Goose Creek CISD Technology Plan

Goose Creek CISD Technology Plan2009 - 2012Foundations, Review, and a New Target May 15, 2011Lamar University Educational Technology Leadership EDLD 5362 Information Systems Management

Introduction

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Background & Technology StandardsGCCISD Technology Plan 2009 2012Status/ConditionsConsiderationsIntroduction

Background & Technology Standards Sources

Telecommunications Act of 1996 & E-RateBackground & Technology Standards Sources

Telecommunications Act of 1996 & E-RateISTE NETSBackground & Technology Standards Sources

Telecommunications Act of 1996 & E-RateISTE NETSTexas Long Range Plan for Technology (LRPT)

An engaging, relevant, and future-focused system of education for young Texas learners preparing each student for success and productivity as a lifetime learner, a world-class communicator, a competitive and creative knowledge worker, and an engaged and contributing member of the emerging global digital society (LRPT, viii).Background & Technology Standards Sources

Telecommunications Act of 1996 & E-RateISTE NETSTexas Long Range Plan for Technology (LRPT)NCLBBackground & Technology Standards Sources

Telecommunications Act of 1996 & E-RateISTE NETSTexas Long Range Plan for Technology (LRPT)NCLBNational Plan for TechnologyBackground & Technology Standards Sources

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Technology will be incorporated in all areas of the curriculum. Providing a wireless infrastructure for ultra mobile devices, continuing to build the information management system to better align curriculum both vertically and horizontally, and using technology to better prepare students to successfully live, learn and work in a digital age (gccisd.net, 2011).

Goal 1: Provide educational technology for student learning.

Ultra Mobile Devices, 1:1 Computing

Provide teachers interactive hardware and software.

Two strategies were specified to enable achieving this objective: wireless ultra mobile devices will be continued to improve student learning, and meet state technology equipment target of student to computer ratios of 1:1 as funding becomes available (gccisd.net, 2011).

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 2: The district staff development model will be teaching with technology.Model teaching with technology all staff development.Web-based learning for teachers.Aligned staff development to the ISTE NETS.Students and teachers Internet safety and digital citizenship training.

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 2: The district staff development model will be teaching with technology.Project-based learning including multimedia projects will be the primary focus of educational technology staff development sessions for administrators, teachers and students.Continue to provide SchoolNet training.Add ISTE Teacher NETS to PDAS.

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 3: Build and refine the curriculum management system (SCHOOLNET).Establish benchmark assessments and CBA's for all students in the SchoolNet system.Transfer data to the SchoolNet test engine.Use technology to help support special population/programs.GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 3: Build and refine the curriculum management system (SCHOOLNET).Add DRA, TELPAS and TPRI data to SchoolNet.Provide information to parents and to the community through the use of technology.

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 4: Align instructional goals with technology goals to improve teaching and learning

The staff development and educational technology departments will revise instructional planning to incorporate the use of 1:1 ultra mobile devices.

Plan for the use of technology in instruction.

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 5: Provide technology infrastructure for student learning.

Improve the wide area network router distribution and wireless modules.

Increase wireless access points and network electronics for greater instructional device coverage.

Provide network electronics for video conferencing to increase educational and library technologies. Continue on next slideGCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 5: Provide technology infrastructure for student learning.

Provide network electronics for distance learning with video and audio capabilities.

Consolidate instructional servers into a centralized location.

Upgrade the wide and local area network internal connections.GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 6: Improve school telecommunications coverage.

Complete BDA "build outs" for all campuses to improve daily Nextel service and emergency communications.

GCCISD Technology Plan 2009-2012

Goal 1: Learning Goal 2: Assessment Goal 3: Teaching Category 4: Infrastructure Category 5: Productivity National Technology Plan 2010

Goal 1: Learning Students at the center of the learning process.

National Technology Plan 2010

Goal 1: Learning Students at the center of the learning process.

"In this model, technology supports learning by providing engaging environments and tools for understanding and remembering contentTechnology provides access to a much wider and more flexible set of learning resources than is available in classrooms and connections to a wider and more flexible set of educators, including teachers, parents, experts, and mentors outside the classroom. Engaging and effective learning experiences can be individualized or differentiated for particular learners (either paced or tailored to fit their learning needs) or personalized, which combines paced and tailored learning with flexibility in content or theme to fit the interests and prior experience of each learner (NETP, p. 11-12).

National Technology Plan 2010

Goal 1: Learning Students at the center of the learning process.How do people learn?brain functionmotivationprior experience affect

National Technology Plan 2010

Goal 1: Learning Students at the center of the learning process.How do people learn?brain functionmotivationprior experience affectTechnology can be used to tailored learning activities to their individual needs.

