Technology Action Plan

Robert Flores

5352 Instructional Leadership

Week 4 Assignment

Organizational ChartPersonnel/Stakeholders Roles/Responsibilities

Superintendent • Manages school system and provides action plan to achieve school goals.

• Oversees planning and evaluation of curriculum and instruction.

Assistant Superintendent • Assists in planning staff development sessions. Collaborates with Director of Instructional Technology.

• Assists the Superintendent of Schools with planning of instructional training for teachers and administrators.

Director of Instructional Technology • Consistently ensures valued cost-effective, client-sensitive, high quality services and materials across the department.

• Oversees training activities that ensure substantial usage of services by clients

• Leads planning efforts with clients and staff for both enhancing current services and developing new department services; this is integrated with district planning efforts

• Develops and oversees funding strategies to support department services and products, including external grant funding.

• Provides guidance and assistance to campuses in regards to instructional applications

Coordinator of Instructional Technology 1. Visits schools and works cooperatively with principals and staff to define needs regarding staff development, professional development training, and meetings

2. Coordinates and facilitates meetings, trainings and supervision of Technology Specialists and Technology Committee members from each campus.

3. Coordinates, schedules, conducts, and sets up computer software/instructional technology workshops.

4. Assists in the writing, implementing, and coordinating of technology plans

Technology Specialist 1. Assists in the integration of technology applications in the K-12 curriculum. Works with students and teachers to integrate technology into curricular lessons and activities.

2. Stays informed regarding current developments and best practices in instructional technology

3. Visits campuses to provide assistance for implementing instructional technology solutions.

Principal 1. Organizes, oversees, and provides support to the various services, supplies, materials, and equipment provided to carry out the school program.

2. Encourages staff use of technology.

Librarian 1. Assists teachers and students with technology issues2. Make sure that all teachers fill out the STaR Chart.3. Heads the Technology Committee on campus4. Helps order technology tools for campus.

Web Master 1. Assists in technological services for the district.2. Makes trips to campuses and assists in fixing a variety of

problems related to hardware or software.

Teacher 1. Responsible for integrating technology into teaching strategies.

ACTION PLAN

Goal: Educator preparation and development

Objective: Provide professional development for staff, stressing the importance of educational technology.

Activity/ Strategy Person(s) Responsible Timeline Resources/Funding Formative Evaluation

1. Provide information collected from STaR Chart results.

Principal/ Technology Team

Beginning of the 2009 academic year

Local resources and funds. A power point presentation will be used to provide information

STaR Chart results from 2008.

2.Teachers will be provided staff development on how to use a variety of technology programs.

Principals, Counselors, Librarians, Dept. Chairs, and Teachers

Fall 2009- Spring 2010 On-site campus and staff will train teachers on how to use various Microsoft Office programs.Title I funds and AYP funds will be utilized.

STaR Chart survey, walk-throughs, and administrative evaluations.

3. District will provide technology training encompassing all relevant technology tools.

Danny Galana, Technology Specialist

Fall 2009- Spring 2010 Local resources and funds

Survey will be conducted by our technology committee to see what technology tools are being used in the classroom.

4. Teachers will integrate technology into teaching strategies.

Teachers and Technology Specialists

Fall 2009- Spring 2009 Local resources and funds

Walk-throughs and Evaluations.(PDAS)

Evaluation Planning

Evaluations are important to adequately measure what is working and what is not working. These evaluations usually come in the form of assessments and surveys. I know our campus uses the STaR Chart to monitor our technology needs. All of our teachers are required to complete the Star Chart so that we can get a good idea of where we stand as a campus. Administrators also use the PDAS evaluation system to make certain teachers are incorporating technology in the classroom. The campus technology committee creates its own survey to gauge teacher attitudes regarding technology resources. Once the results are collected and reviewed, the technology committee meets and decides what kind of staff development is needed to assist our educational leaders and campus as a whole.