Week 4 Assignment, Part 1: Development of an organization chart
integrating technology

                                        School Board



                               Superintendent of Schools



           Asst. Superintendent for                          Technology Coordinator
             Secondary Schools




    Curriculum              Principal                  PEIMS         Technology          Network
    Facilitators                                       Analyst       Facilitators        Specialist


              Teacher
                                                             Instructional Technology
                                                                    Technician




              ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
                 RESPONSIBILITIES
School Board-
Having been named school board of the year by Region One our school board is the body
of representatives that have final authority to implement district policies that govern
entire school district. They are leaders as it pertains to the area of technology. They can
determine if adequate funding is provided for technology, and they control policies that
effect technology throughout the district.


Superintendent-
Mr. Leonel B. Galaviz-The Superintendent is like the president of a university he runs the
entire school district. He manages the day-to-day operations making sure that all schools
are doing what they are supposed to be doing. All programs, much like the Technology
plan, is brought over to him and he signs the documents assuring that we are in
compliance with state mandates.


Assistant-Superintendent for Secondary Schools-
Dr. Rosemarie Gomez- She make recommendations to our Superintendent. She assists in
the area of curriculum and instruction and has played a huge role in incorporating a
computer based programs with hands on activities for the entire math and science
departments in our elementary, middle, and high schools.

Technology Coordinator-
Mr. Abraham Ramirez- He oversees the technology department and makes sure that the
district technology is up and running. He also makes recommendations to our assistant
superintendent about any professional development that will facilitate technology
integration for teaching.

Principal-
Mr. Rolando Ramirez- Our principal Mr. Ramirez oversees the day-to-day
operations at the high school. He allocates responsibilities with other administrators and
makes sure that resources are available at all phases of the school. Through scheduled
professional development he ensures that all personnel are incorporating proper use of
technology in their classrooms to facilitate student learning.

Curriculum Facilitators-
They provide structure and support to all teachers with their expertise. They also bring in
presenters to deliver helpful strategies we could use in our classrooms, specially when it
comes to the area of technology.

PEIMS Analysts-
These are the hard workers who gather and report all district data and make sure that we
are in compliance with the state.

Technology Facilitator-
Mr. Larry Reger- Aside from the man that does the dirty work in programming
computers and assisting teachers he oversees the use of technology at the high school
campus.

Network Specialists-
Mr. Moya
He maintains the district network, and is able to open up educational websites that are
accidentally filtered out for student use.
Teachers-
We work with the technology available to us in our every day lives. Teachers make sure
that their instruction is based on the TEKS especially in the areas of technology.


Instructional Technology Technicians-
They install needed programs in our computers and make sure that if technology fix
needs to get done, they get the job done.



Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning


Staff Development Agenda
Session Purpose:
To promote technology use in the classrooms and improve student achievement. In
addition teachers must learn to implement web based and hands-on activities to make
learning fun.

Learning Objective to Be Addressed:
Learning Objective 1: Go over AEIS report
Learning Objective 2: Increase Technology awareness

        Campus:          Facilitators:      Location:       Start Time:      End-Time:
  Valley View High        Principal/          School          8:30 AM         3:30 PM
       school            Curriculum          Cafeteria
                         Coordinator/
                         Department
                           Heads


 Learner-Centered                                                            Estimated
                          Purpose           Description        Steps
     Activity                                                                  Time

                       Provide           Pick up           Come in to the 30 min.
                       breakfast for     breakfast         cafeteria, have
                       our staff and     before            breakfast, wait
                       create an         beginning         for beginning
Breakfast              inviting          statements        statements.
                       environment.      from our
                                         principal.

                       Briefly discuss   Use Last year’s   Show              60 min.
Review Desegregated    areas of          AEIS results      PowerPoint
data                   concern for       and CIP to        presentation
                       each              harden the        with last years
                       department and    need for          data and
                       be aware of the   improvement       charts to
                       areas our         for each          illustrate the
                       students are      department.       areas of
                       lacking in                          concerns and
                       knowledge so                        discuss
                       that they can                       specific
                       master it this                      populations of
                       year.                               students to
                                                           target.



                       Soak in           On Break          On Break          15 min.
Break                  information



Technology Support     Learn how to      Organize          Break into        60 minutes
                       use and           grouping by       groups
                       incorporate the   departments to    according to
                       technology        brainstorm        each
                       tools we have     ideas on how      department.
                       purchased for     to incorporate
                       our students to   these new
Week 4 Assignment, Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan



                   EVALUATION PLAN
  Time      Description of
Schedule      Activity       Facilitators Participants   Location   Comments
3:00-3:30      Evaluation of       Principals/ All Teaching staff Teacher     Teachers will be asked to
    pm         Technology Staff   PEIMS Director/                 Classroom on take a web based survey
                Development         Department                      their own     on their professional
                                      Heads                        computer.    development from their
                                                                                own teacher computers
                                                                                 upon completion. The
                                                                               web link will be provided
                                                                                  to them in the school
                                                                                email. Teachers will be
                                                                                   asked to share their
                                                                               experiences and how they
                                                                                    plan to apply the
                                                                                   technology in their
                                                                                classroom. A blog site
                                                                              will then be set up for any
                                                                              teachers whom would like
                                                                               to post their responses of
                                                                                this staff development.




