Edld week 5 assignment

Sallisaw I.S.DSallisaw I.S.DSallisaw, OklahomaSallisaw, Oklahoma

Technology Plan Technology Plan 20122012

Casey EubanksCasey EubanksEDLD 5362EDLD 5362

Lamar UniversityLamar UniversityL20284840L20284840

MissionMission

  To empower all students to make educated To empower all students to make educated choices and meet challenges of the future choices and meet challenges of the future as productive citizens. (Sallisaw ISD as productive citizens. (Sallisaw ISD Technology Plan, 2012)Technology Plan, 2012)

A focused technology plan “calls for A focused technology plan “calls for advanced technologies used in our daily advanced technologies used in our daily lives to our entire education system to lives to our entire education system to improve learning, accelerate the adoption improve learning, accelerate the adoption of effective practices, and use data for of effective practices, and use data for continuous improvement” (US Department continuous improvement” (US Department of Education, 2010)of Education, 2010)

VisionVision We believe that people are empowered We believe that people are empowered

by their independent use of technology by their independent use of technology and the opportunities to share resources and the opportunities to share resources and communicate in our local and global and communicate in our local and global communities. It is critical that our communities. It is critical that our students become familiar with the tools students become familiar with the tools of information technology, given the of information technology, given the rapid pace of technological change, and rapid pace of technological change, and the growth of information technologies the growth of information technologies in all aspects of our lives. (Sallisaw ISD in all aspects of our lives. (Sallisaw ISD Technology Plan, 2011)Technology Plan, 2011)

VisionVision We as educators must integrate technology We as educators must integrate technology

tools with new models of teaching that meet tools with new models of teaching that meet each student’s individual learning style and each student’s individual learning style and help ensure that each student has an help ensure that each student has an opportunity to become a lifelong learner. opportunity to become a lifelong learner. (Sallisaw ISD Technology Plan, 2011)(Sallisaw ISD Technology Plan, 2011)

The technology plan will supplement the The technology plan will supplement the current district School Improvement Plan.current district School Improvement Plan.

A committee will work together to develop the A committee will work together to develop the Technology Plan, keeping in mind,Technology Plan, keeping in mind, The use of technology will be curriculum driven and The use of technology will be curriculum driven and

should be integrated into the total schools should be integrated into the total schools environment. environment.

OverviewOverview Form a committeeForm a committee Assess Needs/Evaluate Current PlanAssess Needs/Evaluate Current Plan ResearchResearch Model National Education Technology Model National Education Technology

PlanPlan Plan InfrastructurePlan Infrastructure Plan Professional DevelopmentPlan Professional Development BudgetBudget Implement PlanImplement Plan Evaluate PlanEvaluate Plan

Mission of Sallisaw ISD Mission of Sallisaw ISD Technology PlanTechnology Plan

Sallisaw ISD will provide up-to-date Sallisaw ISD will provide up-to-date technology so that students can:technology so that students can: Improve their critical thinking and problem Improve their critical thinking and problem

solving skillssolving skills Expand their knowledge base to compete in Expand their knowledge base to compete in

a global societya global society Work ethically and independently with a Work ethically and independently with a

diverse population within the classroom and diverse population within the classroom and beyondbeyond

Access, analyze, evaluate and communicate Access, analyze, evaluate and communicate information in quick, efficient, and creative information in quick, efficient, and creative formatsformats

Mission of Sallisaw ISD Mission of Sallisaw ISD Technology PlanTechnology Plan

Sallisaw ISD will provide up-to-date Sallisaw ISD will provide up-to-date technology so that staff can:technology so that staff can: Accurately and efficiently assess, monitor, and Accurately and efficiently assess, monitor, and

communicate student progresscommunicate student progress Continually improve professional skillsContinually improve professional skills Share skills and resources with colleagues, Share skills and resources with colleagues,

both within the local school system and beyondboth within the local school system and beyond Improve instructional strategies to increase Improve instructional strategies to increase

student achievement student achievement Demonstrate leadership and vision in the use Demonstrate leadership and vision in the use

of technology to increase student achievement of technology to increase student achievement and staff productivityand staff productivity

