The document outlines the roles and responsibilities of various individuals involved in implementing and monitoring technology at the elementary school level, including principals, teachers, and support staff. It discusses how principals oversee technology integration based on policies set by the Board of Trustees, and how they develop technology goals and professional development plans with input from teams like the Site Based Decision Making committee. The professional development plan focuses on training teachers to integrate technology into instruction through tools like the STaR chart, web 2.0, and emerging technologies.

1. EDLD 5352 Instructional Leadership: Technology Link
March 20, 2011
Lamar University
Lauren Nadon
Board of Trustees
Determines funding needed for providing technology. Controls policies that effect
technology throughout the district. Determines policies to be governed on
campuses in regards to technology use.
Superintendent
Educational leader and executive officer of the district. In charge of day-to-day
operations of the district and oversees implementation of Board policies regarding
technology. Reports to the Board of Trustee with recommendations for technology
budget development.
Assistant to Superintendent & Board of Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum &
Trustees Instruction
Oversees the implementation of Board policies at Oversees the implementation of all curriculum and
the district level. Makes recommendations for instruction. Makes recommendations to the
budget regarding technology. Reports to the Superintendent. Has the ability to implement technology
Superintendent and Board of Trustees. programs at the elementary level. Proposes financial
assistance for campuses to use technology.
Director of Technology Director of Elementary Instruction
Makes recommendations to the Assistant Oversees the integration of technology in the delivery
Superintendents based on technology needs and enrichment of instruction on the elementary
throughout the district. Oversees the Instructional campus level. Provides campus principals with
Technology Department. Offers professional guidance and identifies areas of needed
development for integrating technology into improvement. Makes recommendations to the
instruction delivery and enrichment. Deputy Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction
based upon campus technology needs.
Campus Principals
Coordinator of Elementary Instructional
Technology Develops a vision that incorporates the implementation
of technology at the campus level. Controls the budget
Under the supervision of the Director of Technology. to ensure proper funding is allotted to instructional
Responsible for allocating initiatives for instructional technology. Oversees the campus technology
technology integration systems, identifing and department. Evaluates the technology being
communicating research on emerging technologies, implemented within the curriculum by classroom
and overseeing technology staff development. teachers. Head of the SBDM team and ensures the
implementation of the CIP.

2. Campus Elementary Instructional Curriculum Site Based Decision Making
Technology Facilitator Specialists Team
Reports directly to the Coordinator Assist teachers with curriculum, Team consists of teachers,
of Elementary Instructional assessments, and classrooms administrators, and community
Technology. Facilitates campus needs. Models instructional members. Responsible for setting
professional development through strategies and lessons to goals for each school year. Team
supporting campus teachers with classroom teachers. Provides makes decisions on how
instructional technology. They work technology resources that could instructional technology needs to be
directly with the curriculum enhance current teaching implemented. They revise the CIP
department to assist in the methods. Provides mini staff plan and Technology Plan to ensure
integration of instructional development sessions for grade accurate implementation of
technology. Oversees the campus level teams on current needs technology throughout the
technology specialist. Makes relating to instructional curriculum. Suggest professional
recommendations to the principal for technology integration. development needs to assist
improving the use of technology. teachers with successful
Oversees the implementation of the implementation of instructional
STaR Chart. technology.
Campus Elementary Technology
Specialist Elementary Teachers
Oversees technology support on the campus Teachers are responsible for
level. Maintains the technology devices on the delivering curriculum to students while
campus level. Troubleshoots teacher’s utilizing technology for differentiated
technology needs and difficulties. Models the instruction. They report to the campus
use of technology to assist teacher’s principals and work collaboratively to
technology needs. Provides technology successfully integrate technology into
communication between the district and the classroom.
campus levels.
Elementary Campus Elementary Students
Stakeholders
Students are responsible for learning
and using technology to enhance
Stakeholders are individuals that are
learning. They collaboratively access
directly and indirectly involved with
information with peers. They need to
the educational environment. They
let teachers know if their individual
make learning a priority. They help
learning needs are being met with the
provide funding and build
partnerships with the integration of current level of technology integration.
instructional technology. Make
recommendations about technology
needs for the campus.

