This document outlines a plan to improve technology skills and integration in a school. It includes providing professional development for teachers on various technology tools to enhance communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and teaching/learning. It also details assessing the plan through surveys, observations, and data analysis. The plan aims to update policies and continue support through specialists to fully realize technology goals.

1. Needs & Goals Professional Development Assessment &
Activities Evaluation of Action
Plan
Media Literacy and Instruct teachers and students on proper use of Students and teachers will complete surveys to
Communication Skills computer software, internet, and technology evaluate and assess the quality of professional
resources to increase communication skills in a development received. Administrators will conduct
variety of media formats including but not limited classroom walkthroughs to assess the
to: PowerPoint presentations, Photo Story, implementation of the media literacy and
student created video and audio recordings, communication skills in the classrooms.
photo editing, blogs, wikis, and webpages.
Students must be empowered to expand their
commication skills beyond tradition reading and
writing methods.
Critical Thinking and Instruct teachers on how to use technology to Students and teachers will complete surveys to
Problem Solving Skills build real-world simulations for students to evaluate and assess the quality of professional
practice critical thinking and problem solving development received. Administrators will conduct
skills. classroom walkthroughs to assess the
implementation of the technology relating to critical
thinking and problem solving skills in the classrooms.
TAKS, AEIS, and AYP data will be monitored for
evidence of student improvement in these areas.
Interpersonal and Provide technology instruction designed to Students and teachers will complete surveys to
collaboration skills improve the interpersonal and collaboration evaluate and assess the quality of professional
skills of teachers and students. Blogs and wikis development received. Administrators will conduct
will be created to increase collaboration. classroom walkthroughs to assess the
implementation of the technology relating to
interpersonal and collaborative skills in the
classrooms.
Enhance teaching and Train teachers to integrate technology into the Students and teachers will complete surveys to
learning curriculum to enhance teaching and learning. evaluate and assess the quality of professional
This includes training on blogs, wikis, iPods, and development received. Administrators will conduct
video editing and production. classroom walkthroughs to assess the
implementation of the technology designed to
enchance teaching and learning in the classrooms.

2. Individualized, Train teachers to integrate technology into the Students and teachers will complete surveys to
interactive, and curriculum to provide lessons that are evaluate and assess the quality of professional
customized education individualized, interactive, and customized for development received. Administrators will conduct
for all students each student classroom walkthroughs to assess the
implementation of the technology relating to
individualized, interactive, and customized lessons for
each in the classrooms.
Provide on-going Utilize the new Technology Curriculum Teachers will complete surveys to evaluate and
professional Integration Specialists to provide on-going assess the quality and availability of professional
development for professional development for all teachers on development received. STaR chart data will be
teachers technology issues such as: wikis, blogs, iPods, evaluated to monitor teacher improvement in the use
iPads, web pages, and video editing. of technology.
Use AEIS, AYP, Administrators and teachers will periodically Administrators will assessthe progress made toward
TAKS, and STaR assess these data sources to deterime if meeting the Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology.
chart data to assess adequate progress is made toward meeting the
progress towards Texas Long-Range Plan for Technology. Make
meeting the Long- recommendations to the superintendent to
Range Plan for improve performance.
Technology
Update the Meet with the principal, Campus Improvement Evaluate the changes made to the AUP in relation to
Acceptable Use Policy Committee, and the Superintendent to modify the use of smartphones and iPods in classrooms.
to allow smartphones the AUP to all teachers and students to use
and iPods in the smartphones and iPods in the classroom to
classrooms enhance learning activities.
Update teacher web Train teachers on how to build and maintain Adminstrators will monitor teacher web pages to
pages their teacher webpages to provide current ensure they are being kept up-to-date.
information and resources to students and
parents.