Form a CommitteeForm a Committee

A committee is critical to the success of a A committee is critical to the success of a new technology plan. The following steps new technology plan. The following steps will be taken to form a committee:will be taken to form a committee: Members will represent each campus and Members will represent each campus and

will include a cross section technology will include a cross section technology knowledge as well as diverse members of the knowledge as well as diverse members of the communitycommunity

Members will bring expertise ranging from: Members will bring expertise ranging from: curriculum, planning, budgeting, technology curriculum, planning, budgeting, technology hardware/software, and professional hardware/software, and professional developmentdevelopment

Needs/Evaluate Current Needs/Evaluate Current PlanPlan

Because the State of Oklahoma is converting to the Because the State of Oklahoma is converting to the Common core Curriculum, technology must be evaluated Common core Curriculum, technology must be evaluated to allow the district to effectively engage all student, to allow the district to effectively engage all student, track all student data and develop/update a plan that track all student data and develop/update a plan that prepares all students for success.prepares all students for success.

Current needs:Current needs: Inventory: Infrastructure, hardware, software, and other Inventory: Infrastructure, hardware, software, and other

technology toolstechnology tools List of needs, including updates and repairs will be madeList of needs, including updates and repairs will be made Staff/Student surveys to determine the levels of technology Staff/Student surveys to determine the levels of technology

integration that exists in the learning environmentintegration that exists in the learning environment Test scores from benchmarks, Common Core and other student Test scores from benchmarks, Common Core and other student

evaluations will be examined to determine specific areas of evaluations will be examined to determine specific areas of concernconcern

Infrastructure's stability, reliability and level of connectivity will Infrastructure's stability, reliability and level of connectivity will be determinedbe determined

Needs/Evaluate Current Needs/Evaluate Current PlanPlan

Evaluate PlanEvaluate Plan The Sallisaw ISD technology plan at the The Sallisaw ISD technology plan at the

beginning of the 2012 – 2013 school beginning of the 2012 – 2013 school year should focus on updating the year should focus on updating the infrastructure of the entire districtinfrastructure of the entire district

Plans to increase bandwidth and Plans to increase bandwidth and reliable wireless connectivity reliable wireless connectivity throughout district should be discussedthroughout district should be discussed

ResearchResearch

The committee members will The committee members will research other schools similar in size research other schools similar in size and make-up to our district to and make-up to our district to determine future technology steps determine future technology steps and purchasesand purchases

Findings will be presented to the Findings will be presented to the committee and improvements will be committee and improvements will be discusseddiscussed

Model National Educational Model National Educational Technology PlanTechnology Plan

The National Educational The National Educational Technology Plan presents five goals;Technology Plan presents five goals; ““Addressing one of the five essential Addressing one of the five essential

components of learning powered by components of learning powered by technology: Learning, assessment, technology: Learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and teaching, infrastructure, and productivity” (US Department of productivity” (US Department of Education, 2010)Education, 2010)

Model National Educational Model National Educational Technology PlanTechnology Plan

By using the National Educational Plan By using the National Educational Plan and the International Society for and the International Society for Technology (ITSE) NETS*S (students), Technology (ITSE) NETS*S (students), *T (teachers), *A (administrators) will be *T (teachers), *A (administrators) will be one of the guiding factors of the one of the guiding factors of the committee.committee.

““Technology standards are the roadmap Technology standards are the roadmap to teaching effectively and growing to teaching effectively and growing professionally in a digital world” (ITSE, professionally in a digital world” (ITSE, 2011)2011)

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Steps to overhaul/update the Steps to overhaul/update the existing infrastructure include:existing infrastructure include: Increase bandwidthIncrease bandwidth Provide reliable wireless connectivityProvide reliable wireless connectivity Provide dependable/timely technical Provide dependable/timely technical

supportsupport

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

““All professional educators are well connected All professional educators are well connected to the content and resources, data and to the content and resources, data and information, and peers and experts” (Nagel, information, and peers and experts” (Nagel, 2010)2010)

Professional development should be designed Professional development should be designed in order for teachers to successfully apply in order for teachers to successfully apply technology to meet instructional needs of the technology to meet instructional needs of the studentsstudents

Professional development will be scheduled Professional development will be scheduled over the summer and on dates throughout the over the summer and on dates throughout the school yearschool year Budget to devise a plan to compensate teachers for Budget to devise a plan to compensate teachers for

the professional development conducted during the professional development conducted during summer and other non-scheduled district wide summer and other non-scheduled district wide professional development dates.professional development dates.

