The document outlines a full-day staff development for teachers focused on integrating technology into the curriculum. The staff development will cover weaker areas identified in previous reports like the STaR Chart and AEIS data, as well as expectations in the district's Strategic Technology Plan. Teachers will participate in activities like a website scavenger hunt, learning about podcasts and creating a podcast introduction, creating instructional videos for their webpage, setting up a classroom blog, and planning technology integration in their subject areas. The principal will monitor progress on teachers' webpages, technology use in lessons, and student work.

1. Based on results from the STaR Chart, data gathered from the AEIS report, and
expectations listed in the Strategic Technology Plan of the district, the following
staff development will be presented as a full day in-service. The areas being
addressed are in line to achieve the standards set forth in the 2004-2009
Strategic Technology Plan (integrate technology throughout the curriculum,
utilize audio, visual, and written technology media, and set up teacher web pages
that show proficiency in technology applications). The areas also cover the
weaker areas of the STaR Chart results (TA TEKS Implementation, Student
Mastery of Technology Applications, and Online Learning). AEIS data provides
an emphasis on subject areas that are low in standardized testing. The areas of
science and math will be part of the focus for the staff development.
After the staff development has been presented, the principal will monitor
progress in the areas addressed in the presentation. Benchmarks will be given
throughout the year in each subject area. If average scores increase 5
percentage points for each benchmark, sufficient progress will have been made.
Teachers will be expected to maintain their web pages and keep them up-to-date
using the media presented in the staff development. The principal will monitor
faculty web pages to ensure expectations are being met. Teachers will also be
expected to utilize at least one type of media for student products each 6 weeks.
The principal will monitor progress through weekly lesson plans and a technology
night to “show off” student products.
Waddell, S. (2004). Strategic Technology Plan 2004-2009: Key Building Blocks for
Student Achievement in the 21st Century. Haltom City: Birdville Independent
School District.
Activity Purpose Description Estimated

2. Time
Welcome/District • Become Teachers will pair up on 60 minutes
websites scavenger familiar with laptops to find examples
hunt district of district/teacher
technology websites that portray
expectations district expectations in the
(Strategic following areas:
Technology 1. Updated web
Plan) pages
• Find high- 2. Blogs/Discussions
quality
examples and 3. Online resources
resources listed on webpage
throughout the 4. Video
district
5. Podcast
Teachers will present the
best examples of their
findings and explain why
they are high quality.
Podcasts • Demonstrate The facilitator will 110
the introduce teachers to the minutes
educational Podcast section of (includes a
value of iTunes. Teachers will 10 minute
Podcasting search for subject area break)
and/or educational
• Search iTunes
Podcasts they find
for subject-
informational. Teachers
related/educati
will meet in grade level or
onal Podcasts
subject area groups to
• Record share their findings. After
Podcast to a break, the facilitator will
serve as a demonstrate how to
greeting/introd record a Podcast.
uction to Teachers will record a
teacher web greeting or introduction for
page their web pages. The
These criteria cover facilitator will then walk
weak areas found in them through the
the STaR Chart uploading process. After
results. The criteria uploading their greetings
also cover to their web pages,
expectations in the teachers will
Strategic Technology brainstorm/discuss ways
Plan for the district. to integrate Podcasts into
their subject area and
lessons.

3. Videos • Demonstrate The facilitator will share 90 minutes
the examples of web page
educational videos from district
value of websites. The videos will
integrating show different ways to
videos incorporate video into the
classroom. Samples will
• Video a brief
include science lab
overview of
demonstrations,
the week to be
homework help,
placed on the
choir/band performances,
teacher’s web
recorded lectures, and
page
student created videos.
These criteria cover Teachers will then write a
weak areas found in brief script for an overview
the STaR Chart of their week (what
results. The criteria students can look forward
also cover to learning, supplies they
expectations in the may need, papers they
Strategic Technology may need to return by a
Plan for the district. certain date.) Using a web
cam, teachers will record
their overview. The
facilitator will then walk
them through the process
of uploading the video to
their web pages.
Lunch 90 minutes
Blogging • Demonstrate The facilitator will help 50 minutes
the teachers sign up for an
educational account on Blogger. The
value of facilitator will then show a
blogging in the few examples of
classroom educational/classroom
blogs. Teachers will take
• Search
time to search for
blogsearch.go
educational/subject area
ogle.com for
blogs on
educational/su
blogsearch.google.com.
bject related
After 15 minutes of
blogs
searching, teachers will
• Begin a share their findings with
classroom the group. The facilitator
blog with link will walk the teachers
on teacher through setting up their
web page own blog. Teachers will
These criteria cover begin a “homework help”
weak areas found in blog for their web page.
The facilitator will

4. the STaR Chart demonstrate how to set
results. The criteria up a link to their blog on
also cover their web page. Teachers
expectations in the will discuss other uses for
Strategic Technology blogs in the classroom.
Plan for the district.
Explore Allow teachers time to Teachers will meet in 60 minutes
work in subject area grade level or subject
or grade levels to area groups to begin
discuss and plan plans for integrating
ways to integrate the technology into their
technology discussed curriculum.
during the staff
development.
Evaluation Allow the teachers to The facilitator will email a 20 minutes
give feedback on the link for an online survey of
staff development, the staff development.
including further Teachers will sign into
questions or their email accounts at the
concerns. end of the staff
development to complete
the survey before leaving.