Technology Integration to Go The Tech Mobile Presented by The Rio Grande ISD
Jan 02, 2016
Technology Integration Steering Committee
35 Members• Central Office Administrators• Campus Administrators• Teachers• Students• Parents• Partners in Education• Community Members
Plan Development
• Create a Future
• Assess the District
• Establish Strategic Goals
• Build a Technology Integration Plan
• Implement the Plan
• Evaluate the Plan
(Wiburg, in Ivory, 2001)
Needs Assessment
• Technology Use Survey• Campus Administrators• Teachers• Students• Parents
• Classroom Observations
Instructional Needs
• Backward Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 1998)
• Best Practice (Zemelman, Daniels, & Hyde, (1998)
• Cooperative Learning
• Classroom Workshop
• Authentic Experiences
• Reflective Assessment
Technology Needs
• Classrooms had:• Four networked computers (LAN)• Access to:
• Laser Printers• Scanners• Digital Cameras
• Needed• Integration Strategies
Strategic Goals
• Enhance learning environments• Promote engaged learning• Collaborative problem solving
• Use technology to access information
• Implement training for teachers and administrators
Strategic Goals(continued)
• Design Tasks • Authentic• Hands-on• Multi-disciplinary• Performance-based assessments
• Implement innovative technology delivery system
Tech Mobile
• 20 permanent stations
• 2 mobile carts with 15 laptops
• SmartBoard• Printers, Scanners, Digital Cameras
Funding Sources
Source Start-up Sustaining
Title II - A $150,000 $150,000
Title II - D $ 73, 780 $ 10,000
Title V $100,000 $ 5,000
Tech in Ed $ 40,000 $ 40,000
PT3 $ 500,000 $500,000
Technology Integration Plan
• Texas STARgate from Classroom Connect
• Basic Search Skills
• Problem-based Learning
• Electronic Communication
• NETS for Teachers
Staff Development
• Mission:
The Staff Development Unit of the Rio Grande Independent School District is dedicated to the support of teachers, students, and administrators in the effective integration of technology into instruction for the purpose of enhancing student learning.
Technology Proficiency
Level of Use
Basic C
omputer S
kills
Productivity Applications
Internet Use
Internet Publishing
Curriculum
Specific
Word P
rocessingWord
Publishing P
ublisher
Spread S
heetExcel
Database Access
Presentation PowerPoint
Awareness
Novice
Transition Activities
Intermediate
Transition Activities
Integration into Instruction
Transition Activities
Advanced
Trainer of Teachers (TOT)
Implementation Plan
• 18 Priority Campuses• Week long training schedule – 1st semester
• Use of software• Modeling of Best Practice• Collaboration• Observation and critique
• Individualized training – 2nd semester
Evaluation
• REPA will conduct formative evaluations• Implementation of Best Practice
strategies
• Levels of Technology Integration
• Use of original surveys and classroom
observations as baseline