Our TAGLIT ResultsOur TAGLIT Results

Taking a Good Look at Taking a Good Look at Instructional TechnologyInstructional Technology

“Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.”

--Benjamin Franklin

First, THANK YOUFirst, THANK YOU

You’re all busyYou’re all busy Lots to doLots to do TAGLIT was time-TAGLIT was time-

consumingconsuming Professional Professional

attitude & attitude & efficiency as efficiency as always!always!

AgendaAgenda

View general summary dataView general summary data Individual browsing of reportIndividual browsing of report Collection of general thoughtsCollection of general thoughts School Improvement Committee School Improvement Committee

takes those thoughts, works on takes those thoughts, works on TAGLIT action plan documentTAGLIT action plan document

Action Steps shared with whole Action Steps shared with whole facultyfaculty

Points to PonderPoints to Ponder

VERY important that we look at this data in VERY important that we look at this data in the context of our overall school the context of our overall school goals/vision – not just technology for goals/vision – not just technology for technology’s saketechnology’s sake

These are not ‘grades’ – simply an analysis These are not ‘grades’ – simply an analysis of where we are, to help us focus in on of where we are, to help us focus in on areas that WE think should be addressedareas that WE think should be addressed

We can’t address everything, but we CAN We can’t address everything, but we CAN make progressmake progress

VERY IMPORTANTVERY IMPORTANT

Throughout this whole Throughout this whole presentation, during every slide, presentation, during every slide, please keep this in your head, please keep this in your head, make notes, be ready to share at make notes, be ready to share at the end…the end…

WHAT IMPLICATIONS DOES THIS WHAT IMPLICATIONS DOES THIS HAVE FOR HAVE FOR OUR SCHOOLOUR SCHOOL??

TAGLIT Background TAGLIT Background INfo.INfo. 5 Main Areas for the Overall 5 Main Areas for the Overall

ReportReport– PlanPlan– TeachersTeachers– StudentsStudents– CommunityCommunity– StuffStuff

The Rating ScaleThe Rating Scale

1. Embarking: We are just getting : We are just getting started…started…

2. Progressing: We are making some : We are making some effort and showing some progress…effort and showing some progress…

3. Emerging: We are making considerable : We are making considerable effort and showing considerable effort and showing considerable progress…progress…

4. Transforming: Our use of technology is : Our use of technology is transforming the way teaching and transforming the way teaching and learning take place.learning take place.

Teachers Technology Teachers Technology SkillsSkills

Teachers Technology Teachers Technology Skills - DetailsSkills - Details

Teachers Use of Teachers Use of Technology in Teaching Technology in Teaching and Learningand Learning

Your Tech Professional Your Tech Professional Development InterestsDevelopment Interests See your printed copy – Table See your printed copy – Table

2.C.32.C.3– Main topics requestedMain topics requested

Digital Cameras/ScannersDigital Cameras/Scanners Presentation SoftwarePresentation Software DatabasesDatabases SpreadsheetsSpreadsheets

Technology and School Technology and School Change (Table 3.C.1)Change (Table 3.C.1)1 = No. 2 = Yes, Somewhat. 3 = Yes, Most of the Time. 4 = Yes, All the Time. (item responses given as percent)

As a result of your use of technology in teaching and learning, are you more inclined to... n 1 2 3 4 Average

involve students in cooperative, not competitive, learning? 41 10 34 27 29 2.8

involve students in activities that require higher level thinking skills? 41 7 20 37 37 3

involve students in interactions with the world outside of school? 41 10 44 27 20 2.6

involve students in interdisciplinary activities? 41 10 29 39 22 2.7

involve students in activities that they find engaging? 41 7 10 46 37 3.1

find the time to work with students who need extra time? 41 7 24 32 37 3

serve as coach, not lecturer or whole-group discussion leader? 41 12 37 32 20 2.6

assess student achievement based on products, progress and effort? 41 15 29 24 32 2.7

Section Average 2.8

Community Community Involvement – My Involvement – My AnswersAnswersDoes your school involve the community in your instructional technology program by... Answer

inviting them to participate in the decision-making process as it relates to technology? 2

making your school technology resources and/or services available to them? 2

developing mutually beneficial school-business partnerships? 1

informing them about school technology initiatives and use? 2

Section Average 1.8

Not much community involvement!

Your Thoughts on Your Thoughts on Hardware PlacementHardware Placement

Your Levels of AccessYour Levels of Access

Teacher Access to a Teacher Access to a Computer at HomeComputer at Home

Student Access to a Student Access to a Computer at HomeComputer at Home

Your Thoughts?Your Thoughts?

Areas of concern? (critical/non-Areas of concern? (critical/non-critical)critical)

Priorities?Priorities? What needs to change overall?What needs to change overall? What can we change right now, What can we change right now,

what needs time?what needs time? Connections to overall school Connections to overall school

improvement efforts?improvement efforts?

Next Steps…Next Steps…

SI Committee will review in detail;SI Committee will review in detail; Identify areas of need/concern;Identify areas of need/concern; Funding decisions;Funding decisions; Measure progress or change over Measure progress or change over

time;time; Align technology goals and Align technology goals and

workshops to overall school workshops to overall school improvement efforts.improvement efforts.