The presentation summarizes Prince George's County Public Schools' technology training plan, which includes surveys to gather teacher feedback, support for 1:1 technology integration in classrooms, and expanded professional development opportunities. The goals are to enhance teacher performance through improved technology skills, ease anxiety around technology use, individualize instruction, differentiate learning, and optimize the use of technology by both students and teachers.

1. PG County’s School
Board Presentation
Presented by: Jacqueline Oduro
EDTC640

2. Elements for Training
Plan
Surveys
Technology support training pedagogy.
1:1 technology integration
Professional development

3. Teachers that are able
Purpose of to use their
Surveys SMARTBoard programs
• Feedback of teachers, and
staff.
• Work on setbacks, and
maintain structure.
75% 35% 25% 10%

4. Technology support
training pedagogy
IT Support Pedagogy – Qualified staff to train
teachers and add extra support.
Enhanced performance from teachers.
Eases anxiety amongst the use of technology
http://leesuter.global2.vic.edu.au/files/2010/10/technology-or-pedagogy2.jpg

5. 1:1 Tech Integration
Smaller classes = better
instruction.
Individualize lessons better
use of technology.
The goal in any 1:1 Tech
integration should be for
the technology to simply
become a tool that the
students use when needed
to accomplish a specific
goal.
http://www.nycacademy.org/_/rsrc/1325273464988/academics/technology-integration/technology-integration.jpg

6. Value of Professional
Development
Differentiated ability level learning levels
Training, and comprehension
PGCPS presently offers numerous training courses to
their teaching faculty and professional staff members
in most of the software and hardware ventures made
by the district.

7. PGCPS DTTP
Develop and implement information technology training
program for all PGCPS employees.
Creative thinking , and critical thinking .
Provides a new way of training teachers and first year
teachers.
Help teacher track growth and feedback
Optimize the use of technology the students use and
teachers Implement.

8. Added courses and PD
SMART Board offers training to educators as a group
or individually.
Two- day workshops for advanced and beginners
level teachers.
Thank you