Rebecca Koch 3/20/2011
EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership SP 2 11 EA 1204 Week 4 Assignment
Organizational Flow Chart – Technology Integration
In absolute terms, this is how the decision making flows, but this diagram should really be more overlapping circles. At any time anyone in the organization may suggest new technology, it isn't always just imposed on the lower end of the chart.
Once the technology to be implemented has been identified, the Superintendent and School Board approve the purchase. Our Assistant Superintendent of Admin. Services works closely with the vendors and our technology department to coordinate implementation and training.
The Technology Director has primary responsibility for all things technology in the district: hardware, software, bandwidth and server issues, locating vendors, inventory, training and maintenance.
Our Instructional Technology Coordinator is our trend watcher. She is also responsible for staff training at the district level, which includes facilitating our transition to Apple laptops.
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Rebecca Koch 3/20/2011
EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership SP 2 11 EA 1204 Week 4 Assignment
There is a Campus Instructional Specialist at each campus. They are responsible for training at the campus level, ensuring that all teachers complete their required technology training. They also consult with teachers about how to integrate technology into classroom instruction.
The campus principals are charged with encouraging teachers to integrate technology by monitoring its use and providing opportunities for additional professional development.
Each grade level has a Technology Teacher leader. They are our primary resource for day-to-day help with technology issues. They attend off-campus professional development and then bring that training back to campus.
Finally, teachers and staff are responsible for using the technology in the classroom. We use it for record-keeping, testing and grading. We also use it instructionally, both in teacher-created presentations and student-created products.
Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
According to our district's Technology Plan, data was gathered from "teacher surveys, interviews, inventories and the Texas Campus STaR Chart" to determine the state of the district's technology implementation level and future needs. (Bridgeport ISD Technology Plan: 2010-2013, p.5) The district has reached the Advanced Tech level in the areas of Teaching and Learning, Educator Preparation and Development, and Infrastructure for Technology. We have already reached the Target Tech level for Administration and Support. The plan details several areas of need, but I'd like to focus on just one: "…transform the learning process to a degree that technology is an inherent part of student achievement." (p.7) The same directive is also present in our Campus Improvement Plan as "Campus Goal #4: Teachers will integrate available technological tools throughout the curriculum to maximize the effectiveness of classroom instruction and increase student mastery of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)." (Campus Improvement Plan, p.23)
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Rebecca Koch 3/20/2011
EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership SP 2 11 EA 1204 Week 4 Assignment
In my week 3 analysis, I noted that we needed to continue to monitor all students' performance. We need to keep one eye cast backward on the AEIS and AYP reports, and one eye forward on our formative assessments through the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), AR's STAR tests and teacher-created benchmarks.
Our professional development plan will utilize some of the structures we already have in place on our campus to accommodate the technology professional development needed. First, we will dedicate one of our Wednesday after school staff meetings each month to ongoing technology training from our Campus Instructional Specialist, hereafter referred to as Mel. Next, we will have Mel visit our classrooms to coach us in the integration of technology into instruction. Third, we will use our monthly PLC time to review our implementation and student improvement.
- Monthly trainings
Our technology department already provides us with just-in-time training for using new hardware and software. Unfortunately, that training is mostly on how we perform administrative tasks like planning and grading. Once a month, Mel will have protected time to demonstrate one way we can incorporate technology into our teaching. By limiting the session to one new technique at a time, and allowing plenty of hands-on interaction, teachers should feel comfortable using that technique with their students.
- Classroom coaching
It will no longer be an option to invite Mel into our classrooms to help; she will have scheduled time with each teacher on campus to coach them on implementation. As noted in my week 3 analysis, she already sits in on our team planning. She then pulls resources and creates folders of activities for us to use. She will not only be a resource to teachers, she will also assist students in using the technology.
- Monthly PLC checkup
We will add technology implementation to our agenda for PLC meetings. Each grade level planning team will have time to discuss with each other and their administrator "sponsor" their experiences with implementation. We will also study the data collected from MAP tests and six-weeks benchmarks to look for patterns and improvement in student achievement.
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Rebecca Koch 3/20/2011
EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership SP 2 11 EA 1204 Week 4 Assignment
- Evaluation
We will evaluate integration of technology into classroom instruction by teacher and student surveys, Mel's coaching reports, administrator notes from PLC meetings and classroom observations. We will also check teachers' lesson plans in Eduphoria to look for use of technology on the check-off list and check teachers' portfolios in their Tech Training folders. We will monitor the students' online accounts for products stored in their portfolio. We also will continue to monitor the Campus STaR Chart for self-reported use of technology by teachers.
We will continue to monitor student achievement through MAP testing, grades, AR Star tests, and benchmarks throughout the year. We will also continue to monitor student achievement yearly on AEIS reports, AYP reports, and TELPAS rating.
(Bridgeport Intermediate Site-Based Decsion Making Committee, 2009)
(Bridgeport Technology Planning Committee, 2009)
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