Action plan b

EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: The Technology Link

Week 4 Assignment: Due at the end of Week 4.
Overview
Last week, you engaged in an analysis and wrote a report describing the use of technology and
information systems to enrich campus curriculum, enhance teaching and learning, and generally integrate
technology into our campus improvement plans to effectively integrate technology and instructional
leadership. Your analysis and report should provide the necessary background for the Week 4 major
assignment – developing an action plan for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources
for informed campus decision making focusing on integrating technology, instructional leadership,
professional development and organizational leadership.
As a result of this week’s assignments, you will be able to:
• Examine and assess procedures for gathering, analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources
for informed decision making regarding the integration of technology, instructional and
organizational leadership (SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator);
• Design and apply skills for monitoring and evaluating change and making needed adjustments to
achieve the campus vision and goals, including the integration of technology as described above
(SBEC Principal Competency 7 indicator).
Both of these outcomes are elements of Domain II, Instructional Leadership.
In writing your Week 4 action plan, use your interviews, your readings, including campus and district
improvement plans as well as any technology plans, and your Week 3 report to make sure the action plan:
• Identifies data gathering sources;
• Provides a description of an organizational chart describing decision making responsibilities
regarding the integration of technology from central office personnel to campus leadership and
staff;
• Describes comprehensive professional development activities to achieve your action plan (this
may utilize information from the previous three weeks of readings and activities);
• Includes an evaluation plan to assess the progress and success of the action plan.
Students will be asked to post their action plan on the Discussion Board and each student must review
and comment on at least one other action plan focusing on organizational leadership designed to
maximize the use of technology in data gathering and decision making.
Submit your assignment by 11:59 PM on the seventh day of Week 4.

Page 1 – Revised October 2009


Rubric
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignment.

Tasks Not Meeting
Accomplished Proficient Progressing
 Expectations

Action plan Student completes the Student completes Student provides a Student does not
includes an organizational flow the organizational partial organizational complete the
organizational chart identifying key chart with some chart that does not organizational chart or
chart identifying personnel from the identification of include all key description of roles and
key stakeholders in district administration district and stakeholders, and responsibilities.
integrating through campus campus does not describe the (0 points)
technology and implementation personnel, but roles and
district and responsible for does not address responsibilities of key
campus integrating technology the roles and personnel.
organizational and instructional and responsibilities of (16 point)e
leadership organizational personnel in
leadership. Chart must integrating and
identify personnel titles implementing
responsible for this technology,
integration and instructional and
implementation, and a organizational
brief description of the leadership.
role and responsibilities (18 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 20 points)

Comprehensive Student describes a Student provides a Student provides a Student fails to develop
professional professional professional professional a professional
development development plan or development development plan(s) development plan(s).
plan(s) designed to activities designed to plan(s) that that addresses only
one of the three (0 points)
achieve the action achieve the action plan address two of the
plan of integrating of integrating three bulleted bulleted items from the
technology with technology with items from the Accomplished column.
instructional and instructional and Accomplished
organizational organizational column. (16 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (18 points)
maximum credit, the
professional
development plan(s)
must:
• Reference analysis
and lessons
learned about the
technology needs
from the Week 3
report
• Addresses
professional
development
designed to
improve the



gathering, analysis
and use of data
from a variety of
sources
• Includes
professional
development to
improve decision
making in the
integration of
technology with
instructional and
organizational
leadership.
(Maximum 20 points)

Evaluation plan to The action plan must Student provides Student provides an Student fails to include
assess the also include an an evaluation plan evaluation plan that an evaluation plan in
progress and evaluation plan that that addresses addresses only one of the Week 4 action
success of the provides measurable two of the bulleted the bulleted items from plan.
action plan. outcomes designed to items from the the Accomplished (0 points)
address the following: Accomplished column.
column.
• Uses data and (16 point)
other analysis from (18 points)
the Week 3 report,
including using the
campus and district
improvement
plans, and local or
state technology
plans;
• Provides
assessments
and/or monitoring
reports measuring
professional
development
designed to use
technology to
improve the
gathering, analysis
and use of data
from a variety of
sources
• Provides
assessments
and/or monitoring
evaluating
professional
development to
improve decision
making in the



integration of
technology with
instructional and
organizational
leadership.
.
(Maximum 20 points)

Posting action plan Student posts their Student posts their Student posts their Student does not post
on the Discussion action plan on the action plan on the action plan on the on the Discussion
Board and on their Discussion Board and Discussion Board Discussion Board and Board or on their blog.
blog, and provides on their blog and and on their blog on their blog but does
evidence of provides evidence, and provides not provide any
reviewing and through written evidence, through comments or (0 points)
commenting on comments, of reviewing written comments, reflections on the
action plans of and reflecting on at of reviewing and action plans of other
other students. least two other reflecting on one students.
student’s action plan. other student’s
(Maximum 20 points) action plan.
(16 point)

