Week 4 Assignment class 5352

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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 (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
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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 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
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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 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)
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
Organizational Chart
Superintendent: The District Superintendent approves the District Improvement Plan as well as
Campus Improvement Plans; also approves the Long-Range Technology plan for the district.
Assistant Superintendent for Technology: Oversees planning and implementation of the
district’s Long-Range Technology Plan and STaR chart.
Coordinator of Instructional Technology: The CIT provides staff development and classroom
support for integrating technology with instruction.
Campus Administrator: Creates and approves the CIP, finalizes the budget, resource allocation,
oversees technology implementation.
Site Based Decision Making Committee: Participates in developing the CIP with the district’s
improvement plan and Long-Range Technology plan.
Technology Committee: Determines the campus needs in technology including materials,
resources and trainings.
Classroom Teacher: Participates in staff development and trainings and implements technology
within instruction.
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Professional Development Plan
I have spoken with the campus administrators, the district technology coordinator and
reviewed the districts long range technology plan. I also looked at the campus STaR chart and
the campus CIP. I feel that more professional development is needed to integrate technology
into instructional activities on the campus.
Activity Person Participants Time Line Evaluation
Responsible for
Implementation
SBDMC reviews Administrator SBDMC 5/15/11 Minimum of one
CIP and denotes members main objective
areas in which to that directly
focus for relates to
technology technology is
noted as well as
two other
content related
objectives
SBDMC reviews SBDMC SBDMC 7/15/11 Ensure that key
CIP to ensure it members members area one’s TL2
aligns with and TL3 of
campus STaR campus STaR
chart results and chart are
district Long- addressed in the
Range CIP
Technology Plan
Develop campus Administrator Campus staff 8/15/11 Committee is
based and Lead created with at
Technology Campus least one
Committee Technology member from
Representative each grade level
and content area
as well as one
administrator
Develop goals Lead Technology Technology 8/23/11 At least three
and objectives Committee Committee SMART Goals are
for Technology member Members developed and
Committee shared with all
staff
Survey campus Technology All staff 8/25/11 Survey is
staff for current Committee members distributed with
use of Members 95% returned.
technology
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Review surveys Technology Technology 9/15/11 Align
and develop a Committee Committee professional
professional Members Members development
development plan with
plan for technology goals
integrating and objectives.
technology in the
classroom
Contact Administrator Administrator 9/30/11 Training is
Coordinator of and scheduled for
Instructional Coordinator of the next three
Technology to Instructional months
schedule training Technology
on various topics
from the staff
surveys
Participate in Administrator, All staff 10/1/11 - 98% attendance
campus Coordinator of members 12/10/11 three staff
technology Instructional training classes
based staff Technology and
developments Technology
Committee
Members
Create Google Lead Technology Classroom 09/1/11 Document
document for Committee teachers created and
teachers to sign member utilized within
up for computer one week of
lab and WOW creation
carts
Assign campus Technology Technology 10/15/11 All classroom
mentors utilizing Committee Committee teachers are
those who have Members Members and either a mentor
experience and campus staff or mentee
are currently
integrating
technology in
their classroom
Schedule mentor Administrator Technology 11/1/10 – Meetings
meetings mentors and 2/29/12 scheduled and
mentees placed on
campus master
calendar of
events
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Reassess training Technology Campus staff 1/3/12 Surveys
needs of Committee redistributed
individual Members with 98%
teachers responses
Document use of Administrator Classroom 10/1/11 Administrator
technology teachers technology
frequency within lesson plan
lesson plans checklist
Conduct walk- Administrators Classroom 12/18/11 Use normal PDAS
through And Technology Teachers checklist
observations for Committee
the use and Members
integration of
technology
during
instructional
activities
Review Technology Technology 4/15/12 Assess if STaR
technology goals Committee Committee Chart TL2 and
and objectives, Members Members TL3 were
revise as needed improved upon,
if CIP objectives
were met
The survey will include how often teachers use the Mimios and Web 2.0 resources, how often
they update their individual websites, if blogs are utilized by students as part of classroom
activities and how often they utilize the WOW! carts.
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