The Taylor Middle School Professional Development Action Plan contains 3 main activities to increase staff ability to use data and integrate technology in the classroom: 1) Teachers will review a technology survey and develop a plan to address needs. 2) Teachers will receive training to use an educational software program and share experiences. 3) Teachers will participate in technology training for using hardware, websites and applications in lessons. Progress will be evaluated through lesson plans and classroom observations.

1. Taylor Middle School Professional Development Action Plan
Goal 1: Increase the ability of all staff to gather, analyze, and use data from a
variety of sources.
Goal 2: Increase the integration of technology in the classroom by both
addressing instructional and organizational leadership needs and providing
activity-based technology training for all faculty.
Activity/Strategy Person(s) Timeline Resources/Estimated Formative
Responsible Cost Evaluation
STaR Chart Review Technology End of Access to computer Needs
(addressing both Application summer/ lab or laptops assessment
Goals 1 and 2): Specialist/Director beginning STaR Chart report and is completed
Faculty will review the (who is of school summary and action
results of the STaR responsible for training for plan is
Chart survey with the coordinating the 2012-2013 formed and
intent of identifying district STaR school year implemented
campus needs Chart completion
regarding the and submission)
integration and
implementation of
technology through Principal
the needs
assessment process.
Faculty will then Campus
develop a campus Teachers
action plan for
meeting those needs.
Eduphoria Training Technology End of Access to computer Teachers are
(addressing Goal 1): Application summer/ lab or laptops documenting
Training will be Specialist/Director beginning use of
provided in both the of school Eduphoria
use of the Eduphoria training for data by
software and the Instructional 2012-2013 tracking use
applications for the Facilitator school year and sharing
data that can be – ongoing experiences
found on the site. The through 1st during
appropriate use of Principal 6wks weekly
this data will enhance department/
learning and Campus data
instruction – a goal Teachers meetings
identified and detailed
in the previously
referenced
Technology Report.

2. Educational software/ Technology On-going Various technology Technology-
application and Application throughout resources required for driven
website training Specialist/Director school year individual trainings will
instructional
(addressing Goal 2): be determined by strategies
Teachers will teacher/trainer, are in place
participate in activity Instructional librarian, and in the
and project-based Facilitator Instructional classroom
technology training Facilitator. and
designed to provide documented
teachers with the Principal by lesson
tools to use Resources required for plans,
technology in the Instructional Rounds Instructional
Librarian Program: substitutes
classroom to deliver Rounds
and enrich instruction for observing teachers visits, and
(see previous Academic principal
Technology Report). Department walkthroughs
Training will include Chairs
both hardware
technologies
available to teachers Campus
on campus and Teachers
specific website and
software applications
that can be utilized by
each academic
department. The
Professional Learning
Community and
Instructional Rounds
structure will be
utilized in developing
the trainings for
specific projects and
applications that can
be utilized by specific
departments.
Department heads
will work with
teachers and the
Instructional
Facilitator to
coordinate the
activities.

3. Evaluation Planning for Action Plan
Activity/Strategy Evaluation Plan
STaR Chart Review Because the STaR Chart provides valuable and
accurate information as to the extent of campus
technology implementation and the instructional
integration of technology, it serves as a starting point
for teachers to begin outlining and addressing
campus technology needs. Technology should be
used, as detailed in the above Technology Report, to
deliver and enrich instruction as outlined in both the
report and the Campus Improvement Plan. Allowing
the teachers to take place in the needs assessment
and action planning process serves to provide first-
hand information and ownership for the teachers
involved. Evaluation of this process looks like the
completion of a thorough needs assessment and
action plan designed to augment current district and
campus technology plans. Implementation of the
plan will be measured thorough on-going tracking
conducted at weekly departmental data meetings
and facilitated by the campus Instructional Facilitator.
Additionally, the following year’s STaR Chart will
serve as a measure of goals addressed.
Eduphoria Training Use of the data provided by the Eduphoria system
meets the need established in the Technology Plan
to use technology and information systems to identify
curriculum, instructional and professional
development needs. Evaluation of the use of this
data can be evidence of instructional and curriculum
decisions made in response to needs identified
through information provided by the Eduphoria
software. This evidence can be shared and tracked
in weekly departmental and data meetings and
facilitate by the campus Instructional Facilitator and
campus principal. Teacher implementation will be
measured by individual teacher forms filled out at
data meetings that show the teacher’s data
breakdown and plans for future use.
Activity-based educational Activity or lesson-based technology training will give
software/ application and teachers the tools and training to effectively
website training implement technology in a meaningful, impactful way
in the classroom. Teachers discover practical ways
to utilize technology to deliver and enhance

4. instruction in a way that enriches student learning
and increases student achievement. Monitoring the
integration of technology goals that were identified
and described in the previously referenced
Technology Report is going to be most effectively
implemented and evaluated by utilizing the
Instructional Rounds process that is part of the
Professional Learning Community plan at Taylor
Middle School. Documentation of the use of
technology will be accomplished through evidence
provided in teachers’ lesson plans, Instructional
Round planning forms, and principal walkthroughs.
The goal is to have 100% of teachers at TMS
integrating technology at a level that effectively
addresses the technology TEKS and increases
student engagement and achievement through
enriched instruction.