1. Glenn Adams EDLD 5352 Week 4 Assignment Technology Organization Chart/ Action Plan
Assistant Superintendent, Technology & Information Services (Dr
Doug Brubaker): Address all areas of technology systems to improve
the management reporting and instructional operation in the district;
provide overall coordination and direction for technology services in
effective utilization of resources to accomplish established goals.
Director of Technology Operations (Teretha Patterson): Direct
the development and implementation of district’s technology
programs, especially those that enable and augment professional
development of educators and paraprofessionals. Develop and
enable the support and service relationships which enhance the
delivery of instructional technology to schools.
Principal: Facilitates use & integration of
technology, telecommunications, and information
Director of Instructional Technology(Jan North): systems to enhance learning.
Facilitate effective use of technology in learning and
teaching district wide; coordinate, implement, develop, and He models use of technology & provides
support district wide staff development and initiatives. professional development to teachers that meet the
needs of a 21st century learner. He meets with the
TIS’s to assess the needs of the campus. He
Technology Instructional Specialist (Cody Cannon): reviews data to assess campus improvement and
school based coordinators with the responsibility of
overseeing infrastructure, equipment, purchases and
integration. Their role is empowering teachers to use the Department Heads: Monitors the use of
technology integration for student learning. They provide technology in the classroom. Provide resources
professional development to help teachers integrate and collaboration time for teachers to plan lessons
to incorporate technology.
Teacher: Plans and delivers lessons
integrating technology.
2. Implementation of the professional development will be based on the technology needs
identified in the week 3 assignment and last year’s campus improvement plan. The first part of
the development is the assessment of technology use on campus. This is imperative to the
analysis of the needs of the campus and moving forward with the plan. The second part is to
help teacher’s use technology in the classroom more effectively and efficiently. The third part
includes the future direction of technology at Summit High School and its relation to the campus
improvement plan.
The first professional development should be a session or meeting that allows the teachers to
see and analyze an overview of Summit High Schools Texas STaR chart data. This will allow
the faculty to see as a whole where the campus stands in its’ needs as a campus. During this
professional development session it would be good to familiarize teachers with the technology
TEKS and how these standards need to be addressed in the classrooms. To finish this
sesssion it would be beneficial to allow teachers to make suggestions towards future goals and
professional development opportunities as it relates towards the STaR chart data and the
standards.
The second part of the professional development plan is to provide appropriate training to
teachers and faculty in the implementation and proper use of the technology in the classroom.
The session must be informative to all levels of teachers as well as specific enough for each
discipline to learn how to implement it in the classroom. The sessions could be split to address
each level of competency, based on their personal STaR chart data, and each discipline to
make the training more effectively. In addition to this training, an introduction into the proper
use of Web 2.0 tools such as blogs and networking sites to better enhance the classroom
experience. The key for this is not only how to implement and use them, but also to make sure
that teachers know the proper way to use them so no innappropriate communication takes
place.
The third part of the professional development will include an opportunity for faculty and staff to
provide feedback to administration on the future direction of professional development and
technology training. The staff will be given a survey, through surveymonkey or another survey
website, that will allow teachers to rate the professional development opportunities so far and
give voice to where they fell future sessions should be focused.
3. Summit High School Technology Action Plan
Goal: To improve the implementation and effective use of all technology used by faculty
and staff in the classroom.
Based on observations from the various technology plans reviewed, teachers need to not
only be trained in the use of technology, but also given time to collaborate with other staff
on how to incorporate its use into their lessons.
Tasks/Action Steps Responsibilities Monitoring/Evaluating
What will be done? Who will do it? How will progress be
monitored?
Analyze past years STaR Principals Data received from each staff
chart data in order to assess member from STaR chart
the needs of the campus in Campus Technology
terms of professional Committees
development.
Provide training for all faculty Principals Increased number of focused
and staff on the basic use of and effective trainings based
technology on campus. Campus Technology on campus needs.
Committees
Teachers
Scheduling of relevant Principals Increased number of focused
trainings based on level of and effective trainings based
understanding of technology Campus Technology on campus needs.
found from STaR chart data Committees
analyzed at the beginning of
the year Teachers
Discipline specific trainings Instructional Technology Administrative walkthroughs
will be provided through observe increased effective
various means of Coordinator use of technology in the
professional development, Principals classroom.
such as online classes,
webinars, visiting Campus Technology
professionals, and other Committees
distanced learning tools in
order to improve the effective
use of technology for each
class.
Teachers will include at least Teachers: Lesson plans will be reviewed
one of the existing weekly.
technology resources into Integrate technology into
their classroom a minimum of weekly lesson planning Walk throughs will be done in
two times per week. each classroom.
4. Principal:
Check lesson plans
Conduct walk-throughs
In May of the 2010-2011 Teachers: Survey Results
school year teachers will take
the online technology survey. Complete online survey