Planning into Practice Michigan Technology Planning Workshops The Process of Technology Planning.

Planning into Practice

Michigan Technology Planning WorkshopsThe Process of Technology Planning

Jeff Sun ([email protected])Maureen Yoder ([email protected])http://www.sun-associates.com/mi/planning.html

Sun Associateswww.sun-associates.com

978-251-1600

Objectives for this Session

To gain a basic understanding of the value of technology planning in a school or district

To identify the basic components of a sound technology plan

To develop school and district processes for on-going technology planning

Others? Particular challenges you anticipate in the

planning process?

Focus on Curriculum

Technology’s value is in supporting your goals for curriculum and instruction

Curriculum, not the technology itself, must drive your planning process

What is “Strategic”?

What makes something strategic?Driven by VisionHas GoalsStep-by-StepOrganized by time

Why Plan Strategically?

To provide the Big Picture for technology integration

To articulate the district’s vision for technology integration

To create a strategic framework for implementing goals

To provide a basis for funding requests

To Facilitate Change!

Planning for ChangeVision Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan Change

Skills Incentives Resources Action Plan Confusion

Vision Incentives Resources Action Plan Anxiety

Vision Skills Resources Action Plan GradualChange

Vision Skills Incentives Action Plan Frustration

Vision Skills Incentives Resources False Starts

Enterprise Management, Ltd. 1987

The Role of Stakeholders

The planning committee should be composed of your stakeholders (pg 28)

Who are the stakeholders in youryour district? Teachers Students Parents Community Members Process People Others?

Parties to the Planning Process

What do we know about change and building consensus for change? Adopter types?

Adopter Type Characteristics % inPopulation

Innovator Eager to try new ideasOpen to changeNot necessarily integrated in socialstructure

8%

Leader Open to changeThoughtful re. involvementTrusted for advice and opinions

17%

Early Majority Cautious and deliberate re. innovationsFollower vs. leader

29%

Late Majority “Set in their ways”Can be won over by peer pressure andadministrative expectations

29%

Resister Suspicious and opposedLow in influenceIsolated from mainstream

17%

Rogers, 1971

“Innovators” as committee members? Positional power?

The planning committee must be composed of your stakeholders Think about stakeholders through the lens of

adopter types Think about roles, types, and positions

Technology Plan Elements

http://techplan.edzone.net/tptemplate.htmlYou need to address Michigan’s required

elementsThe elements are themes which must be

reflected in the plan documentHow you structure and evidence those

themes is up to you

Classic Format

Executive Summary Vision Current Status Goals by Focus Area

Curriculum Professional Development Community Engagement

Infrastructure Action Plans by Focus Area

Curriculum Professional Development Community Engagement

Roles and Responsibilities Budget/Funding Evaluation Appendices

Linkages

Acitivity 1 Activity 2

Goal 1

Activity 1

Goal 2

Curricular Goals

Activity 1

Goal 1

Activity 1 Activity 2

Goal 2

Staff Development Goals

Activity 1

Goal 1

Activity 1

Goal 2

Community Goals

VISION

The Committee’s Work

The work typically takes three months minimum (pg 29)

Much of the time is spent gathering information and input outside of committee meetings

Reflection time is a mustThe work needs “outside eyes”

Supporting the Committee

Change occurs from the bottom up and top down How does district leadership support this

committee?Dedicated timeSubstitutes for teacher membersIncentives for all

Structuring Time

Meetings Variety of full-day, part-day, and after-school

Clear roles and responsibilities for membersEmphasize the “representative” duty

This is the point of being a stakeholder Build in time for representation

Next…

What are we really shooting for?

The New Yorker, 2/22 and 3/1/99

But First…

Team Time - Planning to Plan Committee composition? (pg 28) Timeline (pg 29) Getting organized for the work