3. The Principals Role in Implementing and Monitoring Technology
The face of education is changing rapidly with the integration of technology. The
principal, as the head leader of the educational organization needs to change and keep
up with the rapid pace of change. Technology should not solely be adopted but adapted
to assist the needs of the campus and stakeholders. It is the responsibility of the
principal to be up to date with emerging technology and trends that need to be attended
to through professional development opportunities. Technology needs to be incorporated
on the campus level as outlined by the Board of Trustees under the supervisor of the
Director of Technology. Proper implementation of technology through instruction is vital
for student academic achievement in the 21st century. Students will not be self-learners
and productive citizens of the evolving digital society without technology integration.
Principals should model the use of technology with alignment to the campus vision and
established goals. Encouragement is crucial for teachers to take risks in stepping out of
their comfort zones to integrate technology. The principal is responsible for finding
funding to support teacher innovations of technology use within the classroom.
Overseeing and advising the Site Based Decision Making team is vital in achieving
technology goals developed in the Campus Improvement Plan. Stakeholders should be
involved in the progression of technology within the educational setting. Active
participation and involvement will create a community bond and support system for
school staff members.

4. Professional Development Plan
Goal #1: Provide resources at each campus to conduct classes via videoconference and
participate in interactive projects and field trips.
District
Goal #2: Facilitate collaborative projects between schools and the global community.
Goals:
Goal #3: Provide timely staff training and tech support for technology integration into the
delivery and enrichment of instruction within the core curriculum.
Goal #1: All students will have the opportunity to use technology through project-based
activities that reinforces the core curriculum while becoming proficient in all technology
application TEKS
Campus
Goals: Goal #2: Students will have the opportunity to participate in interactive projects and study
trips via videoconferencing.
Goal #3: Faculty will integrate technology into core curriculum instruction and enrichment.
Objective #1: Staff will participate in ongoing staff development sessions focusing on the
Professional integration of web 2.0 tools.
Development
Objectives: Objective #2: Staff will utilize instructional strategies for technology integration into the
delivery and enrichment of core curriculum instruction.
Description of
Activity Outcomes Responsibilities Time Frame
Activity
• Identify the purpose • Teachers will • Campus August 2011-
and importance of acquire knowledge Administrator October 2011
the STaR chart. on the purpose
and information • Campus
• Analyze STaR chart gained from Technology
data and identify analyzing data Facilitator
trends needing to be sources.
addresses. • Campus
STaR Chart
Technology
Specialist
• Site Based
Decision
Making Team
• Teachers
Web 2.0 Tools • Identify current web • Develop and • Campus August 2011-
2.0 tools and the maintain the Administrator October 2011
educational value integration of web
attached. 2.0 tools within the • Campus
classroom. Technology
• Provide an overview Facilitator
of the available web
2.0 tools. • Campus