(18 points)

Assignment Responses are relevant Responses are Responses are Responses do not
Mechanics to course content; relevant to course relevant to course reflect knowledge of
student uses correct content; one or content; more than course content, lack
APA writing mechanics; two errors in three errors in clarity and depth,
no errors in grammar, grammar, spelling, grammar, spelling, or and/or include multiple
spelling, or punctuation. or punctuation, punctuation including errors in grammar,
including APA APA writing spelling, and
(Maximum 10 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(8 points) (6 APA errors.
point)Improvement (0 points)



The following four parts to the Week 4 assignments should help you complete an action
plan that incorporates all four elements of the assignment, including posting your action
plan and commenting and reflecting on the action plans shared by fellow students.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating technology
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology improvements, develop
an organization chart that includes the following:

• Identify by title or job description all personnel/stakeholders responsible for integrating technology
and instructional and organization leadership from the district office to the campus and classroom;
• Provide a brief description of the role and responsibilities of all identified personnel in your
organizational chart;
• Discuss the role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is implemented and
monitored.

Organizational Chart
for
Edcouch Elsa High School



Title Role and Responsibility

School Board Supports and establishes policies for the district to support state and
national standards including the Texas Long Range Plan for
Technology and the District Technology Plan.

Superintendent Overses all the district operations and ensures all policies are being
met.

Assistant Superintendant Ensures that all instructional curriculum in implemented at all
for Curriculum and campuses and provides availble resources in meeting the district
improvement plan.
Instruction

Technology Strategist A Supports the district by providing technology training for all
campuses in the needed areas. Works with campus master
technology teachers suporting them with the latest trends and best
practices for integration at the campus level. Provides software
support for all campuses and plays a mjor role in the implentation of
the district technology plan.

Technology Strategist B Serve as the technical support person for all the district. He and his
staff ensure that physical, technical operations of the district are up
and running properly.

Computer Technicians Provide direct technical support to the campues maintaining and
repairing computer and network systems.

Principal Overses all campus operations and ensures that district and campus
goals are met. Supports District and Campus staff in the integration
of technology in the classroom and provides resources to meet the
goals of the Campus Improvement Plan. Ensures that all state
standards are implemented in order to meet AYP and increase student
success.

Dean of Instruction Serves as the instructional leader of the campus and promotes the
implementation of all instructional programs. Responsible for
scheduling staffdevelopment based on data from AYP, AEIS, STaR
Chart and other assessments. Data is used to determine the needta
of the campus.

Master Technology Teacher Works with the Principal and Dean to schedule training, develope
materials, conduct training and support teachers in implementing
technology in the classroom. Assess and evaluates technological
needs at the campus. Works with teachers to impelment technology in
to the content areas.

Classroom Teacher Utilizes trainings attended to create lessons that incorporate
technology in the classroom. Technology lessons should incorporate
and align to the TA TEKS.

Students Use the technology availble to supplement the content areas for
communication, research and product base development.



• Discuss the role of the principal in making sure the organizational chart is implemented and monitored.

As the instructional leader of the campus the Principal is responsible for the implementation of the
instructional chart. He is responsible for all campus operations and ensures that the gols of the campus
are met according to state standards. He gathers data from multiple sources, conducts ongoing
assesments, and works with the site base committee to develop a plan that target the needs of the
campus. The principle is responsible for supporting the implementation and integration of the technology
on his campus. He ensures the teachers update the STaR chart and make the resulsts available for
creating staff development training at the campus. Ultimately the principal is resposible for managing the
budget, monitor the campus plan and align all the resources to improve student achievement.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning
Using the campus and district improvement plans, and any suggested technology improvements, develop
professional development activities that include the following:

• Reference analysis and lessons learned about the technology needs from the Week 3 report;
• Addresses professional development designed to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a variety
of sources;
• Includes professional development to improve decision-making in the integration of technology with instructional
and organizational leadership.
The current plan was developed utilizing information gathered from the previous weeks including information from
various resources including the Long Range Plan for Technology, STaR Chart, District Technology Plan, and the
Camus Improvement Plan. It is the goal of this plan to utilize current data to make informative decisions to improve
student performance in general and in the area of technology. Additions to the professional development activities
will be ongoing according to the need of the campus and data analysis.
Timeline for Persons Assessment
Training Activities Resources Purpose
Completion Responsible Instrument

Overview and
District Online Texas
Campus STAR Chart TEA – STaR Analyze data to
August 2011 Technology Education Agency
Training Chart determine staff
Strategist STAR Chart survey
needs.

