Edld 5352 Week 4 Assignment

EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link

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.

Page 1 – Revised October 2009


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 (1 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 (2 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 3 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. (1 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (2 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



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 3 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 (1 point)
other analysis from (2 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



assessments
and/or monitoring
evaluating
professional
development to
improve decision
making in the
integration of
technology with
instructional and
organizational
leadership.
.
(Maximum 3 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 3 points) action plan.
(1 point)

(2 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 3 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(2 points) (1 APA errors.
point)Improvement (0 points)



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.



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.



Networking Application
Systems Systems
HISD
Central Office
Technology
Department
Strategic Planning Tech Support &
Training
(Help Desk)

East
Region
Office

David Morales, CNS
George Perez,
Accounting/Business
Manager

Stevenson
Middle School

Ms. Zapata
Principal

Campus CNS
SDMC
Business Manager
Teachers
Librarian



Position Title Responsibilities
HISD Central Office Technology The Houston ISD Technology and Information
Department Systems Department is in place to assist the
district in meeting the needs of all operations in
relation to technology. They are divided into
four areas: Technical Support and Training
Services, Networking Systems, Application
Systems and Strategic and Organizational
Planning. Their goal is to create “solutions that
facilitate learning, business initiatives, and
productivity across academic, administrative
and community functions” (HISD Connect,
Technology and Information Systems, P. 1).
Campus Network Specialist (CNS) Responsible for everyday technology
operations in the regional offices and schools.
Job duties include network setup, technology
inventory, and software installation. At times
the CNS may be the first troubleshooter before
a staff member calls the HISD Help Desk. The
regional office CNS may be called in to assist a
campus CNS depending on issue. Both the
regional and campus CNS report to the Central
Office Technology Department for any issues
that cannot be handled on campus. Their direct
supervisor is the regional superintendent or the
campus principal.

Campus Prinicpal • Leads the campus in technology integration
by “gathering, analyzing and using data
from a variety of sources for informed
decision making” (SBEC Principal
Competency 7).

• Uses tools such as the STaR chart to
monitor and change the campus vision and
goals in relation to technology use.
Integrates STaR chart and variety of other
data sources into Campus Improvement
Plan in order to align with needs for
increased student achievement.

• Oversees technology budget for alignment
with campus vision and goals.

• Evaluates effectiveness of campus
technology integration through a variety of
assessments.



Position Title Responsibilities
SDMC • Works with campus principal on
development of Campus Improvement Plan
according to a variety of data sources.

• Committee members may serve on a
technology committee that assists with
campus technology updates and issues.
Minutes are reported at monthly SDMC
meetings.

Teachers Teachers are responsible for integrating the
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
-Technology Applications into lesson plans
where applicable in order to create student-
centered learning environments. It is also the
responsibility of the teacher to make sure that
they are staying up to date on technology
related professional development. In addition,
teachers should be developing lessons that give
students access to online learning and a variety
of technology media.

Librarian • Establishes a technology equipment check
out system for campus. Works with CNS to
keep inventory of campus technology.

• Makes available a variety of resources for
teachers and students to keep current with
technology literacy.

• Allows students to utilize the online library
system available through Houston ISD to
check out books, conduct research and have
access to other online educational resources
such as BrainPop.

Business Manager Business managers are housed at both the
regional office and select school campuses.
They are responsible for assisting the principal
with campus technology ordering needs.
Although the principal is the sole director of the
budget, ordering duties can be delegated to a
campus business manager who then submits
approval for spending to the regional office
business manager.

Reference:

HISD Connect, Technology and Information Systems (2009). Technology and Informantion
Systems Manual. Retrieved from



https://www.houstonisd.org/portal/site/Technology/menuitem.a5051239a344432188a67e10e04
1f76a/?vgnextoid=a63af409370da110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextfmt=default



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.

Session Purpose: To give teachers a better understanding of how to the Campus and Teacher
STaR Chart affects all aspects of technology integration and infrastructure in the school. Based
on STaR Chart data from the past three years there is a need for structured professional
development in this area.

Important Note: This session should be done prior to the due date for teachers to submit their
Teacher STaR Chart so that they have a purpose for doing so.

