The document discusses the key elements of planning and implementing an effective staff development program for integrating technology. It outlines that a staff development plan should be based on assessing staff and student needs, include various activities like workshops, and use multiple formats like videos, modules, and online resources. It also emphasizes the importance of evaluating each workshop, the overall program, its effects on teaching skills and practices, and ultimately measuring improvements in student skills. The goal of staff development is to change teaching and learning, but this requires support, careful planning, and evaluation of outcomes.

1. Planning, Building, Presenting & Evaluating a Staff Development Program for Technology Leigh Zeitz Coordinating Technology in Educational Settings

2. The Question is . . . What is Staff Development? What do YOU think?

3. Staff Development is . . . An organized process in which employees are actively engaged in acquiring, upgrading or abandoning knowledge, attitudes & skills

4. Elements of a Tech Staff Development Plan Integration of emerging technologies Planned, ongoing, & comprehensive approach Involve the leaders

5. Elements of a Tech Staff Development Plan Technology-based learning environments Part of a Tech Plan

7. Your Technology Staff Development Plan must be dictated . . . by your staff’s needs and by your institution’s technology plan. Contents of a Staff Dev Plan

8. Staff Needs Assessment Instrument Tech Needs Assessment Questionnaire Analyze in spreadsheet Schoolwide By department

9. Student Needs Process writing Digital portfolios Cross-curricular thematic experiences Intercultural experiences Keyboarding Fulfill subject standards

10. Your Technology Staff Development Plan Depends Upon: Present hardware Networking Software Peopleware Additional Resources Tech budget District Staff development Staff Improvement funds

11. Planning the Program What to cover in staff dev Perform gap analysis Results-driven staff development. Who to include Don't limit it to the teachers Include all stakeholders

12. Who are the stakeholders? Teachers Office Staff Administrators Support Staff Board Members Community Members

13. Often Staff Dev is Limited But, what are the factors that limit a successful staff development program?

14. Limiting Factors Resources Location of workshop Materials & equipment Materials available to attendees upon return to daily life

15. Limiting Factors Time Length During school hours? Free time given to attendees for planning to use newly-acquired skills

16. Limiting Factors Planning Good planning = Good staff dev. Money isn't THE problem Medium for acquiring resources, time and planning

17. Policy MUST be Decided 1st! Mandatory vs Voluntary Compensation vs. No-Compensation During School Hours vs. Outside School Hours

18. Mandatory vs Voluntary Mandatory Sometimes necessary Good to use as introduction Provides common baseline of knowledge

19. Mandatory vs Voluntary Voluntary Better attitude about it Not everyone is involved Highly motivated

20. Compensation vs. No-Compensation Compensation Identifies high level of importance placed by admin Professionalism

21. Types of Compensation Money Federal/state funds Credit Credit towards advancement Free Computers/Technology

22. During vs. Outside School Hours During school hours Monetary compensation - not an issue Faculty in-service days Early release days Technology Super Subs

23. During vs. Outside School Hours Not during school hours Out-of-hide time Only highly-motivated teachers attend (unless mandatory)

24. Workshops When Before - After School Early Release Days Stipends for Summer Workshops

25. Presenting a Technology Staff Development Program Workshops are Not Enough!!!

26. Workshop Components Theory Demonstration Practice Feedback Coaching

27. Effects on Attendees Knowledge Level Skill Level Transfer of Workshop Learning to the Classroom

28. Joyce and Showers (1995) No Transfer of workshop learning to the classroom unless theory and practice was accompanied by feedback and/or coaching!

29. Strategies for Staff Development Redefine the Learner Teachers of Teachers Learning Through Other Media

30. Learning through Other Media Videotape Audiotape Computer-Based Instruction (CBI) Paper-Based Modules On-Line

31. Evaluation Each Workshop Whole Staff Dev Program Changes in Staff Skills Changes in Classroom Teaching Practice Improvements in Students’ Skills.

32. Evaluate Each Workshop Effectiveness of Instructor Workshop format Activities and Materials used Applicability of material covered Instrument for additional input What additional information needed?

33. Evaluate the Complete Staff Development Program Attendance Which workshops have appeal Who attended? Specific groups like specific topics? Workshop Evaluations Satisfied with instruction? What works? What doesn’t?

34. Word of Mouth Word on the Street? Is it valued? Develop an informal network Use secretaries and other staff members Evaluate the Complete Staff Development Program

35. Evaluate the Change in the Staff’s Skills Real test of success Look for application and actual changes Survey staff after 2 months: Do you use the skill Often?, Sometimes, Rarely? If they use it, you were successful!

36. Look for Changes in Teaching Practice Look for relative change - Not Absolute Consider a “Developmentally Appropriate Approach to Learning Technology”

37. Improve Students’ Skills Only recently looking at student improvement to evaluate staff development. Ironic - only reason to do staff development is to improve the learning environment for students.

38. Improve Students’ Skills Involves a great deal of time. Look at Standards and Benchmarks. Requires Rethinking learning process Restructuring learning environment Educators who want to change . . .

39. Summation Staff Development requires: Needs Assessment Planning Policy Decisions Administrative Support Careful Scheduling Multiple Forms of Media Evaluation and Revision

40. Any Questions?