National Technology Plan 2010

Goal 2: Assessment Use standardized assessment Date supports decisionsData throughout the learning cycle Assess the use of technology-Whats working? The model of learning requires new and better ways to measure what matters, diagnose strengths and weaknesses in the course of learning when there is still time to improve student performance, and involve multiple stakeholders in the process of designing, conducting, and using assessment. In all these activities, technology-based assessments can provide data to drive decisions on the basis of what is best for each and every student and that, in aggregate, will lead to continuous improvement across our entire education system (NEPT, p.xi). National Technology Plan 2010

Goal 3: TeachingStrong connections among educators Increasing access to online instructional materialsUsing social networking for communities of educational practiceIncreasing the use of distance learningUsing technology to provide training to teachers

These connections will support individual educators by providing immediate access to data, content, resources, expertise, and learning experiences that can empower and inspire them to provide more effective teaching for all learners (NETP, p.39).National Technology Plan 2010

Category 4: Infrastructure Broadband in every school facility.Open Education Resourceseducational resources should reside in the public domain. Develop standards for interoperabilityVirtualization - (virtualization technology.com)Cloud ComputingNational Technology Plan 2010

Category 5: Productivity Commit to Continual ImprovementApply business productivity modelsMeasure technology use to acquire productivity informationReconsider indicators of competencyskill and knowledgeNot seat-time

We are unlikely to improve productivity until we can define and measure it (NETP, p.65).National Technology Plan 2010

Universal Design for LearningMultiple means of representationMultiple means of action and expressionMultiple means of engagement

Universal Design for Learning is a set of principles for curriculum development that give all individuals equal opportunities to learn. UDL provides a blueprint for creating instructional goals, methods, materials, and assessments that work for everyone not a single, one-size-fits-all solution but rather flexible approaches that can be customized and adjusted for individual needs. UDL utilized brain-based research to establish three basic principals that should govern instruction: Multiple means of representation, to give diverse learners options for acquiring information and knowledge, multiple means of action and expression, to provide learners options for demonstrating what they know, and multiple means of engagement, to tap into learners' interests, offer appropriate challenges, and increase motivation (CAST, 2011).

National Technology Plan 2010

Think Out of the Box Build Sustainable Classrooms Specify that the Evidence to be Used in the Technology Plan be MeasureableMeasure Technology Use in the Classroom Connect the Technology Dots

Considerations for Developing a New District Technology Plan

Use the Cloud Broadband In All Homes or Mobile Internet Access To All Students Build PBL in Gaming Capacity PBL is characterized as an approach to learning in which students are given more control, asked to work in small groups, and most importantly, acquire new knowledge only as a necessary step in solving authentic problems (Shelton, Walker, 2008).Foster Teacher Collaboration Through Communities of Practice In schools where teachers work collaboratively, students can sense the program coherence and a consistency of expectations [And for teacher, working with fellow teachers] breaks the isolation of the classroom and brings career rewards and daily satisfactions. It avoids end-of-year burn-out and stimulates enthusiasm Over time, teachers who work closely together on matters of curriculum and instruction find themselves better equipped for classroom work. They take considerable satisfaction from professional relationships that withstand differences in viewpoints and occasional conflict (Inger, 1993).

Considerations for Developing a New District Technology Plan

Technology provides opportunities toactualize modern instructional paradigms and methods including Constructivism and Problem Based Learning. Increase productivity and creativityThe most important element in this process is the human element. To reach the goal we must be creative and committed to excellence.Conclusion

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GCCISD.com (2011). Goose Creek CISD Technology Plan for E-Rate Year 12, 2009-2012. Retrieved May 14, 2011, from http://schools.gccisd.net/docs/38-Tech%20e-Plan%202009-2012.pdf

ISTE.org (2011). Retrieved May 13, 2011, fromhttp://www.iste.org/welcome.aspx

HoustonISD.org (2011). Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS). Retrieved May 13, 2011, from http://www.houstonisd.org/portal/site/StudentAssessment/menuitem.ec7e3c40c2445a05a9f9b510e041f76a/?vgnextoid=a082ccb7173ff010VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=b8c38f4f73200110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRDContinue

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TEA.state.tx.us (2011). Long Range Plan for Technology. Retrieved May 11, 2011, fromhttp://www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=5082&menu_id=2147483665

TheJournal.com (2010). National Ed Tech Plan Puts Technology at the Heart of Education Reform. Retrieved May 14, 2011, from http://thejournal.com/articles/2010/11/09/national-ed-tech-plan-puts-technology-at-the-heart-of-education-reform.aspxTPRI.org (2011). What is TPRI? Retrieved May 13, 2011, from http://www.houstonisd.org/portal/site/StudentAssessment/menuitem.ec7e3c40c2445a05a9f9b510e041f76a/?vgnextoid=a082ccb7173ff010VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=b8c38f4f73200110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD

Schoolfusion.com (2011). E-Rate Process. Retrieved May 14, 2011, fromhttp://schoolfusion.com/pages.phtml?pageid=136604&sessionid=f36080da478b226a1eef98976b73206f

ESD112.org (2010). What is the Sustainable Classroom? Retrieved May 14, 2011, fromhttp://www.esd112.org/edtech/sustainableclass.cfm

Universalservice.org (2011). Fund Administration. Retrieved May 12, 2011, fromhttp://www.universalservice.org/default.aspxVirtualizationTechnology.com (2011). What is Virtualization? Retrieved May 14, 2011, from http://www.virtualizationtechnology.com/Resources (continued from previous slide)