The document outlines a plan for a "Teachers Teaching Teachers" professional development day at SMHS. Teachers will be surveyed about their technology skills and strengths. Those using technology innovatively will present to other teachers on topics like using Office, engaging students online, and creating technology projects. The day will include sessions for basic tech skills, online connections, and project creation. Teachers will brainstorm ways to apply the information and administrators will check for implementation throughout the year.

1. GOAL: Teachers at SMHS will pull together their unique talents and resources to provide professional development to each other on various areas of technology during a \"
Teachers Teaching Teachers\"
Day.Action Person(s) ResponsibleTimelineEvaluation1. Conduct a survey of SMHS teachers to discover who uses various programs and technologies in their classrooms and their familiarity with each.Principal, Campus Technologist, Assistant PrincipalMay 2-6, 2011Surveys checked to make sure they guide the needs identified in STaR Chart data. Administrative follow-up with teachers to ensure they complete survey.2. Review surveys looking for teachers that are already using technology in innovative ways in their classroom. Also, at this time, review the data from the STaR Charts for the year, looking at technological capabilities of staff.Principal, Campus Technologist, Assistant PrincipalMay 9, 2011Data from surveys are put together with data from STaR Charts to create a \"
Teacher Profile\"
that demonstrates each teacher's strengths and weaknesses for evaluation.3. Approach highlighted teachers about presenting what they do to other teachers on campus.Principal, Campus Technologist, Assistant PrincipalMay 10-11, 2011Team ensures that teacher is willing and able to provide a thorough presentation on how they incorporate technology in the classroom.4. Have selected teachers make their presentations to principal, campus technologist, and assistant principal for review and suggestions for improvement.Principal, Campus Technologist, Assistant Principal, Selected TeachersMay 18-19, 2011- Team will evaluate presentation for errors, style, interest, and effectiveness. Team will offer suggestions for improvement before actual presentations.5. Present idea of \"
Teachers Teaching Teachers\"
Day to staff during Friday morning PLC meeting. Ask for their input into how they would like each class structured. Share with them the results of the survey and the STaR Chart data so they can see where the campus stands as it relates to technology needs.Principal, Department HeadsMay 20, 2011Department heads will hold individual team discussions to hand out \"
Teacher Profiles\"
and discuss results. They will guide the discussion to share teacher needs and desires on format style.6. Have three major \"
classes\"
running through the day for three groups of teachers to attend (Basics of Technology, Technology as Connection, and Technology as Project). One class will go over basic uses of Microsoft Office products such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Another class will go over using Wordle, PollEverywhere, YouTube, and United Streaming to engage students in content. The final class will address creating technology projects using Prezi, iMovie, Audacity, and others.Principal, Campus Technologist, Assistant Principals, Selected TeachersAugust 22, 2011Planning team will be evaluating each session for consistency in message, engagement of audience, and presentation of material. They will also monitor audience participation and note questions asked. This allows them to find common themes of questions for later discussion.7. At the conclusion of each presentation, teachers will be asked to brainstorm specific ways they can use the information presented in their own classrooms.Selected TeachersAugust 22, 2011Presenting teachers and/or members of planning team will explain the way brainstorms will be used during the school year. These brainstorms are evaluated in a later step.8. Brainstorms from ends of each session will be submitted by email to each teacher's administrator by the end of the first week of school.Principal, Campus Technologist, Assistant Principals, Selected TeachersAugust 22 - September 2, 2011Administrators will conduct follow-ups to make sure brainstorms are turned in on time. The brainstorms will be evaluated by the Planning Team and a list of ideas will be created for reference.9. During walkthroughs, evaluations, and conversations, administrators will be specifically looking for implementation of ideas brought forward during previous brainstorming sessions.Assistant PrincipalsThroughout the 2011-2012 school yearAdministrators will evaluate classrooms to see that the ideas brought forward during the professional development are being utilized. They will also evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy used and offer suggestions for improvement.<br />