Week 4 Assignment, Part 2

Technology Professional Development Plan

As part of an overall professional development plan, and based on Campus STaR Chart and LOTI (Levels of Technology Integration) surveys, we have identified several tactical areas in which technology professional development will be useful to our staff. Additionally, teachers will receive advanced training in Microsoft Excel, which will allow them to more readily manipulate data used to make instructional decisions at all levels.

Objectives:
1. To improve teachers’ ability to use classroom instructional tools such as mobile computer labs, interactive whiteboards and classroom response systems available on campus.
2. To improve teachers’ capacity to organize and manipulate data with Microsoft Excel.

Timeline:
1. Technology professional development will be ongoing throughout the year, with the underlying goal of delivering training most effectively by:
a. Providing training in small, digestible chunks that teachers can immediately apply in their everyday practice.
b. Providing training when it is most needed (i.e. Data Manipulation training with excel just after interim assessments or training on classroom responders being offered just before the tool is available to teachers).
2. Technology training will be delivered to the groups for whom it is most relevant (i.e. calculator-based data collection tools training will only be offered to math and science instructors, while professional development on web resources for improving reading skills will be offered to humanities teachers).

Responsibilities:
1. The campus Educational Technology Coordinator will deliver all training at the campus.

Evaluation:
1. The campus principal, academic coaches, and educational technology coordinator will monitor the use of technology tools pre and post training.
2. The campus principal, academic coaches, and educational technology coordinator will monitor the effective use of Excel for manipulating data.
3. The educational technology coordinator will provide remedial training as needed to ensure the development of these skills.