Ongoing
Master Integrate Web
How to utilize blogs in Web 2.0 tools September participation
Technology 2.0 Tools in the
the classroom. available on line 2011
Teacher classroom Observations

Research Study
Evaluate
on Internet based Set up a Blog for
participation on Blog
Best Practices Journals, a book or
Aug. 2011 thru Core Area
Research / Study for Technology research student
May 2012 Teachers Observation of
Teachers Journals, for the core area strategies in
University teachers classroom
Studies

Master
Provide for the
Technology Development of a
Audacity August 2011 development of
Podcasting for the Teacher podcasting project
Garage Band thru resources for
classroom (MTT) by teachers and
I-movie December2011 students and
students.
student projects.
Librarian

Utilize data to
make sound
Analysis of the Texas District End of training
Copy of TLRP September decisions in
Long Range Plan for Technology survey using Survey
and STaR chart 2011 implementing
Technology Strategist Monkey
technology in
the classroom.

Conduct Continuing Based on Data September District Tech Sign in Sheets End of training
Technology Trainings/ Analysis 2011 Specialist survey using Survey
Workshops



July 2012 MTT Agendas Monkey

References

Edcouch Elsa ISD. (2010-1011). Edcouch Elsa ISD District Technology Plan, 2010-2011.
Edcouch, Texas: Edcouch Elsa ISD.
Edcouch Elsa ISD. (2010-1011). Edcouch Elsa High School Campus Improvement Plan, 2010-2011.
Texas Education Agency. (2008). School Technology and Readiness, 2006-2020. Austin, Tx.
Texas Education Agency. (2008). Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Austin, Tx.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
The technology action plan integrating instructional an organizational leadership must include evaluation components
that provide measurable outcomes designed to address the following:

• Uses data and other analysis from the Week 3 report, including using the campus and district improvement
plans, and local or state technology plans;
• Provides assessments and/or monitoring reports measuring professional development designed to use
technology to improve the gathering, analysis and use of data from a variety of sources;
• Provides assessments and/or monitoring evaluating professional development to improve decision making in the
integration of technology with instructional and organizational leadership.
Data analysis from the previous week demands that we dedicate time and effort in educating our teacher how to
utilize data analysis tools to make informed decisions. This will allow teachers to adjust instruction in the classroom
as well as target personal weak for development of skills needed for integration in the classroom. Administration and
support staff will benefit from the data analysis and training and also allow them to provide the needed resources
needed for a successful implementation. It is important that assessment and data gathering is continuous in order to
provide the best possible training support possible.
Timeline for Persons Process for Assessment
Activities Resources
Completion Responsible Monitoring Instrument

Evaluate data to
Training After Every Master Tech
Survey Monkey adjust weaknesses in Survey Monkey
Survey/Evaluation Training Teacher
the training

PRE August 2011
District Online Texas Education
Complete STAR TEA – STaR Comparison of ALL
Mid January 2012 Technology Agency STAR Chart
Chart Chart Data STaR Chart reports
Strategist survey
End May 20112

Pre Survey Comparison of pre
August 2011 Master Tech and post surveys LoTi Digital-Age
LoTi Digital-Age LoTi website
Teacher from data collect survey results
Survey Post Survey May
from LOTI
2012

Copy of Sign in sheets
Review Campus Campus
Campus Tech Agenda Hardware and Software
Hardware/Software Software / September 2011
Committee Report
Inventory Hardware Report on Software /
Inventory Hardware inventory

Develop Presentation for
Data from District Approval of
Comprehensive Administration,
action research March 2012 Technology implementation plan by
Report for Posting Tech Committee
study Specialist the administration
Data and staff

Copy of the
Review District/ Update objectives
District Campus Tech Copy of Tech Plan and
Campus Technology September 2011 on the technology
Technology Committee Current data Analysis
Plan plan
Plan and CIP



References

Edcouch Elsa ISD. (2010-1011). Edcouch Elsa ISD District Technology Plan, 2010-2011.
Edcouch Elsa ISD. (2010-1011). Edcouch Elsa High School Campus Improvement Plan, 2010-2011.
Texas Education Agency. (2008). School Technology and Readiness, 2006-2020. Austin, Tx.
Texas Education Agency. (2008). Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020. Austin, Tx.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 4: Posting your Action Report and Responding to Other
Students’ action plans
Using the discussion board and the blog that you have developed, please write and post your action
plan, and be sure to:

• Read and review at least two other action plans

• Respond to other action plans by posting your comments and reflections

The purpose of the action report is to provide you with recommended procedures for gathering,
analyzing, and using data from a variety of sources for informed campus decision making focusing on
the effective integration of technology in curriculum, instruction, assessment and professional
development. Students may wish to use this action plan as one of your school improvement projects
for your Electronic Portfolio. You may also use the Week 3 and Week 4 assignments as campus
supervised hours for your internship logs. As indicated these two weeks fall under Domain II,
Instructional Leadership, and address elements of Competencies 4, 5 and 7.


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