Technology Action Plan for Spring Hill Elementary School

Background Information
• On my week 3 report I indicated that our school is very developed in the areas of Infrastructure and Administrator & Support of the STaR Chart.
• I also suggested that we shift our focus to the areas of Teaching & Learning and Educator Preparation.
• The AEIS report for my campus shows Science as the lowest area on TAKS.
• Our campus does not consistently and systematically follow our written technology applications curriculum.

Goals & Objectives
• Staff will become knowledgeable about Cyber Ethics, Online Safety, Avoiding Copyrights Problems, and Intellectual Property Laws in order to be able to discuss and instruct these topics with their students to a grade level appropriate degree.
• Staff will receive staff development on the use of technology and technology applications in the content areas starting with the area of Science. The staff development will include interactive training, model lessons, observations and follow-up sessions.
• 100% of the teachers will fully incorporate technology and technology applications into their Science curriculum, and gradually move this practice into all other content areas.
• 95% of 5th graders will meet Science TAKS standards.

Resources Needed
• Funding for after-school training, substitute teachers (for observations in 21st Century Technology ready classrooms), and the purchase of technology.
• District Instructional Technology Specialists support and expertise.
• School wide buy-in.


Professional Development
• Online Safety & Cyber Ethics- I will provide this training during a professional development/teachers work day.
• Avoiding Copyrights Problems and Intellectual Property Laws- We will invite Dr. Ives, our Coordinator of Instructional Technology to come and talk to the staff about these topics.
• Navigating Through Our Technology Applications Written Curriculum- Ms. Dillard, our campus Instructional Specialist will demonstrate how to access the district’s TA curriculum online. She will demonstrate how to link TA to our content area bundles.
• Teachers will sign up for these according to their individual needs:
a) Getting Started with Spreadsheets
b) Getting Started with Powerpoint
c) Getting Started with Inspiration
d) How to Create Hotlists
e) How to Create HyperLinks in Microsoft Word
f) How To Add Comments in Microsoft Word

All trainings will have an assessment and evaluation piece.

• Bringing Science to Life with Technology Applications- K-2 Sessions and 3-5 sessions. This professional development will be done by the Technology Department in conjunction with the Curriculum & Instruction Department.

Principal’s Role
• Support and participate in all professional development in this action plan.
• Manage the budget set aside for this plan.
• Monitor teachers and students progress.
• Encourage, support and celebrate teachers’ newly learned instructional practices.
• Maintain a positive attitude.

Evaluation
• A pre and post survey will be given to all teachers. This survey will indicate teachers’ degrees of knowledge of computer application practices.
• Principal and Technology Vertical Team will conduct walkthroughs and record observed integration of technology into Science instruction.
• All professional development will have an evaluation piece for teachers to complete.
• Science TAKS results (5th grade).
• Science Curriculum Based Assessments (CBAs) results (all grades).
• On-going data analysis for the next 3 years (AEIS reports, STaR Chart).