Professional Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Training will be hands-on and Training will be hands-on and support will be available from the support will be available from the technology director and other technology director and other members of staff that demonstrate members of staff that demonstrate the ability to effectively teach other the ability to effectively teach other teachersteachers

Online training and access to Online training and access to experts will be made available experts will be made available throughout the yearthroughout the year

BudgetBudget

All district improvements in All district improvements in technology are directly connected to technology are directly connected to the availability and amount of the the availability and amount of the budgetbudget Every effort will be made to provide Every effort will be made to provide

hardware/software at a reduced costhardware/software at a reduced cost SharewareShareware FreewareFreeware Open sourceOpen source Hardware at reduced pricesHardware at reduced prices

BudgetBudget

It is important, “when considering It is important, “when considering which technology your school which technology your school district is going to implement, you district is going to implement, you must consider the potential return must consider the potential return on investment, as it relates to on investment, as it relates to student learning and your district’s student learning and your district’s strategic goals” (Moore, 2006)strategic goals” (Moore, 2006)

BudgetBudget

ConsiderationsConsiderations E-Rate contributions/discountsE-Rate contributions/discounts E-Rate approvalsE-Rate approvals GrantsGrants DonationsDonations School Board approvalSchool Board approval State approvalState approval

ImplementationImplementation To get the ball rolling:To get the ball rolling:

Obtain support/involvement from all Obtain support/involvement from all administratorsadministrators

Update/building technology infrastructureUpdate/building technology infrastructure Updating classroom/campus technologyUpdating classroom/campus technology Implement trainingImplement training Provide opportunities for teachers to collaborate Provide opportunities for teachers to collaborate

with peers/experts to share best practiceswith peers/experts to share best practices School/Teachers Wikis and BlogsSchool/Teachers Wikis and Blogs

Technical support must be readily availableTechnical support must be readily available Engage studentsEngage students Facilitating improved student learningFacilitating improved student learning

ImplementationImplementation

““The power of technology to support The power of technology to support continuous and lifelong learning” continuous and lifelong learning” (Duncan, 2010)(Duncan, 2010) Must be the all-encompassing goal Must be the all-encompassing goal

when the time comes to implementing when the time comes to implementing the plan.the plan.

EvaluationsEvaluations How long will the plan be effective?How long will the plan be effective? How is the plan impacting all student learning, How is the plan impacting all student learning,

including technology skills.including technology skills. Conduct teacher surveys at the end of each Conduct teacher surveys at the end of each

school year to assess the effectiveness of school year to assess the effectiveness of professional development, and delivery of professional development, and delivery of instructioninstruction

““Effective technology plans are short term, not Effective technology plans are short term, not long term” (See, 1997). long term” (See, 1997). Must keep this in mind as we evaluate the planMust keep this in mind as we evaluate the plan

Communicate with all share holders the Communicate with all share holders the successes and failures, as well as the future successes and failures, as well as the future technology advancements for the coming yeartechnology advancements for the coming year

SolutionsSolutions

After the plan has been evaluated, After the plan has been evaluated, committee members must be committee members must be prepared to brainstorm new ideas prepared to brainstorm new ideas based on emerging technologybased on emerging technology

Staff and students should be Staff and students should be consulted through surveys to consulted through surveys to determine areas for solutionsdetermine areas for solutions

Possible SolutionsPossible Solutions

Create new computers labs to Create new computers labs to supplements old ones at each school supplements old ones at each school campuscampus

In the future Sallisaw ISD would like In the future Sallisaw ISD would like to become a 1-to-1 school to become a 1-to-1 school Provide a laptop for each student Provide a laptop for each student

enrolled at Sallisaw Public Schoolsenrolled at Sallisaw Public Schools

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