The Loooonnnnggggg Term Plan

With the Long-Range Plan for Technology it will allow students to access information 24/7 without having to have a teacher standing directly in front of them. Parents will also have access all the time to learning resources to help their child along with information regarding their child such as attendance, discipline, and achievements. This will allow working parent who may not normally have the time to communicate with the school able to keep up with their child’s progress, as well as, having resources to work with their child when they are struggling. The goal is to help prepare the students for the changing work environment that they will eventually enter. This will also allow teachers to make learning more personable allowing for more of an individualized instruction plan.
There are four components of the Long-Range Plan for Technology the first being teaching and learning; educator and preparation; development, leadership, administration, and instructional support; and infrastructure for technology. All of these components are beginning to see growth as grants are being written and there is more funding allowed for these areas. The STaR Chart revealed that a majority of educators are falling into either the developing or advanced areas. This means that we are starting to see the growth in technology we are not where we would like to be but we are not as far away as we were. Teachers are implementing the technology through facilitating of lessons that involve them. Schools are also getting media support to help the staff grow in their understanding of how to implement it as well as, where it would fit into their curriculum. Staff members are also getting trained in technology programs to deepen their understanding. We are also beginning to see improvement in the connections that we are using to get onto the internet. Children are learning how to do more maneuvers on the computers and are able to help out others (teachers) when needed. Finally, there is still a push for students to participate in virtual school and that we encourage their participation in it. Right now we are still working to achieve our goals in technology we have made some growth, but we do have a long road ahead to get to where we are able to completely prepare our students for the technology demands that they will face in life.