Technology Action Plan

1. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
+
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

2. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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 (1 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 (2 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 3 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. (1 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (2 points)
maximum credit, the
professional
development plan(s)
must:
• Reference analysis
and lessons
learned about the
technology needs
from the Week 3
report
Page 2 – Revised October 2009

3. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
• 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 3 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 (1 point)
other analysis from (2 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
Page 3 – Revised October 2009

4. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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 3 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 3 points) action plan.
(1 point)
(2 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 3 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(2 points) (1 APA errors.
point)Improvement (0 points)
Page 4 – Revised October 2009

5. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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.
Page 5 – Revised October 2009

6. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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.
Page 6 – Revised October 2009

7. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
GPISD Technology
Director: Plan and
coordinate a technology plan
for the entire district. Provides
technology support to campus
technology instructional
specialists (TIS).
District Instructional Assistant Principal:
Technology Specialist: Principal:
Provides training and Manage every aspect of
Assist in management of
support to campus the school, create a
school, help create a
technology instructional technology integration
technology integration
specialists (TIS) culture, model technology
culture
use
Campus Technology
Instructional Specialist: Teacher:
Librarian:
Provides teachers with Integrate technology into
Provides training on
training to enhance core subjects, operate at or
copyright rules, make
technology classroom above the advanced tech
archival copies
integration. rating
The principal manages every aspect of the school. In order for a campus to be successful in
technology integration, the principal must be in constant collaboration with all stakeholders. The
principal must ensure that the campus technology goals are aligned with the district technology
goals. Administrators will receive technology information directly from the District Technology
Director. The District Instructional Technology Specialist will provide support to administrators.
The principal will meet with SBDM Team and the Technology Team to develop a technology
vision. The principal and assistant principal will communicate the technology vision to campus
Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS). The campus TIS will train teachers on the use of
programs and tools for the successful integration of technology into the curriculum. The
principal will check lesson plans and conduct observations of teachers to confirm technology
integration. The librarian will provide teachers with training on copyright laws.
Page 7 – Revised October 2009

8. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
Page 8 – Revised October 2009

9. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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.
Professional Development Plan
I. Reference Analysis and Technology Needs
• Campus STaR Chart Training- Analyze data, determine staff needs, use as
benchmark against which to track progress
Training Provided By: GPISD Technology Dept., Administrators
• Technology Applications Inventory Analysis- Assessment of the requisite
knowledge for application of the TEKS
Training Provided By: GPISD Technology Dept., Administrators
• Project Tomorrow Speak Up Analysis- Become aware of parent and students
views, and the results of the survey
Training Provided By: GPISD Technology Dept., Administrators
• Forethought Training- Teachers learn how to use this software to create lesson
plans and team plan
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• Assistive Technology Training- Teachers learn to use programs designed to help
special needs students access the curriculum
Training Provided By: GPISD Technology Dept.
• Desktop Publishing-Teachers learn to use a tool that can enhance communication
by quickly making documents such as newsletters and brochures
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
Page 9 – Revised October 2009

10. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
II. Designed to Improve the Gathering, Analysis, and the Use of Data From Different
Sources
• AWARE Training- Teachers learn how to navigate through this software in order
to analyze test scores, benchmark scores, and class and campus trends.
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• AWARE for Specialists- Specialists and principals learn how to input student
scores into program in order to track student progress and campus trends
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• Eduphoria PDAS Training- Principals learn complete teacher evaluations using
this software, teachers e-sign documents
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• Follett Training-Librarians learn automated library software for circulation,
cataloging, and inventory
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• First Class Webpages-teachers learn how to create their own webpages to
enhance communication to parents and/or community
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• Copyright Rules Training- Teachers learn/review copyright rules
• Training Provided By: Principal and/or librarian
III. Improve Decision Making in the Integration of Technology
• STaR Chart Analysis II- Administrators identify staff’s weaknesses to make
decisions about the integration of technology
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• Texas Long-Range Technology Plan Analysis- Administrators review the plan to
determine whether the campus is meeting the goals
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
• AWARE for Specialists Refresher- Specialists and principals are refreshed on
how to input student scores into program in order to track student progress and
campus trends
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
Page 10 – Revised October 2009

11. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
• PDAS Online Training- Principals learn to use software to input teacher
evaluation information and make decisions about teacher performance
Training Provided By: Campus Technology Instructional Specialist (TIS)
Page 11 – Revised October 2009

12. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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.
Evaluation for Action Plan
• 100% of teachers will use AWARE to track student and class progress on
benchmarks. Usage reports will be pulled
• The total number of copyright violations will decrease by at least 5% on each
campus.
• 100% of teachers will turn in lesson plans that demonstrate technology integration
into core subject area for at least 1 lesson per week.
• Students demonstrate an increase of engagement during lesson as a direct result of
technology. Every month, students will take a survey about how technology use
in class affects their engagement in the lesson.
• Our Campus STaR Chart report will reflect 90% or more teachers operating at
“advanced tech” or “target tech” level by 2011.
• 80% of students demonstrate proficiency in the technology application TEKS at
the benchmark grades levels
Page 12 – Revised October 2009

13. Tanya Spurlock
EDLD 5352
12/13/09
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.
Page 13 – Revised October 2009