Week 4 Assignment: Due at the end of Week 4.
Overview
Last week, you engaged in an analysis and wrote a report describing the use of technology and information systems to enrich campus curriculum, enhance teaching and learning, and generally integrate technology into our campus improvement plans to effectively integrate technology and instructional leadership. Your analysis and report should provide the necessary background for the Week 4 major assignment – developing an action plan for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision making focusing on integrating technology, instructional leadership, professional development and organizational leadership.
As a result of this week's assignments, you will be able to:
- Examine and assess procedures for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed decision making regarding the integration of technology, instructional and organizational leadership (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator);
- Design and apply skills for monitoring and evaluating change and making needed adjustments to achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of technology as described above (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator).
Both of these outcomes are elements of Domain II, Instructional Leadership.
In writing your Week 4 action plan, use your interviews, your readings, including campus and district improvement plans as well as any technology plans, and your Week 3 report to make sure the action plan:
- Identifies data gathering sources;
- Provides a description of an organizational chart describing decision making responsibilities regarding the integration of technology from central office personnel to campus leadership and staff;
- Describes comprehensive professional development activities to achieve your action plan (this may utilize information from the previous three weeks of readings and activities);
- Includes an evaluation plan to assess the progress and success of the action plan.
Students will be asked to post their action plan on the Discussion Board and each student must review and comment on at least one other action plan focusing on organizational leadership designed to maximize the use of technology in data gathering and decision making.
Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM on the seventh day of Week 4.
Rubric
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignment.
Tasks | Accomplished | Proficient | Progressing | Not Meeting Expectations |
Action plan includes an organizational chart identifying key stakeholders in integrating technology and district and campus organizational leadership | Student completes the organizational flow chart identifying key personnel from the district administration through campus implementation responsible for integrating technology and instructional and organizational leadership. Chart must identify personnel titles responsible for this integration and implementation, and a brief description of the role and responsibilities of all personnel. (Maximum 20 points) | Student completes the organizational chart with some identification of district and campus personnel, but does not address the roles and responsibilities of personnel in integrating and implementing technology, instructional and organizational leadership. (18 points) | Student provides a partial organizational chart that does not include all key stakeholders, and does not describe the roles and responsibilities of key personnel. (16 point)e | Student does not complete the organizational chart or description of roles and responsibilities. (0 points) |
Comprehensive professional development plan(s) designed to achieve the action plan of integrating technology with instructional and organizational leadership. | Student describes a professional development plan or activities designed to achieve the action plan of integrating technology with instructional and organizational leadership. To achieve maximum credit, the professional development plan(s) must:
(Maximum 20 points) | Student provides a professional development plan(s) that address two of the three bulleted items from the Accomplished column. (18 points) | Student provides a professional development plan(s) that addresses only one of the three bulleted items from the Accomplished column.
(16 points) | Student fails to develop a professional development plan(s). (0 points) |
Evaluation plan to assess the progress and success of the action plan. | The action plan must also include an evaluation plan that provides measurable outcomes designed to address the following:
. (Maximum 20 points) | Student provides an evaluation plan that addresses two of the bulleted items from the Accomplished column. (18 points) | Student provides an evaluation plan that addresses only one of the bulleted items from the Accomplished column. (16 point) | Student fails to include an evaluation plan in the Week 4 action plan. (0 points) |
Posting action plan on the Discussion Board and on their blog, and provides evidence of reviewing and commenting on action plans of other students. | Student posts their action plan on the Discussion Board and on their blog and provides evidence, through written comments, of reviewing and reflecting on at least two other student's action plan. (Maximum 20 points) | Student posts their action plan on the Discussion Board and on their blog and provides evidence, through written comments, of reviewing and reflecting on one other student's action plan.
(18 points) | Student posts their action plan on the Discussion Board and on their blog but does not provide any comments or reflections on the action plans of other students.
(16 point) | Student does not post on the Discussion Board or on their blog.
(0 points) |
Assignment Mechanics | Responses are relevant to course content; student uses correct APA writing mechanics; no errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation. (Maximum 10 points) | Responses are relevant to course content; one or two errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation, including APA writing mechanics. (8 points) | Responses are relevant to course content; more than three errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation including APA writing mechanics Needs
| Responses do not reflect knowledge of course content, lack clarity and depth, and/or include multiple errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, including APA errors. (0 points) |
The following four parts to the Week 4 assignments should help you complete an action plan that incorporates all four elements of the assignment, including posting your action plan and commenting and reflecting on the action plans shared by fellow students.
Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating technology
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology improvements, develop an organization chart that includes the following:
- Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating technology and instructional and organization leadership from the district office to the campus and classroom;
- Provide a brief description of the role and responsibilities of all identified personnel in your organizational chart;
- Discuss the role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is implemented and monitored.
Community: They elect the school board and the school is a direct reflection on the community.
School Board: They approve funds allocated for technology and approve the Campus and District plans that incorporate technology in the schools.
