Technology Action Plan

After reviewing my schools CIP, the STaR chart data, reviewing the interview, and adding in what I have learned about the 21st century learner I felt that it is important that we make sure that all teachers have the tools to be successful teaching these learners. To ensure that we have all the tools that are needed to be successful in engage our students while incorporating technology I have put together an action plan that will allow for teachers to attend two technology trainings. One of the trainings will be based off of content and what area was designated for them. The other training will be up to the individual teacher and what they would like to use in their classroom. During these trainings teachers will be given a “how to” for each piece of equipment, be shown how to use it, practice using it, and build a lesson or “mini” lesson that will use the technology during it. After the teachers have completed their training session their advisors will begin conducting walkthroughs looks for evidence of technology being use to assist in the instruction. Teachers will also be asked to supply their department chairs, advisors, and building principal with a short reflection on how they feel each piece they were trained on will help them in the classrooms, and how they plan on implementing it. Due to the number of sessions going on at once an assistant principal, a teacher expert, and the department chair will do most of the training. We do have 3 campus technology coordinators that will be assisting in the sessions, but due to all of them going on at the same times they will have to rotate through the sessions. I believe that this will be a positive growth for our campus. Having everyone involved will also show our unity and willingness to get the job done as a campus.