This form of evaluation must take place shortly after today’s professional development.
The process although convenient, it also provides teachers with a quick assessment to see
how many learner how to access these links and process the evaluation. This form of
evaluation lets us see if our teachers are up to the task on these technology acquisition
exercises. For us students in the Masters program we are used to these evaluations at the
completion of every class, this one will be no different. They are fast, simple and
informative; I hope at the end we have all learned something from this.

Week 4 Assignment

  • 1.
    Week 4 Assignment,Part 1: Development of an organization chart integrating technology School Board Superintendent of Schools Asst. Superintendent for Technology Coordinator Secondary Schools Curriculum Principal PEIMS Technology Network Facilitators Analyst Facilitators Specialist Teacher Instructional Technology Technician ORGANIZATIONAL CHART RESPONSIBILITIES School Board- Having been named school board of the year by Region One our school board is the body of representatives that have final authority to implement district policies that govern entire school district. They are leaders as it pertains to the area of technology. They can determine if adequate funding is provided for technology, and they control policies that effect technology throughout the district. Superintendent- Mr. Leonel B. Galaviz-The Superintendent is like the president of a university he runs the entire school district. He manages the day-to-day operations making sure that all schools are doing what they are supposed to be doing. All programs, much like the Technology
  • 2.
    plan, is broughtover to him and he signs the documents assuring that we are in compliance with state mandates. Assistant-Superintendent for Secondary Schools- Dr. Rosemarie Gomez- She make recommendations to our Superintendent. She assists in the area of curriculum and instruction and has played a huge role in incorporating a computer based programs with hands on activities for the entire math and science departments in our elementary, middle, and high schools. Technology Coordinator- Mr. Abraham Ramirez- He oversees the technology department and makes sure that the district technology is up and running. He also makes recommendations to our assistant superintendent about any professional development that will facilitate technology integration for teaching. Principal- Mr. Rolando Ramirez- Our principal Mr. Ramirez oversees the day-to-day operations at the high school. He allocates responsibilities with other administrators and makes sure that resources are available at all phases of the school. Through scheduled professional development he ensures that all personnel are incorporating proper use of technology in their classrooms to facilitate student learning. Curriculum Facilitators- They provide structure and support to all teachers with their expertise. They also bring in presenters to deliver helpful strategies we could use in our classrooms, specially when it comes to the area of technology. PEIMS Analysts- These are the hard workers who gather and report all district data and make sure that we are in compliance with the state. Technology Facilitator- Mr. Larry Reger- Aside from the man that does the dirty work in programming computers and assisting teachers he oversees the use of technology at the high school campus. Network Specialists- Mr. Moya He maintains the district network, and is able to open up educational websites that are accidentally filtered out for student use.
  • 3.
    Teachers- We work withthe technology available to us in our every day lives. Teachers make sure that their instruction is based on the TEKS especially in the areas of technology. Instructional Technology Technicians- They install needed programs in our computers and make sure that if technology fix needs to get done, they get the job done. Week 4 Assignment, Part 2: Professional Development Planning Staff Development Agenda
  • 4.
    Session Purpose: To promotetechnology use in the classrooms and improve student achievement. In addition teachers must learn to implement web based and hands-on activities to make learning fun. Learning Objective to Be Addressed: Learning Objective 1: Go over AEIS report Learning Objective 2: Increase Technology awareness Campus: Facilitators: Location: Start Time: End-Time: Valley View High Principal/ School 8:30 AM 3:30 PM school Curriculum Cafeteria Coordinator/ Department Heads Learner-Centered Estimated Purpose Description Steps Activity Time Provide Pick up Come in to the 30 min. breakfast for breakfast cafeteria, have our staff and before breakfast, wait create an beginning for beginning Breakfast inviting statements statements. environment. from our principal. Briefly discuss Use Last year’s Show 60 min. Review Desegregated areas of AEIS results PowerPoint data concern for and CIP to presentation each harden the with last years department and need for data and be aware of the improvement charts to areas our for each illustrate the students are department. areas of lacking in concerns and knowledge so discuss that they can specific master it this populations of year. students to target. Soak in On Break On Break 15 min. Break information Technology Support Learn how to Organize Break into 60 minutes use and grouping by groups incorporate the departments to according to technology brainstorm each tools we have ideas on how department. purchased for to incorporate our students to these new
  • 5.
    Week 4 Assignment,Part 3: Evaluation Planning for Action Plan EVALUATION PLAN Time Description of Schedule Activity Facilitators Participants Location Comments
  • 6.
    3:00-3:30 Evaluation of Principals/ All Teaching staff Teacher Teachers will be asked to pm Technology Staff PEIMS Director/ Classroom on take a web based survey Development Department their own on their professional Heads computer. development from their own teacher computers upon completion. The web link will be provided to them in the school email. Teachers will be asked to share their experiences and how they plan to apply the technology in their classroom. A blog site will then be set up for any teachers whom would like to post their responses of this staff development. This form of evaluation must take place shortly after today’s professional development. The process although convenient, it also provides teachers with a quick assessment to see how many learner how to access these links and process the evaluation. This form of evaluation lets us see if our teachers are up to the task on these technology acquisition exercises. For us students in the Masters program we are used to these evaluations at the completion of every class, this one will be no different. They are fast, simple and informative; I hope at the end we have all learned something from this.