Technology Action Plan

Technology Action Plan—2009-2010
SCUCISD
Francis Badrak
Personnel/Stakeholders Title
Job Description
Role & Responsibilities
Administrators Role
Technology Integration Administrator
Oversee the technology department;
· District website with links to all departments and campuses.
· Campus websites maintained by campus webmaster, with links to teacher websites
· (FirstClass).
· Communications platform (FirstClass) for district wide communication (email, file sharing, calendar)
· Network and email accounts for every employee.
· Data storage (I:drive and Drive:X) for all network accounts and students
· Web based grade book and parent portal
· Web based student management system
· Distance learning opportunities
· Variety of other resources and programs
· Ensure technology is enhancing, supporting, and facilitating learning, instruction, communication and administration in the district
Increase communication
Instructional Technology Coordinator
Work collaboratively with technology integration administrator and instructional technology specialist to provide leadership
· To improve the capacity of all teachers to integrate technology effectively intocurriculum and instruction
· To provide training that identifies and promotes curricula and teaching strategies that integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, based on a review of relevant research, and leading to improvements in student academic achievement.
· To provide ongoing, sustained professional development for: teachers, principals, administrators, and school library media personnel to further the effective use of technology in the classroom and the library media center

Instructional Technology Specialist
Provide leadership, coordination, and staff development to ensure an aligned and articulated instructional program in regards to a variety of technology tools, applications and programs
· Provide ongoing sustained staff development in the integration of technology into the curriculum for teachers, principals, administrators and school library personnel to further the effective use of technology in the classroom and library media centers
Review technology training offering and work collaboratively with specialists to provide technology training to their campus
Curriculum Specialist
AEISIT, TMSDS, CSCOPE and Benchmark Testing
· Provide educators access to a district data disaggregation systems to analyze student performance
Communicate and work collaboratively to scan and score campus data on benchmark testing
Director of Elementary Education
General Education Curriculum K-6, ESL/Bilingual Education PK-12, Federal Programs and State Compensatory Education, Migrant Education, Gifted and Talented Education K-6, Dyslexia K-6
· Ensure content area specialists are provided time and resources to become properly trained in assisting teachers integration technology into specific content areas, work directly with campus principals on a variety of topics related to job description
· Encourage relationship building between technology department and the curriculum and instruction department
Attend meetings to increase collaboration between other campus administrators
Director of Secondary Education
General Education Curriculum 7-12, Gifted and Talented Education 7-12, Dyslexia 7-12, Advanced Placement 7-12, Career and Technology 7-12, International Baccalaureate Program 9-12
· Ensure content area specialists are provided time and resources to become properly trained in assisting teachers integration technology into specific content areas, work directly with campus principals on a variety of topics related to job description
· Encourage relationship building between technology department and the curriculum and instruction department
Attend meetings to increase collaboration between other campus administrators
Content Area Coordinators
Provide leadership, coordination, and staff development to ensure an aligned and articulated instructional program in the subject area assigned
· Work collaboratively with teachers to integrate technology into classroom practices
· Provide professional development directly related to the integration of technology in the content areas
· Serve as a liaison between the teachers and technology to ensure needs are being met
· Work collaboratively with the technology department to stay abreast of current technology and its uses
Establish a positive relationship with content area coordinators, discuss campus/teacher needs and support, share ideas regarding integration of content specific technology, include coordinators in campus communication and invite to key meetings
District Testing Coordinator
TAKS and all related assessments
· Ensure basic technology skills are evaluated K-12
Work collaboratively to ensure all state testing is conducted properly
Campus Administrator
Create a
shared vision, encourage and sustain the appropriate integration of technology, use modern
information technology tools to embrace accountability and hence use data for sound decision-making and continual assessment of effective technology for improving student learning
· Provide support for teachers and staff in the integration of technology to enhance teaching, learning and communication
· Model the use of technology to enhance campus communication with staff, parents, and the community
· Provide policies that encourages innovative use of technology
Personally evaluate their use of technology to effectively run their campus, asses and complete the Texas STaR Chart for their campus, meet with district coordinators regularly, collaborate with other principals regarding technology, attend professional development related to integration of technology to enhance teaching and learning, hold meetings (wiki, blog or video conference) with key personal regularly, model the use of technology
Campus Technology Support (Tech Mates)
Serve as the liaison between the campus and technology department
· Provide campus support for a variety of technology needs, technology department is contacted as needed
Hold meetings with the Tech Mates to asses technology needs of the campus
Librarian
Oversee the management of the campus multimedia center
· Provide students with a variety of opportunities to utilize technology for information acquisition, problem-solving, and oral and written communication
· Assist teachers in utilization of the library to enhance classroom instruction related to technology
· Provide additional high quality support for students to integration technology into their school day
Meet with campus librarian to discuss needs and budgeting in an effort to provide additional high quality support for students to integration technology into their school day
All Teachers
Integrate technology effectively into curriculum and instruction, thus improving academic achievement and technology literacy for all students
· Provide students with a variety of opportunities to utilize technology for information acquisition, problem-solving, and oral and written communication
Walkthroughs and PDAS evaluations, ensure teachers attend one technology professional development a year

The lessons learned in my week three analysis report were that our district is very rich in technology but poor in providing professional development to our teachers to use the software and hardware that is provided to them. A majority of our teachers are using technology in the classroom but are not integrating the technology in their daily lessons. In reviewing our district’s technology plan I found that that educator preparation and development is addresses. The goals for our educators and staff addressed are to improve the capacity of all teachers to integrate technology effectively into curriculum and instruction. Provide training that identifies and promotes curricula and teaching strategies that integrate technology effectively into curricula and instruction, based on a review of relevant research, and leading to improvements in student academic achievement and to provide ongoing, sustained professional development for: teachers, principals, administrators, and school library media personnel to further the effective use of technology in the classroom and the library media center. With this is place I feel that we need to offer more professional development for our educators that is meaningful to the subject area they are teaching. We should offer follow up classes and programs to keep the learning process going. Too many times teachers go back to what has worked for them in the past and do not integrate new concepts and ideas using resources available to them. The Texas STaR Chart is a great resource to develop a road map for our technology department to promote and enable students and teachers to develop their technology skills in the classroom to meet the visions that are set out in the
District’s Technology plan. The district can provide our teachers professional development on math, science and foreign language software. They also can provide professional development on SMARTBoards, Compass Learning, Plato Learning, Probeware, Video Streaming Accelerated Reader.
A Professional Development Plan can be developed through the use of profiles, questionnaires, interviews and reviews of the campus and district technology plans . We have state of the art equipment but there is a lot of work to be done in bringing the professional development to the desktop for all teachers to have access 24/7.
To accomplish the goals of the Technology Action Plan so everyone can become a digital citizen the following steps can be taken.
1. Evaluate teacher proficiency using AEIS-IT, and benchmark data programs.
2. Increase the usage of CSCOPE and the 5E Lesson Program.
The district technology specialists can train campus support specialists. The training can be offered at various times to provide opportunities for everyone to get trained. This in-service can begin in January 2010 and can be done through the districts Distance Learning Lab. Summer training can provide any follow-up that is needed for teachers who need additional training. Surveys should be provided to all staff to assist in understanding the continuous needs of the teachers in technology development.
Method in evaluation and implementing this plan for CSCOPE and AEIS-IT should include but not limited to:
1. Surveys of the staff in regards to their use of the programs.
2. Interviews by the districts and campus technology specialists.
3. Teacher feedback from training evaluation forms.
4. STaR Chart survey information.