Superintendent: Reccomends technology purchases and plans to the school board for approval. The Superintendent works with the board to implement and update technology and to make sure that the technology vision is in order district wide.
Campus Principal: Reccomends new technology for their campus to the Superintendent for approval. The Principal is also responsible for making sure that technology is being used on a consistent basis on his/her campus.
Technology Director: Responsible for the actual purchase of new technology and the upkeep of all technology. Works with Principals to ensure that technology is being used correctly and effectively on campus.
Curriculum Director: Uses technology to assess student acheivement and to assist teachers in developing plans to improve test scores and learning.
SBDM committee: Responsible for planning professional development that may benefit teachers and instruction.
Teachers: Integrate technology into the everyday classroom. It is the teachers responsibility to have students use technology in the classroom every day.
Students: We must give students every resource we have available to ensure learning. Students use technology outside of school. It is the teachers job to ensure that their classroom offers the use of technology to benefit the students education.
As the principal of my school I must ensure that the organizational chart is implemented and monitored. I have to see technology being used in the classroom. To do this I must make sure that teachers are properly trained to use the technology they have. It is my job to make sure that repairs are being made to our technology and that our technolgy director is aware of any problems we may have with our technology. I will recommend, to the SBDM committee, professional development activities that will be useful for our teachers and studetns. I will make recommendations to the Superintendent for new technology and the integration of new technology to ensure that the district and campus visions are being upheld.Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology improvements, develop professional development activities that include the following:
- Reference analysis and lessons learned about the technology needs from the Week 3 report;
- Addresses professional development designed to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a variety of sources;
- Includes professional development to improve decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership.
How to use Web 2.0 tools in the classroom.
Goal: Educate teachers on the use of Web 2.0 tools. Help teachers incorporate Web 2.0 into their lesson plans.
Presentor: Jackson Parker
Learner –Centered Activity | Purpose | Description | Estimated Time and Who is Responsible |
What is Web 2.0? | Provide a background for teachers on Web 2.0. | Give a breif overview of how Web 2.0 can change the way you and your class interact. | Jackson Parker 15 mins. |
How to use Presentation Tools | Teach staff to use online presentation tools. Incorporate with SMART Board or post them on the class BLOG for students to refer to at a later date. |
| Teachers must incorporate one Presentation Tool in to a lesson this month. |
How to use Video Tools | Teach staff to use video tools on the Web to enhance learning |
| Teacher must use a Video Tool in a lesson this month. |
How to use Mobile Tools in the classroom | Intergrate the use of cell phones in the classroom for learning purposes. |
| Teachers will incoporate the use of cell phones for learning in the classroom. Once this semester. |
How to use Community Tools to enhance learning | Intergrate Community or Social Tools into classroom learning. |
| Teacher will use a Web Community tool to enhance their students classroom experience. Once this semester. |
After reviewing the data from the STaR chart and the interviews, I feel that my staff would benift from professional development that incorporates Web 2.0 tools. We have the latest and greatest technology at our disposal, but I feel that we need to incorporate the interaction that Web 2.0 tools offers us. Our students are using technology to their benefit on an everyday basis. It is our responsibility to incorporate technology into their education. My staff will gain valuable information and teaching strategies from this professional development.
Elysian Fields High School STaR chart.
http://web2010.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm
Campus and District Improvement Plans
Week 4 Assignment, Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
The technology action plan integrating instructional an organizational leadership must include evaluation components that provide measurable outcomes designed to address the following:
- Uses data and other analysis from the Week 3 report, including using the campus and district improvement plans, and local or state technology plans;
- Provides assessments and/or monitoring reports measuring professional development designed to use technology to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a variety of sources;
- Provides assessments and/or monitoring evaluating professional development to improve decision making in the integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership.
- What two presentation tools would you see yourself using?
___Slideshare
___280 Slides
___Prezi
___Picsviewr
- What video tool would you prefer to use?
___Animoto.com
___Animoto.com/education
___Gizmoz.com
___XtraNormal.com
- How many of the Mobile Tools can you incorporate in your classroom?
___PollEverywhere.com
___Drop.io
___Phone.io
___Jott.com
- Can you think of any other Community Tools you could use in your classroom?
______________________________________________________
- How many more hours of training would you need to feel comfortable with Web 2.0 tools?
___1
___3
___5
___more than 5
4 Assignment, Part 4: Posting your Action Report and Responding to Other Students' action plans
Using the discussion board and the blog that you have developed, please write and post your action plan, and be sure to:
- Read and review at least two other action plans
- Respond to other action plans by posting your comments and reflections
The purpose of the action report is to provide you with recommended procedures for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision making focusing on the effective integration of technology in curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional development. Students may wish to use this action plan as one of your school improvement projects for your Electronic Portfolio. You may also use the Week 3 and Week 4 assignments as campus supervised hours for your internship logs. As indicated these two weeks fall under Domain II, Instructional Leadership, and address elements of Competencies 4, 5 and 7.