Learning Objective to Be Addressed: Staff Orientation to STaR Chart - A New Vision for
Technology

Grade Facilitator: Location: Start Time: End-Time:
Level/Content Lead Teachers, Stevenson
Area: Campus CNS Lecture Theatre 1:45 3:15
All and Various
Computer Labs

Learner- Purpose Description Steps Estimated Time
Centered
Activity

Construction of Teachers will Teachers will be • Arrange 15 minutes
Knowledge & brainstorm directed to teachers in
Goals of the campus use of brainstorm on grade level
Learning technology for the topic of groups
Process the purpose of campus
• Hand out
setting the theme technology
Post It chart
of the training. integration by
paper and
answering the
markers to
following
The goal of the teachers
questions:
training is to help • Post
teachers • What are we
questions on
understand the doing well?
projector
purpose of the • In what areas screen
STaR Chart. could we
• Direct



Without an improve? teachers to
understanding of think about
• What are we
the learning goal the three
ready to take
there is a questions
on?
disconnect to the posted and
purpose of the brainstorm
professional ways in
development. which they
act on each
• Have each
group report
out findings
and post in
room

Construction of Teachers will Teachers will • Keeping the 25 minutes
Knowledge & lead a discussion read “The Texas groups the
Social Influences among groups Challenge” same,
on Learning as to the (Texas Campus teachers will
challenges in StaR Chart, p. be given the
Teaching and 4-8) article by handout “The
Learning, participating in a Texas
Educator jigsaw activity. Challenge”.
Preparation and This will allow for The article
Development, some will be
Instructional background on divided into
Support and the STaR Chart four parts.
Infrastructure for and the Texas
• Each teacher
Technology. Long-Range
will number
Plan for
on different
Technology
colored
recommendation
paper with
s.
the numbers
1 through 4
printed on
them. For
example, not
all teachers
at the same
table will
receive the
same
number of
color. Each
person will
be given their
assigned
section to
read based



on their
number.
• When the
teachers are
finished
reading, they
will be asked
to get in their
color groups,
making sure
there is a 1
through 4
person in
each group,
and report
out what they
read to their
color group.
• Supply each
group
additional
time to look
over the
STaR Chart
Key Areas
Rubric. Allow
for additional
discussion
on how the
rubric ties in
to the article
read. Have
each group
report out
one key idea
they learned
from each of
the four key
areas.
• Have four
volunteers
scribe the
ideas from
each group
onto four
separate
Post-It
Charts titled
with the Key



Areas.

Developmental If change is to be Teachers will • Allow 10 minutes
Influences on made, the become familiar teachers to
Learning, teachers need with the TEKS – regroup in
Standards and options. By Technology their specific
Assessment and giving them the Applications and content area
Strategic tools they need how they may be for this
Thinking to make the integrated into exercise.
change, the each subject
• Using the
teachers will area.
TEKS
influence student
-Technology
learning and
The goal is to Applications
start to
allow the school provided,
understand how
to come up with teachers will
technology can
a plan for go through
be easily
integrating the and pick out
integrated into
TEKS into all the key
everyday
core areas. concepts,
lessons to
organizing
increase student
ideas and
knowledge and
specific facts
effective use.
that could be
integrated
into their
content area.
• Allow teacher
participants
to have five
minutes to
Think-Pair-
Share key
points of
learning.
• Direct each
content area
to focus on a
goal for
technology
integration
that they
could begin
implementing
the following
week. For
example,
Math
teachers may
decide that



they will start
utilizing MS
Excel in their
lessons so
that students
understand
how to use
spreadsheet
for
calculations.

Nature of the Teachers will go At this point, Allow teachers to 35 minutes
Learning to assigned teachers should go directly to
Process, Context computer labs have a better completing the
of Learning, and and log in to understanding of Teacher STaR
Developmental complete their the Texas Chart. The
Influences on STaR Chart. Teacher Star Campus CNS
Learning Chart and the and other
TEKS – administrators
Technology will assist
Applications. teachers with
Completing the any questions
chart at the they may have.
same time as the
training should “The Texas
prove to be a Teacher STaR
valid assessment Chart Will Help
of technology Teachers
integration on Answer Critical
campus. Questions:

1) What is my
current
educational
technology
profile in the
areas of
Teaching and
Learning and
Educator
Preparation
and
Development?

2) What is my
knowledge of
online learning,
technology
resources,
instructional
support, and



planning on my
campus?
3) What
evidence can be
provided to
demonstrate my
progress in
meeting the
goals of the Long
Range Plan for
Technology and
No Child Left
Behind, Title II,
Part D?

