Technology In our School

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Week 2 Assignment Part 2

The area that I would like to address is in the area of Educator Preparation and Development. This area addresses professional development experiences, models of professional development, capabilities of educators, access to professional development, levels of understanding and patterns of use and professional development for online learning. There has not been much progress in this area in our school district. We are technology rich in hardware but we really lack in professional development. I would guess that most of the teachers on the campus receive about 9 hours of training each year. We do have teachers who work hard to incorporate and integrated technology in their lessons and teaching. Several teachers think that using grade speed and email is being on the cutting edge of technology. The one trend in our district is that as younger teachers are hired they are more savvy in technology. They are not scared to use and incorporate technology in the classroom.. They are becoming the role models for technology use in our district. My recommendation for our district would be to have continuous staff development for all teachers. Teachers should have to pass proficiency test in different technology skills. The vision of the state is to have all students technology proficient by the time they leave the eight grade. I think our teachers should also have to be proficient in technology. The only way this can happen is to provide opportunities for educators to become more proficient with technology in the classroom. The campus leaders have to address the needs and support the teachers in their ideas and visions.

Week 1 Post # 3 Part 4 of assignment

The Pre-K Technology applications give students a foundation in communication, writing and speech production. The teachers are the models for writing and speech. The students are motivated by what they see. They can become better communicators by observing their teachers. They learn how to work together in groups and are introduced to math concepts.

Students have multiple opportunities to master the TEKS because they are taught the same concepts in each grade cluster. As the students progress they are expected to gain more knowledge and perform harder task in all areas of the TEKS.

Week 1 Post # 2 Part 3 of Assignment

The Long Range Plan for Technology is very comprehensive. I feel a lot of areas discussed are attainable only if all stakeholders in school district agree and understand the plan. Everyone is fighting for the same money. It will take a large amount of money for this plan to be successful. In our current state with how funding is acquired from the state I feel district will have to make hardcore decisions with programs to make this a reality. The new learning can assist me as an instructional leader because now I can identify the needs in technology of the school and plan for the future.

Week 1 Post #1

In comparing the two assessments I found that I do have good fundamentals in the area of technology. In the Foundations Domain I scored myself yes on seventeen of the eighteen questions. In music education we send a lot of time using .mid, .wav, .jpg, .doc, and many other of these applications daily and weekly. In the Information Acquisition, Solving Problems with Technology and Communications I found that there are areas that I would need some training. The communication domain was my strongest. I feel confident in creating spreadsheets, powwerpoints and other multimedia presentations. As an educational leader I feel I have a good technology background and can be effective on my campus. In the areas in which I need assistance I would get assistance from the technology department or the technology assistant for the campus. Areas that I feel I need more training would be in resolving information conflicts and validating information through research and comparison data (9-B), understand the Boolean search strategies (4-B) and proper evaluation of products for relevance to the assignment or task.
I completed the SETDA District Survey and found that our district offers a large amount of professional development for our teachers but the teachers are not required to past any proficiency for any software applications. There is no assessment for teacher proficiency. We have in our elementary schools three computers for students in each classroom. The district has not established any standards that define what teachers should know and be able to do with learning technologies. All of our schools have 100% internet connectivity. I would consider our district very rich in technology hardware and programs but average to below average in making sure all teachers are proficient in using the tools offered to them. I agree with the assessment because it identifies areas in which teachers and educational leaders can recognize areas of strengths and weaknesses. This can only make us better educators and leaders knowing which areas teachers need help and training.