This professional development plan outlines activities to increase the use of technology in K-12 classrooms. Over the course of two semesters, educators will participate in workshops on using software to create online lessons, engaging students both in and outside of class with tools like blogging, identifying emerging educational technologies, and incorporating Web 2.0 tools. Progress will be monitored through increased technology use, teachers adding tech to lessons, and ensuring leadership communicates development goals to staff.

1. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Monitoring and Evaluating will be at the end of each semester—2 assessments per year
Professional Development Stakeholders Involved Monitoring and Evaluating
Activity
Captivate Your Teachers: K-12 Educators, Principals, Increased use of technology
Participants in this workshop will Instructional Technology in professional development
learn to use Adobe’s Captivate 4.0 Specialists activities
to create professional
development software simulations Leaders modeling
on the integrations of technology technology
into the classroom curriculum.
Teachers adding technology
within lessons
Engaging Students In and Outside K-12 Educators, Principals, Teachers and
the Classroom: Discover how you Instructional Technology Administrators using
can have greater learning and Specialists, Chief blogging to improve
collaboration and deliver engaging Technology Officer, communication
and stimulating whole-class Director of Student
teaching across the curriculum Information, Continued participation
with technology (blogging, social throughout the year.
networking)
Technology Leaders
communicate with staff by
blogging and modeling.
Top Trends for Students of Principals, Instructional Top Trends are identified
Technology: Participants will learn Technology Specialists, and leaders create goals to
and identify the top 10 trends that Chief Technology Officer, implement the trends per
every school and district Director of Student campus.
administrator should be aware of, Information, Executive
as well as, consider when Director of Instructional
addressing the instructional needs Technology
of today’s students.
Introduction to Web 2.0: Discover Principals, Instructional Administrators and
what students, teachers, and Technology Specialists, Technology Leaders
administrators are saying about Chief Technology Officer, discussing the needs and
their use of Web 2.0 tools outside Director of Student hardships with staff in
of school and the likelihood of Information, Executive regards to Web 2.0.
these tools used professionally. Director of Instructional
Technology Create goals to help
teachers implement more
tools within and outside
their classroom.
Reporting Information: Find out Principals, Instructional Examine the use of
how the right reporting solution Technology Specialists, reporting tools for teachers
can help your users focus more of Chief Technology Officer, and administrators.
their attention on helping students, Director of Student
and help IT teams focus on more Information, Executive Monitor how lessons
valuable activities than pulling Director of Instructional improve and change with
reports. Testing data and Technology student data is presented.
benchmarking data is delivered
into the hands of administrators
and teacher’s in ways that’s
meaningful for them and while the
data is still very current.