Integrating Technology Action Plan

Action Plan: Integrating Technology to Instruct 21st Century Learners
Goal: to analyze and use data from a variety of sources to make informed decisions when integrating technology to enhance instruction.
Roles and Responsibilities of Personnel Responsible for Integrating and Implementing Instructional Technology
District Technology Planning Committee lead by superintendent identifies strategies to ensure that district is prepared to instruct the 21st Century Learner	Amy Yager, DTS facilitates meetings with CTS to align technology lessons and curriculum. Trains CTS on new software.	Maylen Giocencha, CTS Meets with DTS to help align technology lessons and curriculum. Model lessons for staff.	Continue Maylen Giocencha, CTS trains teachers on integration of technology and instruction. Repairs minor computers and printers problems. Installs software and train staff on the use of software.	Lorena Augustus, Principal provides resources and ample opportunities for staff to collaborate about integration of technology. Evaluate staff to with PDAS to make sure staff is integrating technology.
ILT lead by team leader, Latonia Bogany-Rowe models and monitors integration of technology and instruction.	The Technology Committee works with CTS to communicate district and campus expectations to team members.	Lead Teachers communicates information from the principal to their team members.	Classroom Teachers successfully plan, instruct and analyze data to determine that technology was integrated in the classroom.	Continue Classroom Teachers allow students liberal opportunities to use technology in the classrooms and at home.
Action Steps	Personnel Responsible	Timeline	Professional Development	Evaluation
Align technology rich lessons with current curriculum. (Retrieved from District Technology Plan, 2008)	Amy Yager, DTS Maylen Giocencha, CTS	Beginning Spring before upcoming school year and ongoing bi-weekly	Technology Integration- What are Should They Be Learning	Review district pacing guides and verify links in lessons.
Provide resources and model integration of technology to enhance student achievement.	Lorena Augustus, Principal Maylen Giocencha, CTS ILT	Bi-weekly first semester and every six weeks second semester	Leaders-Lead: Modeling How You Want Others to Teach	Analyze assessment data from Excel tracking sheet for student improvement.
Twenty-four hour a day lessoning planning.	Lorena Augustus, Principal	Ongoing weekly reviews	How to effectively use Oncourse System Lesson Plans	Walk Throughs Observations Lesson Plan Review
Teach lessons to allow students to use technology to complete assignments.	Maylen Giocencha, CTS ILT Classroom Teacher	Ongoing Daily	Using technology to differentiate instruction	Walk Throughs Observations Lesson Plan Review
Create opportunities for teachers to collaborate about integration of technology.	Lorena Augustus, Principal ILT Lead Teacher	Monthly During PLC or Team Meeting	Something to Talk About- Collaboration among Team Members	Review Agendas, Walk Throughs
Use technology to analyze data from TAKS, District Common Assessments, Campus Common Assessments to make instructional decision for students.	Lorena Augustus, Principal ILT Classroom Teachers	Weekly during Professional Learning Communities	What are You Looking At- Analyzing Student Data and Using the Results to Increase Student Achievement	Analyze tracking sheets from Excel for student improvement.
Twenty-four hour access to professional development, PD360	Lorena Augustus, Principal ILT Classroom Teachers	Ongoing Daily	Taking advantage of all PD360 has to offer	Review document time staff used PD360 Walk Throughs
Teacher Mentor Program to pair the technology novice with an expert	Lorena Augustus, Principal Maylen Giocencha, CTS ILT	Ongoing beginning second day of school	Mentoring Made Easy- Sharing Your Knowledge	Teacher Survey
Compile list of learning websites for students.	Technology Committee Maylen Giocencha, CTS	August 2011-December 2011	Google It- How to find great educational websites.	Walk Throughs Student Survey
Implementing the technology portion of Texas Treasures (New Language Arts Adoption)	Maylen Giocencha, CTS ILT	Ongoing Monthly Meetings	Finding the Treasure in Texas Treasures	Walk Throughs Teacher and Student Surveys