The document provides guidance for a Week 4 assignment in an educational leadership course. Students are asked to develop an action plan for integrating technology into instructional and organizational leadership. The action plan must include: an organizational chart identifying stakeholders; a professional development plan; and an evaluation plan using data analysis. Students will post their action plan online and review at least one other plan, providing comments and feedback. The document outlines the assignment requirements and provides examples and templates to help students complete the various components of the required action plan.

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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.
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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
• Addresses
professional
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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
from a variety of
sources
• Provides
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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)
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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.
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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.
School Board
Superintendent
Director of Technology
Assistant Director of Assistant Director of Assistant Director of
Technology Technology Technology
Principal
Campus Technologist
Classroom Teacher
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Position Title Responsibilities
School Board The School Board is the governing body of
the district. The Board determines policies
and budgetary allocations that make it
possib;e for the district to meet its
technology goals.
Superintendent The Superintendent is charged with
overseeing the day to day operation of the
district. He or she is also responsib;e for
ensuering that the district is working
towards its teachnology goals as well as its
overall goals.
Director of Technology The Director of Technology is responsible
for communicating the district technology
plan, the technology TEKS, and student
expectations to the Assistant Director of
Technology who, in turn, communicates
these to the building Principals. The
Director reports progress and problems to
the Superintendent.
Assistant Director of Technology The Assistant Director of Technology is
responsible for ensuring that the district
technology plan is communicated to the
building Principals. They are responsible
for supporting the efforts of the school
level personnel in implementing the
technology plan. They report progress and
problems to the Director of Technology.
Principal The Principal is responsible for ensuring
that the district's technology and other
goals are met, while ensuring that the
needs of the campus stakeholders are also
met.
Campus Technologist The Campus Technologist is responsib;e
for ensuring that teachers have the
necessary tools and trainign to implement
the technology TEKS in each classroom at
all grade levels. this person is a support
person, as well as a coach.
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Classroom Teacher The Classroom Teacher is responsible for
collaboratively developing a curriculum
that integrates technology at multiple
levels, scaffonding instruction to meet a
wide variety of experience levels and
student needs.
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.
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Professional Development Planning
Based on my analysis in week 3 these are the main areas of need
on my campus and the steps necessary to address these needs:
Technology Person(s) Professional
Need Responsible Development
Assistance in integrating Assistant Principal Teachers will work in
technology in instruction Instructional Coordinator collaborative teams with
Campus Technologist one of the facilitators to
Math Coach develop at least three
Literacy Coach technology-based projects
and/or assignments
designed to support the
required curriculum. Each
of these
assignments/projects
should utilize a different
type of technology.
The use of AEIS and STaR Assistant Principal Teachers will view the
chart data in guiding Campus Technologist Power Point presentation
instruction Instructional Coordinator designed by the Literacy
Math Coach Coach to obtain a better
Literacy Coach understanding of the STaR
chart. They will then
analyze the most recent
AEIS data to identify areas
of strength and concern.
The areas form both data
sources will be used to
develop a multi-year
technology plan designed
to strengthen all areas
addressed in both data
sources. This will integrate
growth in technology with
increses in student
achievement
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Implementation of the use Campus Technologist Teachers will be informed
of Easy Tech, the district's Math Coach of the existence of the
adopted online technology Literacy Coach district's technology
textbook textbook and provided time
to explore the many facets
of its use by working in
collaborative teams to
design lessons. Lessons
will be based onthe
technology plan developed
in previous professional
development, as well as on
student need according to
the AEIS data. Multiple
uses of technology will be
included in the lessons.
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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.
Action Plan for Evaluation
Technology Need Evaluation
Assistance in integrating technology in Observation reports from Math Coach, Literacy
instruction Coach, Instructional Coordinator, Assistant
Principal, Principal
Evidence of student technology projects
(blogs, webpages, other products)
Sharing of technology units across grade
levels and content
Student surveys
Teacher surveys
The use of AEIS and STaR chart data in Observation reports from Math Coach, Literacy
guiding instruction Coach, Instructional Coordinator, Assistant
Principal, Principal
Analysis of benchmark results by teachers to
match format of data found on AEIS reports
Minutes of collaborative instructional planning
meetings
Teacher surveys
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Implementation of the use of Easy Tech, Observation reports from Math Coach, Literacy
the district's adopted online technology Coach, Instructional Coordinator, Assistant
textbook Principal, Principal
Presence of Easy Tech lessons in teacher
lesson plans
Student products
Student surveys
Teacher surveys
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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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