5. Technology
Specialist
• Teachers
• Model use of web 2.0 • Create buy in with • Campus August 2011-
tool within a teachers through Administrator May 2012
classroom to enhance exploring current
the core curriculum teacher • Campus
instructional deliver implementation of Technology
Web 2.0 Tool
and enrichment. web 2.0 tools. Facilitator
Classroom
Integration • Campus
• Explore web 2.0 tools • Expand knowledge
and identify possible of technology and Technology
integration within the resource repertoire Specialist
classroom. through web 2.0
tool explorations. • Teachers
• Provide teachers with • Acquire knowledge • Campus August 2011-
current strategies and of strategies used Administrator October 2011
tools for integrating to engage students
Effective technology within the 21st • Campus
technology century. Technology
integration • Critique the Facilitator
strategies integration of • Analyze peers in
within the core technology in a their integration of • Campus
curriculum variety of videos technology into Technology
demonstrating the lesson deliver and Specialist
use of learned enrichment.
strategies. • Teachers
• Assist teachers with • Assist teachers in • Campus August 2011-
integrating developing lessons Administrator October 2011
technology into a rich with technology
current unit or lesson integration. • Campus
Lesson being taught within Technology
creation by the classroom. • Allow teachers to Facilitator
applying develop a greater
technology • Collaboratively comfort level with • Campus
integration identify areas of the use of Technology
strategies strength and areas of technology to Specialist
needed improvement. enhance instruction
delivery within a • Teachers
collaborative
setting.
Wiki/Blog for • Learn how blogs can • Identify the positive • Campus August 2011-
Teacher meet the needs of aspects of a wiki Administrator May 2012
Collaboration teacher collaboration. and blog in regards
to teacher and • Campus
• Identify positive and student Technology
negatives for using a collaboration. Facilitator
wiki or blog for
teacher collaboration. • Identify the • Campus
importance of Technology
• How can a wiki or collaboration with Specialist
blog be integrated the integration of
into the classroom for technology into the • Teachers
student

6. collaboration? classroom.
• Review emerging • Keep teachers • Campus October 2011-
technology that will aware of the Administrator May 2012
enhance the learning emerging
experience for technology that • Campus
students they will be seeing Technology
in the near future. Facilitator
Emerging
• Identify ways for
Technology • Campus
possible • Allow teachers to
Research and Technology
implementation of the identify ways they
Tools Specialist
emerging technology can incorporate
and use the new
technologies to • Teachers
improve their
instruction delivery
and enrichment.
• Identify and explore • Provides teachers • Campus May 2012
areas of strength and the opportunity to Administrator
needed improvement reflect in a
for the upcoming collaborative • Campus
school year regarding setting. Technology
technology Facilitator
Future of integration. • Gives teachers the
opportunity to • Campus
Technology
• Share personal collaborate on Technology
Integration
testimonials of ways to improve Specialist
technology technology
integration within integration in the • Site Based
their classroom. upcoming year. Decision
Making Team
• Teachers
• Post experiences and • Reflect on areas of • Campus August 2011-
ideas on the school strength and areas Administrator June 2012
wiki needing continuing
professional • Teachers June 2012
• Post reflections on development.
individual teacher
Evaluation
blogs • Critique and
analyze the past
• Complete “Project year of technology
Tomorrow” survey integration
professional
• STaR Chart development.

7. Evaluation of Action Plan
Evaluation Description of Evaluation Responsibilities Timeline
Teachers will post monthly • Campus Monthly
responses to a technology Administrators review
integration topic connected to the
Campus Wiki current campus needs. • Campus Technology
Facilitators
• Teachers
Teachers will post monthly • Campus Monthly
reflections on their integration of Administrators review
Classroom technology into the delivery and
enrichment of instruction. • Campus Technology
Teacher Blogs
Facilitators
• Teachers
Evaluate the current use of • Campus August 2011-
technology integration within Administrators May 2012
Teacher Lesson teacher lesson plans to connect to
the 21st century learner. • Campus Technology
Plans
Facilitators
• Teachers
Campus administrators will conduct • Campus Administrators August 2011-
random classroom walk-throughs to May 2012
Administrative • Teachers
observe current technology
Walk-Through
integration within the instructional
setting.
Campus administrators will conduct • Campus Administrators August 2011-
a classroom observation. They will May 2012
evaluate the classroom teacher’s • Teachers
PDAS Evaluations integration of technology to
enhance the delivery and
enrichment of core curriculum
instruction.
Teachers will complete the “Project • Campus Administrators April – May
Tomorrow” survey. 2012
“Project • Campus Technology
Tomorrow” Survey Facilitators
• Teachers
Teachers will complete the STaR • Campus Technology April 2012
2011-2012 STaR chart survey on their current Facilitator
Chart competencies and use of
technology within the classroom • Teacher