This document provides instructions for a Week 4 assignment in an educational leadership course focusing on instructional leadership and the integration of technology. Students are asked to develop an action plan that: 1) Identifies sources of data gathering; 2) Includes an organizational chart of technology integration responsibilities; and 3) Describes comprehensive professional development activities to achieve the action plan goals. Students will post their action plans online and review at least one other student's plan focusing on organizational leadership and maximizing technology use for data-based decision making.

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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 (1 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 (2 points)
of all personnel.
(Maximum 3 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. (1 points)
leadership. leadership. To achieve (2 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 3 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 (1 point)
other analysis from (2 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 3 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 3 points) action plan.
(1 point)
(2 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 3 points) mechanics Needs
writing mechanics. punctuation, including
(2 points) (1 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.
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Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating
technology
Gwendolen Ensley
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.
Job Titles and Responsibilities
 Teaching and Learning Division Chief Academic Officer: Ensure communications with
parents, guardians and community members feeds back into the technology planning
process through Technology Advisory Committee and Open Forums designed to solicit
suggestions.
 Enrichment Curriculum and Instruction Executive Director: Design curriculum planning
guides that emphasize technology throughout the curriculum.
 Enrichment Curriculum and Instruction Instructional Technology/Tech Apps Director:
Develop standards for student computer usage that conform to Technology Application
TEKS requirements and reinforce the use of technology in all instructional areas.
 Enrichment Curriculum and Instruction 9-12 Inst. Tech. Coordinator: Develop a student-
safe environment for student and teacher blogging, instant messaging, webcasting,
podcasting, and web page publishing.
 Enrichment Curriculum and Instruction Instructional Coach: Promote the use of
computer lab and equipment in daily teaching and learning activities.
 Lincoln High School Campus Technology Specialist: Coordinate the purchase, removal,
and storage of all campus technology equipment. Log all equipment onto the school data
base, and monitor all licenses for the campus.
 Campus Teachers: Participate in continuous professional and technological growth,
introduce and integrate new technology into the classroom learning environment,
monitor safe and ethical usage of student technology.
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Role of Principal in Making sure Flow Chart is Implemented and Monitored
 Manage the budget, and monitor the technology plan
 Align resources to improve student achievement
 Create responsive environment to maximize teaching and learning, as well as
community involvement
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Dallas Independent
School District-
Lincoln High
School
Organizational
Flow Chart
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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.
In conducting a needs assessment based on the STaR Chart, a clear vision for Technology
Professional Development can be formed. In utilizing a program called My Data Portal, teachers
in DISD can look at their individual students to access data for the students. AYP and AEIS
disaggregated data is present for each student. Teachers can analyze this data to help students in
areas in which they are weak, and develop an individualized plan for each student to move that
student forward. It was determined that the following Professional Development sessions were
needed:
• My Data Portal usage and information gathering for all teachers
• Professional Development Sessions conducted in PLC’s so common area’s can analyze,
plan, and implement strategies based on the data.
• Clicker systems Professional Development conducted in PLC’s, for common planning
and assessment.
• UT Tracks Program usage conducted in PLC’s for Science
• Webccat system usage for the development of common assessments
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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.
Date Range: November Team: Lincoln HS Science Participants: S. Jefferson,
2009- May 2010 Department, Principal, Asst. B. Hill, V. Reed, E. DeBase,
Principal, District Science W. Ensley, B. Crowe, A.
Instructional Coach Chancellor, D. Carollo, C.
Rollerson, C. Lee, L.
Swann, S. Bonner
Project Description of Project: Lincoln High School Science
Department set out to improve student test scores, 10th
grade AYP group, by using data from a variety of sources
in order to make to implement technology, clicker system,
into curriculum and instruction. Project components are:
• Data analysis to determine needs
• Assess technology integration through teacher
collaboration in PLC
• Assess staff development needs based on teacher
implementation of technology.
Professional Development Professional Development, which will take place in the
Science PLC collaborative period, will focus on the
following topics:
• My Data Portal usage Professional Development
• Clicker System usage Professional Development
• UT Tracks program usage Professional
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Development
• Webccat system usage Professional Development
• Collaboration with District Science Coach to devise
creative ways to infuse and implement technology
into the curriculum.
Evaluation In order to effectively and objectively evaluate the
professional development sessions, the following survey
questions will be asked/distributed after each session:
• How are you going to apply what you learned here
today in your job assignment?
• What was something you learned that you didn’t
know?
• What is something you wanted to know more
about?
• What are some ideas to add to this staff
development to make it more meaningful?
• What did you enjoy most about this staff
development?
Evaluation The action plan will be revisited bi-weekly. In addition,
each survey will be analyzed and appropriate integration
of responses will be incorporated into future staff
developments. Also, changes will be made as data is
addressed and updated to facilitate the integration of
technology into the curriculum to enhance student
learning and success.
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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.
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