Action Plan Technology Implementation

Professional Development Plan for the purpose of incorporating technology into curriculum.

The district has the following goal that 100% of teachers will incorporate technology into their curriculum. The district also has the goal of having all campuses having and maintaining a blog, podcast or wiki. (NEISD, 2010) I believe that we can use professional development to help meet both of those goals. One of the factors that was brought to light through the interviews was that while some teachers are allowing students to use their cell phones in class for educational purposes; most teachers do not know how to incorporate technology into their lessons. Therefore, resources that would help engage students are going unused. This professional development will empower the teachers with the knowledge and ability to integrate any of the three formats in their lesson plans.

Time Line: August 15-19, 2011

Objective: To train teachers in ways to incorporate pod casting, wiki's, and blogs into their lesson plans thereby meeting two of the district's DIC goals.

Goals:
1. Teachers will be able to effectively use pod casts to facilitate student growth.
2. Teachers will work collaboratively to plan lessons using wiki's.
3. Teachers will create at least one lesson in which a blog is used as a discussion forum for the students.

Equipment Needed

1. Laptops
2. I-pods/mp3 players (personal items brought by teachers)
3. Curriculum materials
4. Projectors
5. Hand outs with necessary instructions
6. Power point presentations of instructions with examples of lessons that use the technology being addressed.

Facilitators
Gary Comalander AP
Departmental Deans
George Moreno Technology Committee Chairperson
Terri Sanchez Technology Specialist

Day 1- Introduction of pod casting, wiki's, and blogs
8:00-8:45 a.m.
Teachers will meet in a large group setting in the cafeteria for breakfast and introduction to topic. Teachers will be given a copy of room assignments for break out sessions. Facilitated by Gary Comalander, AP of technology.

Break out sessions
Data supporting the use of the three medias will be provided through the power point.
Teachers will be introduced to the idea of pod casting with examples of how other teachers across the country have been using them successfully in their classrooms.
Working through online programs that are district approved, teachers will create a sample pod cast.

Room #
Time
Group
Trainer
CL M221
9:00-11:30
A Career/Tech
Moreno
CL M223
9:00-11:30
B
Social Studies Dept.
CL 304B
9:00-11:30
C Sped.
Sanchez
CL 306C
9:00-11:30
D
English Dept.
CL M305
9:00-11:30
E
Science Dept.
Library multimedia room
9:00-11:30
F
Math Dept.
CL M 225
9:00-11:30
G
Athletics Dept.
CL 309B
9:00-11:30
F
Fine Arts Dept.

Afternoon sessions
Teachers will work in small groups of grade level content to create lessons incorporating pod casting. Facilitated by departmental deans and chairpersons.

Day 2
Teachers will be introduced to wiki's and blogs. Teachers will develop a blog site and post to each others' blogs. Teachers will set up wiki's and post comments to at least one other page. After the successful completion of a blog and a wiki, teachers will work collaboratively to develop activities that will be used in class incorporating both forms of electronic communication. Teachers will follow the same classroom break out assignments as day one. Facilitators will be the same as on day one.

Only morning sessions will take place on day two. Afternoon will be reserved for other in-service needs to be met.

Day 5 Show and Tell (Evaluation)

8:30-9:00 Auditorium
Teachers from each department will give a short demonstration of how their group is going to use either a pod cast, wiki or blog. Teachers will be able to give feedback and ask questions. Teachers will be asked to text in their evaluation using a survey website. The survey will include questions such as: "Do you feel comfortable using pod casting in your classroom?" Other questions will address areas that the teachers feel they need more training in. Teachers who do not have texting will be asked to use their laptops to go online and fill out the survey. Surveys will be reviewed and analyzed by facilitators and used to plan any further in-services.


DIP 2010-2011. (2010, April 14). Retrieved from
http://www.neisd.net/camp/campusplan/DIP_2010_2011.pdf