4) In what areas
can I improve my
level of
technology
integration to
ensure the best
possible
teaching and
learning
for my students?

5) What are the
technology
standards
required of all
beginning
teachers and
recommended
for all current
Texas
teachers?”
(Texas Teacher
STaR Chart, p.
2).

Reference:

Texas STaR chart: School technology and readiness: The campus chart. (2006). Austin, TX:
Texas Education Agency. Retrieved from:

Texas STaR chart: School technology and readiness: The teacher chart. (2006). Austin, TX:
Texas Education Agency. Retrieved from: http://starchart.esc12.net/docs/TxTSC.pdf



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.

Technology Action Plan for Stevenson Middle School
Formative/
ISTE/NETS*A Person Resources/
Strategy/Action Summative Timeline
Connection Responsible Data Needed
Measurement
Educate Principal, Pre- and Post- STaR Charts April/May 2010
teachers on Leadership tests on from previous
reason for Team, knowledge of years,
STaR Chart Campus CNS STaR Chart and PowerPoint that
and the its impact on shows STaR
Systemic Improvement benefits it technology Chart progress
& brings to the integration and from previous
Excellence in school. This infrastructure on years
Professional Practice should be campus
done early in
the year. Campus surveys
on technology
use, integration
and knowledge
Visionary Leadership, Develop a Principal, Campus surveys STaR Chart January 2010
Excellence in wheel Leadership on technology Data SDMC meets
Professional Practice, committee, Team, SDMC use, integration once a month
& headed by the members, and knowledge
Systemic Improvement Campus CNS, Campus CNS,
in the SDMC to teachers
discuss willing to serve
Technology on on such
campus. Team committee
members
would act as
the lead
teachers in the
implementation



of utilizing
technology on
campus to its
full capacity. In
addition this
team would
develop a plan
to bring to the
staff as to how
to best
implement
Technology
TEKS campus
wide.
Make a Principal, TEKS based All classroom Ongoing
strategic plan Leadership common computers and
for ensuring Team, school assessments and computer labs
teachers are staff, SDMC benchmarks, should be kept
integrating student work updated for use
Technology with all
TEKS in their Campus surveys programs that
lessons. For on technology are part of the
example, Math use, integration plan. Programs
Digital Citizenship
or Science and knowledge must be
may choose to purchased in
teacher accordance
students how with school
to use MS licensing policy.
Excel
spreadsheets
to calculate
data.
Visionary Leadership Determine how Principal, TEKS based State TAKS May 2010 &
plans Leadership common assessment August 2010
implemented Team, SDMC, assessments and results for 2010,
will increase Technology benchmarks, Campus and
student Wheel student work Teacher STaR
achievement Committee, Chart Data, pre-
and influence Campus CNS State TAKS and post-survey
Campus assessment results,
Improvement results professional
Plan (CIP). As development
a result, there Campus surveys evaluations
should be on technology from 2009-2010
additional data use, integration school year
resources that and knowledge
indicate how
the STaR
Chart and
other
technology



implementation
strategies
could be
integrated into
next year’s
Campus
Improvement
Plan. At
present time
the CIP does
not reflect
technology
integration or
infrastructure
plans.
Evaluate Principal, Campus surveys List of all Ongoing
current Leadership on technology schoolwide
technology Team, school use, integration technology
Visionary Leadership,
programs in staff, SDMC, and knowledge initiatives,
Digital-Age Learning
place and their HISD research behind
Culture
effectiveness Research and each initiative,
&
in meeting the Development district data on
Systemic Improvement
needs of all Dept. (provides proven
learners. district data to initiatives in
schools) technology
Plan for HISD Central Evaluations for Professional Ongoing
additional Office professional Development
Educator Professional development offerings
Preparation Development courses needed through any of
and Department or such as pre- and the previously
Development approved post-tests, mentioned
as it applies to outside observations and “Person
current vendors such walk-throughs Responsible”
practices in as Data conducted by
technology. Projections administrators
Based on data (SMARTBoard after professional
Digital-Age Learning from the STaR ), Region 4 development
Culture Chart, ESC
& teachers seem Campus surveys
Digital Citizenship to get the on technology
basics such as use, integration
operating a and knowledge
desktop or using
laptop www.surveymonk
computer. ey.com.
Teachers may
need additional
training on
Podcasting,
creating
webpages, etc.



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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