructional and Accomplished
organizational organizational column. (16 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (18 points)
maximum credit, the
professional
development plan(s)
must:
• Reference analysis
and lessons
learned about the
technology needs
from the Week 3
report
• Addresses
professional
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development
designed to
improve the
gathering, analysis
and use of data
from a variety of
sources
• Includes
professional
development to
improve decision
making in the
integration of
technology with
instructional and
organizational
leadership.
(Maximum 20 points)
Evaluation plan to The action plan must Student provides Student provides an Student fails to include
assess the also include an an evaluation plan evaluation plan that an evaluation plan in
progress and evaluation plan that that addresses addresses only one of the Week 4 action
success of the provides measurable two of the bulleted the bulleted items from plan.
action plan. outcomes designed to items from the the Accomplished (0 points)
address the following: Accomplished column.
column.
• Uses data and (16 point)
other analysis from (18 points)
the Week 3 report,
including using the
campus and district
improvement
plans, and local or
state technology
plans;
• Provides
assessments
and/or monitoring
reports measuring
professional
development
designed to use
technology to
improve the
gathering, analysis
and use of data
from a variety of
sources
• Provides
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assessments
and/or monitoring
evaluating
professional
development to
improve decision
making in the
integration of
technology with
instructional and
organizational
leadership.
.
(Maximum 20 points)
Posting action plan Student posts their Student posts their Student posts their Student does not post
on the Discussion action plan on the action plan on the action plan on the on the Discussion
Board and on their Discussion Board and Discussion Board Discussion Board and Board or on their blog.
blog, and provides on their blog and and on their blog on their blog but does
evidence of provides evidence, and provides not provide any
reviewing and through written evidence, through comments or (0 points)
commenting on comments, of reviewing written comments, reflections on the
action plans of and reflecting on at of reviewing and action plans of other
other students. least two other reflecting on one students.
student’s action plan. other student’s
(Maximum 20 points) action plan.
(16 point)
(18 points)
Assignment Responses are relevant Responses are Responses are Responses do not
Mechanics to course content; relevant to course relevant to course reflect knowledge of
student uses correct content; one or content; more than course content, lack
APA writing mechanics; two errors in three errors in clarity and depth,
no errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, or and/or include multiple
spelling, or punctuation. or punctuation, punctuation including errors in grammar,
including APA APA writing spelling, and
(Maximum 10 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(8 points) (6 APA errors.
point)Improvement (0 points)
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The following four parts to the Week 4 assignments should help you complete an
action plan that incorporates all four elements of the assignment, including
posting your action plan and commenting and reflecting on the action plans
shared by fellow students.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating
technology
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, develop an organization chart that includes the following:
• Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating
technology and instructional and organization leadership from the district office to the
campus and classroom;
• Provide a brief description of the role and responsibilities of all identified personnel in
your organizational chart;
• Discuss the role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is implemented
and monitored.
School Board
Superintendent
Curriculum
Director
Technology Principal
Director
Network Teachers
Administrator
Campus Technology Students
Person
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School Board
• Defines district technology policies
• Oversees district policies
• Approves budget
• Sets Acceptable Use Policy
Superintendent
• Evaluates district technoogy needs with input from lower campus input
• Implements board policies
• Oversees that District is on target with technology goals
• Oversees day to day operations of the district
• Sets budget for technology
• Uses STaR Chart to assess district technology needs
Curriculum Director
• Sets professional development for district with technology emphasis
• Sees that the curriculum includes technology TEKS
• Supports staff with technology
• Communicates need for technology in classrooms to building principals
Technology Director
• Communicates district technology plan to building principals
• Responsible for implementing board policy for technology access in the
district
• In charge of STaR Chart information gathering
• Reports problems and progress to the Superintendent
Campus Technology Person
• Ensures teachers have necessary tools to implement technology TEKS
• Responsible for teacher training in new software and technology
• Trouble shooter for campus technology
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Teachers
• Collaborates on curriculum that integrates technology
• Responsible for integrating technology TEKS in the classroom
• Uses technology to differentiate instruction
• Sees that students become successful in using technology in the
classroom
Principal
The role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is monitored and
implemented is very crucial to the success of the school. The principal is to
ensure that board policies are followed on campus. He should also use the STaR
Chart to assess needs on his campus and evaluate the teachers in their usage of
technology in the classroom. The campus administrator should also model
technology usage on a daily basis. The principal should always work with upper
administration to discuss recommendations from his campus when dealing with
technology.
Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology
improvements, develop professional development activities that include the following:
• Reference analysis and lessons learned about the technology needs from the Week 3
report;
• Addresses professional development designed to improve the gathering, analysis and use
of data from a variety of sources;
• Includes professional development to improve decision making in the integration of
technology with instructional and organizational leadership.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Goals:
• To provide training on hardware and software to allow the staff to utilize technology.
• To help teachers use data better and more efficiently
• To help teachers utilize technology to help all their students
• To reinforce the use of technology in the curriculum
• To have 100% of staff using technology as a everyday tool to enhance instruction
Professional Presenter Purpose of Session
Development
Session
STaR Chart Principal This session is designed to show the teachers the value of
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Training the information that the STaR Chart gives a school district.
For example how the survey impacts how much technology
they receive to use in the classroom.
AEIS Report Curriculum This session is designed to give teachers needed knowledge
Training Director of how to use the AEIS tool. Especially how to use for
differentiation of instruction for certain students and
groups.
Eduphoria/Aware Curriculum This software can be used to analyze data on a number of
Training Director assessments. It can break down the data into which
students missed what TEK.
CScope Training Region X The session will be geared toward the integration of
personnel technology into the lesson plans. The presenter will share
information on how technology can be used in each lesson.
Week 4 Assignment, Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
The technology action plan integrating instructional an organizational leadership must include
evaluation components that provide measurable outcomes designed to address the following:
• Uses data and other analysis from the Week 3 report, including using the campus and
district improvement plans, and local or state technology plans;
• Provides assessments and/or monitoring reports measuring professional development
designed to use technology to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a
variety of sources;
• Provides assessments and/or monitoring evaluating professional development to improve
decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational
leadership.
Profession Development Strategy Evaluation
STaR Chart Training Based on the chart rating that was given on the
survey, the teacher should show improvement on
the Teaching and Learning category. Classroom
walk-throughs and observations by principal and
evidence of online trainings.
AEIS Report Training The method for evaluation will be based on the
teacher reflection of what they knew previously
compared to the knowledge gained through the
presentation.
Eduphoria Training Teachers will generate reports on a timely basis
showing student progress. Also the teacher should
be using the reports to differentiate instruction
and be giving examples in their lesson plans.
Cscope Training Lesson plans will be the major evaluation tool to
show use of the Cscope curriculum integrated with
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technology. The teacher will also be evaluated
with walk-throughs and formal classroom
observations.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 4: Posting your Action Report and Responding to Other
Students’ action plans
Using the discussion board and the blog that you have developed, please write and post
your action plan, and be sure to:
• Read and review at least two other action plans
• Respond to other action plans by posting your comments and reflections
The purpose of the action report is to provide you with recommended procedures for
gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision
making focusing on the effective integration of technology in curriculum, instruction,
assessment and professional development. Students may wish to use this action plan as
one of your school improvement projects for your Electronic Portfolio. You may also use the
Week 3 and Week 4 assignments as campus supervised hours for your internship logs. As
indicated these two weeks fall under Domain II, Instructional Leadership, and address
elements of Competencies 4, 5 and 7.
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